Lexi Letterman Lantern Staff The Andover campus will soon be united under one roof (save for the 9100 building). The classrooms and offices that have had their home in the 6000 building will be available in the 5000 building starting in the 2020 fall semester. Construction is set to be complete before January 2021. According… Continue reading Construction builds in 2021
Amanda Smith Managing Editor Every four years, the Board of Trustees is up for election. This year, voting will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 5 and is open to any registered voter. Voters are able to vote for their own district and the At Large position. Early voting can be done at the Butler County… Continue reading Board of Trustees faces new election year
Jordan Plowman Lantern Staff Many families came out for the Butler’s parent weekend to support the Butler Grizzlies against Fort Scott for their homecoming game on Saturday, Oct. 19. Veteran families and the Douglas Bulldog youth team set up grills and had food out for any friendly face to eat. Games included spike-a-ball, cornhole, footballs… Continue reading Homecoming 2019: A night of support and celebration
Caelin Bragg Lantern Staff Butler Community College’s Andover project has reached a standstill as it is allowed to begin construction on the 5000 building but has not received permission to build its planned facilities and management building. Butler’s Board of Trustees filed for declaratory action against the City of Andover in May earlier this year,… Continue reading Andover project stalls amid legal hoops
Caelin Bragg Advertising & Distribution Manager House Bill 2144, titled “The Community College Taxpayer Transparency Act,” was passed by the Kansas House of Representatives on Wednesday, Feb. 27 after heavy amending and is now in the Kansas Senate. All sections of the bill related to the budgeting and spending authority of a community college and… Continue reading Transparency bill gutted as it heads to Senate
Caelin Bragg Advertising & Distribution Manager The Andover City Council overrode Mayor Ben Lawrence’s veto of Butler’s special use permit (SUP) to allow the college to relocate its space in the 6000 building to the area directly west of its 5000 building at their last meeting. The overruling came shortly after Butler’s Board of Trustees… Continue reading Board opts for plan B as City Council approves plan A
Caelin Bragg Advertising & Distribution Manager The Andover Planning Commission motioned 5-0 to approve Butler’s Andover project with new conditions. The City Council will have final say on the motion at their next meeting. The Planning Commission met on Tuesday, Oct. 16 and held a two-hour discussion of Butler’s expansion of the 5000 building following… Continue reading Andover development continues with added conditions
Caelin Bragg Advertising & Distribution Manager Butler Community College President Kim Krull provides the college’s view on the recent barriers keeping Butler from going ahead with its Andover remodel. The Andover City Council voted on Tuesday, Sept. 25 to postpone Butler’s Andover project until further review was conducted by the Planning Commission. This vote followed… Continue reading President responds to recent Andover plight
Matthew Will Managing Editor Shortly after the school year began, Butler Community College announced a new agreement involving Wichita State University’s Frank Barton School of Business. The agreement lays out the required courses needed for a bachelor’s degree in business administration. On Friday, Aug. 4, the two insitutions met at Butler’s Andover campus to finalize… Continue reading Business administration major reaches transfer agreement with WSU
Caelin Bragg Advertising & Distribution Manager Butler President Kim Krull hosted her monthly public forum to hear the concerns of students in the Student Union on the El Dorado campus. The purpose of the public meeting is for students to have an open discussion with administration on their experience, both positive and negative, at Butler.… Continue reading Pizza attracts students to public forum with president
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