Barton Community College

October 16, 2019
Story by Joe Vinduska

It is important for people to protect themselves from online threats and Barton is offering three Cyber Security Awareness presentations at no cost to provide tips on what to do, what not to do and how to recognize malicious online content. The sessions are from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Building in room F-30. The sessions are as follows; Oct. 24 is for the general public, Oct. 28 is for Spanish speakers and Oct. 29 is for business owners.

October 15, 2019
Story by Joe Vinduska

Barton Student Services will lead a campus-wide celebration nurturing positive mental health, depression awareness and suicide prevention from October 21-25. The featured event is a presentation at 6 p.m., Oct. 24 in the Fine Arts Auditorium by Michele Hansen (LPC, LMAC) and Jim Yoder (Wichita Support Group Facilitator). A suicide loss tribute performance by the Barton Dance Team will precede the presentation.

October 15, 2019
Story by Joe Vinduska

Editors of Barton Community College’s literary journal “Prairie Ink” invite the public to a launch party for the publication’s tenth issue from noon to 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1 in the Cavanaugh Room, in the Learning Resource Center, L116.

The come-and-go social event will include refreshments and live readings from some of the published authors.

The “Prairie Ink” is intended as a venue for local authors to showcase their creative writing talents.

October 14, 2019
Story by Joe Vinduska

Barton Community College will host a blood drive from 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25 in the Technical Building in room T-186, the Case New Holland Training area. Free “I am Humankind” t-shirts will be given to all donors while supplies last.

Great Bend Tribune
Published October 5, 2019

October 3, 2019
Story and photo by Brandon Steinert

October 2, 2019
Story by Joe Vinduska
Photo by Brandon Steinert

The Barton Visual and Performing Arts Department will host its annual Sneak Preview Concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, October 10 in the Fine Arts Auditorium. Admission is free and open to the public.

The event will feature performances by the Hilltop Singers, Concert Choir, Jazz Ensemble, Prairie Winds Concert Band and Barton Dance Theatre to give the community a peek into what each talented group has in store.

September 30, 2019
Story and photo courtesy of the United States Air Force

The United States Air Force Academy Band’s “Falconaires” jazz ensemble from Colorado Springs will perform a free concert at 7 p.m., Oct. 12 in the Fine Arts Auditorium.

September 24, 2019

Barton Community College has announced its list of graduates who earned associate degrees or certificates for career training during the summer semester of 2019.

Bushton
Rosa Vasquez, Pharmacy Technician Certificate

Clay Center
Esther Varner, A.S.

Ellsworth
Tony Hunt, A.G.S.
Momodou Jallow, A.G.S.
David Marcus, A.G.S.