Scott Cruikshank to be Featured Speaker at Barton College’s 110th Opening Convocation

On August 29, 2011 By

WILSON, N.C. — Barton College is pleased to announce Scott C. Cruikshank, class of 1995, as the featured speaker for the 110th Opening Convocation.  The annual campus event is scheduled for Tuesday, August 30, at 11 a.m. in Howard Chapel.

Cruikshank serves as vice president of Alliances for the Americas for Dimension Data, a specialist IT [...]

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109th Commencement Exercises Held Sunday at Barton

On May 22, 2011 By

WILSON, N.C. — The sun shone brightly on the Barton College community as they celebrated Commencement on Sunday, May 22.

(Commencement Photo Album)

Some 235 seniors participated in the 109th annual commencement exercises. Dr. Norval C. Kneten presided over his eighth commencement program as president of Barton College. Dr. Terrence L. Grimes, vice president [...]

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Barton College Gospel Choir Featured on WRAL’s Spiritual Awakening Gospel Music Program – May 8

On May 2, 2011 By

WILSON, N.C. — The success of Barton’s students is celebrated through stories, testimonials, and now, even song. The Barton College Gospel Choir will be featured on WRAL-TV’s Spiritual Awakening gospel music program on Sunday morning, May 8, at 6 a.m., and during an encore performance on WRAL’s sister station, WRAZ Fox 50, at 8 a.m.

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Lange’s “Cartograph” and Ragland’s “Apropos” Open Nov. 14 at Barton Art Galleries

On November 5, 2010 By

WILSON, N.C. – Two new exhibitions, Gérard Lange: “Cartograph” and Jared Ragland: “Apropos,” will open in the Barton Art Galleries with a reception on Sunday, Nov. 14, from 2 to 4 p.m. Artists Gérard Lange and Jared Ragland will be present for the opening and provide artists’ talks at 3 p.m. This event is open [...]

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Barton Hosts Poetry Workshop Featuring Bill Griffin On Oct. 30

On October 26, 2010 By

Barton College is pleased to host the North Carolina Poetry Society’s Down East Fall Workshop on Oct. 30 in the Sam and Marjorie Ragan Writing Center. Titled “Poet Naturalist/Naturalist Poet,” the workshop features poet and naturalist Bill Griffin.

The event runs from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. with registration lasting from 9 a.m. until 9:30 [...]

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Barton Hall of Fame Induction Set for Oct. 22

On October 14, 2010 By

Five new members will be inducted into the Barton College Athletic Hall of Fame during ceremonies on the campus Friday night, Oct. 22.

The 29th induction ceremony will begin with a 7:15 reception in the Robert L. Dunn, Sr. Bulldog Club room inside Wilson Gymnasium and the banquet will be held in the adjacent Kennedy Recreation and Intramural [...]

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Phase I of Barton’s Bulldog Club Room Nears Completion; Phase II Fundraising Underway

On October 13, 2010 By

WILSON, N.C. - Barton Bulldog Club members have a surprise in store this upcoming basketball season. The Bulldog Club Room, located in Wilson Gymnasium, has been under renovation during the last few months, and Phase I of the renovation project is nearing completion. The renovated Bulldog Club Room will be named the Robert L. Dunn, Sr., [...]

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“Tell Me On A Sunday” Will Feature Broadway Star Lauren Kennedy

On August 30, 2010 By

By Lisa Boykin Batts (Class of 1984) The Wilson Times

(August 19,2010)

Lauren Kennedy returns to the theater that bears her name, this time as performer.

The Broadway actress will be featured in the one-woman show, “Tell Me On A Sunday,” running Sept. 2-5 at the Lauren Kennedy and Alan Campbell Theatre at Barton [...]

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WRAL’s Phyllis Parish Howard: Featured Speaker at Barton’s 109th Opening Convocation

On August 24, 2010 By

WILSON, N.C. - Barton College is pleased to announce Phyllis R. Parish Howard, as the featured speaker for the 109th Opening Convocation.  The annual campus event is scheduled for Tuesday, August 31, at 11 a.m. in Howard Chapel.

Parish Howard is Director of Local Production for WRAL-TV, a CBS affiliate and division of Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc. [...]

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Dr. Susan Bane To Be Featured Speaker at Barton College’s 108th Opening Convocation

On August 31, 2009 By

WILSON, N.C. – Barton College is pleased to announce Susan Maxwell Bane, M.D., Ph.D., as the featured speaker for the 108th Opening Convocation.  The annual campus event is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 1 at 11 a.m. in Howard Chapel.

Dr. Bane practices Obstetrics and Gynecology at Greenville Obstetrics and Gynecology, a Division of Physicians East, [...]

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