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8/14/08
Barton Offers Certified Medication Aide Course as Hybrid Class

Barton Community College will offer a Certified Medication Aide Hybrid Course in Great Bend and Wilson, Sept. 10 through Nov. 12. The course is one of Barton’s new hybrid courses, which 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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8/12/08
Center for Adult Education to Begin Classes

Barton Community College’s Center for Adult Education, 1025 Main, will start new class sessions Aug 25. Classes will be conducted for basic math and reading skills along with preparation for the GED (General Education Development) tests. Morning classes will meet from 9 to 11:45 a.m. Monday through Thursday. Evening classes will meet from 5 to 9 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays. Students may also choose to study via the Internet in a distance learning program.
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8/7/08
Barton Hosts Rotary Youth Leadership Awards Participants at Camp Aldrich

Barton Community College hosted the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards camp July 25-27, at Camp Aldrich. RYLA is a worldwide program that provides potential leaders the opportunity to expand and hone their leadership skills.
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8/7/08
Barton’s Big Benefit Auction Celebrates 30th Year With Festival of Seasons

The Barton Community College Foundation will celebrate its 30th annual Big Benefit Auction Saturday, Aug. 23, with a “Festival of Seasons.” This fund-raising event for academic scholarships will take place at the Highland Hotel Convention Center, beginning with a silent auction at 6 p.m. followed by the live auction at 7 p.m.
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8/5/08
Barton Offers Certified Medication Aide Course in Lyons

Barton County Community College will offer a Certified Medication Aide course in Lyons, beginning Aug. 26. Participants must be Certified Nurse Aides to enroll.
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8/4/08
Barton Offers EMT Course in Salina

Barton Community College will offer an Emergency Medical Training course this fall at Salina Fire Department Station No. 3. The class will meet from 6 to 10 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays, Aug. 19 through Dec. 12.
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8/1/08
Barton Offers Basic EMT Courses and EMT-Intermediate at Junction City Site

Barton Community College will offer two Emergency Medical Training courses and one EMT-Intermediate course this fall at its Emergency Services Education Junction City Site, 540 Grant Ave.
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7/31/08
Barton’s Natural Gas Technician Program to Prepare Students for Work in the Industry

A new certificate and degree program beginning classes in August at Barton Community College in Great Bend, Kan., will put students on the fast track for success in the natural gas industry, which soon will have an unprecedented number of jobs to fill.
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7/29/08
Barton Community College Offers Dietary Manager Course in Hays

Barton Community College’s Dietary Manager Studies, beginning Aug. 13 in Hays, will provide supervisory-level training for food service employees.
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7/28/08
Barton Offers Introduction to Microsoft Word

Barton Community College will offer “A Way With Word,” a basic introduction to computers and Microsoft Word. The class will meet from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesdays, Aug. 13 through Sept. 10, at the Great Bend Workforce Center, 1025 Main.
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7/28/08
Barton Schedules Outreach Enrollment for Fall 2008

Barton Community College has announced enrollment for its evening outreach courses for the fall 2008 semester. Barton’s outreach brochure lists outreach courses, College Advantage and the Get Ahead Program. Brochures are available at area libraries and high schools.
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7/28/08
Barton BML Program Offers Hybrid Course in Principles of Management

Barton Community College’s Business Management and Leadership accelerated degree program will offer Principles of Management as a hybrid course beginning Aug. 19.
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7/21/08
Barton Offers Compressed Accounting I and II Back-to-Back This Fall
           
Barton Community College will offer students the opportunity to complete two accounting courses consecutively in one semester this fall. Compressed Accounting I begins Aug. 18 and ends Oct. 10, followed by Accounting II, Oct. 13 through Dec. 12. The class meets from 7:30 to 8:28 a.m. Monday through Friday.
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7/21/08
Barton Offers Command Spanish for Office Personnel

Command Spanish for Office Personnel, a course offered by Barton Community College, will provide immediate access to functional language skills for non-Spanish-speaking office personnel. The language component utilizes phonetic encoding to present the most important Spanish commands, questions and phrases pertinent to an office setting. No prior knowledge of Spanish is necessary.
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7/16/08
Barton County Community College Announces 2008 Graduates

Barton County Community College has announced its 2008 graduates, who received their diplomas in commencement ceremonies in May.
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7/16/08
Students of Digital Photography Exhibit Works in Barton’s Fine Arts Display Cases

People passing through Barton Community College’s Fine Arts Building will see two contrasting types of digital photography if they pause to look in the fine arts display cases outside the Shafer Gallery. Great Bend photograph artists Marion Lightfoot and Dale Shaner are exhibiting their work in those cases.
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7/11/08
Shafer Gallery Exhibit Showcases Advisory Committee, Part II

Local artists and art educators who share their expertise on an advisory committee for Barton Community College’s Shafer Gallery have been exhibiting their work in the gallery this summer. Part II of the Shafer Gallery Advisory Committee Exhibit opened July 7, featuring the works of Great Bend artists Robert E. Button, Barbara Unrein and Esther Maher.
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7/11/08
Barton Schedules College Advantage Enrollment for Fall 2008

Barton Community College is announcing enrollment times for College Advantage courses for the fall 2008 semester. College Advantage classes give motivated high school juniors, seniors and gifted students an opportunity to show their commitment to earning a college degree and their ability to handle college course work.
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7/7/08
Steffen Named Workforce Development Training Coordinator at Barton

Kala Steffen has been named Barton Community College’s Workforce Development Training coordinator serving the training and educational needs of business and industry.
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6/19/08
Barton Art Students Exhibit Work in Fine Arts Display Cases

Great Bend artists Rose Dudek and Karen Shaner are exhibiting their artwork in the display cases in Barton Community College’s Fine Arts Building Lobby until the end of June. Barton art instructor Steve Dudek selected the artists to exhibit their work as part of a series of student exhibits in the display cases.
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6/19/08
Barton Bookstore Closes for Inventory

The Barton Community College Bookstore will be closed for inventory Thursday, Friday and Monday, June 26, 27 and 30. The bookstore will resume its regular hours beginning at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 1.
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6/17/08
Connie Wagner Earns Merit Award in Indiana Art Show

Connie Wagner, Barton County Community College graphic designer, won an award of merit in the Central Indiana Artists Spring Art Show in Avon, Ind., for her colored pencil work of African violets titled “Enjoying the Sun.”
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6/12/08
Barton Offers Medication Aide Update in Russell

Barton County Community College will offer a Certified Medication Aide Update in Russell to provide CMAs with continuing education and a review of medications and delivery styles.
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6/12/08
CNE Encourages Improving Attitudes and Succeeding as Supervisor

