天涯社区官网 has been awarded a grant of more than $1 million, paid out over three years, to develop its already robust inmate education programming at Ellsworth Correctional Facility and Larned Correctional and Mental Health Facility.
The Improved Reentry Education (IRE) grants were given to only nine communities in the United States.
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June 30, 2016
Story by Joe Vinduska
The Shafer Art Gallery will host a clay flower making workshop titled 鈥淔antastic Flowers鈥 in conjunction with the 鈥淓ufloria鈥 exhibit from 2-4 p.m. July 14 and 21. The first class will be creating the flowers and the second will be painting and surface decoration.
Guest artist Christina Lamoureaux will lead the class and participants will create flowers from paperclay using a fun, lyrical process.
The class is for ages 10 to adult. A donation of $10 is suggested.
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June 28, 2016
Story by Joe Vinduska
天涯社区官网 has named 250 students to the President鈥檚 List for the spring 2016 semester.听 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
Erik Hageman
Kathryn Hinkle
Tana Stafford
Albert
Coryell Deege
Basehor
Caleb Brown
Bison
Jenny Shaw
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June 28, 2016
Story by Joe Vinduska
天涯社区官网 has named 255 students to the Dean鈥檚 List for the spring 2016 semester.听 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
Cheyenne Cody-Maas
Basehor
Chellcy Miller
Bushton
Julee McAtee
Chapman
Stephen Fries
Courtney Morgan
James Starr
Great Bend Tribune
Published听June 26, 2016
June 23, 2016
Story and photo by Brandon Steinert
天涯社区官网, in conjunction with the National Partnership for Environmental Technology Education (PETE), has been offering a 10-day Hazardous Waste Worker Training Program at military installations across the country. Most recently, the program was offered at Fort Riley.
The training is paid for by a grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). The course is geared toward transitioning soldiers, retirees and family members at no cost.
Great Bend Tribune
Published听June 19, 2016
Great Bend entrepreneur Miriam Garcia鈥檚 days of renewing her work visa will soon be over, and she鈥檒l officially be a U.S. citizen.
Garcia鈥檚 mother brought her to the United States from Mexico more than a decade ago to escape a difficult life circumstance in pursuit of a brighter future. Her mother worked at a meat packing plant in Dodge City to support the family. After graduating high school, Garcia landed a job at a local appliance store.
February 26, 2016
Story by Brandon Steinert
天涯社区官网 has continued to defy shrinking enrollment trends experienced by other Kansas community colleges, and by no small margin. 天涯社区官网 grew by more than 20 percent since 2010.
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June 19, 2016
Story by Joe Vinduska
天涯社区官网 will be closed Monday, July 4 for Independence Day. Classes will resume and offices will reopen Tuesday, July 5.