May 2018

Shane Kleier, a 2018 Master of Arts in Teaching graduate from Hastings College, has received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award to Greece. Kleier, a native of Trumbull, Nebraska, will support the teaching of English at the Hellenic American Education Foundation as part of the Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship program. He will be abroad from

The Hastings College Department of Visual Arts kicks off its summer exhibition season with two simultaneous shows: “Earth, Memento and Metaphor” by Mary Vaughan, and “Translation” by Amy Sandeen and Jack Sandeen. Both shows open Friday, June 1 in the Jackson Dinsdale Art Center (JDAC). A gallery reception is that day from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.,

The Hastings College Music and Theatre departments recognized outstanding student work during their end-of-the-year celebrations. Both departments awarded several traditional honors and scholarships specific to their disciplines. The Music Department’s honors convocation took place on Monday, May 7, in Perkins Auditorium. The event featured musical performances by the Sigma Alpha Iota national women’s music fraternity

Hastings College President Dr. Travis Feezell announced Hastings Habits recipients for the 2018-19 academic year on Friday, May 11. There were more than 70 nominations for the five awards. The “habits” embody the true spirit of a Hastings College education and are embodied in the people that give of their time and talents to educate

Six Hastings College students selected to participate in the Irish Fellows program will spend a month in Ireland this fall conducting research they proposed as part of the Irish Fellows application process. The Irish Fellows program at Hastings College is a distinctive, competitive study abroad opportunity offered annually to full-time students. In partnership with Davy

Hastings College student Suzette Escamilla Morales has been named a Creigh Weyer Scholar by the Creigh Foundation. These highly-selective, post-graduate scholarships are offered to Hastings College students with outstanding leadership potential. Escamilla Morales is a senior from Hastings, Nebraska, who is double majoring in economics and political science and plans to attend graduate school in

The Hastings College Collegian student newspaper earned second place in the American Scholastic Press Association scholastic newspaper review and contest. The award recognizes the staff’s work from the 2017 fall semester, with particular emphasis on the Collegian issues published on September 29 and December 8. These issues included coverage of the discontinuation of the Deferred

Students from Hastings College and five other private schools were a part of the 15th annual Nebraska Independent College Foundation (NICF)/O’Keefe Elevator Company Art Show. Of the 16 Hastings College students exhibiting at the show, three were honored during the awards reception. Pat Nelson of Ayr, Nebraska, was recognized with Best of Show and a

Four members of the Hastings College Bronco Forensics team brought home a national championship from the National Forensics Association (NFA) tournament, and senior member Andrew Boge was named a national champion at the Interstate Oratory Association competition. This success follows the team’s 8th place finish at this year’s American Forensics Association National Individual Events Tournament