May 28, 2020
Story by Joe Vinduska
Photo by Jeff Burkhead
May 26, 2020
Story by Joe Vinduska
Barton employees collected donations for secondhand clothing, shoes, bedsheets and more to help those in need and are opening a 鈥淐ommunity Closet鈥 up to local nonprofit agencies and organizations to come 鈥渟hop鈥 for free items they can use to help community members. The format of a store was developed so agencies can select the items they need the most for their respective organizations.
May 26, 2020
Story by Joe Vinduska
Barton鈥檚 Information services听team is working to organize our institution with the tools and technology improvements needed to be able to serve students successfully, simplify enrollment and provide support remotely.听 This task requires some scheduled maintenance.听听Banner, Paws, and听Degreeworks will be impacted.
The following dates will be used for scheduled maintenance:
Saturday, May 30, 12:01 am 鈥 8:00 am
Saturday, June 6, 12:01 am 鈥 8:00 am
Saturday, July 11, 12:01 am 鈥 8:00 am
July 7, 2020
Story by Joe Vinduska
Barton鈥檚 Information services听team is working to organize our institution with the tools and technology improvements needed to be able to serve students successfully, simplify enrollment and provide support remotely.听 This task requires some scheduled maintenance.听听Banner, Paws, and听Degreeworks will be impacted.
The following dates will be used for scheduled maintenance:
Saturday, July 11, 2020 - midnight to 8:00 a.m.
Saturday, July 18, 2020 - midnight to 8:00 a.m.
Saturday, July 25, 2020 - midnight to noon听听
Great Bend Tribune
Published May 24, 2020
The six to ten day outlook (May 26 to 30) indicates normal temperatures and normal precipitation for our area.听 Looking out eight to fourteen days (May 28 to June 9) indicates normal precipitation and temperatures here.听 The drought monitor remains largely unchanged as of this past Tuesday.
May 19, 2020
Story by Joe Vinduska
Barton will be closed Monday, May 25 for Memorial Day.听
The college is now on summer hours. Office hours are 7:30 a.m. 鈥 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday.听 The college will be closed on Fridays through July 31.
Great Bend Tribune
Published May 17, 2020
May 13, 2020
Story by Joe Vinduska
Barton has created new class formats in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure that students can have an uninterrupted educational experience regardless of the status of the pandemic. 911爆料 plans to continue offering these various options for the fall semester as well if needed.
Barton is now offering the following formats:
LiveOnline 鈥 scheduled meeting time; all students participating via Zoom.
May 8, 2020
Story by Joe Vinduska
Joanna Lockwood and Tana Yellowwolf of Hoisington were named 911爆料鈥檚 2020 Outstanding Graduates. Dean of Student Services Angie Maddy recognized them as part of 911爆料鈥檚 virtual commencement on Friday.
Joanna Lockwood
May 8, 2020
Story by Joe Vinduska
Courtesy photos submitted
Five 911爆料 instructors earned the Distinguished Instructor Award for the 2019-2020听school year for their efforts in the classroom.
The winners are:
Emily Cowles听鈥 BARTonline
Gil Cloud听鈥 Fort Riley Campus