Alumni Success
Hastings graduates find passion for law
Not everyone knows what their path will be when they choose their major in college. For Hastings College graduates Natalie Hoffmann ‘19 and Victoria Hervey ‘18, their similar passion for law was…
Grint grows through research assistant experience
Although Hayden Grint enjoyed completing lab assignments for his biology major, he never really considered what working in a lab entails — until a Hastings College Summer Research Grant helped the senior…
Looking to play baseball, Talbert finds more at Hastings College (video)
First year Hastings College student Story Talbert of Morrison, Colorado, was looking for a college with a rigorous academic program that would also allow him to play his favorite sport: baseball. Talbert…
Hansen thrives on the pitch, in classroom
Hali Hansen came to Hastings College with bright lights in her eyes, hoping to be a college soccer star. While injuries got in the way of that dream, she flipped the storyline…
Hastings College put Sexson on a path to find his voice
Cory Sexson ‘09 was baffled when it came to what he wanted to do with his career when he graduated from Hastings College. After managing various marketing campaigns, receiving his Master of…
Russell brews up a winning idea, turns it into a reality
When pressed to come up with a business idea for her entrepreneurship class, Hastings College junior business administration major Carli Russell said a dream of hers rose to the top: her previous…
Kennon forges a new path with TikTok content creation
Alli Kennon ‘20 never envisioned herself working in her current job when she graduated from Hastings College — simply because the job didn’t exist yet. As a TikTok specialist at The Knot,…
‘Why not have a Presbyterian college in Hastings?’
It was a casual question raised in conversation among friends chatting in a small frontier store on the northwest corner of Hastings Avenue and Second Street, long before the streets were named…
Nebraska’s astronaut lands on home turf
The Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum near Ashland, Nebraska, has displayed mementos and artifacts from the life of Clayton “Astro Clay” Anderson ’81, the state’s first and only astronaut, since the…
