Over 500 middle and high school students, counselors, sponsors, and teachers took part in this year’s Soul Quest with youth groups representing 14 states. One traveled as far as North Carolina to be a part of this encouraging and uplifting week. The singing, the classes, and the fellowship filled the campus with joy, praise, and a ton of laughter. With the week’s theme of Grow, around 20 campers made the decision to be baptized while others sought out a counselor or their youth group minister to pray with them about their faith walk and struggles they were facing.

York College announced the students named to the Dean's List for the Spring 2022 term. 101 students were recognized with this distinction. 

To be named to the Dean’s List, students must carry 12 or more graded hours and achieve a semester grade point average of at least 3.75 with no incomplete grades and no grade below “C” for the semester.

With its transition to university status this summer, York College held its final commencement ceremony Saturday morning. Hosted in the Campbell Activity Center, nearly 90 students crossed the stage to receive their degrees—the seats and bleachers filled with proud parents, excited family members, and friends. President Sam Smith welcomed everyone to the historic event and addressed graduates stating, “We’re celebrating the beginning of your new season in life. We celebrate that York College’s commitment to providing you with a Christ-centered education has indeed transformed you from a student to a teacher in your field of expertise. As president of York College it is my honor to welcome you to this amazing celebration.”

Commencement Photos         Commencement Video

The Brian Lemons Athletic Training Center is a desperately needed project. For Chad Karcher, our long-time athletic trainer, it is all about better care for the student-athletes he has served for 23 years. Thanks to the $200,000 Brian Lemons’ Challenge, we are close to making this dream a reality.

​One of the hundreds of YC students touched by Chad Karcher’s dedication and care is Dr. Jennifer (Witt) Martin who finished York College in 2009 with a B.S. in Biology and an Athletic Training minor. She played volleyball and basketball, and after graduating worked in admissions for a year prior to pursuing her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree. Now, back in her hometown of Flagler, Colorado, with her husband, Cody and sons, Coehn and Logan, she is a physical therapist with the local hospital and satellite clinics.

Once again, students have their eyes set on PBL Nationals after competing at the Professional Business Leaders (PBL) State Leadership Conference in Kearney, Neb. Fifteen members of the York College PBL chapter attended the Nebraska state conference on April 10-11. The chapter represented the college well and received several awards for its competitive events and leadership activities. The National Leadership Conference will take place next June in Chicago. ​

Leadership was a theme among the York College PBL Chapter, with four students recognized as “who’s who” recipients in Nebraska PBL: Kitra Cody, a senior from Cody, Neb., Allison Myers, a junior from Kansas City, Mo., Josh Santiago, a senior from Norfolk, Neb., and Moriah Toledo, a senior from Fruitland, N.M.