Dr. Thomas J. Reeves, the 12th President of Hastings College, serving from 1985 to 1995, passed away on Saturday, February 5 in Denmark, South Carolina. He was 86. During his tenure at Hastings College, Reeves oversaw construction of the Gray Center for the Communication Arts and the Daugherty Center, and the renovation of several other […]

Sculptural paintings by artist David Andree are being featured in the Jackson Dinsdale Art Center at Hastings College. Titled “Interface Paintings,” the exhibit centers on segmented site-specific paintings that conform their shape to the environment. These painted surfaces record their history through layering. The exhibition is open in the west gallery and will be available […]

Hastings College is showing “We Will Not Be Silent,” a story of hope, empowerment and inspiration chronicling Lincoln (Nebraska) Public Schools fifth graders, at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, February 7 in French Memorial Chapel. The showing is part of the College’s Black History Month programming and is free and open to the public. It will […]

Through the fall semester, the Hastings College forensics team competed in 18 tournaments through both asynchronous and synchronous formats. During the semester, the team qualified 22 events to the American Forensics Association National Speech Tournament (AFA-NST), which will be held at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in April 2022. Highlights for the fall included competing in-person […]

Hastings College has scheduled several activities as part of its Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration on Monday, January 17, 2022. All events are free and open to the public, but note that masks are required in campus buildings. To facilitate opportunities for students and faculty to participate, classes are running on an abbreviated schedule […]

Hastings College has announced the Dean’s List for its fall 2021 semester. For the semester, 386 students from 20 states and eight countries were named to the Dean’s List. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, students must achieve a grade point average of 3.7 to 4.0 scale and be registered for full-time coursework. Students […]

Open Space for the Visual and Performing Arts immersion experience for high school students is expanding for it’s summer 2022 program to include creative writing and speech. The application for Open Space and additional details can be found at hastings.edu/openspace. The immersion programs — one for visual arts and one for performing arts — will […]

After spending the fall semester building teams and outfitting an esports arena, Hastings College Esports announced it is joining the National eSports Collegiate Conference (NECC). Hastings College Esports and the NECC agreed to partner for the Spring 2022 Split, with the regular season starting in early February. Hastings is the 163rd member throughout North America […]

Hastings College junior Morgan O’Neill of Cheyenne, Wyoming, was selected to perform in a digital masterclass December 3 with Broadway actress Leslie Kritzer. Teachers of the West Central Region of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) nominated students from their studios, with only seven being selected to participate in the masterclass. The region […]

The Hastings College Department of Music and Theatre invites the community to “A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols” on Sunday, December 5 at the First Presbyterian Church (621 N. Lincoln Ave.). The service is free and open to the public. Masks are required for all in attendance. Download the 2021 program (.pdf). Preludes played […]