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To help facilitate broader enjoyment of the Geminid meteor shower, the Hastings College Sachtleben Observatory (4725 S. Wabash Avenue) has added another public viewing on Sunday, December 13 from 7:30-11 p.m. Coffee, tea, hot chocolate and light snacks will be available. The event is free. Participants are encouraged to dress warmly and invited to bring […]
...On December 1 at 7:30 p.m. in French Memorial Chapel (800 N. Turner Ave.), Hastings College will host “A Ceremony of Lessons and Carols.” HC alumni, parents and friends will be able to enjoy performances by the Hastings College Choir and the HC Bell Choir and readings. Other yuletide activities that evening include a live […]
...Joe Brown, a sophomore from Omaha, Nebraska, has been elected to serve on the Lambda Pi Eta (LPH) National Advisory Board. Brown is the first Hastings College student to serve the national communication studies honorary in this capacity. Furthermore, a Hastings College professor has been elected to serve as a faculty representative to the board. […]
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When Ethan Carpenter arrived at Hastings College as an education major with a soccer scholarship, he never envisioned serving as Student Association President. However, when his classroom observations at a local middle school made him reconsider his vocation and injuries ended his soccer career, Ethan looked for new ways to use his skills and energy. […]
...Sophomore Kenzie Shofner from Maple Plain, Minnesota, took the top speaker award at the annual Broncolope competitive speaking tournament held November 14-15, 2015, in Hastings, Nebraska. A member of the Hastings College Bronco Forensics team, she competed in Poetry, Persuasion, Prose and Duo. Her strong performances, combined with those of her teammates, helped the Broncos […]
...Hastings College’s Phi Omega Chapter of Lambda Pi Eta communication honorary started in 2007 and has grown steadily on campus. In 2012 and 2015, it received the Outstanding National Chapter Award. Recently, Phi Omega-Lambda Pi Eta inducted six new members worthy of recognition for their academic achievements in communication studies. The inductees are as follows: […]
...Belle K. Maniates published eight books and hundreds of short stories which explored immigrant life and childhood in early 20th. A working class woman without a college education, Maniates’ works were quite popular and frequently described as “comedic” and “rollicking.” Today, she’s largely forgotten and few other biographical details about her can be found. Dr. […]
...Hal Dittmer ’62, a long-time friend of Hastings College and Chairman of its Board of Trustees, has challenged Hastings College alumni and friends to give generously to the College’s 1882 Fund before December 31. Dittmer said he would match gifts given during the challenge, up to $100,000, doubling the effects of each donor’s gift to […]
...Members of the Hastings College Bronco Forensics team placed highly at one of the country’s largest public speaking tournaments. Andrew Boge, a sophomore from Johnston, Iowa, took fourth place in Communications Analysis at the 68th Annual L.E. Norton Memorial Forensics Tournament held November 7-8 in Peoria, Illinois. Kathryn Edwards, a junior from Louisville, Nebraska, finished […]
...Can Hastings College students, faculty and staff along with members of local communities pack 75,000 meals one day? Join in and find out on Friday, November 13 from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. in Hazelrigg Student Union (HSU) Rooms A&B (705 E. 9th St.) in a Kids Against Hunger event held in conjunction with Hastings College’s annual […]
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