COMMUNITY CONNECTION Homegrown Student Spotlights

Taya Reed, 24 — El Dorado

• What was your deciding factor in coming to Butler? I had heard great things about Butler from my sister, and I did research and found they had a great teaching program.

• What do you like most about being a Butler student? I like that as a stay at home mom I can do my schooling at home, online. It’s easy for me to do with my busy life.

• What’s been your experience with faculty and staff? The faculty and staff are always so friendly. I can access the resources I need from my laptop at home. When I think of people wanting to go to college I always recommend Butler!

Lauren Salyers, 19 — Rose Hill

• What was your deciding factor in coming to Butler? Lower cost, close proximity to home, great atmosphere in classes.

• What do you like most about being a Butler student? The smaller class sizes makes it easier to learn and you get to collaborate with your fellow students more than you would in a university size class.

• What’s been your experience with faculty and staff? Everyone is always kind and seem so eager to help me excel.

Gideon Luedeke, 19 — Augusta

• What was your deciding factor in coming to Butler? The location & price point of Butler worked out great. The degrees and courses given were also a major deciding factor! I’ve loved all of them so far.

• What do you like most about being a Butler student? I love the ability to express my own passions and work in different assignments. (As a digital media major, this is especially nice.)

• What’s been your experience with faculty and staff? I’ve had great success with the professors and any questions I’ve had are answered quickly and they’ve all been super helpful.

Community Colleges Every Day!

Tom Spiers, 67 – Benton

• What was your deciding factor in coming to Butler? Location and the new culinary arts building (Redler Institute).

• What do you like most about being a Butler student? The professionalism of the instructors and since I’m a Golden Grizzly, the acceptance from the younger students. I have not met a rude one yet.

• What’s been your experience with faculty and staff? The faculty at the school is top notch. Everyone is extremely professional and when you make a mistake they spend one on one time with you and you do it again to get it right.

BE A GOLDEN GRIZZLY!

Anyone 60 years of age or older from Butler, Chase, Greenwood, Marion and Morris Counties can receive a college identification card to be a “Golden Grizzly.” This allows tuition waivers (fees not included) for all Butler credit courses on a space available basis and FREE admission to regularly scheduled, nonathletic college-related activities as well as discounted tickets to athletic events.

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Butler Community College Celebrates

Commencement 2023

NURSES PINNING

Thursday, May 11 at 7:00pm Performing Arts Center in El Dorado

COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY

Friday, May 12 at 7:00pm BG Products Stadium in El Dorado

Board Of Trustees

Forrest Rhodes - Chair District 3, Position 3 forrest.rhodes@butlercc.edu

Mary Martha GoodVice Chair At Large mgood2@butlercc.edu

Linda JollySecretary / Treasurer District 1, Position 4 linda.jolly@butlercc.edu

Kim Braungardt District 2, Position 5 kim.braungardt@butlercc.edu

Dave Sherrer District 3, Position 6 david.sherrer@butlercc.edu

Shelby Smith District 2, Position 2 shelby.smith@butlercc.edu

Julie Winslow District 1, Position 1 julie.winslow@butlercc.edu

Butler County Receives Work Ready County Designation

In March, ACT officially designated Butler County as a “Work Ready County,” one of only six certified communities in the state. Being named a Work Ready County is the result of a collaboration between the business sector, educational partners, and economic development teams. These groups work together to address skill gaps by listening to employer needs and ensuring information is shared in the classroom. They also utilize the ACT’s National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) as a means of obtaining a higher quality workforce. When a county becomes “Work Ready” it increases the interest of businesses who may be looking to move to our county, which can in turn help build our local economy. The designation shows Butler County has the necessary infrastructure for successful development should a company choose to set down roots in the community.

Aletra Chaney-Profit, Butler’s director of career services, was part of the task force that worked to attain the designation. “We held lunch and learns to explain what we were trying to do and how it would positively impact our communities,” she said. “We traveled to city council meetings, spoke to high schools and partnered with the State of Kansas to offer NCRCs to high schoolers. The NCRC does not assess college readiness like [the ACT test], but it does assess whether someone is ready to go to work and be successful.”