March 2026

A Hastings College professor and four students recently traveled to the University of Missouri–Kansas City to present original research at the Great Plains Political Science Association (GPPSA) annual conference, held March 19-20. Political science professor Dr. Bob Amyot presented a paper titled “Are Liberals Just as Intolerant as Conservatives when It Comes to Politics? Personality, […]

Five Hastings College students were selected to perform with the Nebraska Intercollegiate Band during the Nebraska State Bandmasters Association (NSBA) spring conference, held March 5-7 in Lincoln, Nebraska. The Intercollegiate Band features more than 100 of the finest collegiate musicians from across the state. Students are nominated by their directors and selected based on the

The Hastings College chapter of Alpha Chi, the all-discipline academic honorary, participated in the national Alpha Chi convention on March 11-13, 2026, in Orlando, Florida. Sophia Lee, a junior wildlife biology major, received a national presentation award for the best presentation in Health Sciences, and the group’s advisor, Dr. Jessica Henry, received one of seven

The Hastings College Juried All Student Art Show will be on view from March 19 to April 2, 2026, in the Jackson Dinsdale Art Center gallery (700 E. 12th Street). During the reception, awards were presented: Best of Show: Janet Soto Samaniego, “Iyan Moon Yang,” ceramics Best 2D: Josephine Hanako Cooley, “The One,” oil paint

Dr. Brad Dinardo, associate professor of physics, will give an Invited Faculty Lecture titled “Lasers! And the coolest stuff in the universe!” on Wednesday, March 25, at 1:30 p.m. in French Memorial Chapel. The lecture is free and open to the public. In his talk, Dinardo will explore the legacy of the laser — one

The Gladys Frisch Harris Piano Festival returns to Hastings College on Saturday, March 21, featuring guest artist Dr. Amy Grinsteiner. The festival, which is free and open to the public, will be held at the Hastings College Gray Center (1100 N. Elm Avenue). Grinsteiner is a professor in the joint College of Saint Benedict and

Hastings College and the ASPIRE program are inviting students from across the region to experience a week of transformation, community and fun during the 2026 Hastings Youth Conference (HYC). The event, themed “Wholly Shift!”, will take place on campus from June 15 to June 19, 2026. Open to students entering the fifth grade through recently