April 2013

As its final production of the 2012-2013 academic year, the Hastings College Theatre Arts Department will offer “The Sandbox and The American Dream – Two One-Act Plays” by Edward Albee. Students will perform these explorations of American society at 8 p.m., Thursday-Saturday, May 2-4 and at 2 p.m., Sunday, May 5 in Scott Studio Theatre […]

Hastings College student journalists earned 80 Golden Leaf awards from Nebraska Collegiate Media Association. HCTV, the student-run television station, was named 1st in Best Overall Excellence for Television, earning more than twice as many points as its closest competitor. In Best Overall Excellence for Radio, the student-run KFKX finished 2nd while HCMediaOnline also earned 2nd

Hastings College Student Association President Kevin Wright expects 300 students, faculty and staff to participate in the college’s first Big Event celebration on Saturday, May 4 starting at 9:00 am throughout the City of Hastings. A tradition started in 1982 at Texas A&M and now celebrated at campuses around the country, the Big Event is a

Hastings College Student Association President Kevin Wright expects 300 students, faculty and staff to participate in the college’s first Big Event celebration on Saturday, May 4 starting at 9:00 am throughout the City of Hastings. A tradition started in 1982 at Texas A&M and now celebrated at campuses around the country, the Big Event is a

As Hastings College celebrates its 127th annual commencement ceremony, the campus community will welcome home an alumnus as its honored speaker. William Langford, a 1992 graduate of Hastings College who currently serves as Global Head of Compliance Architecture & Strategy at Citigroup, Inc., will give the commencement address on Saturday, May 18 at 10 a.m.

With Associate Professor of Economics Dr. Amy Black and Assistant Professor of Foreign Languages Pedro Vizoso as her faculty sponsors, Jennifer Zarek ‘15 will have plenty of guidance as she conducts research on micro-enterprise programs in Costa Rica. With her designation as a Hastings College Excelsior Scholar, Zarek now has funding to cover her research

More than 200 competitors from the Great Plains Region to participate in the Bobby Gottsch Jr. Memorial Hastings College Rodeo. (Hastings, Neb.) — Just five years after forming its rodeo team, Hastings College is set to host its first Bobby Gottsch Jr. Memorial Hastings College Rodeo at the Adams County Fairgrounds April 26-27. The rodeo opens

As a high school student, Hastings College freshman Taylor Samek wanted to explore his interest in criminal justice. He volunteered for the Lincoln Police Department and worked primarily with the SWAT team where he got to know Officer John Clarke, the former offensive lineman for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Huskers died while weightlifting in February

Annette Wragge, State Coordinator for the Nebraska Autism Spectrum Disorders Network, will serve as the keynote speaker for a symposium entitled “Autism & Fear.” Scheduled for April 24 at 7 p.m. in French Memorial Chapel (800 N. Turner Ave.), the event is designed to decrease fear about autism, its causes and people with autism. The

Annette Wragge, State Coordinator for the Nebraska Autism Spectrum Disorders Network, will serve as the keynote speaker for a symposium entitled “Autism & Fear.” Scheduled for April 24 at 7 p.m. in French Memorial Chapel (800 N. Turner Ave.), the event is designed to decrease fear about autism, its causes and people with autism. The