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Barton Foundation to Host Reception for Barton’s New Vice President

February 5, 2010
The community will have an opportunity to meet and welcome Barton Community College’s new vice president of Instruction and Student Services at a welcome reception hosted by the Barton Community College Foundation.
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Barton Offers Computer Necessities Workshop

January 29, 2010
Barton Community College will offer a basic computer workshop titled “Computer Necessities.” The class will meet from 2 to 5 p.m. on Wednesdays, Feb. 24 through April 7, in Room D-107 at KANSASWorks, 1025 Main, Great Bend.
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Barton Community College Awards Excellence Scholarships

January 28, 2010
Barton Community College has announced recipients of Excellence Scholarships for the 2009-10 academic year. To qualify for an Excellence Award, a student must have a grade point average of 3.5 to 4.0 and be enrolled full time at Barton. The following students, listed by hometown, are recipients of the scholarships:
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Barton Reports Substantial Enrollment Increases for Summer/Fall 2009

January 28, 2010
Barton Community College enrollment records show that the college’s summer and fall 2009 enrollment has increased significantly over last year’s figures. Online enrollment showed the greatest increase at a record 27 percent over last year’s figures.
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Board Approves Increase in Tuition and Fees for Next Fiscal Year

Jan. 21, 2010
A 13 percent drop in state funding for higher education last year triggered Barton Community College’s Board of Trustees to raise tuition and fees for the next fiscal year. By approving the consent agenda during its regular meeting Jan. 21, the Board approved the tuition-and-fees increase, a combined increase of $8 per credit hour for in-state students. Trustees approved the item with the anticipation that the state economy will continue to struggle during the next few years.
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Barton Offers Introduction to Excel and Advanced Excel in Mini Classes

January 29, 2010
Barton Community College will offer a mini class in Microsoft Excel on March 2, followed by Advanced Excel on April 6, both led by Deanna Stevens, Barton’s business computer management instructor.
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Grassroots Effort Grows Strong Booster Club with Start of College

January 20, 2010
A month before the first classes began at Barton Community College more than 40 years ago, the Cougar Booster Club formed in support of the College’s first student-athletes, who had yet to arrive on campus. The club organized in August 1969, when 25 area men gathered in a lecture hall on the newly built college campus to plan support for men’s basketball and men’s track and field, the only two athletic programs at Barton for the few years.
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Barton’s New Literary Magazine Prairie Ink Extends Submission Deadline

January 15, 2010
The submission deadline for Barton Community College’s first literary magazine, Prairie Ink, has been extended to April 1.
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Barton Offers Certified Medication Aide Course as Hybrid Class

February 1, 2010
Barton Community College will offer a Certified Medication Aide Hybrid Course in Great Bend and Wilson, beginning Feb. 8. Hybrid courses are delivered in the classroom through lecture and supplemented by online components. Students will spend time in the classroom and at a clinical site, and complete the remainder of their coursework online.
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Two Barton Students Selected for All-Kansas Academic Team

January 14, 2010
Two Barton Community College students will join other Kansas community college scholars on Feb. 18 in Topeka to be honored for their scholastic achievement.
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Barton Community College Awards Endowed Scholarships

January 12, 2010
Barton Community College has announced recipients of endowed scholarships for the 2009-10 academic year. These scholarships are given by the Barton Community College Foundation.
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Foundation Collaborates With Community to Create 40th Anniversary Cookbook

January 11, 2010
A cookbook produced by the Barton Community College Foundation celebrates the College’s 40th anniversary. It also recognizes the relationships that have grown over the years among Barton’s students, faculty and staff, and the College’s strong ties with surrounding communities, whose leaders have played essential roles in Barton’s accomplishments.
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Barton Awards Keith and Marian Mull Honorarium Scholarships

January 7, 2010
Barton Community College has announced recipients of the Keith and Marian Mull Honorarium Scholarships for the 2009-10 academic year. The Barton Community College Foundation raises funds for honorarium scholarships named each year in honor of an individual or individuals who have given generously to the college through their service and their gifts. The Mulls were honored through contributions to the honorarium with the traditional auctioning of the old buffalo head, “Old Bill,” at the 2007 Big Benefit Auction.
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Barton Awards Dan and Nancy Peschka Honorarium Scholarships

