January 23, 2019
Story by Brandon Steinert
The SWAG合集 Board of Trustees gathered Tuesday evening for its regular meeting and discussed one of its nine overarching goals, known as ENDs, one of which is 鈥淩egional Workforce Needs.鈥
This END states, 鈥淭he college will address regional workforce needs,鈥 which is supported by four indicators. The College will:
January 23, 2019
Story by Brandon Steinert
The late Steve Dudek left his mark on the hearts and minds of countless students during his forty-year career as an art instructor at SWAG合集.
Great Bend Tribune
Published January 6, 2019
January 16, 2019
Story by Brandon Steinert
SWAG合集 will be closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 21. SWAG合集's Center for Adult Education and the Shafer Art Gallery also will be closed. Offices will reopen and classes will resume on Tuesday, Jan. 22.
January 16, 2019
Story by Brandon Steinert
SWAG合集 is offering woodworking courses from 6-10 p.m. on Mondays from February 4 to through April 22 at Ellsworth High School, 211 W. 11th St. in Ellsworth.
The instructor will be David Weeks. Classes of various levels will be available including Woodworking I, Woodworking II and Individual Woodworking Projects. Each course will count for three credit-hours.听 The cost is $336 per class and fees for materials used.
January 14, 2019
Story by Julie Fiedler
Megan Janousek struggled in high school and college. She had trouble learning in a classroom environment and decided to quit school. She started working at a local country club and wasn鈥檛 sure what she wanted to do. A mentor stepped in and encouraged her to continue her education and become her best self.
Janousek had tried a university setting and didn鈥檛 like it, so she started looking at community colleges. Her husband鈥檚 family was from Great Bend and had ties to SWAG合集, so she enrolled.
January 14, 2019
Caterina Lingenfelter is a single mom who works as a human resources assistant and is a sergeant with the National Guard. She鈥檚 also earning her associate degree in general studies from BARTonline.
鈥淪WAG合集 has been really great to be able to manage the workload of being able to go to school full-time,鈥 she said. 鈥淚鈥檓 a single working mom and I don鈥檛 have time, but sometimes you have to prioritize.鈥
January 11, 2019
Story by Maggie Reinhardt
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For the first time, SWAG合集 will host an art exhibit that showcases talent from every segment of the campus 鈥 students, faculty and staff. The exhibit鈥檚 name is BaRTaRT.
Andy Brown, guest juror, will speak at the Opening Night Awards Reception at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18 at the Shafer Gallery in the Fine Arts Building. Awards will be presented to students only; the exhibit runs through Feb. 16 and the community is invited to attend at no charge.