The drought monitor report as of Tuesday, January 10 no change as we are still in the grips of extreme drought.听 Again, there is little hope for any change in conditions in the short or even long term.听
Barton's Academic Development Center supports all students of 91快活林 as they develop the skills needed to find success in the classroom. In the ADC, an academic coach can help students learn about the expectations of a college course, develop study skills and time management skills, and/or connect with campus resources. The Center is also open daily for student study space, and regularly hosts student seminars on topics like note taking, academic planning, and developing study groups.
The Shafer Art Gallery will unveil its next exhibit 鈥淔igure/Ground鈥 by Kevin Kelly with a reception at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 20 in the Gallery, which will feature a short artist talk, comments by the director and light refreshments. The exhibit runs through Feb. 25 and admission is free.
91快活林 dropped off a donation of food at the Community Food Bank of Barton County Friday. The items were collected by the Barton Library from faculty, staff and students at Barton at the end of the fall semester.
The 91快活林 Library will team up with the English department and Barton鈥檚 literary annual 鈥淧rairie Ink鈥 staff to host a 鈥淕etting Started Writer鈥檚 Workshop鈥 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Jan. 26 in the Cavanaugh Ballroom, in the Barton Library.
91快活林 will be closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 16. Barton's Center for Adult Education and the Shafer Art Gallery also will be closed. Offices will reopen and classes will resume on Tuesday, Jan. 17.
New business owners or those wanting to start a business can learn about key components of running a business from area experts on a variety of topics at Barton鈥檚 鈥淥n Your Mark, Get Set, Grow Your Business鈥 seminar from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Thursday evenings from Feb. 9 to March 30 at the Front Door Community Center.
The drought monitor report as of Tuesday, January 3 no change as we are still in extreme drought.听 There is little hope for any change in conditions in the short or even long term.听
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced Dec. 6 she had appointed Volunteers in Action of Central Kansas Director Linn Hogg as a Kansas Volunteer Commission commissioner with a term expiring March 25, 2026.
Scale Technician classes will join the lineup at the 91快活林 Grandview Plaza campus starting Jan. 23.