2007 Barton Basketball Finish Ranked No. 2 All-time!

In the NCAA's Champion magazine, Barton College's fantastic comeback from seven points down with 45 seconds left in the 2007 NCAA D-II Men's Basketball final was ranked as the No. 2 most dramatic finish in the history of NCAA championships in all sports!

Led by senior All-America point guard Anthony Atkinson, who scored all 10 Bulldog points in the last 39 seconds — including a buzzer-beating layup after a Bobby Buffaloe steal — Barton rallied to beat defending NCAA champ Winona State 77-75. The No. 1-ranked Warriors were riding an NCAA record 57-game win streak and were unbeaten.... more >>

Fall Soccer Schedule Released

Men’s soccer coach Matt Akins is optimistic as he heads into his second season for the Bulldogs: “The youthful 2008-2009 team hopes to build a strong line of success from its core values of discipline and excellence on and off the field.  The internal competition is going to be extremely high next fall which is going to make for a very spirited and exciting season for Barton College Men’s Soccer.”

Women's Soccer Schedule

Coach Michael Michalakis’ first season as coach of the Women’s Soccer Team ended with a record of 7-2-2, which placed the Lady Bulldogs 3rd in Conference Carolinas. With a very strong group of experienced players returning to the team this fall and given that Coach Michalakis will have a talented recruiting class joining the program, the fall season should be a successful one for the Lady Bulldogs Soccer Team!

Women's Volleyball Schedule

The Bulldog volleyball team is looking forward to an exciting season this fall. The young team will have nine returning players along with several new faces who will be competitive within the upper half of the Conference Carolinas this season.

For more sports news and schedules, visit the Bulldogs' webpage at http://www.barton.edu/athletics/.

106^TH Commencement Exercises Held at Barton

WILSON, N.C. - Blue skies and a warm breeze welcomed the families of 220 graduating seniors at Barton College’s 106th commencement exercises on Sunday, May 18. Dr. Norval C. Kneten presided over his fifth commencement program as president of Barton College. Dr. Terren... more >>

Barton College Students Among Phi Beta Lambda State Winners

Wilson, N.C. - Barton College's Dawn Montoya, a junior from Wilson, was elected State President at the North Carolina Phi Beta Lambda 54th Annual State Leadership Conference held last weekend in Raleigh. Paola Marte, a junior from the Dominican Republic, received first-place honors in Finan... more >>

Broadway Stars Break Ground for Black Box

Wilson, N.C. - Broadway stars Lauren Kennedy and Alan Campbell joined with campus and community dignitaries on April 24, to break ground for the new Lauren Kennedy and Alan Campbell Theatre.

Granting more than just their names to the theatre, the husband and wife team hope to use their New York connections to bring fellow Broadway stars to Barton to enrich our students' educational expe... more >>

Friends of Hackney Library Announce Faculty Award Recipient

At its spring dinner, the Friends of Hackney Library named Dr. Kathy James, Chair of the Department of English and Modern Languages, as the inaugural recipient of the Friends of Hackney Library Harlow Head Award.

The Friends of Hackney Library Harlow Head Faculty Award was established at the end of the academic year 2007 to recognize the contributions of Dr. Harlow Z. Head, retiring Professor of Geography and Chair of the Department of History and Social Sciences.

The award will be presented annually to a faculty member who is nominated by the library staff and voted on by the Board of Directors for the Friends of Hackney Library. Recipients of the award will receive $100 to purchase items of his or her choice to add to the library’s collections.

News from the School of Nursing

During spring break in March 2008, Associate Professor of Nursing Carol Ruwe and seven nursing students traveled to Costa Rica for NTR 003 - Costa Rica: Food and Culture. During this eight-day travel course, the group explored various regions of Costa Rica experiencing regional and cultural differences within the country. While there, the students visited a local clinic to complete the final phase of a project initiated by the Barton College Association of Nursing Students (BCANS). BCANS raised money earlier in the year to purchase a DVD player and a childbirth education DVD for a local clinic outside of Grecia, Costa Rica. Because of a lack of resources, the clinic had been forced to discontinue childbirth education classes over the past months. The Barton group delivered the DVD player and DVD to the clinic, and childbirth education classes are set to resume. Special thanks to BCANS and Carol Ruwe for meeting a very important community need.

2009: A Japan Odyssey

Sign up for the J-Term course, 2009: A Japan Odyssey. Travel application is open through the end of September 2008, at which time full payment will be due. For details, contact Dr. Michael Fukuchi at 399-6452 or by e-mail at mfukuchi@barton.edu.

October 2: Gordon Street Christian Church

Alumni and friends will gather on October 2 at Gordon Street Christian Church for their semi-annual event. Alumni from Lenoir, Greene, Jones and Wayne Counties always enjoy this true “down East” gathering.

October 24-26: Homecoming 2008!

More activities than ever are scheduled for this year's Homecoming Weekend. We’re adding a Tennis Tournament to go along with the Bulldog Superball Golf Tournament, plus affinity reunions for the School of Business, English, Religion and Philosophy, and Physical Education/Sport Management majors. The Classes of 1958, 1968, 1978, 1983, 1998 and 2003 will celebrate milestones since graduation. Alpha Sigma Phi will get Greek life rolling with their 50th Anniversary Celebration. The soccer teams will be in action; there will be a new show on display in Case Art Building; and you can check out construction progress on the new Lauren Kennedy and Alan Campbell Theatre. Don’t miss this great weekend!

The Alumni Office is currently scheduling events for fall 2008. There are many places we hope to visit, including: Charlotte, Richmond, and the Virginia Tidewater area. If you are interested in helping host an alumni event in your area, please contact Summer Brock, director of alumni programs, at 800-422-4699 or by email at sebrock@barton.edu.

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