Hastings College presents the seventh-annual Academic Showcase Day from 8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., Tuesday, April 19. Students will showcase their original research and academic achievements for the HC community at four locations on campus, including Wilson Auditorium, Hazelrigg Student Union Room C, Fuhr Hall Instrumental Room and Perkins Auditorium. Visit www.hastings.edu/as for more information and to see a full list of this year’s student presentations.
Academic Showcase events and presentations are free and open to the public.

2011 Academic Showcase Schedule
Tuesday, April 27
8:30-10:50 a.m. – Oral Presentations Session I
Wilson Auditorium, Hazelrigg Student Union Room C,
Fuhr Hall Perkins Auditorium, Fuhr Hall Room 71

10:30-10:50 a.m. – Poster Presentations
Hazelrigg Student Union Lounge

11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. – Peace Corps alumni panel
French Memorial Chapel

12:30-1:30 p.m. – Luncheon for Presenters/Panelists
Hazelrigg Student Union Rooms A & B

1:45-3:45 p.m. – Oral Presentations Session II
Wilson Auditorium, Hazelrigg Student Union Room C,
Fuhr Hall Perkins Auditorium, Fuhr Hall Room 71

Wednesday, April 20
10 a.m. – Student Sermon Contest winner Anna Mullen, Des Moines, Iowa, will lead service with her winning sermon “Doing Deeds” in French Memorial Chapel. 

To participate in Academic Showcase Day, students submitted proposals in January that included a summary of their presentation and a letter of support from a faculty sponsor. Proposals were reviewed by committee for final selection in March. Students are given 20 minutes for each presentation, followed by a discussion and question and answer time.

The 2011 Academic Showcase Committee includes; committee co-chairs Dr. Robert Amyot, assistant professor of political science, Dr. Daniel Deffenbaugh, associate professor of religion and philosophy and Dr. Mark Hall, professor of mathematics and computer science; Dr. Anne Fairbanks, associate academic dean and professor of English; Dr. James Loch, associate professor of teacher education; Dr. Hillary Watter, professor of music; and student members Heidi Hullinger, Westminster, Colo., and Nathan Mertens, Waverly, Neb.

Hastings College cancels classes one day a year to allow students, faculty, staff and community to share and celebrate student academic achievement at Academic Showcase Day. Visit www.hastings.edu/as for more information and to see a full list of this year’s student presentations.

Hastings College, founded in 1882, is a private, four-year liberal arts institution affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). A total of 64 majors in 32 areas of study and 12 pre-professional programs are offered to more than 1,190 students. Hastings College was named among “America’s Best National Liberal Arts Colleges” by U.S. News & World Report, a “Best in the Midwest” by The Princeton Review, and a “Best Buy in College Education” by Barron’s. Visit www.hastings.edu for more information.

For more information, contact Dr. Robert Amyot at 461-7323 or Dr. Dan Deffenbaugh at 461-7340.