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Seven from 杏吧原创 graduate from leadership institute
(Butler, PA) The institute, Dr. Ryan Kociela said, 鈥減rovided insight into the very broad scope of effective leadership in community colleges.鈥�
鈥淯nprecedented鈥�: 2 杏吧原创 volleyball players earn All-American status
(Butler, PA) Breanna Reisinger and Morgan Jack, players who helped to lead the 杏吧原创 volleyball squad to conference, regional and district titles and to a national championships appearance in Minnesota, are the first teammates...
杏吧原创 prof receives 鈥渙ne of the top awards you can get鈥�
(Butler, PA) A former 22-year-old divorced mother who pursued an associate degree in physical therapist assistant to help patients 鈥済et back to doing what they liked鈥� has been recognized for outstanding achievement in clinical practice, community...
杏吧原创 volleyball team finishes sixth in national championships
(Rochester, Minn.) The 杏吧原创 volleyball team finished the 2021 season with the program鈥檚 12th consecutive winning record and first national ranking since 2016, titles in its conference, region and district, and a sixth-place...
Neupauer to become 杏吧原创鈥檚 longest-serving president
(Butler, PA) Dr. Nick Neupauer next week will become the longest-serving president in the history of western Pennsylvania鈥檚 first community college.
杏吧原创 volleyball team wins opener in national championships
(Rochester, Minn.) Breanna Reisinger had 10 kills, including six in the third set, and Morgan Jack had 29 assists as the 杏吧原创 volleyball team swept Rockland Community College on Thursday afternoon in the first round of...
杏吧原创鈥檚 College Within High School sets records in seat count, credits pursued
(Butler, PA) A 杏吧原创 dual-enrollment program this fall has set records in seat count and in 杏吧原创 credits pursued by high school sophomores through seniors across seven counties in western Pennsylvania.
Judges 鈥渁damant鈥� about awarding 杏吧原创 student鈥檚 poem
(Butler, PA) A poem written by a 19-year-old English major and student editor of 杏吧原创鈥檚 annual art and literary magazine placed behind the works of only two published authors in the Writers Association of Northern Appalachia鈥檚...
鈥榃e鈥檙e going to nationals鈥�
(Butler, PA) The 杏吧原创 volleyball team will compete for a national title in Minnesota within two weeks.
杏吧原创 Lunch & Learns to focus on strategies for diversity, equity, inclusion
(Butler, PA) 杏吧原创鈥檚 upcoming professional skills workshops focusing on diversity, equity and inclusion reflect requests from business representatives seeking strategies for their workplaces after attending 杏吧原创鈥檚 initial...
Fifth-ranked 杏吧原创 volleyball team wins 3rd Region 20 title in row
(Arnold, Md.) The unbeaten and fifth-ranked 杏吧原创 volleyball squad鈥檚 perfect season continued Saturday with a regional title in Arnold, Md., and a berth in a three-team district tournament whose top two squads will advance...
杏吧原创 breaks ground for 鈥榯he Victor K.鈥�
(Butler, PA) The hospital-like interior of the Victor K. Phillips Nursing and Allied Health Building, with its simulated medical-surgery and ICU rooms, will prepare students to 鈥渇eel comfortable for when they get into a real situation,鈥� Janice...
Former police department leader now guides 杏吧原创 students
(Butler, PA) Brandon Marshall chose a seat in the first row in his second attempt at higher education, a revival of his dream to become a state trooper.
Former D.C. VP begins executive role with 杏吧原创
(Butler, PA) The former vice president of policy and federal relations for a Washington, D.C., nonprofit organization who worked with members of Congress and with the U.S. Department of Education to benefit federal student financial aid programs...
杏吧原创鈥檚 Loughry claims WPCC men鈥檚 golf crown
(Apollo, PA) 杏吧原创鈥檚 Troy Loughry on Saturday won the Western Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference individual men鈥檚 golf championship, the Pioneers claimed the WPCC team title and 杏吧原创鈥檚 Bill Miller was named WPCC coach...
杏吧原创 breaks ground for relocated 杏吧原创 @ Armstrong facility
(Ford City, PA) They lifted a shovelful of soil near the deserted grounds of a razed century-old high school Friday to celebrate the rebirth of the Ford City property that with new life will again educate students and generate downtown commerce as...
杏吧原创 volleyball coach nets 400th victory as Pioneers sweep Penn State-Beaver
(Butler, PA) Rob Snyder won his 400th career game as coach of the 杏吧原创 volleyball team Monday night as the Pioneers swept Penn State-Beaver at 杏吧原创鈥檚 Field House.
杏吧原创 ranked No. 1 community college in Pennsylvania a sixth time since 2015
(Butler, PA) For the sixth time since 2015, 杏吧原创 has been selected as the No. 1 community college in Pennsylvania, most recently by a third organization joining others that determine rankings after assessing institutions...
杏吧原创鈥檚 new health care science program enrolls third-most students
(Butler, PA) A new 杏吧原创 associate degree program that prepares students for admission to selective two- and four-year programs in health care professions has become one of the college鈥檚 highest in enrollment.