Barton County Community College will offer a Continuing Nursing Education seminar titled “Improving Attitudes and Succeeding as a Supervisor.” The class will meet from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday, July 14 and 15, in the college’s Fine Arts Building Seminar Room, F-30. Check-in will be at 8 a.m. July 14. Speaker is John Mulvaney.
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6/4/08
Shafer Gallery Exhibit Showcases Work of Advisory Committee Members
           
Barton County Community College’s Shafer Gallery is hosting the L.E. “Gus” and Eva Shafer Memorial Art Gallery Advisory Committee Exhibit, Part I, featuring the work of three of its members, Charlene Brown, Great Bend High School art instructor; Steve Dudek, Barton art instructor; and Christina Lamoureaux, Hoisington High School art instructor. The exhibit will end with a closing reception from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, June 29.
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6/3/08
Students Receive Citizenship in Ceremony at Century II

Students from the June 2007 Citizenship Classes at Barton County Community College’s Center for Adult Education received their citizenship in a naturalization ceremony May 2 at Century II in Wichita.
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5/30/08
Barton’s Center for Adult Education to Recognize GED Graduates

Barton County Community College’s Center for Adult Education will recognize the 2007-2008 GED students who have passed the General Education Development test. The students will be honored in a graduation ceremony at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 8, in the college’s Fine Arts Auditorium.
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5/30/08
Barton Offers Computer Necessities Workshop

Barton County Community College will offer a basic computer workshop titled “Computer Necessities.” The class will meet from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesdays, June 18 through July 16, at the Great Bend Workforce Center, 1025 Main.
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5/29/08
Barton’s Jumpstart Program Gives Extra Boost to Incoming Freshmen

Barton County Community College’s Jumpstart Program is a residential summer program for students who plan to be incoming freshmen at Barton for fall 2008 and who need developmental coursework to help them to be on track to graduate and/or transfer after 2 years. The program will run from July 13 to Aug. 8. 
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5/29/08
Barton Offers Hybrid Courses Originating From Fort Riley Campus

Four hybrid courses will be offered on the Barton County Community College campus this summer featuring faculty from Barton’s Fort Riley campus. Hybrid courses offer a mix of face-to-face instruction with online work to give students the best of both worlds.
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5/29/08
Dealing with Loss Is Continuing Nursing Education Topic at Barton

Barton County Community College will offer a Continuing Nursing Education seminar titled “Dealing with Loss and Stress Busting.” The class will meet from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 24 and 25, in the college’s Fine Arts Building Seminar Room, F-30. Check-in will be at 8 a.m. June 24. Speaker is Jenni Reling.
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5/28/08
Public Input Requested for New Barton Look

Barton Community College is selecting a new official wordmark for use by all areas of the college and would like the public’s input.
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5/27/08
Four Barton Employees Earn NISOD Excellence Awards

Four employees of Barton County Community College have been named recipients of NISOD Excellence Awards sponsored by the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development at the University of Texas, Austin.
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5/21/08
Barton Announces 2007-08 Student Ambassadors of the Year

Barton County Community College has announced its 2007-08 Brant J. Ballhorst Student Ambassadors of the Year. Named in memory of Brant J. Ballhorst, the award recognizes two outstanding Student Ambassadors, Amber Tuttle, Gove, and Sarah Hubbell, Spearville. A ceremony honoring the recipients was held May 15 on the Barton campus.
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5/20/08
Barton Nursing Graduates Honored in Pinning Ceremony

Barton County Community College honored 33 graduating nurses in a Nurses Pinning Ceremony May 15. In addition, students completing Barton’s practical nursing program received LPN pins and certificates. Participating in the ceremony were Barton’s director of nursing education Linda Gobin, MSN, RN, and Barton President Dr. Carl
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5/16/08
Barton Presents 2008 Distinguished Service Award to Danny and Darlene Biggs

The Barton County Community College Foundation named Danny and Darlene Biggs recipients of the 2008 Distinguished Service Award at Barton’s 38th Commencement on May 15 in the college gymnasium.
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5/15/08
Barton BML Program Offers Business Law I in Summer Session

Barton County Community College’s Business Management and Leadership accelerated degree program will offer Business Law I beginning June 10.
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5/15/08
Barton County Community College Begins Summer Office Hours

Barton County Community College will begin its summer office hours on Monday, May 19. College offices will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Fridays through Aug. 8.
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5/15/08
Barton MLT Instructor Named Distinguished Instructor for 2008

Barton County Community College named Medical Lab Technician instructor Kathy Heidrick as 2008 Distinguished Instructor at Barton’s 38th commencement ceremony May 15.
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5/14/08
Barton English Instructor Earns First Place in Poetry Competition

Barton County Community College English instructor Ruth Moritz, Great Bend, received a first-place prize from the Academy of American Poets for her poem titled “Poacher.” The academy is a national organization that supports American poets at all stages of their careers.
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5/9/08
Outstanding Graduates to Address Barton’s 38th Commencement

Barton County Community College’s 2008 Outstanding Graduates will give keynote speeches for the college’s 38th commencement set for 7 p.m. Thursday, May 15, in the college gymnasium. Jonathan Pike, Great Bend, and David Krier, Claflin, have been chosen as this year’s Outstanding Graduates.
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5/12/08
Barton Forensics Team Places First Among Community Colleges at National Tournament

The Barton County Community College Speech and Debate Program completed its winning season April 6 placing first among community colleges in the Lincoln Douglas Open Championship at Washburn University in Topeka. This was the first year for the LDOC, which is a self-sustaining division of the National Forensics Association.
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5/9/08
Nursing Graduates to Be Honored in Pinning Ceremony

Barton County Community College will honor graduating nurses with a Nurses Pinning Ceremony at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 15, in the college’s Fine Arts Auditorium.
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5/9/08
Barton Offers Activity Director/Social Service Designee Course

Barton County Community College will offer an Activity Director/Social Service Designee course beginning June 6 at the Great Bend Workforce Center, 1025 Main.
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5/9/08
High School Students Can Explore Non-Traditional Careers with June Event at Barton

Barton County Community College will offer fall 2008 high school freshmen, sophomores and juniors an opportunity to explore non-traditional careers in June.
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5/2/08
Students to Present Spring Recital at Barton County Community College

Barton County Community College will present its final student recital of the spring semester at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 8, in Dorothy Moses Morrison Chapel, located in the college’s Fine Arts Building, F-157. Admission is free.
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5/1/08
Citizenship: Passing the New Test – Classes Offered by Center for Adult Ed

Barton County Community College’s Center for Adult Education will offer classes titled Citizenship: Passing the New Test.
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4/30/08
Barton's Vocal Groups to Present Music Endowment Concert

Barton County Community College’s Music Department will present its annual Music Endowment Concert at 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 5, in the college’s Fine Arts Auditorium. Admission fee is $5. Barton students will be admitted free with their college IDs.
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4/30/08
Barton Dance Theatre Presents Spring Concert May 10

