April 2022

During Hastings College’s Honors Convocation April 27, 2022, students and faculty were recognized for their outstanding achievements. The Don and Nancy Seaton Faculty Achievement Award was presented to Dr. Ali Beheler, associate professor of philosophy, and Emily Dunbar received the Vondrak Outstanding Advisor Award. Kim Graviette, director of career services, received the Anderson Mentoring and […]

During its day-long Celebration of Excellence April 27, Hastings College announced three Bronco Award recipients during its annual Honors Convocation — Jackie Gilbert of Chandler, Arizona; DaeRon Jones of Kansas City, Missouri; and Julia Reimer of Hastings, Nebraska. Established in 1924, the Bronco Award is the College’s highest non-academic award granted to students. Recipients of

Hastings College and the University of Nebraska Medical Center have launched a new cooperative program, a Hastings-based Pharmacy Early Assurance Program. High school seniors interested in pharmacy can apply to Hastings College and the Early Assurance Program. Selected students will move through an interview process, and if accepted into the program, be assured a slot

The Hastings College annual Celebration of Excellence will be honoring the high achievements of students and faculty on Wednesday, April 27. All events are free and open to the public, and additional details can be found at hastings.edu/as. Classes are canceled for the day, so all students can participate in the events. Celebration of Excellence

Hastings College Theatre has announced performances for two upcoming capstones productions, a stand-up comedy show to be staged off campus this Friday and Saturday, April 22 and 23, and an original one-act production to be held on campus April 28-30. For her capstone, senior theatre major Darci Wax of Colorado Springs, Colorado, is performing a

Hastings College senior Olivia Perez of Lincoln, Nebraska, will present the annual Sara Jane Gardner Memorial Lecture at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, April 25, in Wilson Auditorium; it is free and open to the public. The presentation, titled “Nationalism, Nazis and a Crowbar: An Analysis of the Kaunas Pogrom in Lithuania,” begins with a gruesome

The work of five senior art majors make up the first of two thesis shows this year in the Hastings College Jackson Dinsdale Art Center (JDAC). The show is open now through April 24 in both JDAC galleries, which are open from 9:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. A public lecture and reception

The Hastings College Broncos Forensics team finished 11th in the nation at its national tournament, the AFA-NST, which was held recently in Lincoln, Nebraska. This is the fifth year in a row the team finished in the top 12 at nationals. Sam Johnson, a senior from Hastings, Nebraska, was named an All-American at the tournament.

Natalie Watson, a Hastings College junior from Leiper’s Fork, Tennessee, presented a philosophy paper at the annual No Limits! Student Research Conference. Held in March at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, No Limits! is an interdisciplinary conference for graduate and undergraduate work that explores a wide range of issues related to women, gender and sexuality. Watson

The Hastings College chapter of Psi Chi, the psychology  academic honor society, inducted 10 students during its recent spring induction service. This year’s Psi Chi inductees include: Emma Albers, a senior from Hastings, Nebraska. Jose Acevedo, a senior from Grand Island, Nebraska. Elizabeth Baade, a sophomore from Highlands Ranch, Colorado. Ian Bauer, a senior from