December 18, 2009
Barton Community College has announced recipients of the Dan and Nancy Peschka Honorarium Scholarships for the 2009-10 academic year. The Barton Community College Foundation raises funds for honorarium scholarships named each year in honor of an individual or individuals who have given generously to the college through their service and their gifts. The Peschkas were honored through contributions to the honorarium with the traditional auctioning of the old buffalo head, “Old Bill,” at the 2008 Big Benefit Auction.
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Shafer Gallery Presents Mayfield & Forst: Paintings and Ceramics

January 8, 2010
Barton Community College art instructor Bill Forst and his wife, Ginger Mayfield, differ distinctly in their artistry, yet they complement each other in collaborative works.
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Barton Community College Awards Endowed Scholarships

December 17, 2009
Barton Community College has announced recipients of endowed scholarships for the 2009-10 academic year. These scholarships are given by the Barton Community College Foundation.
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Barton Community College Awards Foundation Endowment Scholarships

December 15, 2009
Barton Community College has announced recipients of the Barton Foundation Memorial Endowment Scholarship for the 2009-10 academic year.
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Barton Offers Customer Service Training

January 8, 2010
Barton Community College will offer Customer Service Training for anyone interested in learning customer service strategies and standards. The training session is set from 8 a.m. to noon Thursday, Jan. 28, at the Front Door, 1615 10th Street, Great Bend.
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25th Annual NACE Corrosion Control Seminar Presented at Barton

January 7, 2010
Barton Community College and the Kansas Section of NACE International will present the 25th annual NACE Corrosion Control Seminar Wednesday through Friday, Feb. 3 and 4, at the Midwest Utility and Pipeline Training Center and Barton’s Fine Arts Building.
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Shoot-Don’t-Shoot Simulator to Train Barton Students and Area Law Enforcement

December 18, 2009
Barton Community College’s criminal justice instructor Randy Smith sees a training opportunity not only for the College’s criminal justice students, but also for law enforcement personnel in this area.
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First Class Relishes Rugged Experiences at Barton during First Years

Dec. 17, 2009
Students attending Barton Community College 40 years ago endured unique experiences compared to their counterparts at other colleges of the day. Their environment was also drastically different from Barton students who have followed in their footsteps these past four decades.
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Academic Department Welcomes Writers to Barton’s First Literary Magazine

December 15, 2009
Barton Community College’s first literary magazine, Prairie Ink, will be published in the spring of Barton’s 40th anniversary year, Dean of Academics Dr. Rick Abel has announced. “The addition of a Barton literary magazine nicely expands our endeavors in the fine and performing arts,” Abel said.
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Last in Line Becomes First to Enroll at Barton

December 15, 2009
Forty years ago, 18-year-old Connie Kruckenberg became first by being last. The 1969 Great Bend High School graduate became the first student to enroll at Barton County Community Junior College on Sept. 3 of that year. As a student employee for the startup College, which was a day away from holding its first enrollment in the newly built library, Kruckenberg was manning the last enrollment table when the moment of historical significance came.
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Barton Awards Employee Development Fund Scholarships for 2009-10

December 7, 2009
Barton Community College has announced recipients of the Barton Community College Employee Development Fund Scholarships for the 2009-10 academic year. These endowed scholarships are given by the Barton Community College Foundation.
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Barton Community College Named “8 Wonders” Winner in Commerce Category

December 9, 2009
Barton Community College was named an “8 Wonders” Winner in the Commerce Category this week. It was noted by the Chamber’s Marketing Coordinator Rachel Mawhirter that Barton received 60 percent of the votes by more than 600 voters to earn distinction as the “8 Wonders” winner in the Commerce category.
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Barton’s Center for Adult Education to Start New Class in January