Barton County Community College’s Dance Theatre will present its spring concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 10, in the college’s Fine Arts Auditorium. Admission to the concert is free.
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4/29/08
Barton Students Earn Recognition in Juried Art Exhibition at Shafer Gallery
           
The Barton County Community College Student Juried Art Exhibition opened April 20 with a reception honoring the artists in the college’s Shafer Gallery. The exhibit will continue through May 4.
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4/29/08
New Phi Theta Kappa Members Initiated in Candlelight Ceremony

Barton County Community College’s Phi Psi chapter of Phi Theta Kappa national honor fraternity initiated new members in a candle lighting ceremony Sunday afternoon, April 27, in the college's Fine Arts Building Seminar Room, F-30.
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4/28/08
Barton Instrumental Music Groups to Present Spring Concert

Barton County Community College instrumental music groups will present their annual spring concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 6, in the college’s Fine Arts Auditorium. Admission is free.
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4/25/08
Barton Schedules Outreach Enrollment for Summer 2008

Barton County Community College has announced enrollment times for its summer 2008 outreach courses. The college’s summer outreach bulletin of classes lists all on-campus and outreach courses. Class bulletins are available at area libraries, high schools and businesses.  
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4/24/08
Midwest Utility and Pipeline Training Center Offers Gas Leak Detection Training 

Barton County Community College’s Midwest Utility and Pipeline Training Center will offer Gas Leak Detection Training for utility and pipeline workers May 13-15 at the training center, located in the southwest corner of Barton’s campus.
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4/24/08
Barton Offers Medication Aide Update

Barton County 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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4/18/08
Barton’s Dance Team Finishes Third Among Community Colleges at Nationals

Barton County Community College’s cheer squad and dance team were among teams from 209 colleges competing in the NCA/NDA Collegiate National Championships April 9-13 in Daytona Beach, Fla. There were 122 cheer teams and 87 dance teams.
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4/15/08
Dudek and Students Exhibit Work in Prairie Art Exhibition at Sterling

Steve Dudek received a second place award in the 34th Annual Prairie Art Exhibition at the Sterling College Art Gallery, for one of his watercolors titled “Fish Jars.” He also is exhibiting two additional paintings including one from a sports action photograph.
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4/15/08
BCCC Foundation Gears Up for Sporting Clay Shoot April 20

The Barton County Community College Foundation is aiming for success with a new fund-raiser – a Sporting Clay Shoot on April 20 at LaSada Sporting Clays and Hunting Service near Russell. This event will raise funds for mini grants for Barton’s faculty to enhance their students’ learning.
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4/10/08
Barton Hosts South District FFA for Ag Career Development Event

Barton County Community College’s Agriculture Program hosted FFA members from six high school chapters for the 19th annual FFA South Central District Ag Sales and Service Contest March 31. High schools participating included Great Bend, Ellinwood, Stafford, Centre, South Barber and South Haven.
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4/8/08
College’s Clara Barton Colloquium to Help Nurses Make a Difference Every Day

“Making a Difference Every Day” is the theme for the 18th annual Clara Barton Colloquium offered by Barton County Community College.
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4/8/08
Barton’s Campus Christian Fellowship Spends Break on Mission Trip to New Orleans

Barton County Community College students on a Campus Christian Fellowship ministry team spent their spring break in New Orleans helping with ongoing rebuilding projects three years after the Hurricane Katrina disaster.
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4/8/08
Barton Offers Non-Traditional Gender Career Exploration Event for Breaking Traditions

Breaking traditions in choosing a career has advantages. Women in careers traditionally chosen by men can receive as much as 25 percent more in salary than they would in a traditional career. Both women and men who choose non-traditional careers can base their jobs on abilities and interests, not gender stereotypes, and they have a greater chance of having a career they enjoy and greater flexibility in meeting family needs.
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4/4/08
Shafer Gallery Hosts Instrumental and Vocal Students’ Recital

The Barton County Community College Music Department will present a student recital at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 10, in the Shafer Gallery, located in the Fine Arts Building. The gallery will extend its hours to include 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday for viewing the BCCC Juried Technical Arts Exhibit currently on display.
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4/1/08
Youth Agriculture Seminar at 3i Show to Explore Careers in Ag/Technology

Exploring agricultural careers is the focus of the Youth Agriculture Careers and Technology Seminar to be held during the 54th annual 3i Show May 8-10 at the Great Bend Expo Complex. The seminar is set for 9 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday, May 8, beginning with registration and concluding with a complimentary lunch. 
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4/1/08
Barton’s MUPTC Offers Disinfection Through Chlorination Workshop

Barton County Community College’s Midwest Utility and Pipeline Training Center will offer a workshop called “Disinfection Through Chlorination” April 22 and 23 at the training center, located in the southwest corner of Barton’s campus. The course is for water operators of Public Water Supply Systems and will present information and technical assistance to municipal and industrial potable water operators.
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4/1/08
Barton Forensics Program Places Twice in International Debate Championships

Barton County Community College forensics students competed in the International Public Debate Association Championship March 28-30 in Baytown, Texas. More than 100 tournament competitors representing 16 schools and 11 states participated in the event.
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3/26/08
Barton Forensics’ Nathan Weiss Wins National Championship in Individual Event

Barton County Community College forensics students traveled to Pensacola, Fla., March 21-24 to compete in the 26th Annual Novice Nationals Championship. The tournament included 260 competitors representing 39 schools and 23 states for the national championship honoring the best first-year competitors in the country.
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3/26/08
Students to Work With Clinician on Voice Techniques in Vocal Masterclass at Barton

Dr. Dorothy Crum, voice professor at Wichita State University, will be the guest clinician for Barton County Community College’s annual Vocal Masterclass set for Saturday, March 29, in the Dorothy Moses Morrison Chapel, located in Room F-157 of Barton’s Fine Arts Building.
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3/26/08
Parnassus Club Winners Receive Scholarships to Attend Barton

Parnassus Club conducted its annual voice and piano auditions March 8 at Barton County Community College. Participating in the auditions were 30 area high school students.
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3/26/08
Barton Offers Introduction to Microsoft Word

Barton County Community College will offer “A Way With Word,” a basic introduction to computers and Microsoft Word. The class will meet from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesdays, April 9 through May 7, at the Great Bend Workforce Center, 1025 Main.
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3/26/08
Silver Cougar Club Members Can Get Fit for Life in Barton’s Wellness Center

Barton County Community College’s Silver Cougar Club members can get fit with the help of a trained instructor by enrolling in a Fit for Life class at the college’s Thelma Faye Harms Wellness Center.
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3/25/08
The Music Man’ a Shoo-in for Spring Fun

