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May 2009
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Bluegrass Community & Technical College Board of Directors Meeting
LEXINGTON, KY (May 22, 2009) – The Bluegrass Community and Technical College Board of Directors will meet Wednesday, June 3, at 6 p.m., in the President’s Board Room, Leestown Campus, 164 Opportunity Way, Lexington. READ MORE>>

Fourth Annual Peace and Global Citizenship Fair Focuses on Self-Reliance
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 14, 2009) – The fourth annual Peace and Global Citizenship Fair, hosted by Bluegrass Community and Technical College (BCTC), will be held Saturday, May 16 at BCTC’s Cooper Campus (next to Commonwealth Stadium), 470 Cooper Drive in Lexington. The event will feature activities and booths that focus on individual and community self-reliance. Energy conservation workshops start at 9:30 a.m. The fair opens at noon.READ MORE>>

Belcan Corporation Provides $125,000 for BCTC Student Scholarships
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 13, 2009) – Bluegrass Community and Technical College (BCTC) has received a donation of $125,000 from Belcan Corporation, a Cincinnati-based company, to cover five full-tuition scholarships per year for five years. The Ralph G. Anderson Scholarship, named after the company’s founder and CEO, will be awarded to full-time students who are majoring in drafting, computer aided design or engineering technology. Each $5,000 scholarship covers tuition, books, fees and other miscellaneous expenses.  READ MORE>>

Bluegrass Community and Technical College’s GED Graduation
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 5, 2009) – Bluegrass Community and Technical College’s (BCTC) Adult Education Program will honor 353 Central Kentuckians who will receive their high school equivalency certificates (GED) in a commencement ceremony at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, May 14, 2009 at The Rock United Methodist Church, 1015 North Limestone in Lexington.READ MORE>>

2009 Kentucky Small Business Person of the Year will be Commencement Speaker at BCTC Graduation
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 5, 2009) – Bluegrass Community and Technical College (BCTC) will hold commencement exercises 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 9 at the Frankfort Convention Center, 405 Mero Street in Frankfort. The ceremony will recognize approximately 2,028 students receiving degrees, diplomas or certificates for the 2008-09 academic school year. BCTC President Dr. Augusta A. Julian will preside over the commencement of graduates from the six BCTC campuses.READ MORE>>

BCTC Professor and Class take on “Second Life”
 LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 4, 2009) — At Bluegrass Community and Technical College (BCTC), John Story’s psychology class is in a world of its own. He conducts his class entirely on Second Life, an online 3-D virtual world, where Story and his students meet in avatar form. Read about the class in the Lexington (Ky). Herald Leader . READ MORE>>