December 10, 2009
Barton Community College’s Center for Adult Education, 1025 Main, will start a new class session on Jan. 11. Classes will be conducted for basic math and reading skills along with preparation for the GED (General Education Development) tests.
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Barton Offers Early Childhood Creative Experiences Course at NCKTC-Hays

November 20, 2009
Barton Community College will offer a course in Creative Experiences for Children from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, Jan. 12 through March 12, on the Hays campus of North Central Kansas Technical College. Shara Neidenthal will be the instructor.
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Barton Art Students Exhibit Work in Fine Arts Display Cases

December 4, 2009
Barton Community College art students Karen Shaner and Petr Grigor’ev are exhibiting their artwork now through January in the display cases in the college’s Fine Arts Building lobby. Barton art instructor Steve Dudek selected the artists to exhibit their work as part of an ongoing series of student exhibits in the display cases.
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Board Approves Hire of Barton’s New Vice President

November 19, 2009
The Board approved the hiring of Dr. Penny Quinn as Barton’s next Vice President of Instruction and Student Services. She is expected to arrive at Barton in early January, Barton President Dr. Carl Heilman said.
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Barton Phi Theta Kappa Organizes College Collection for Food Bank

November 24, 2009
Barton Community College Phi Theta Kappa provided food drop-off boxes for each building on Barton Campus and challenged each building to compete for collecting the most items. This year, 1,086 items were donated, and the Science and Math Building won the contest with 261 items. The Administration Building came in as a close second with 253 items.
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Barton Sets Auditions for Spring Musical, ‘Beauty and the Beast’

November 19, 2009
Barton Community College’s Music and Drama Departments have announced auditions for the college’s spring musical, Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast.”
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Barton Auto Tech Students Put Professionalism to Work in Class

November 19, 2009
Barton Community College Automotive Technology students now attend their classes dressed like professionals in new uniform shirts donated by the county’s four new-automobile dealerships, Dove Chevrolet Buick Pontiac Cadillac, Marmies, Manweiler Chevrolet, and Doonan GMC.
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Barton Community College Offers Medication Aide Update

November 25, 2009
Barton Community College will offer a Certified Medication Aide Update to provide CMAs with continuing education and a review of medications and delivery styles.
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Barton Celebrates 25 Years with Fort Riley Operations

November 4, 2009
Kansas National Guard soldiers in Afghanistan take an online Western Civilization course in their off-duty hours. Nearly 10 thousand miles away at Fort Riley Army Base a soldier’s spouse concentrates in a classroom, while she is taking a daytime psychology course, on her way toward earning an associate’s degree. Nearby on base, soldiers are getting a detailed study of U.S. Department of Transportation fuel regulations. A few miles away from the base, EMT instructors prepare emergency workers for state certification. And a hundred miles west of the base, or even a few states away for that matter, employees of a manufacturing plant train on the proper handling of hazardous materials.
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Barton Forensics Team Places in Sweepstakes at KCKCC Tournament

October 29, 2009
The Barton Community College Forensics Team traveled to Kansas City to compete in the Kansas City Kansas Community College/West Texas A&M University “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” Swing Tournament Oct. 24 and 25 on the KCKCC campus. The event was Barton’s third tournament of the season.
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Report Card Available from Barton Board of Trustees

October 29, 2009
“Report Card 2009,” which provides information about the 2008-09 academic year at Barton Community College, was published this month. Provided by the College’s Board of Trustees, the publication is available online, http://bartonccc.edu/pdf/publications/reportcard/ReportCard09.pdf.
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Barton Recognizes Employees for Years of Service to College

October 28, 2009
Barton Community College honored 25 employees during an All-College Forum in October, recognizing them for their years of service to the College. Human Resources director Julie Knoblich presented the awards for five, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 35 years of service.
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Board Approves New Track and Soccer Field

October 15, 2009
Weather permitting, Barton Community College will have a new track and soccer field by springtime. The Board of Trustees approved the construction project during its monthly meeting Oct. 15.
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Barton Makes Plans for Spring Musical, ‘Beauty and the Beast'

October 2, 2009
Barton Community College’s Music and Drama Departments have announced plans to present Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” as the college’s 25th spring musical.
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