Meredith Willson’s “The Music Man” topped the lists of all three people making the selection for Barton County Community College’s spring musical. “It seems it was meant to be,” said the musical’s director and choreographer Amanda Gawith.
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3/25/08
College Combines Arts and Sciences to Present Heavenly Stories in Planetarium

Barton County Community College will use a mixture of art and science to present “An Evening of Heavenly Stories” set for 7 p.m. Saturday, March 29, in the college’s planetarium.
The storytelling event in collaboration with the Barton County Arts Council will include fables, myths and original stories about the heavens, including the sun, the moon and the stars, explained Dr. Rick Abel, Barton’s dean of academics.
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3/25/08
Barton County Community College Recognizes Outstanding Employees With Pride Award

Barton County Community College recently recognized four employees with the Pride Award, given to employees who have demonstrated outstanding effort, going beyond the expected standards of their jobs to contribute significantly to creating and supporting a center of academic excellence at Barton.
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3/25/08
Barton County Community College Combines Spring andEaster Breaks
             
Barton County Community College day and evening classes will be closed for a combined spring and Easter break, March 17-24. Barton’s offices will remain open through March 18, but will be closed March 19-24.
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3/14/08
Continuing Nursing Education Seminar at Barton Deals With Pain Management

Barton County Community College will offer a Continuing Nursing Education seminar on pain management. The class will meet from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 16, in the college’s Fine Arts Building Seminar Room, F-30. Check-in will be at 8 a.m. Speaker is Melanie Simpson.
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3/14/08
Barton Offers Medication Aide Update in Ellsworth

Barton County Community College will offer a Certified Medication Aide Update in Ellsworth to provide CMAs with continuing education and a review of medications and delivery styles.
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3/14/08
Barton’s Child Education Fair Casts Vote for Kids

Barton County Community College’s Child Education Fair set for April 5 continues its goal of meeting the needs of child care providers with its election-year theme, “Vote for Kids.”
This learning event is developed to meet the needs of child care center and preschool personnel, family day care providers, elementary teachers and students enrolled in a child care curriculum.
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3/6/08
Shafer Gallery Juried Exhibition Recognizes Talents of Barton County High School Artists

Ellinwood art student Dayna Ball won Best of Show among two-dimensional works for her pencil drawing titled “Cornerstone Obedience” in the Barton County Community College Shafer Gallery juried exhibition featuring the art of Barton County high school students. Cody Waite, also from Ellinwood High School, won Best of Show in the three-dimensional division for a ceramic piece titled “Sleepy Hollow.”
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3/6/08
Dudek Receives Third Place Award for Painting in Garden Show Exhibit

Barton County Community College art instructor Steve Dudek was awarded third place in the 41st Annual Wichita Garden Show at Century II for his watercolor painting of an iris behind a chain link fence. The subject of the painting was located in an iris bed near Veterans Lake in Great Bend.
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3/4/08
Barton Adult Education ESOL Students Join Other Barton Students to Attend ‘Day at Capitol’

English for Speakers of Other Languages students from Barton County Community College’s Center for Adult Education joined several other Barton students to attend “Your Day at the Capitol” in Topeka recently. The trip was a joint effort of the Kansas African American Affairs Commission and the Kansas Hispanic and Latino Affairs Commission.
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3/4/08
Barton Offers Business Management and Leadership Course in Customer Service

 Barton County Community College’s Business Management and Leadership accelerated degree program will offer a Customer Service course from 6 to 10 p.m. on Tuesdays, March 25 through May 27, in the college’s Technical Building, T-140. Instructor is Carolyn Churchill.
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3/4/08
Barton’s Academic Enrichment Fund Campaign Urges Community to ‘Step Up to the Plate”

The Barton County Community College Foundation will ask community members to “Step Up to the Plate in 2008” in its annual Academic Enrichment Fund Campaign to raise money for academic scholarships. Launched March 1, the AEF Campaign is being conducted by direct mail throughout the month of March.
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3/4/08
Barton Offers Hybrid Courses Originating From Fort Riley Campus

Four hybrid courses will be offered on the Barton County Community College campus featuring faculty from Barton’s Fort Riley campus. Hybrid courses offer a mix of face-to-face instruction with online work to give students the best of both worlds.
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2/28/08
Shafer Gallery to Recognize High School Artists in Juried Exhibition

Barton County Community College’s Shafer Gallery will host the Barton County High School Juried Art Exhibition March 2 through 14. The student artists will be recognized for their work with a reception from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday (March 2) at the gallery. Ribbons will be awarded for first, second and third place, and honorable mention.
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2/28/08
Barton County Community College Awards Dance Line Scholarships

Barton County Community College awarded dance line scholarships for 2007-2008 to students selected by Barton’s head dance line coach Amanda Schnoebelen.
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2/26/08
Barton Forensics Team Captures Seven Individual State Championships

Barton County Community College’s Forensics Program hosted and competed in the Kansas Speech and Debate State Championships Feb. 15-16. A total of 85 tournament competitors representing 10 Kansas colleges came to Barton’s campus to participate in the event.
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2/26/08
Shafer Gallery to Recognize High School Artists in Juried Exhibition

Barton County Community College’s Shafer Gallery will host the Barton County High School Juried Art Exhibition March 2 through 14. The student artists will be recognized for their work with a reception from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday (March 2) at the gallery. Ribbons will be awarded for first, second and third place, and honorable mention.
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2/21/08
Fischer Signs to Dance With Barton’s Cougar Danz Force

Great Bend High School senior Nakita Fischer, a member of the Argonne All-Stars dance team, has signed a letter to dance on Barton County Community College’s Cougar Danz Force for the 2008-09 academic year. She has accepted a dance line scholarship, which includes tuition and books. Scholarship recipients are selected by Barton’s head dance line coach Amanda Schnoebelen.
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2/19/08
Barton Offers Digital Photography Workshop

Barton County Community College will offer a digital photography workshop from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, March 3-14, in Barton’s Technical Building, T-103.
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2/19/08
CNE Focuses on Mental Disorders Across the Lifespan

Barton County Community College will offer a Continuing Nursing Education seminar titled “Mental Disorders Across the Lifespan.” The class will meet from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 13, in the college’s Fine Arts Building Seminar Room, F-30. Check-in will be at 8 a.m. Speaker is Kathleen Barrett.
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2/19/08
Midwest Utility and Pipeline Training Center Offers Workshop on Pond Stabilization 

Barton County Community College’s Midwest Utility and Pipeline Training Center will offer a workshop on Waste Stabilization Ponds for utility and pipeline workers March 12 and 13 at the training center, located in the southwest corner of Barton’s campus.
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2/12/08
Bald Eagles Spotted on Cheyenne Bottoms Camera

Bald eagles have been spotted on a video camera at Cheyenne Bottoms according to Barton County Community College employees responsible for the camera operation.
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2/12/08
10 Area High School Students to Perform Sousa March With U.S. Navy Band

