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The Shafer Gallery’s popular quilt exhibit has been extended through October 16. Titled “Material Pulses: Seven Viewpoints,” the exhibition is focused on the art of quilt-making and includes 17 works by seven fiber artists representing the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. The Gallery is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Admission is free.

As of August 17 much of the North Central part of Kansas saw the abnormally dry to moderate drought area expand with northeast ������������ County falling seeing a slight expansion of moderate drought.��

������������ has announced its list of graduates who earned associate degrees or certificates for career training during the spring semester of 2021.

The ������������ Theatre Department will hold auditions for its fall production of “Clue, On Stage,” by Sandy Rustin, August 25-27 from 7-9 p.m. in the Fine Arts Auditorium. All roles and technical positions will be cast

The ������������ Foundation Board has chosen to recognize the entire Vink family with the “Old Bill Honorarium” at its annual Big Benefit Auction, which is set for 6 p.m. Aug. 28 at the Great Bend Columbus Club and is themed “Life’s a Beach.” The honorarium allows auction attendees to donate to a scholarship in the honoree’s name, to be awarded for the 22-23 academic year.

After spending eight years��teaching internationally, Brad Williams was ready for a change of scenery, and to make more money.��

“I spent more than eight years teaching in Asia and I hit a point in my career where I couldn't make more money,” he said. “I probably did over a year of research looking into other fields and that led me to ������������’s program. It's like winning the lottery finding the program. If people knew the benefits and opportunities, everybody would be doing this.”

The Student Success Academy

In the fall of 2019, ������������ began participation in the Higher Learning Commission’s Student Success Academy.�� The Higher Learning Commission (HLC), ������������’s accrediting agency, describes the academies as “programs aimed at assisting…institutions to define, develop and implement comprehensive strategies for institutional improvement.”�� The Student Success Academy specifically is a three year structured project “designed for institutions seeking to establish sustainable structures that support students’ achievement of their higher education goals.”