The demand for driver services has skyrocketed and employment of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers is projected to grow five percent from 2018 to 2028. As supply chain demands grow, so will the need for truck drivers. The customized training division of Butler Community College, now known as Career and Workforce Education, has partnered with CSC, Inc. to bring CDL Class A, Class B, and Department of Transportation (DOT) training to the region. The training consists of one full week of onsite preparation at 5620 N 119th Street West in Maize, Kansas. The preparation prepares drivers to

Butler recognizes students who maintain a 4.0 GPA for the President's Honor Roll and a 3.50 - 3.99 GPA for the Dean's Honor Roll. President's Honor Roll In-State Abilene Claudia Hess Alta Vista Cassie Jones Casen Steere Andover Braden Aeschliman Lesa Albin Charles Bailey Riley Baker Avery Balderston Morgan Baughman Audra Bell Haley Berger Sydney Bessent Emily Book Rachel Cahail Chamnau Chamnan Deborah Cook Reece Courson Faith Crane Erin Goodrum Alexander Gregg Michael Halperin Jon Hanson Jared Heck Heather Heinlein Caroline Kinzel Nicholas Knobbe Jessica Liebst Jacob Linhardt Kylie Litavniks

Learning English was a means to their dream. Going into healthcare was the dream. The Wichita Indochinese Center and Butler Community College gave these immigrants the opportunity to accomplish both of these goals. This semester, along with offering English as a Second Language (ESL) classes, the Wichita Indochinese Center in partnership with Butler Community College offered a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) course. Flor Mancilla, Edith Cabral and Maryam Nahavandi enrolled in the course and, with their English having reached high school proficiency, all three passed the CNA exam. Mancilla

The President Obama’s Kansas Heritage Project members presented Butler Community College Board of Trustees with a compilation of their work during the board’s regular monthly meeting. The notebook contains oral histories, finding aids, and transcripts of citizens in Butler County who knew former President Barack Obama’s mother’s parents. Their mission is to capture, preserve and celebrate Obama’s Kansas heritage and honor the role of Midwestern values within our nation. Butler Community College staff on this committee include Micaela Ayers, Teresa Baumgartner, Stephen Cless and Becky