Area high school musicians will have the privilege of performing with the U.S. Navy Band for one John Philip Sousa march when the band performs Feb. 25 in Barton County Community College’s Fine Arts Auditorium. The concert is sponsored by the Great Bend Tribune and the college.
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2/12/08
Barton’s Center for Adult Ed Starts Citizenship Classes in Macksville

The Barton County Community College Center for Adult Education will begin citizenship classes in Macksville on Monday, Feb. 18. The class will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. Enrollment will be at 6:30 p.m. For more information, contact Doris Reile, 620-786-7565 or 791-7314.
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2/11/08
Barton Computer Workshop Focuses on Spreadsheets and Databases

Barton County Community College will offer a computer workshop on the basics of Microsoft Excel and Access. Classes will meet from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesdays, Feb. 20 through April 1, at the Great Bend Workforce Center, 1025 Main. Instructor will be Kay Boyd.
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2/08/08
Barton Speech and Debate Team Captures First Place in Kansas Wesleyan Border Wars

The Barton County Community College Speech and Debate program placed first overall in Community College Sweepstakes in the Border Wars Invitational Tournament Feb. 1-3 at Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina. A total of 165 competitors representing 18 colleges and universities participated in the event.
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2/06/08
Barton County Community College Awards Cheerleading Scholarships

Barton County Community College awarded cheerleading scholarships for 2007-2008 to students selected by the Barton cheerleading and dance line coach.
The following students, listed by hometown, were selected for cheerleading scholarships for this academic year:
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2/01/08
BCCC Foundation Aims for New Fund-raising Tradition With Sporting Clay Shoot

A Sporting Clay Shoot at LaSada Sporting Clays and Hunting Service near Russell will help the Barton County Community College Foundation fund mini grants for Barton’s faculty to enhance their students’ learning.
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1/30/08
Barton Forensics Students Compete in St. Louis,
David Bowers Named Top Speaker

The Barton County Community College Speech and Debate program resumed its competitive season Jan. 15-16, traveling to St. Louis, Mo., to participate in the Gorlok Gala Invitational held on the Webster University campus.
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1/30/08
U.S. Navy Band to Perform Concert in Barton’s Fine Arts Auditorium

The U.S. Navy Band from Washington, D.C., will present a free concert at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25, in the Barton County Community College Fine Arts Auditorium. The concert is sponsored by the Great Bend Tribune and the college.
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01/29/08
CNE Presents Processes for Reducing Medical Errors

Barton County Community College will offer the Continuing Nursing Education seminar titled “Medical Errors/Documentation.” The class will meet from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 22, in the college’s Fine Arts Building Seminar Room, F-30. Check-in will be at 8 a.m. Speaker will be Terry Siek.
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01/26/08
Barton Offers Certified Nurse Aide Course in Larned

Barton County Community College will offer a Certified Nurse Aide course in Larned. The class will meet from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays every other weekend, Feb. 2-March 30, at Larned Health Care and Living Center, 1114 W. 11th, Larned. Check-in will be at 7 a.m. Feb. 2. Instructor is Cindy Zink.
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01/18/08
Barton Hosts College Goal Sunday to Assist Students With Financial Aid Forms

Barton County Community College financial aid advisers will host College Goal Sunday to give students assistance in filling out college financial aid forms.
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01/18/08
Barton Music Department Invites String Players to Join Orchestra

Barton County Community College Director of Instrumental Music Activities Steven Lueth has announced spring rehearsals for the community orchestra. String players in the community are encouraged to join the orchestra.
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01/18/08
Barton County Community College to Close for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Barton County Community College will be closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 21. Barton's Center for Adult Education and the Shafer Gallery also will be closed.
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01/16/08
Jan. 16 Basketball Games Postponed to Thursday, Jan. 17

The Jan. 16 basketball games against Garden City have been postponed until Thursday, Jan. 17. Game times remain 6 p.m. for the women's game and 8 p.m. for the men's game.
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01/15/08
Shafer Gallery Opens R.C. Gorman Exhibit From Sagebrush Inn Collection

Navajo artist R.C. Gorman’s most successful and best-received works have been his studies of Navajo women, portrayed as archetypes of nurturing “earth mothers.” Barton County Community College’s Shafer Gallery will exhibit many of these works and others from the R.C. Gorman Sagebrush Inn Collection. The exhibit will open Sunday, Jan. 20, with a reception from 1 to 3 p.m.
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01/11/08
23rd Annual NACE Corrosion Control Seminar Presented at Barton

Barton County Community College and the Kansas Section of NACE International will present the 23rd annual NACE Corrosion Control Seminar Wednesday through Friday, Feb. 6-8, at the Midwest Utility and Pipeline Training Center and Barton’s Fine Arts Building.
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01/09/08
Barton Schedules Auditions for Spring Musical, ‘The Music Man’

The Barton County Community College Music and Drama Departments have begun their search to fill the cast of their 23rd spring musical, “The Music Man.”
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01/09/08
Barton Offers Certified Nurse Aide Course in Lyons

Barton County Community College will offer a Certified Nurse Aide course in Lyons. The class will meet from 4:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, Jan. 29 through April 3, at the Lyons Good Samaritan Center, 1311 S. Douglas, Lyons. Instructor is Linda Runge. Check-in will be at 4 p.m. Jan. 29.
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01/09/08
Lee Turner Lectureship Addresses Officer Protection

The 2008 Lee Turner Lectureship at Barton County Community College will deal with the safety and protection of law enforcement officers as they face shooters or terrorists. Officers may attend the seminar either Jan. 23 or 24.
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01/08/08
Barton Music Groups’ Performance for SHPTV Taping Rescheduled for Jan. 19

Smoky Hills Public Television has set Jan. 19 as the rescheduled date for taping Barton County Community College vocal and instrumental music groups at St. John Lutheran Church in Russell. Taping of the Christmas concert on the original December date was canceled because of snow and ice.
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01/08/08
Barton Offers Certified Nurse Aide Hybrid Course in Larned

Barton County Community College will offer a Certified Nurse Aide hybrid course in Larned. Clinical site will be St. Joseph Memorial Hospital, 923 Carroll, Larned. As one of Barton’s hybrid courses, the class is supplemented by online components.
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01/03/08
CNE Offers Spanish Course for Health Care Professionals

Barton County Community College will offer the Continuing Nursing Education seminar, “Spanish for Nurses.”
Classes will meet from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursdays, Jan. 17 through Feb. 14, in the college’s Science and Math Building, S-151. Check-in will be at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 17. Instructor is Mercedes Helms.
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12/24/07
Barton Offers Business Communications Course

Barton County Community College’s Business Management and Leadership accelerated degree program will offer a course in Business Communications beginning Jan. 8.
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12/18/07
Barton Center for Adult Ed Congratulates First in Class to Gain U.S. Citizenship

