The SWAG合集 Library will hold an art contest beginning April 10 to determine the artwork for ten Cohen Center for Kansas History (CCKH) trivia pamphlets.听 Submissions must be done in pencil or colored pencil and must be received by April 23.听 Contest is open to all students, SWAG合集 employees, and community members.听 Multiple entries are accepted.听
The SWAG合集 Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 8 in the Shafer Art Gallery.
The 24-piece orchestra is comprised of high school, college and adult members of the SWAG合集 and Pawnee county area.听 The string orchestra will be playing selections by Haydn, Bach and Beethoven.听 The strings will be joined by the woodwinds and percussions sections for the first movement of the Haydn 鈥淟ondon鈥澨齋ymphony and a new composition, 鈥淲arrior Legacy.鈥
The concert will also feature the Great Bend High School String Quartet.
SWAG合集 History Instructor Linda McCaffery will present 鈥淢ary Elizabeth Lease: Why I am a Populist,鈥 at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 10 in the Library.听 Catered refreshments will be served.
鈥淚 will portray Mary Elizabeth Lease (Wichita) campaigning for presidential candidate, James Weaver, of the Populist Party,鈥 McCaffery said of her presentation.听 鈥淲hat is extraordinary is that women in 1892 could not vote and were not involved in politics.听 She even spoke at the national convention in Omaha.鈥澨
March 25, 2014
Story by Joe Vinduska
Up and coming thespians can hone their craft this summer by attending 鈥淏roadway @ SWAG合集,鈥 a residential summer high school musical theatre program from June 15-27.
March 18, 2014
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Photo by Brandon Steinert
The SWAG合集 Foundation will host its Seventh Annual Clay Shoot from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 4 at Camp Aldrich, 884 NE 110 Ave. in Claflin.听 It is sponsored by Mossberg Sanitation Inc., Innovative Livestock Services, Murphy Family Enterprises, Hammeke Electric, Inc., Great Plains Inspection and Smith Supply, LLC.
March 13, 2014
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SWAG合集 will officially show off its newly remodeled Fine Arts Auditorium and foyer area by hosting an open house event from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, March 27.
The event will feature live performances from SWAG合集 students and comments from SWAG合集 administrators.听 There will also be a ribbon cutting ceremony hosted by the Great Bend Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development.听 Attendees will have the opportunity to tour all areas of the remodeled facility including the stage and backstage areas.
March 11, 2014
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Area residents will have a chance to get up close and personal with some of the finest artwork in the state听
at the Shafer Art Gallery鈥檚 鈥淪moky Hills Public Television Signature Auction Preview Exhibit,鈥 opening reception Sunday, from 1-3 p.m. at SWAG合集.
March 7, 2014
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SWAG合集 has announced its list of graduates who earned associate degrees and those who earned certificates for career training during the fall semester of the 2013 academic year.
Abilene听
Casity Dozler, A.S.听
Alton听
Anthony Johnston, A.A.S.
March 5, 2014
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Submitted Photo
The SWAG合集 Foundation kicked off its Annual Academic Enrichment Fund Campaign titled 鈥淪lide Rules to Smartphones鈥 on March 1.听 Longtime supporter and former employee of the college Paul Maneth will serve as the chairman for the month-long fundraising drive.
March 4, 2014
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SWAG合集 and Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina have started a partnership by听signing a transfer agreement Tuesday on the SWAG合集 County campus. 听
The agreement is designed to make transferring to KWU seamless for SWAG合集 students.听 The agreement guarantees students who graduate from SWAG合集 with an associate of arts or science degree and a 2.0 GPA or higher admission to KWU as a junior.