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February 25, 2015
Story and Photo by Joe Vinduska

SWAG�ϼ� Natural Gas Student, 29 year old James Mayes, is knee-deep in his coursework to become a member of the Natural Gas industry, but he has always had the desire to be on stage. He found a way to do both and is a cast-member for the upcoming SWAG�ϼ� Theatre Spring Musical “Godspell.”�� The musical is at 7:30 p.m. March 5, 6, 7 and at 2 p.m. March 8.

Mayes performed in a “Christmas Carol” as Bob Cratchit this fall and had experience in theater in high school.��

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February 25, 2015
Story by Joe Vinduska
Courtesy Photo submitted

The Shafer Art Gallery will host an opening reception for the “Harnessing Consciousness: Joel T. Dugan” exhibit from 6-8 p.m. Friday, March 6.�� The reception will be preceded by a live painting demonstration from 2-4 p.m. presented by Dugan, which will focus on the process of portrait work.

Shafer Art Gallery Director Dave Barnes said the narratives in Dugan’s work evoke the imagination.

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February 18, 2015
Story by Joe Vinduska

SWAG�ϼ�’s Silver Cougar Club will offer a continuation course on Google Drive from 1-4 p.m. Wednesdays, March 4 – April 8, at the Center for Adult Education, 1025 Main St. in Great Bend.�� The first course is not required to enroll in this course.

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CTE Month 2015: This feature is the third of four stories to be released by SWAG�ϼ� in February in celebration of Career Technical Education (CTE) Month.

(From left) Kimberly Dutill, Julie Henderson, Branson Hoffman, SWAG�ϼ� President Dr. Carl Heilman, Selina Beydili, Kami Maxwell and Sina Carwell pose for a photo after the awards banquet at the Topeka Ramada Inn Convention Center on Thursday.�� PTK All-Kansas Academic Team honorees earned medals and certificates to commemorate their achievement.
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February 16, 2015
Story and photo by Joe Vinduska

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CTE Month 2015: This feature is the second of four stories to be released by SWAG�ϼ� in February in celebration of Career Technical Education (CTE) Month.

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February 10, 2015
Story by Joe Vinduska

SWAG�ϼ� in Great Bend, Kan., has named 225 students to the President’s List for the fall 2014 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
Casity Dozler
Brandon Green

Albert
Coryell Deege

Buhler
Jordan Stiles

Bushton
Ty Heitschmidt

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February 10, 2015
Story by Joe Vinduska

SWAG�ϼ� in Great Bend, Kan., has named 261 students to the Dean’s List for the fall 2014 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
Trevor McKee

Alden
James Yohn

Andale
Taylor Bugner

Basehor
Chellcy Miller

February 9, 2015
Story by Brandon Steinert

Two candidates have been identified for the opening of the SWAG�ϼ� Executive Director of Institutional Advancement, which oversees the SWAG�ϼ� Foundation.

Lindsey Bogner of Hoisington and Steve Webster of Great Bend will be introduced to the SWAG�ϼ� employees and the public at two upcoming forums.

Bogner’s forum is scheduled for 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., Feb. 17.

Webster’s forum is scheduled for 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., Feb. 19.

February 6, 2015
Story by Brandon Steinert

SWAG�ϼ�’s relationship with the US Army is as long as it is strong, celebrating more than 30 years of “serving those who serve.”

SWAG�ϼ� is once again officially recognized as a top “military friendly” school for 2015, as designated by Military Advanced Education, a publication highlighting education opportunities at installations across the country and beyond. SWAG�ϼ� is featured as a Top School in the 2015 edition of the MAE Guide to Colleges and Universities.