Kim Rebein, who came to Kansas from Vietnam, is now one of Great Bend’s newest U.S. citizens. Among the many students completing the 2007 citizenship classes at Barton County Community College’s Center for Adult Education, Rebein became the first to participate in the naturalization ceremony Nov. 30 in Wichita.
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12/18/07
Barton Announces Cougarettes for 2007-2008

Cougarette scholarships were awarded by Barton County Community College
for the 2007-2008 academic year.
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12/14/07
Barton Schedules Spring 2008 Outreach Enrollment

Barton County Community College has announced enrollment for its evening outreach courses for the spring 2008 semester. Barton’s outreach brochure lists all on-campus and outreach courses. Brochures are available at area libraries, businesses and high schools.
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12/14/07
Barton Schedules College Advantage Enrollment for Spring Semester

Barton County Community College is announcing enrollment times for College Advantage courses for the spring 2008 semester.
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12/11/07
Writers Invited to Submit Original Manuscripts for Barton’s Playwright Competition

Barton County Community College is inviting aspiring local writers to submit their original manuscripts, plays or short stories for an original playwright competition.
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12/10/07
Kansas Department of Commerce awards more than $235,000 in Workforce Solutions Funds
to Barton County Community College
Funding to help Barton, private partners train workers for natural gas distribution industry

The Kansas Department of Commerce has awarded more than $235,000 in Workforce Solutions Funds to Barton County Community College to help the institution increase its capacity to train incumbent natural gas industry workers, officials announced today.
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12/07/07
Barton Speech and Debate Team Takes Second at Cameron Christmas Classic

The Barton County Community College Speech and Debate program continued its season Dec. 1, competing in the Cameron Christmas Classic on the Cameron University campus in Lawton, Okla. A total of 90 tournament competitors from 21 schools participated in the event. Some of Barton’s opponents in the competition were Texas Tech, Kansas Wesleyan University, Oklahoma University and the U.S. Air Force Academy.
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12/05/07
Engle and Johnson Exhibit Their Work in Barton’s Fine Arts Display Cases
           
Great Bend artists Diane Engle and Theresa Johnson exhibiting their artwork in the display cases in Barton County Community College’s Fine Arts Building Lobby. Barton art instructor Steve Dudek selected the artists to exhibit their work as part of a series of student exhibits in the display cases. Their art will be displayed until the end of January.
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12/03/07
Barton Music Groups Join Russell Church Musicians and SHPTV to Present ‘Christmas on the Plains’

Barton County Community College vocal and instrumental music groups will join choirs from St. John Lutheran Church in Russell for the taping of “Christmas on the Plains” by Smoky Hills Public Television. The public is invited to the event set for 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, at the church, 245 N. Main, in Russell.
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12/03/07
Holiday Vocal Concert Combines Music and Dance Theatre

Members of the Barton Dance Theatre perform a modern interpretive dance as vocalist Carissa Halbleib, Great Bend, sings “O, Holy Night” during Barton County Community College’s holiday vocal concert Monday evening.
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11/28/07
Shafer Gallery Christmas Cards Feature Illustration and Poem by Gus Shafer

Barton County Community College’s Shafer Gallery offers a special holiday message this season through the words and art of western artist Gus Shafer. The message is in a Christmas card featuring a humorous poem and watercolor illustration by the artist, in whose memory the gallery is named.
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11/28/07
Barton Offers Medication Aide Update in Russell

Barton County Community College will offer a Certified Medication Aide Update in Russell to provide CMAs with continuing education and a review of medications and delivery styles.
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11/28/07
Barton’s Vocal Music Groups to Present ‘A Candid Christmas’

Barton County Community College’s Music Department will present a holiday vocal concert with the theme, “A Candid Christmas,” at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3, in the college’s Fine Arts Auditorium. Admission for the concert is $5; however, the concert is free to Barton students and Silver Cougar Club members.
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11/27/07
Barton’s MUPTC Offers Disinfection Through Chlorination Workshop

Barton County Community College’s Midwest Utility and Pipeline Training Center will offer a workshop on disinfection through chlorination Dec. 4 and 5 at the training center, located in the southwest corner of Barton’s campus. The course is for utility and pipeline workers.
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11/20/07
Midwest Utility and Pipeline Training Center Offers Gas Leak Detection Training 

Barton County Community College’s Midwest Utility and Pipeline Training Center will offer Gas Leak Detection Training for utility and pipeline workers Nov. 27-29 at the training center, located in the southwest corner of Barton’s campus.
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11/12/07
Prairie Winds Community Band and Ensembles Present ‘Home for the Holidays’

 Prairie Winds Community Concert Band and ensembles will present a holiday concert, “Home for the Holidays,” at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 19, in the Fine Arts Auditorium at Barton County Community College. Concert themes will be reflections of faith, patriotism, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
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11/09/07
Barton Schedules College Advantage Enrollment for Spring Semester

Barton County Community College is announcing enrollment times for College Advantage courses for the spring 2008 semester.
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11/07/07
Barton’s Criminal Justice Team Wins Trophies in Regional Competition

Barton County Community College’s Criminal Justice Team, Sigma Phi Omega chapter of Lambda Alpha Epsilon, won trophies in four divisions of the Region III LAE National Criminal Justice competition Oct.26-28 in Liberal. Barton’s criminal justice students competed in the lower division, designated for two-year colleges.
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11/06/07
Barton Forensics Team Competes Green Country Swing at Tulsa Community College

Barton County Community College’s speech and debate students traveled to Tulsa, Okla., to compete in the Green Country Swing Forensics Tournament Oct. 26-27 on the campus of Tulsa Community College. A total of 108 tournament competitors representing 15 schools participated in the event.
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11/01/07
Dudek Accepted Into KWS Great Eight Exhibit in Wichita

Barton County Community College art instructor Steve Dudek has been accepted into the Kansas Watercolor Society’s Great Eight Exhibit. Of the 525 artists who submitted their work, Dudek was one of only 80 chosen for the exhibit. Juror for the show was Judy Morris, AWS, NWS.
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10/29/07
Barton Reader’s Theatre to Present O’Neill’s ‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night’

Barton County Community College Reader’s Theatre performers chose Eugene O’Neill’s “Long Day’s Journey Into Night” when they met in September to plan their November presentation. They are wrapping up rehearsals this week for the performances set for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, in the college’s Fine Arts Auditorium. Admission to the Reader’s Theatre is free.
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10/24/07
Barton Music Students to Present Recital Sunday

Barton County Community College will present a student recital at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, in the Dorothy Moses Morrison Chapel, located in the Fine Arts Building, F-157. The recital is free and open to the public.
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10/24/07
Barton Employees Recognized For Years of Service

