HutchCC News

Hutchinson Community College has scheduled two days of summer boot camps for this June geared towards high school students and young adults ages 14 and up.

Boot Camps will be offered in Ag Diesel, Automation, Computer Drafting, Construction, Farm & Ranch, Personal Finance, Podcasting, Robotics, Video Production and Welding. The camps will allow students to participate in hands-on activities and meet professionals in the various fields.

Participants can choose to attend a camp either on Tuesday, June 11 or Wednesday, June 12 from 9:00 am – 3:30 pm. Registration is just $15 for one day or $25 for both days and includes lunch and a t-shirt.  For more information or to register, e-mail bootcamp@hutchcc.edu or visit www.hutchcc.edu/bootcamps.

Hutchinson Community College’s Board of Trustees chair Terry Bisbee announced today the Board has selected Dr. Tricia Paramore as the college’s next president, pending approval of a contract at a special meeting to be held on Wednesday, May 1. 

Paramore, the vice president of academic affairs at HutchCC since February 2023 and a 28-year veteran of the institution, would become president of the college July 1.

Bisbee said the board of trustees discussed the presidential choice for over an hour in executive session at a meeting held Monday night.

From a beginning pool of 46 applicants, five semifinalists emerged and were interviewed by the search committee. The field narrowed to three finalists, each participating in a daylong interview on campus.

Hundreds of people heard the three finalists and were asked to fill out evaluation forms. The forms were then distributed to all board members for their review and to assist them in the decision-making process.

“I appreciate the work of the search committee and the Board of Trustees,” said Bisbee. “Based on the feedback we received, we’re very confident in our selection and look forward to getting an agreement finalized with Dr. Paramore.”

New York Times bestselling author and an award-winning staff writer at The New Yorker magazine David Grann will present the second Dillon Lecture of the 2024 Series. Grann’s lecture will be held Tuesday, April 16 at 10:30 am at the Hutchinson Sports Arena.

His most recent book, The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder, was published in April of 2023. With the twists and turns of a thriller, it tells the true saga of a company of British naval officers and crew that became stranded on a desolate island off the coast of Patagonia and descended into murderous anarchy.

Grann is also the author of Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI, which documented one of the most sinister crimes and racial injustices in American history. It was a #1 New York Times bestseller and was adapted into a major motion picture directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone, Robert De Niro, and Jesse Plemons, and was nominated for ten Academy Awards.

Grann’s first book, The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon, was #1 New York Times bestseller and has been translated into more than twenty-five languages.

Tickets to the lecture will be available beginning at 9:45 am the day of the lecture at the Hutchinson Sports Arena.

Grann will appear at a press conference for members of the media prior to the lecture.  The press conference is scheduled at 9:45 a.m. in the Media Interview Room of the Hutchinson Sports Arena.

2024 is the 43rd season for the Dillon Lecture Series on the HutchCC Campus.  For more information on the Dillon Lecture Series or to become a patron, visit www.hutchcc.edu/dls or call Becky Rogers at 620-665-3505.

The Hutchinson Community College Theatre Department will present The Boys Next Door this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 12 - 14.  The show will be held at 7:00 p.m. on April 12 - 13 and at 2:00 pm on Sunday, April 14 at the Stringer Fine Arts Center B.J. Warner Recital Hall on the HutchCC campus.  Ticket prices are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and $5 for non-HutchCC students and will be available nightly prior to each performance.

The Boys Next Door is a play by Tom Griffin, first produced in 1986. Set in the Boston area, it deals with four men with various mental disabilities who live in a group home. It takes place over roughly a two-month period and consists of brief vignettes about the men's lives. The play provides a humorous commentary on the men's lives, taking a surprising turn as Barry's father comes to visit and as Jack (their caretaker) accepts a new job. It was adapted into a television film in 1996 by Hallmark Entertainment. The show is being produced in collaboration with TECH with the goal of connecting with the audience to educate and advocate.

The production will be directed by Shane Dawson, HutchCC’s Production Manager.  For more information regarding the production, contact the director at 620-665-3341 or by e-mail at dawsons@hutchcc.edu.