October 8, 2020
Story by Joe Vinduska
Barton encourages potential students to let their “GPA Pay the Way” through the Barton Bound scholarship. The tiered program awards first time college students who graduated from a Kansas high school based on their GPA or ACT score. The deadline to apply for the scholarship is May 1 (students graduating in December have a deadline of Dec.1).
October 7, 2020
Barton Community College has announced its list of graduates who earned associate degrees or certificates for career training during the summer semester of 2020.
Abilene
Sabrina Boyd, A.S.
Amanda Brown, A.G.S.
Bel Aire
Cort Schwerdtfeger, A.S.
Chapman
Terry Charlett, A.G.S.
Chase
Maggie Schneider, A.S.
Ellsworth
Orlando Rivera-Leon, A.G.S.
October 7, 2020 (Updated 11/9/20)
Story by Joe Vinduska
Photo by Brandon Steinert
October 1, 2020
Story by Heather Morgan, Executive Director of Kansas Association of Community College Trustees
and Brandon Steinert
September 30, 2020
Story and photo by Joe Vinduska
Barton Welding Instructor Josh Snodgrass has been recognized by the Kansas Department of Corrections as the 2019 Contract Employee of the Year for his exemplary performance teaching incarcerated individuals at the Larned Correctional Mental Health Facility (LCMHF). Local awards are designated per facility, and awardees are in the running for a state-level award to be determined by the Kansas Department of Corrections.
September 29, 2020
Story by Joe Vinduska
The Barton Performing Arts Department invites the community to enjoy its “Autumn Arts” concert at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 8 in the Fine Arts Auditorium. The concert will feature the Barton Department of Music and Barton Dance Theatre.
Great Bend Tribune
Published September 27, 2020
September 25, 2020
Story and photo by Joe Vinduska
A dozen different courses at Barton Community College are now offered with no textbook costs thanks to an effort by instructors to shift to other types of resources. The movement in higher education is called Open Educational Resources (OER). At Barton, it’s referred to as Low-Cost (LC) and No-Cost (NC). Low cost means there might be fees for materials or a book, but it would be less than $50.
September 22, 2020
Story and photos by Joe Vinduska
It’s about to get wacky in the Fine Arts Auditorium as Barton Theatre presents its fall production “Charley’s Aunt,” by Brandon Thomas. The show will have four runs at the following dates and times with social distancing guidelines being followed and live-stream tickets also available: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 2, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3 and 2 p.m. Oct. 4. Tickets can be purchased at theatre.bartonccc.edu.
Grady Bolding, 33, of Great Bend who plays “Lord Fancourt Babberley” said the play is a great way to escape mentally.
Great Bend Tribune
Published September 20, 2020