Barton County Community College faculty and staff were honored Friday, Oct. 19, for their years of service to the college. The employees were honored during an All-College Forum.
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10/24/07
Barton Offers Course in Exploring the Internet

Barton County Community College will offer a workshop on exploring the Internet. Classes will meet from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesdays, Oct. 31 through Dec. 5, at the Great Bend Workforce Center, 1025 Main. Instructor is Kay Boyd.
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10/18/07
Barton Forensics Takes First Over Community Colleges for Third Tournament

The Barton County Community College forensics team placed first among community colleges for its third consecutive competition, the Sunflower Swing Speech and Debate Tournament Oct. 13 on the Bethel College campus in North Newton.
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10/16/07
Barton Offers Certified Nurse Aide Course in Lucas

Barton County Community College will offer a Certified Nurse Aide course in Lucas. The class will meet from 4 to 9 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and three Saturdays, Nov. 1 through Dec. 18, at Golden Living Center, 414 N. Main, Lucas. Check-in will be at 3:30 p.m. Nov. 1. Instructor is Kendra William.
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10/15/07
All Girls Piano Recital to Be Presented During Shafer Gallery Reception Sunday

The opening reception for the new exhibit “New Quilts From an Old Favorite,” set for Sunday, Oct. 21, at Barton County Community College’s Shafer Gallery, will feature an All Girls Piano Recital at 2:30 p.m.
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10/15/07
Barton Woodworking Courses Begin Nov. 5 in Ellsworth

Barton County Community College will offer Woodworking I and II, and Individual Woodworking Projects in Ellsworth beginning Nov. 5.
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10/15/07
CNE at Barton Offers Insight on Working with the Dementia Patient

Barton County Community College will offer a one-day Continuing Nursing Education seminar, “Working With the Dementia Patient.” The course is for registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, licensed mental health technicians, adult care home administrators and other health care professionals.
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10/11/07
Shafer Gallery Exhibits New Quilts From Old Favorite: the Dresden Plate

In 1906, the Ladies Art Company catalog offered quilt block pattern No. 408, titled “Chrysthanthemum.” The construction of this block was identical to the Dresden Plate blocks marketed during the 1930s by Ruby McKim, Prairie Farmer, Wallace’s Farmer, Home Art Studios and Successful Farming.
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10/11/07
Non-Discrimination Notice

10/10/07
Barton Art Students Exhibit Work in Fine Arts Display Cases

Two Great Bend artists, Joyce Barker and Catherine Brening, who are students of Barton County Community College art instructor Steve Dudek, are exhibiting their work in the display cases located in the lobby of the college’s Fine Arts Building. Their exhibit will continue through October.
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10/10/07
Barton’s Jack Kilby Science Day Speaker to Make Encore Evening Presentation

Jack Kilby Science Day keynote speaker Michelle Brand Buchanan will give an encore of her presentation, “From 20 Degrees Below,” on the evening of Barton County Community College’s science day named in honor of Nobel Laureate in Physics Jack Kilby.
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10/09/07
Barton Debater Micah Moore Named Top Speaker at Missouri Mule Tournament

Barton County Community College speech and debate students continued their competitive season Oct. 5 and 6 with the Missouri Mule Speech and Debate Tournament at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, Mo. They were among 124 students from 23 schools competing in the event.
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10/03/07
Barton’s Music Groups to Present Sneak Preview on Monday

Barton County Community College music groups will present their annual Sneak Preview concert at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 8, in the Fine Arts Auditorium.
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10/03/07
Barton Graduate Elected President of National Agriculture Communicators

Barton County Community College graduate Matthew Splitter, Lorraine, now a senior at Kansas State University, was elected 2007-08 president of the National Agriculture Communicators of Tomorrow at the organization’s national convention in Louisville, Ky.
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10/03/07
Barton Vice President Completes Yearlong Program with Leadership Academy

Barton County Community College Vice President of Instruction and Student Services Gillian Gabelmann graduated from the Academy for Leadership and Development after completing a yearlong program of study.
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10/02/07
Barton Forensics Students Make Surprising Gains in First Tournament of Season

The Barton County Community College speech and debate program began its competitive season with the Debates on a Plain Invitational Tournament Sept. 28-29 on the Sterling College campus.
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10/01/07
Barton Music Department Presents Guest Trio, Allégresse

Area high school students will hear what it’s like to live in an environment 20 degrees below zero when they attend Barton County Community College’s fourth Jack Kilby Science Day set for 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, on Barton’s campus.
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9/21/07
College Invites Community Members to Participate in Reader’s Theatre

Barton County Community College will present a reader’s theatre production in November and community members are welcome to participate. The college will host an informational meeting at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26, in the Fine Arts Auditorium. Anyone who would like to take part in the reader’s theatre is invited to attend the meeting.
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9/21/07
KACRAO Brings Education Choices to Local Students

Every year, thousands of Kansas high school students face one of the most important decisions in their lives--where to continue their education. It's a choice that will have a lasting affect on their future lives--everything from how much they will earn to where they will live can be affected by the education they choose. With dozens of postsecondary options to choose from, that decision can be overwhelming, even with the help of counselors and parents.
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9/21/07
Barton Offers Certified Medication Aide Course in Lyons

Barton County Community College will offer a Certified Medication Aide course in Lyons, beginning Oct. 16. Participants must be Certified Nurse Aides to enroll.
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9/21/07
Barton Offers Medication Aide Update

Barton County Community College will offer a Certified Medication Aide Update to provide CMAs with continuing education and a review of medications and delivery styles. The class will meet from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fridays, Oct. 19 and 26, at the Great Bend Workforce Center, 1025 Main. Check-in will be at 7:30 a.m. Oct. 19. Instructor is Linda Runge.
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9/21/07
Barton BML Program Offers Human Relations in Business

Barton County Community College’s Business Management and Leadership accelerated degree program will offer Human Relations in Business, a three-credit-hour course.
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9/21/07
‘Weight Loss Naturally’ Topic of Continuing Nursing Education at Barton

Barton County Community College will offer a one-day Continuing Nursing Education seminar, “Weight Loss Naturally.” The course is for registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, licensed mental health technicians, adult care home administrators and other health care professionals.
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9/17/17
Midwest Utility and Pipeline Training Center Offers Intermediate OQ Skills Training

Barton County Community College’s Midwest Utility and Pipeline Training Center will offer Intermediate Operator Qualified Skills Training in October for utility and pipeline workers at the training center, located in the southwest corner of Barton’s campus.
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9/13/07
Barton Cheer Squad Wins First in Routine at Collegiate Camp

Barton County Community College’s Cheer Squad won first place in rally routine finals during summer collegiate camp Aug. 1-3 at Kansas State University. The squad also won a partial-paid bid to attend NCA/NDA Collegiate Nationals set for April 9-13 in Daytona Beach, Fla.
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9/12/07
Barton Art Students Exhibit Their Work at Kansas State Fair

