Barton Community College

July 2, 2020
Story by Joe Vinduska

Barton Community College’s Center for Adult Education will soon begin another nine-week GED Preparation Class. Orientation classes are required and are the first step to obtaining the Kansas State High School Diploma through the GED Prep Program.

July 1, 2020
Story by Brandon Steinert

June 30, 2020
Story by Joe Vinduska
Courtesy photos submitted

The Shafer Art Gallery will host a virtual introduction for a pair of exhibits, “Exquisite Miniatures,” by Rachelle and Wes Siegrist and “Transmogrifications,” by Brian Hutchinson from 6:30 – 7 p.m., July 9 via facebook.com/shafergallery. The exhibits will run through August 22. Admission is free.

Exquisite Miniatures

Great Bend Tribune
Published June 28, 2020

June 24, 2020

Barton Community College has named 284 students to the President’s List for the spring 2020 semester. To qualify for this honor, students must have been enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours and maintained a grade point average of 4.0 on a 4.0 or "A" letter scale.

Abilene
Olivia Garver
Scott Hayes
Jean Ottensmeier
Paul Rabek

Bazine
Kerri Bruntz

Bennington
Shelbee Beemer
Dylan Kaiser

Bushton
Alisha Crow

June 24, 2020

Barton Community College has named 284 students to the Dean’s List for the spring 2020 semester. To qualify for this honor, students must have been enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours and maintained a grade point average of 3.5 to 3.99 on a 4.0 or "A" letter scale.

Abilene
Gail Hayes

Albert
Sheridan Ewy

Augusta
Clay Wesbrooks

Baldwin City
Betsy Parmley

Bel Aire
Cort Schwerdtfeger

June 17, 2020
Story by Joe Vinduska
Courtesy photo submitted

Barton English Instructor Michael Vick recently had an article published in “Innovation Abstracts” magazine by the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD). NISOD is a membership organization committed to promoting and celebrating excellence in teaching, learning, and leadership at community and technical colleges.

Great Bend Tribune
Published June 14, 2020

June 11, 2020
Story by Joe Vinduska

The Barton Fine and Performing Arts Department would like to invite high school seniors with an interest in, music, dance, and theatre to apply and audition for 2020-2021 Performance Awards, Major Scholarships and performance ensembles via virtual auditions.

Awards range from $250 to $1500 per year. Scholarships for majors are $2,000 and can be combined with other academic and activity awards. Students can make arrangements with the instructors listed below to submit their audition via video or set up a time to audition virtually.

June 9, 2020
Story by Ellucian staff

Amid pandemic, Barton innovates to support students and staff, providing remote experiences in the cloud