April 2019

Kyle “Guante” Tran Mhyre, a two-time National Poetry Slam Champion, activist and educator, will give a keynote speech at Hastings College on Tuesday, April 23, at 6:00 p.m. in Hazelrigg Student Union rooms A & B. The event is free and open to the public. His poetic keynote, titled “Building a Culture of Consent: Spoken […]

The Hastings College Broncos Forensics (speech) team finished 9th in the nation at it’s national tournament, the AFA-NIET, which was held recently in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. This is the second year in a row the team finished in the top 10 — the Broncos finished 8th last year — and it’s the first time the team

In early March, Hastings College students discovered clear acrylic cubes containing art that’s no larger than 11 inches placed around campus. The year-long public art initiative, known as the Scintilla Art Box Project, presents small-scale visual art in five buildings. The creative pieces are made by emerging artists from across the country and change each

Hastings College athletics has entered into a multi-year partnership agreement with BSN Sports, which offers athletic apparel and equipment through Nike. The agreement offers Hastings College athletic teams and club sports access to Nike branded team apparel, uniforms, footwear, equipment, accessories and other select products offered by BSN Sports. Nike is the world’s leading designer

Hastings College will induct Gretchen Vondrak, the Noel Cover Foundation and 1963 alumna MarySue (Hormel) Harris into its Pro Rege Society, the highest non-academic recognition Hastings College bestows, on Thursday, April 25. Hastings College will recognize the individuals and foundation for their longstanding dedication to the College during the ceremony, which will be held at

Nine local and visiting writers will read from their latest work at The Lark in downtown Hastings on Saturday, April 13, as part of the 2019 Plainsongs Celebration of Poetry and Prose. The event, which is free and open to the public, is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m., with doors opening at 6:30 p.m.

Jim Richardson, a National Geographic photographer who has been featured on CBS News’ “Sunday Morning” and ABC News’ “Nightline,” will be presenting a talk, “Islands of Belonging: Highland Islands, Scotland, and Cuba, Kansas” at Hastings College on Thursday, April 11, at 7:00 p.m. in Perkins Auditorium in the Fuhr Hall of Music. In his lecture,

A group of Hastings College students attended the 2019 North Central 2 District Conference for Beta Beta Beta (BBB), an honor society for biology students, on Saturday, March 30 at Reis Biological Station in Steelville, Missouri. Three Hastings College students presented research at the conference, and the chapter received an award. Sophia Pankratz, a junior

Hasan Elahi, an associate professor of art at the University of Maryland, is coming to Hastings College on Monday, April 8, to meet and work with students during the day and give a talk in the evening titled “The New Normal: The Surveillance Art of Hasan Elahi.” The talk is free and open to the