Butler Community College - Grizzly Growl Yearbook (El Dorado, KS)

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■ ! » ' ■; ' v.J-; fehj, .. 2 -. The College ' s proximity to the metro- politan environment of Wichita also provides numerous outlets for culture and entertainment. For instance, the city is the home of the world famous Wichita Symphony Orchestra, two museums and three colleges which contribute to the area ' s cultural and entertainment potential. BCCC is a well-known and successful member of the Kansas Jayhawk Junior College Conference and the National Junior College Athletic Association. Football, basketball, track, cross coun- try and golf are offered on the intercol- legiate level. A variety of sports are also sponsored on an intramural basis for men and women. Women also have the oppor- tunity to join the College drill team, the cheerleading squad or the pep club. The College operates three publica- tions for student involvement: the stu- dent newspaper, the Lantern; the year- book, the Grizzly; and the creative writing publication, the Quill.

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No stuffy, overcrowded classrooms. Only the most practical and com- fortable surroundings. Who could ask for more? The ultra-modern Butler County Community College campus is a milestone in functional academic architecture. The spacious 80-acre campus fea- tures a dozen new air-conditioned buildings, including a laboratory sci- ence building, academic building, lecture hall, three vocational-tech- nical buildings, fine arts complex, physical education facility, student union, comfortable residence hall, and a library-student activities building. The beautiful two-story Lester W. Nixon Library is centrally located on the campus and houses the Counsel- ing Center, a reading laboratory and a photo production area. The li brary area itself contains media and seminar rooms and 23,000 vol- umes, with ultimate expansion to 50,000 possible. Many periodicals and microfilm sources are also ready for use. Mciunes UNPdRdLLGL£D