News and Events from the Greater Garden City Area
GARDEN CITY — Casey Hands, Garden City Community College Director of Bands, has been named the 2019 Outstanding Young Bandmaster by the Kansas Bandmaster’s Association (KBA). The award will be presented to Hands on July 19 at the KBA Convention in Wichita. The Outstanding Young Bandmaster award is presented annually by […]
Garden City Community College President Ryan Ruda and Shirley Lefever, Dean of the College of Applied Studies at Wichita State University, shake hands Wednesday during a ceremony marking an agreement between WSU, GCCC and local schools to create an educational pathway for para-educators to become certified teachers while continuing employment. […]
GARDEN CITY — The Mercer Gallery at Garden City Community College is pleased to host a summer art exhibition by a Local artistic duo Linda Adams and GCCC Computer Science Instructor Ron Carlson are presenting a summer art exhibition, “Red and Other Colors,” now through July 19 at the Mercer […]
GARDEN CITY —Marc Malone has been named the new Vice President of Instruction at Garden City Community College. Formerly the Associate Vice President for Planning and Assessment at Cloud County Community College, Malone’s first official day was May 20. While at Cloud County, Malone helped implement a new strategic plan […]
City Manager Matt Allen, left, and FCEDC Board Chairman Tom Walker visit with GCCC President Ryan Ruda during a reception in Ruda’s honor on Thursday. Garden City Community College on Thursday hosted a reception for Dr. Ryan Ruda to celebrate his becoming the seventh president of GCCC. Ruda was officially […]
Backpacks lie in the GCCC quad on Monday, May 6, as part of the “Send Silence Packing” exhibit designed to raise awareness about mental illness and suicide. By SCOTT AUST Director of Communications/Finney County Economic Development Hundreds of backpacks lined the quad at Garden City Community College on Monday, each […]
GARDEN CITY — Clara Jackson and Raul Leyva-Montes have been selected as student speakers for the 99th Garden City Community College Commencement Ceremony, which will be held at 7 p.m. today, May 3, in the Dennis Perryman Athletic Complex. Jackson and Leyva-Montes were selected as the top two speaker […]
GARDEN CITY —Greg McVey, Director of Athletics and Recreation at the College of DuPage in Illinois, was recently named new Athletic Director at Garden City Community College. Prior to his time with the Chaparrals, McVey served as the Director of Athletics at Jefferson College in Hillsboro, Mo. While in leadership positions […]
Garden City Community College President Ryan Ruda, right, introduces Sen. Pat Roberts, left, on Thursday. Roberts held a brief meet-and-greet at GCCC and also toured Garden City Regional Airport. By SCOTT AUST Finney County Economic Development/Director of Communications GARDEN CITY — Sen. Pat Roberts stopped at Garden City Community College […]
GARDEN CITY — Garden City Community College, in partnership with High Plains Public Radio and the Tumbleweed Festival, are presenting the second Living Room Concert on the GCCC campus at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 4, in the Beth Tedrow Student Center Portico. A free studio Seminar Master Class will be […]
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