Eighth Annual Caregiver Education Conference Scheduled for March 15

On February 23, 2011 By

Wilson, N.C. —The eighth annual Caregiver Education Conference is scheduled for Tuesday, March 15, on the Barton College campus.

The Gerontology Program of Barton College, Alzheimers North Carolina Inc., the Upper Coastal Plain Area Agency on Aging Family Caregiver Support Program, and Joseph D. Russell, M.D., have teamed up to sponsor this significant series of [...]

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Purcell Bible Conference and Sprinkle Lectures Scheduled for March 6-8

On February 22, 2011 By

WILSON, N.C. — The 2011 E.G. Purcell, Jr., Bible Conference and the Thedford G. and Woodrow W. Sprinkle Lectures are scheduled for March 6-8 at Barton College. Dr. Loren T. Stuckenbruck, Richard Dearborn Professor of New Testament Studies at Princeton Theological Seminary, will be the guest lecturer for the Purcell Bible Conference on Sunday, March [...]

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“Contemporary Drawings” Exhibition Opens in the Barton Art Galleries on February 27

On February 22, 2011 By

WILSON, N.C. — The Barton Art Galleries is pleased to announce the opening of the “Contemporary Drawings” exhibition from the collection of Allen G. Thomas, Jr., on Sunday, Feb. 27, with a public reception from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. The exhibition, featuring Paolo Arao, Justin Francavilla, Anthony Goicolea, Zachari Logan, Rob [...]

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Barton Students Provide Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

On February 16, 2011 By

Wilson, N.C. — Accounting students in the School of Business at Barton College will be spending some evenings in the near future to provide income tax assistance and Federal and State tax return preparation for members of the Wilson area community. This tax assistance program will be held on Tuesdays, Feb. 22, March 1, March [...]

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Barton Welcomes Joanna Catherine Scott for Victor R. Small Writers Series on Feb. 22

On February 14, 2011 By

Wilson, N.C. — Barton College will welcome novelist and poet Joanna Catherine Scott for the upcoming Victor R. Small Writers Series this spring semester. The program is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 22, at 7:30 p.m., and will be held in The Sam and Marjorie Ragan Writing Center on campus. This event is open to [...]

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Barton College and Belk of Wilson Partner In Raising Awareness for Heart Health

On February 8, 2011 By

WILSON, N.C. — Educating customers about healthy hearts was the focus of a Heart Health Awareness Day at Belk of Wilson on Saturday, and partnering with Belk for the wellness education event were the Barton College School of Nursing and the Barton College Association of Nursing Students (BCANS).

From noon until 3 p.m. on [...]

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Love The Symphony Scheduled For February 14th

On January 31, 2011 By

WILSON, N.C. – Plan now to make Monday, Feb. 14, a special Valentine’s Day this year, and celebrate in gala fashion with the Barton College/Wilson Symphony Orchestra at the twentieth annual “Love the Symphony,” one of Wilson’s premier social events of the year.

“This year’s concert has more hooks than a tackle box,” said conductor [...]

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Barton Hosts The Scholastic Art Awards For Eastern/Central N.C. Region

On January 20, 2011 By

WILSON, N.C. – Barton College will welcome students from across the state to celebrate their creativity at the annual Scholastic Art Awards ceremony scheduled for Sunday, January 23.  This marks the 33rd year that Barton College has served as host and regional sponsor for the National Scholastic Art Awards for the Eastern/Central North Carolina [...]

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Barton Professor Jim Clark Releases Second Solo CD

On December 3, 2010 By

Wilson, N.C. – Jim Clark, the Elizabeth H. Jordan Professor of Southern Literature at Barton College, has released his second solo CD exploring the connection between poetry and music.  The CD, “The Service of Song,” features Clark’s musical settings of twelve poems by north Georgia “farmer-poet” Byron Herbert Reece (1917-1958).

Reece, a mountain farmer [...]

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Barton College Announces Two New Sports Programs for 2011-2012

On November 23, 2010 By

WILSON, N.C. - Barton College announces the addition of two new sports, men’s volleyball and women’s golf, that will round out a 16-sport line-up for the College’s athletics program, beginning fall 2011. The addition of these new programs is part of an overall recruitment strategy as Barton positions itself to achieve appreciable enrollment goals in the [...]

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