“Take Back The Night” Scheduled at Barton College on Tuesday, Oct. 4

On September 26, 2011 By

WILSON, N.C. — Members of the Wilson community are invited to join Barton College’s faculty, staff, and students for “Take Back The Night: Shatter the Silence, Stop the Violence,” scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 4. Co-sponsored by Barton College Student Health Services and the Wesley Shelter of Wilson, “Take Back The Night” is an annual program [...]

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“Marginalia, Mischief, and the Ornamented Book” to be held at Barton on Sept. 18

On September 5, 2011 By

WILSON, N.C. — “Marginalia, Mischief, and the Ornamented Book” is the theme for the Barton College Friends of Visual Arts’ fall lecture planned for Sunday, Sept. 18, from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. The afternoon event will begin with a reception at 3:30 p.m. in the Barton Art Galleries in Case Art Building, followed [...]

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Shelby Stephenson Scheduled for Boone Southern Authors Series on Sept. 14

On September 5, 2011 By

WILSON, N.C. — Barton College will welcome poet Shelby Stephenson as the featured speaker for the annual Joyce T. Boone Southern Authors Series. The lecture will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 14, in The Sam and Marjorie Ragan Writing Center at 7:30 p.m. The program is open to the public at no charge, and [...]

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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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Il Libro: The Art of the Book Exhibition Opens On August 22

On August 29, 2011 By

WILSON, N.C. – The Barton Art Galleries is pleased to announce the opening of the “Il Libro: The Art of the Book” exhibition on Monday, Aug. 22, with a public reception on Sunday, Aug. 28, from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. in Case Art Building on the Barton College campus in Wilson. The exhibition [...]

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Terrence L. Grimes to Speak at Barton’s Master of Education Commencement Exercises

On August 9, 2011 By

WILSON, N.C. —Dr. Terrence L. Grimes will be the featured speaker at the inaugural Master of Education commencement exercises of Barton College scheduled for Friday evening, Aug. 12, at 7 p.m. in Hardy Alumni Hall. Dr. Norval C. Kneten will preside over the commencement program as president of Barton College. Dr. Jackie Ennis, dean [...]

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Barton College’s 109th Commencement Exercises Scheduled for Sunday, May 22, at 1:30 p.m.

On May 20, 2011 By

WILSON, N.C. — Daniel J. Gerlach, president of the Golden LEAF Foundation, will be the featured speaker at the 109th annual commencement exercises of Barton College scheduled for Sunday, May 22, on center campus at 1:30 p.m. Wilson Gymnasium is the rain site. Dr. Norval C. Kneten will preside over his eighth commencement program as [...]

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Author Steve Berry to Begin National Book Tour at Barton College

On May 16, 2011 By

WILSON, N.C. — Barton College and the Friends of Hackney Library are pleased to welcome bestselling author Steve Berry to campus for his first stop on a national book tour to promote “The Jefferson Key” (published by Ballantine Books, May 2011), the latest novel in his series of thrillers featuring protagonist Cotton Malone.

Berry will [...]

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Sigma Beta Delta Inducts 25 Charter Members on Barton College Campus

On May 16, 2011 By

WILSON, N.C. — Barton College’s newly established Sigma Beta Delta, International Honor Society in Business, Management, and Administration, recently held its inaugural induction ceremony. Conducting the ceremony for charter members of the Barton College chapter was Dr. James H. Bearden, former dean of the School of Business at East Carolina University and currently [...]

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“The Sound of Poets Cooking” and “Fleur-de-Lisa” to be featured at Barton on April 23rd

On April 15, 2011 By

WILSON, N.C. — On Saturday, April 23, The Sam and Marjorie Ragan Writing Center on the campus of Barton College will host a poetry reading, followed by a concert by the female vocal harmony quartet Fleur-de-Lisa. The program will begin at 2 p.m. Following the reading and musical performance, a free poetry workshop will be offered [...]

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