The following events take place at Hastings College during the month of September 2011. Please visit www.hastings.edu for more information.

Hastings College Homecoming/Family Weekend – Sept. 23-25, 2011
HC alumni, parents and friends are invited to attend a variety of fun events. Be sure to meet Hastings College President Dennis Trotter as we celebrate his first Homecoming at HC. Registration deadline for certain events is Sept. 16.

Friday, Sept. 23
10 a.m. – ALS Faculty Invited Lecture, Rev. Dr. Carter Aikin, French Memorial Chapel
11 a.m. – Hastings College Legacy Golf Tournament, Lochland Country Club
3 p.m. – Hastings College Campus Tours, Morrison-Reeves Science Center

Saturday, Sept. 24
7:30 a.m. – Bronco Gallop 5K Run/Walk and 1 Mile Run/Walk, Morrison-Reeves Science Center
10 a.m. – Melody Round-up Parade, Downtown Hastings
Noon-1:30 p.m. – Hastings College Homecoming Barbecue, Gray Center Parking Lot
2 p.m. – Football vs. Briar Cliff, Wilson Field
6:30 p.m. – 24th Annual Athletic Hall of Fame and Alumni Coach Recognition Banquet and Induction Ceremony, Quality Hotel & Convention Center

Sunday, Sept. 25
10:30 a.m. – Hastings College Sunday, First Presbyterian Church
1 p.m. – Men’s Soccer vs. Dakota Wesleyan University, Wilson Field
3 p.m. – Women’s Soccer vs. Dakota Wesleyan University, Wilson Field

You can see the entire schedule for Homecoming and Family Weekend 2011 and register online at www.hastings.edu/homecoming. For more information, contact Hauli Sabatka ’96 at 800-775-2585 or alumni@hastings.edu.

Music
(Events and times may be subject to change. Contact the HC Music Dept. at 402-461-7448 for more information.)
September Music Events   
1 7:30 p.m. Faculty Recital: Faculty Sampler, Perkins Auditorium
10 12:30 p.m. Student Recital: Marching Band Performance, Wilson Field
11 3 p.m.  Student Recital: Christopher Work, tenor, Perkins Auditorium
18 3 p.m.  Student Recital/Guest Recital: Hastings Symphony Orchestra, Chautauqua Pavilion
23 10 a.m.  Student Recital: Music Hour, Perkins Auditorium

Homecoming and Family Weekend Celebration
24 10 a.m.  Melody Round-Up Homecoming Parade, Downtown Hastings
24 1:30 p.m. Student Recital: Marching Band Performance, Wilson Field
25 10:30 a.m. Student Recital: Hastings College Sunday at First Presbyterian Church, First Presbyterian
Church

25 3 p.m. Faculty Recital: Jonathan Sokasits, piano, Perkins Auditorium

Lectures
(Events may be subject to change. Contact the HC Office of Marketing and Communications at (402) 461-7327 for more information.)
10 a.m., Sept. 23 – ALS Invited Faculty Lecture: Rev. Dr. Carter Aikin, French Memorial Chapel

Athletics
(Events may be subject to change. Contact the HC Office of Marketing and Communications at (402) 461-7327 for more information. Tickets are required for admission and can be purchased at the gate.)
Fall athletic schedules will be posted on the Hastings College Athletics website – www.hastings.edu/broncos.
August
27  5:30 PM - M Soccer vs Bethel (Tenn.)
7:30 PM - W Soccer vs Benedictine

September
9  1:00 PM - M Soccer vs Oklahoma Baptist
 7:00 PM - Volleyball vs College of the Ozarks - HC Quality Inn Classic
10  1:00 PM - Football vs Dordt College
 1:00 PM - Volleyball vs South Dakota School of Mines - HC Quality Inn Classic
 5:00 PM - Volleyball vs Southern Nazarene - HC Quality Inn Classic
 7:30 PM - M Soccer vs Hannibal-LaGrange
11  6:00 PM - W Soccer vs York College
13 6:00 PM - M Soccer vs Kansas Wesleyan University
20  5:00 PM - W Soccer vs Oklahoma Christian
24  TBA - W Soccer vs Dakota Wesleyan University
 2:00 PM - Football vs Briar Cliff University
 5:00 PM - M Soccer vs Dakota Wesleyan University
27  TBA - W Soccer vs Concordia University
 7:30 PM - M Soccer vs Concordia University

Sky viewing
9 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 3 and 17, sky viewing at Sachtleben Observatory,
4725 S. Wabash Ave. Call (402) 462-7378 for more information.

Other Events
August 26-28 – New Student Days
August 29 – Fall Semester Classes Begin
Sept. 5 – Offices Closed for Labor Day
Sept. 15-Oct. 15 – Multicultural Student Union Hispanic Heritage Month
Sept. 18, 1 p.m. – PHIVE-O AIDS Walk
Sept. 24 – Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC) Get Up and Move

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.

Events and dates may be subject to change. For more information or to arrange an interview, please contact Amber Medina at (402) 461-7757 or amedina@hastings.edu.