Barton Community College

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

June 9, 2020
Story by Yuchen Wang Boswell and Joe Vinduska
Courtesy photo submitted

The Barton Food Pantry received a $2,000 donation from Krista Busch and Mike Hogan of Florida through the Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts program last week.

Vice President of Student Services Angela Maddy said the donation will be very helpful and couldn’t have come at a better time.

Great Bend Tribune
Published June 7, 2020

June 3, 2020
Story by Joe Vinduska

Barton Community College has brought back the face-to-face version of its popular “Enrollment Days” sessions to prepare incoming students for the upcoming school year. Each date is currently limited to 15 students and sanitizing, and safety guidelines will be followed. Students will be given a mask if requested and are only allowed to bring one guest with them. Students can call (620) 792-9286 or visit enroll.bartonccc.edu to sign up. Students can also still sign up for a virtual session as well. The schedule is as follows:

June 3, 2020

To the Barton family,

We are met with yet another catalyst for change as real and serious as a global pandemic. The death of George Floyd and the resulting protests, which highlight our society’s systemic social injustice issues, demand our nation to denounce silence as a viable response. 

June 2, 2020
Story by Joe Vinduska

Barton Community College’s Center for Adult Education will soon begin its 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. Barton added the session to help area residents affected by the closing of the Pawnee County Learning Center, but the session is open to anyone.

June 2, 2020
Story by Joe Vinduska

The Barton Community College Department of music will offer instrumental music lessons to the community this summer from now through July 23.

Community members are invited to take lessons to learn a new instrument or enhance their abilities on an instrument they already play. Students will also have the option to perform. Lessons will be offered both in-person and virtually and instruments can be provided. A wide array of instruments is available.

Great Bend Tribune
Published May 31, 2020

May 28, 2020
Story by Joe Vinduska
Photo by Jeff Burkhead