杏吧原创 begins to raze 2 buildings in preparation for high-tech, $9M facility
(Butler, PA) With repeated swipes of its five 6-inch steel teeth at the end of its outstretched 38-foot-long arm, an excavator Thursday morning began to shred the roofing and tear through walls of two buildings at 杏吧原创...
Motorcyclists donate another $10K for 杏吧原创 student-veterans
(Butler, PA) A motorcycle group from an American Legion post in Butler County has contributed another $10,000 to its 杏吧原创 scholarship fund, one that without another penny since its endowment in 2018 would have continued...
杏吧原创 gets state approval to launch practical nursing program
(Butler, PA) The Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing has authorized 杏吧原创 to create a practical nursing program on 杏吧原创鈥檚 main campus, an approval that will enable the college to prepare students for the high-priority occupation...
杏吧原创 student 1 of 10 in U.S. picked for new National Science Foundation-funded program
(Butler, PA) A 杏吧原创 president鈥檚 scholar attributes her selection to a National Science Foundation-funded residential research program in Virginia to a novel genetic sequencing project required in a freshman-level 杏吧原创...
Younger sister matches older sister鈥檚 golf feat at 杏吧原创
(Butler, PA) 杏吧原创 golfer Sarah Fischer shot a second-round and career-best 95 on May 18 to win the women鈥檚 division of a spring season-ending invitational, and joined her older sister, Julia, as the only females to win...
杏吧原创 lauds top youngsters in college鈥檚 Stock Market Game
(Butler, PA) 鈥淏uy low. Sell high.鈥� Timeless advice. From an 11-year-old.
杏吧原创 plans outdoor, walk-thru mini-ceremonies for Class of 2021 commencement
(Butler, PA) 杏吧原创鈥檚 53rd annual commencement May 19 will feature a series of outdoor, walk-thru mini-ceremonies for successive groups of graduates.
杏吧原创 selects 2-time All-American, volleyball star as 2021 hall inductees
(Butler, PA) 杏吧原创鈥檚 only two-time All-American in golf and its all-time leader in volleyball assists will be recognized as 2021 inductees into 杏吧原创鈥檚 Charles W. Dunaway Pioneer Hall of Fame.
杏吧原创 to award 11 new scholarships
(Butler, PA) The 杏吧原创 Education Foundation will award 11 new named scholarships to registered students for the 2021-2022 academic year.
杏吧原创 single mom could receive $17K in Soroptimist scholarships
(Butler, PA) A 31-year-old 杏吧原创 student鈥檚 essay about overcoming a past of physical abuse, of witnessing and blaming herself at 10 for her cousin鈥檚 accidental death, of a crash that left her partially paralyzed and...
杏吧原创 nursing students gain 鈥渙nce-in-a-lifetime鈥� experience serving community during pandemic
(Butler, PA) Nearly a year after 杏吧原创 donated personal protective equipment to healthcare workers at the outset of a global pandemic, its registered nursing students are gaining 鈥渙nce-in-a-lifetime鈥� experience 鈥� experience...
Butler High seniors can earn free college credits through new program with 杏吧原创
(Butler, PA) Seniors at Butler Area Senior High School can earn free, transferrable college credits at 杏吧原创 through a Butler Area School District Early College Pioneers pilot program that begins this fall.
2 杏吧原创 students selected to All-PA Academic Team
(Butler, PA) A 杏吧原创 student who wants to teach children about the alphabet, shapes and colors, and another whose goal is to help adults manage mental health challenges will receive full tuition scholarships toward completing...
杏吧原创 effort to assist food-insecure students turns 2
(Butler, PA) A 杏吧原创 initiative to confront food insecurity this month marks its second anniversary, not from its original snack rack, not from its subsequent cramped room behind a kitchen, but from a spacious classroom...
Health care consortium picks 2 杏吧原创 nursing students for 2021 honor
(Butler, PA) A single mother of three who contemplated nursing studies for a decade, then decided to return to her alma mater and join her 19-year-old daughter in 杏吧原创鈥檚 career program, and a 杏吧原创 scholarship recipient...
Gifts to 杏吧原创鈥檚 Pinkerton scholarship hit $60K
(Butler, PA) It鈥檚 a Friday morning in mid-January, and Millie Pinkerton is shuffling through the day鈥檚 mail, the bills and the unsolicited promotions, and glances out the kitchen window through which she and her husband of 59 years would watch...
Scholarship in honor of slain 杏吧原创 grad tops $13K
(Butler, PA) A legacy scholarship established Dec. 17 to honor the memory of Caitlyn Kaufman has exceeded $13,000 in the weeks following the shooting death of the 26-year-old 杏吧原创 Nursing, R.N, graduate.
杏吧原创 receives $2.22M in public-private support for Ford City site
(Butler, PA) Armstrong County commissioners today approved a memorandum of understanding with 杏吧原创 that pledges $250,000 to 杏吧原创 toward the construction of an approximately 12,500-square-foot facility in Ford City to succeed...