Five students of Barton County Community College art instructor Steve Dudek exhibited their work in the Professional Arts Division of the 2007 Kansas State Fair. Diane Engle, Great Bend, won an Award of Merit for her watercolor painting, “Garden Grace.” She has a photograph in the exhibit.
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9/11/07
Dudek Earns Award of Merit at Kansas State Fair

Barton County Community College art instructor Steve Dudek received an Award of Merit in the Professional Arts Division of the 2007 Kansas State Fair.
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9/6/07
Barton Offers Certified Nurse Aide Course

Barton County Community College will offer a Certified Nurse Aide course beginning Oct. 4. The class will meet from 4:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, Oct.4 through Dec. 11, at Cherry Village, 1401 Cherry Lane. Instructor is Kimberly Jordan. Check-in will be at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 4 in the Cherry Village Activity Room.
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8/31/07
Cheryl Berg Memorial Symposium Focuses on Healthy Attitudes

Barton County Community College’s Cheryl Berg Memorial Symposium has been set for 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26, at the Highland Hotel and Convention Center, 3017 W. 10th. Registration will be from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m.
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8/31/07
Barton Offers Activity Director/Social Service Designee Course

Barton County Community College will offer an Activity Director/Social Service Designee course at the Great Bend Workforce Center, 1025 Main, beginning Sept. 24.
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8/24/07
Gallery Exhibits Convey Religious Inspiration of Two Renowned Masters

Barton County Community College’s Shafer Gallery will present a traveling showcase of prints from two renowned masters Sept. 2 through Oct. 14. “The Inspired Line: Selected Prints of Albrecht Dürer and Rembrandt van Rijn,” from the Thrivent Financial Collection of Religious Art, will open with a reception from 1 to 3 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 2.
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8/24/07
Barton County Community College Closes for Labor Day Observance

The Barton County Community College campus and Center for Adult Education will be closed Monday, Sept. 3, in observance of Labor Day. Classes and offices will resume regular schedules Tuesday, Sept. 4.
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8/17/07
Barton’s Midwest Utility and Pipeline Training Center Offers Two Training Opportunities 

Barton County Community College’s Midwest Utility and Pipeline Training Center will offer Introductory Operator Qualified Skills Training and Gas Leak Detection Training for utility and pipeline workers in September at the training center, located in the southwest corner of Barton’s campus.
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5/17/07
Two Barton Teachers Honored With Distinguished Instructor Award

5/17/07
Barton Honors Kopkes With 2007 Distinguished Service Award

The Barton County Community College Foundation named Warren H. and Dorothy M. Kopke recipients of the 2007 Distinguished Service Award at Barton’s 37th Commencement May 17 in the college gymnasium.
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5/17/07
Outstanding Graduates Honored at Barton’s 37th Commencement

5/16/07
Nursing Graduates to Be Honored in Pinning Ceremony

Barton County Community College will honor graduating nurses with a Nurses Pinning Ceremony at 2 p.m. Thursday (May 17) in the college’s Fine Arts Auditorium.
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5/14/07
Barton’s Center for Adult Ed Offers Citizenship Classes This Summer

The Barton County Community College Center for Adult Education will offer Citizenship Classes June 4-28. Day classes will be offered from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Mondays through Thursdays. Evening classes will be from 6 to 10 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays.
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5/15/07
Barton announces 2006-07 Student Ambassadors of the Year

05/15/07
78-year-old Barton Grad Earns Four-year Degree
By Clara Kilbourn
The Hutchinson News

GREAT BEND - She may stop short of tossing her mortarboard in the air to celebrate her newest college degree, but she will heave a sigh of satisfaction.
For graduating senior Marge Kite, 78, today's commencement ceremony at Sterling College means she met her goal of earning a Bachelor of Arts degree, with a major in art, before she turned 80.
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5/11/07
Outstanding Graduates to Address Barton’s 37th Commencement

Barton County Community College’s 2007 Outstanding Graduates will give keynote speeches for the college’s 37th commencement set for 7 p.m. Thursday, May 17, in the college gymnasium. Trista Pruett, Ellinwood, and Pedro Henrique de Almeida Petris, Londrina, Brazil, have been chosen as this year’s Outstanding Graduates.
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5/11/07
Barton Continuing Nursing Education Teaches S.M.A.R.T. Coaching

Barton County Community College will offer a Continuing Nursing Education Seminar titled “S.M.A.R.T. Coaching.” The course deals with the challenges of managing people in the workplace, and the letters in the acronym stand for Strategic, Motivational, Authentic, Rewarding, Team-building.
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5/9/07
Barton Employees Recognized for Years of Service

Barton County Community College faculty and staff were honored for their years of service to the college during an all-college forum May 4 in the college’s Fine Arts Building Seminar Room, F-30.
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5/9/07
BCCC Foundation Allows Greensburg High School Seniors to Attend Barton at No Cost

The Barton County Community College Foundation, office of admissions and financial aid office have formulated a plan to allow any graduating senior from Greensburg High School to attend Barton at no cost. The foundation established the plan this week to provide aid to the Greensburg students, many of whom lost everything they owned when the EF5 tornado destroyed their town on May 4.
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5/2/07
Barton Schedules Outreach Enrollment for Summer 2007

Barton County Community College has announced enrollment times for its summer 2007 outreach courses. The college’s summer outreach bulletin of classes lists all on-campus and outreach courses. Class bulletins are available at area libraries, high schools and businesses.       
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5/2/07
Shafer Gallery Hosts Reception for Fiber Artist Jean Ann Fausser

Barton County Community College’s Shafer Gallery will exhibit the works of fiber artist Jean Ann Fausser beginning Sunday, May 6, with an opening reception from 1 to 4 p.m. The artist will attend the reception and will speak informally about her work. The exhibit will continue through June 28.
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4/1/07
Cohen Center Dedication Rescheduled for May 18

5/1/07
Barton Dance Theatre Presents Spring Concert Saturday

4/30/07
Barton’s ESOL Class to Host Russian Language Night

4/30/07
Central Prairie League Art Students Recognized for Work in Shafer Gallery Exhibit

Barton County Community College’s Shafer Gallery hosted approximately 100 art students from seven high schools in the Central Prairie League April 27.
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4/30/07
Barton's Vocal Groups to Present Music Endowment Concert

4/30/07
Barton Instrumental Music Groups to Present Spring Concert

4/25/07
Barton Cheer Squad and Cougar Danz Force Compete in National Championships

Barton County Community College Cheer Squad and Cougar Danz Force competed in the NCA/NDA Collegiate National Championships April 4-7 in Daytona Beach, Fla. A total of 173 colleges competed in the championships