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March 8, 2019
Story by Brandon Steinert

Barton Community College will present a Vocal Masterclass on Saturday, March 23rd, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Dorothy Moses Morrison Chapel.

Clinicians from the contemporary ensemble, The Meadowlark Project, from the University of Kansas will serve as the master teachers beginning at 2 p.m., followed by their own performance of “Sounds of the Plains” at 7 p.m. in the Chapel, located in the Fine Arts building. 

March 5, 2018
Story and photo by Brandon Steinert

The cost of education is more often than not a barrier to people hoping to improve their lives and advance their families’ situations. The Barton Community College Foundation makes it a point to help students transcend this barrier, and one of its biggest annual fundraising efforts is the Academic Enrichment Fund (AEF) Campaign, held throughout the month of March.

March 4, 2019
Story by  Brandon Steinert

Barton Community College will have no classes during its spring break from March 11-15. Barton’s offices will remain open through March 13, but will be closed March 14 and 15.

The college’s regular class schedule and business hours will resume Monday, March 18.

March 1, 2019
Story and portrait by Brandon Steinert

Ana Cristina Potoret, a native of Germany, recently earned her US Citizenship in the summer of 2018. She’ll tell you how much she loves Fort Leavenworth, the state of Kansas and the United States.

She has visited 38 countries has lived in Hungary, Romania and Germany.

Kansas, she says, is her home. But she wasn’t always so sure.

February 28, 2019
Story by Brandon Steinert

Barton Community College will offer a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) refresher course 8 a.m.-5 p.m. March 11-12 in the Adult Healthcare Lab, T-119.

This 15 contact-hour course is approved by the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) for a Kansas CNA who has gone inactive and wishes to reactive their credential. It is a state requirement to pass a refresher course to reactivate CNA credentials.

February 27, 2019
Story by Dave Barnes & Brandon Steinert

The Shafer Art Gallery’s latest exhibit is “Biodiversity in the Art of Carel Pieter Brest van Kempen,” produced by David J. Wagner, L.L.C. It is the latest installment of The CUNA Mutual Retirement Solutions Art and Science Encounter Series. The exhibit is scheduled for March 1 through April 18, with a public reception to kick off the exhibit at 6:30 p.m. Friday, March 8.

February 22, 2019
Story and photo by Brandon Steinert

Barton Community College will offer transitioning Fort Riley Soldiers, Veterans and family members with DOD ID cards, a grant-funded two-week certificate program at no cost to participants.

The Hazardous Waste Worker Training (HWWT) program gives Soldiers credentials to help them find work after their tenure in the US Army ends. The next course is set from March 18-29 at 100 Continental Ave, Grandview Plaza, which is just north of I-70 at exit 299.