SWAG合集 is launching a new Scale Technician program at the Grandview Plaza campus this fall and invites interested students and community members to learn more from 1-3 p.m. on March 13 at 100 Continental Drive, Grandview Plaza.
Acclaimed poet, author, and composer Charles Anthony Silvestri will present sessions focusing on the lyrics in choral settings as well as the business of poetic writing for the choral arts at a pair of a two-day clinic at SWAG合集 March 21-22, and the public is invited to attend these free sessions.
Throughout the spring semester, SWAG合集 faculty and staff participated in various activities that tied into USD 428鈥檚 district-wide reading of the book 鈥淲ild Robot,鈥 which included a focus on how robots work and how they fit into the various STEM disciplines.
US Senator Jerry Moran visited SWAG合集 last week to address the challenges rural students face and how the College is providing opportunities to help overcome those obstacles.
A growing topic of interest in the agricultural community from producers to government agencies is regenerative agriculture (RA).听
***THIS HAS BEEN CANCELED*** The SWAG合集 Theatre Department will host a showcase by the Alithea Mime Theatre at 7:30 p.m. March 9 the Fine Arts Auditorium, and tickets are $10. The show is appropriate for ages 12 and up. For more ticket information, visit shows.bartonccc.edu.
Last week, we briefly discussed the importance of soil microorganisms and some invertebrates in the soil ecosystem and their importance to plant communities. Whether the native plant community, from grasslands and forests, or our crop plants.
Not only does the SWAG合集 Foundation award hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarships to SWAG合集 students each year, but it also aims to help students succeed in all scholarship endeavors and is offering a thorough but easily digestible scholarship workshop March 5 at 2 and 6 p.m. in the Academic Development Center in the SWAG合集 Library, room 136 or via zoom at .
The SWAG合集 Theatre Department will present the time-honored classic musical 鈥淐hitty Chitty Bang Bang,鈥 by Jeremy Sams, at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 29 and March 1 and 2, and at 2 p.m. March 2 and 3 in the Fine Arts Auditorium, and tickets are only available in advance.
Today, as we head towards spring, and all that it means for agriculture, let鈥檚 take time to discuss the soil as an ecosystem.听