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• Malin marimba finds home at SCCC/ATS

  By Rachel Coleman on June 8, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  The rosewood marimba, with its gleaming brass pipes, came to southwest Kansas 70 years ago on the train from Chicago, and stopped in Kismet. That’s where Beverly Malin’s father purchased it for his daughter. “My daddy bought it for me… Read More ›

• SCCC/ATS listed among ‘Most Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges’

  By Rachel Coleman on June 2, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Seward County Community College/Area Technical School has landed a spot on the list of the “Most Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges 2015,” from The Center for Higher Education Enterprise (CHEE). The study was conducted as part of a… Read More ›

• Star Trek meets Shakespeare in spring musical

  By Rachel Coleman on April 23, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  The SCCC/ATS spring musical “Return to the Forbidden Planet” entertained audiences April 23, 24, and 25, 2015, in the Showcase Theatre with a mixture of Shakespeare and classic rock ’n’ roll. “Put Shakespeare and Star Trek together and you could… Read More ›

• Crusader staff earns 32 awards at Kansas Collegiate Media conference

  By Rachel Coleman on April 20, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Crusader staff members combined for 32 individual and overall awards, including bronze medals for both the newspaper and CrusaderNews.com website, at the Kansas Collegiate Media 2015 conference in Wichita. In addition, Crusader editor Maria Lara was recognized as second runner-up… Read More ›

• Conference fuels happy factor for admin assistants

  By Rachel Coleman on April 15, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  The phone rings just as your supervisor asks about a mailing you were scheduled to send out … yesterday. Your email “in” box is overflowing. The client who just left said, “Have a nice day,” and you feel just a… Read More ›

• Sharps donate to remodel SCCC/ATS Development office

  By Rachel Coleman on April 1, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  The Seward County Community College/Area Technical School Development office moved into new offices recently, thanks to a donation by longtime supporters Gene and Jo Ann Sharp of Liberal. The office suite houses the SCCC/ATS Foundation and the Office of Institutional… Read More ›

• Scholars shine at All-Kansas Academic Team awards in Topeka

  By Rachel Coleman on February 24, 2015 • ( 0 )

  On a brilliant, frozen morning in February, Jake Jimenez and Casie Yowell set off for school – at the Kansas state capitol. This was no ordinary day of classes for the two Seward County Community College/Area Technical School students. They’d… Read More ›

• Surgical Technology lab replicates reality

  By Rachel Coleman on January 22, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  When Bridgette Horner backed her vehicle up to the east entrance of the Surgical Technology Lab at Seward County Community College/Area Technical School, she’d arrived to dispose of usable expired supplies from Morton County Health System in Elkhart. That’s not… Read More ›

• In sun or snow, they play tennis

  By Rachel Coleman on January 22, 2015 • ( 0 )

  Snow and ice covered the tennis courts at Seward County Community College/Area Technical School during the month of December 2014. Halfway across the world, two Saints athletes hit the tennis court to play in the sunshine at the African Union… Read More ›

• College business instructor attends UN Commission on Women

  By Rachel Coleman on January 14, 2015 • ( 0 )

  Most days, Seward County Community College business instructor Lisa Kennedy keeps her focus local and personal. During the spring of 2015, however, the professional who teaches students to be professionals traveled far from home to New York City. She attended… Read More ›