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Black Student Success Week Day 4

04/23/26 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Panorama Campus
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Student Leadership and Involvement Awards Ceremony

04/23/26 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Panorama Campus
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Supervolcanoes Planetarium Show

04/23/26 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Panorama Campus
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Black Student Success Week Day 5

04/24/26 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Panorama Campus
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BC Concert Choirs Spring Concert: Rise

04/25/26 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Panorama Campus
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4/22/26

BCSGA Hosts Second Installment of Pizza with the Presidents

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4/20/26

BC Hosts 9th Annual KCMEA Jazz Day

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4/16/26

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