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Garland S. Tucker III Returns for Book Signing and Discussion of “Conservative Heroes” March 16

Posted February 29, 2016 · Add Comment

WILSON, N.C. — February 29, 2016 — The Barton College Friends of Hackney Library and the Friends of the Wilson County Public Library will welcome historian, author, and former CEO Garland S. Tucker III for a second book signing and discussion on Wednesday, March 16. The event will be held from 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. in the Willis N. Hackney Library on the Barton College campus. The author of “The High Tide of American Conservatism: Davis, Coolidge, and the 1924 Election” (Emerald, 2010), has published a new book this past year titled “Conservative Heroes: Fourteen Leaders Who Shaped America, From Jefferson to Reagan” (Intercollegiate Studies Institute 2015). The reception and book […]

Painterly Works will be the Focus of the Barton Art Galleries’ Exhibition Opening March 12

Posted February 29, 2016 · Add Comment

WILSON, N.C. — February 29, 2016 — Painting will be the focus of an extraordinary exhibition of works opening this spring in the Barton Art Galleries on the campus of Barton College. Susan Lichtman’s “Domestic Arrangements” in the Virginia Thompson Graves Gallery and Sara Pedigo’s “A Nest of Rooms” in the Lula E. Rackley Gallery will provide an evocative experience for viewers as they catch glimpses of their own lives through the eyes of these artists and the creativity of their paintings. The exhibition will run from March 12 through Friday, April 22, with several events planned in collaboration with the art show. On Thursday, March 17, the Barton Art Galleries […]

13th Annual Caregiver Education Conference at Barton College on March 8

Posted February 27, 2016 · Add Comment

WILSON, N.C. — February 26, 2016 — The 13th annual Caregiver Education Conference “Navigating the Dementia Maze” will be held on Tuesday, March 8, in the Hamlin Student Center on the campus of Barton College in Wilson. The Gerontology Program at Barton College, Alzheimers North Carolina, the Upper Coastal Plain Area Agency on Aging Family Caregiver Support Program, and Joseph D. Russell, M.D., have teamed up to sponsor this annual conference once again. This conference is generously supported by Dr. Russell through an endowment he established in memory of his mother, Lillian Hester McDaniel Russell, who served as a caregiver for her husband, Norman, following his stroke and, later, declining health. This endowment also […]

Kim Church Discusses “Byrd” at the Victor R. Small Writers Series Lecture on February 29

Posted February 12, 2016 · Add Comment

WILSON, N.C. — February 12, 2016 — Barton College will welcome author Kim Byrd to discuss her debut novel “Byrd” at the upcoming Victor R. Small Writers Series Lecture on Monday, Feb. 29. The lecture is scheduled for 7 p.m. in The Sam and Marjorie Ragan Writing Center on campus. This event is free and open to the public, and the community is invited to attend. “Byrd” won the 2014 Crook’s Corner Book Prize for best debut novel set in the American South and was long-listed for the 2014 Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize. Her short stories have appeared in “Shenandoah,” “Mississippi Review,” “Painted Bride Quarterly,” the Norton anthology “Flash Fiction […]

Barton Soars At Ethics Bowl Bringing Home First Place Honors

Posted February 10, 2016 · Add Comment

Photo caption — from left: Mr. Shawn McCauley, Ms. Allison Dumas Dellinger, Ms. Hannah Finkelstein, Dr. Hope Williams, Mr. Marcus Strath, Dr. Rena Corbett, and Mr. Joshua Seth Russ. WILSON, N.C. — February 10, 2016 — To say the Barton College Ethics Team was well prepared is an understatement. The team’s months-long preparation led to an exciting victory in the final round against Methodist College in the fifth annual NCICU Ethics Bowl held February 5-6. The theme for this year’s two-day competition, held on the campus of Meredith College in Raleigh, was Ethics in Technology. This was only the second appearance of the Barton Ethics Team. Last year, in its inaugural competition […]

The South in Popular Culture — Focus of the Heritage Lecture on Feb. 16

Posted February 2, 2016 · Add Comment

WILSON, N.C. — February 2, 2016 — Barton College welcomes historian Dr. Karen L. Cox as the featured speaker for the upcoming Heritage Lecture on Tuesday, Feb. 16. This event is co-sponsored by the Barton College School of Humanities and the Wilson County Historical Association. Dr. Cox’s lecture is titled “Dreaming of Dixie, The South in Popular Culture.” The program will be held in The Sam and Marjorie Ragan Writing Center at 7:30 p.m. and is open to the public free of charge. The community is invited to attend. A professor of history and founding director of the graduate public history program at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Dr. […]

Family Caregiving from the Male Perspective will be a Focus at the 13th Annual Caregiver Education Conference on March 8

Posted February 2, 2016 · Add Comment

WILSON, N.C. — February 2, 2016 — Family caregiving from the male perspective will be just one of a variety of topics to be discussed at the 13th annual Caregiver Education Conference, scheduled for Tuesday, March 8. The all-day event will be held in Hamlin Student Center on the campus of Barton College in Wilson. Personal stories will be a catalyst for conversation as information and experiences are shared during the sessions. While still at Lenoir County High School, Harvey Holmes learned that his grandfather had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease. Holmes and his family cared for his grandfather, following that diagnosis in 2008, until his passing in 2013. This experience helped […]

Barton Announces President’s and Dean’s Lists for 2015 Fall Semester

Posted January 29, 2016 · Add Comment

WILSON, N.C. — Barton College named 62 students to the President’s List and 346 students to the Dean’s List for fall semester 2015. President’s List students compiled a perfect 4.0 grade point average; Dean’s List students achieved a grade point average of 3.3 or better on a four-point scale. President’s List, by hometown – Andover, N.H. – Michaela Ashten Trefethen. Angier – Leighanne Nicole Jones. Apex – Kacy Rebecca Hall. Belews Creek – Richard Edward Jernigan, Jr. Belgrade, Serbia – Aleksa Brkovic. Benson – Latifah Graves Nixon. Bostic – Anna Kathleen Keeter. Boucherville, Quebec, Canada – Nicolas Charles Genest. Camarillo, […]

“Love The Symphony” 25th Anniversary Concert Scheduled For February 14

Posted January 20, 2016 · Add Comment

WILSON, N.C. — January 20, 2016 — Celebrate Valentine’s Day in gala fashion with the Barton College/Wilson Symphony Orchestra on Sunday, Feb. 14, at the twenty-fifth annual “Love the Symphony.” In honor of this year’s silver anniversary, the concert program will be a “Salute to the Silver Screen — Music from the Movies” and will feature the dynamic piano virtuoso Thomas Pandolfi. The event will begin with a wine and cheese reception at 6:30 p.m., followed by the concert at 7 p.m. in Wilson Gymnasium on the Barton campus. A candlelight buffet dinner will immediately follow the program at 8 p.m. Tickets are $65 per person, and reservations may be made […]

Hackney Library Welcomes Laurel Sneed to Discuss the History of Black Business in Eastern N.C.

Posted January 15, 2016 · Add Comment

WILSON, N.C. — Hackney Library at Barton College is pleased to host an evening with Laurel Sneed, as she presents “The History of Black Business in Eastern North Carolina” on Thursday, Jan. 28, from 6 – 7:30 p.m. The event will include a reception and will be open to the public at no charge. The community is invited to attend. An educator, researcher, and media producer/film-maker, Sneed will provide a special focus on Wilson as she discusses the history of black-owned businesses in eastern North Carolina. She will include her own original research as well as video clips of an interview with historian Dr. Juliet E.K. Walker, author of “The […]