Hastings College students who have been impacted by COVID-19 now have immediate access to grants of up to $3,000 cash totaling more than $525,000. Additional funds for students are also being provided by the College’s BroncosTogether Fund, a fundraising effort organized by the Hastings College Foundation. Initial grant funds are part of the U.S. CARES […]

During Hastings College’s Honors Convocation that was streamed Sunday, May 3, students and faculty were recognized for their achievements. The Don and Nancy Seaton Faculty Achievement Award was presented to Dr. Laura Logan, associate professor of Sociology, and Dr. Annette Vargas, associate professor of Theatre and associate academic dean of Arts and Humanities, received the […]

Hastings College announced three Bronco Award Recipients during its live-streamed Honors Convocation on May 3. Hannah Adams of Cairo, Nebraska; Greer Anderson of Colorado Springs, Colorado; and Kaelan Dea of Greenwood, Nebraska, were all recognized as 2020 Bronco Award Recipients. Established in 1924, the Bronco Award is the College’s highest non-academic award granted to students. […]

The Hastings College Scott Scholars program celebrated its inaugural incoming class of seven students with a virtual signing ceremony on Saturday, May 2. “We are excited for this group of bright and talented students coming to Hastings College,” said Dave Rippe, director of the Scott Scholars program. “These students demonstrated exceptional promise in high school, […]

Two students on the Hastings College Forensics team have been named All-Americans for the American Forensics Association National Individual Events Tournament (AFA-NIET): Alli Kennon, a senior communication studies major from Spicer, Minnesota; and Elizabeth Hansen, a senior English major from Fremont, Nebraska. Only 15 students nationwide are named All-Americans each year. Since beginning the All-American […]

Hastings College’s annual Celebration of Excellence, an event that recognizes high achievement by students and faculty, is moving online this week. The Academic Showcase portion of the event, which features more than 20 research, academic and other presentations by students across a variety of academic disciplines, is available at hastings.edu/as. On that webpage, viewers can […]

Since students are not on campus for the rest of the semester, we wanted them to have a little piece of Hastings College on their iPads. We asked students to share photos or drawn images sized for their iPads — and are making those available here every Wednesday for the next few weeks for what […]

The tinkling of piano keys and a warm “Hello. This is Fritz Mountford and The Hastings College Choir” greet listeners to episodes of a Hastings College podcast available on Apple iTunes, Google Play Music and Soundcloud. Each episode features an introduction from Dr. Fritz Mountford, director of choirs, followed by a song previously recorded by the […]

To celebrate Easter, Hastings College Music has coordinated with musicians at Hastings High School and the University of Nebraska–Kearney to record “Song of Hope” by Peter Meechan. The song, recorded in Hastings College’s Fuhr Hall over multiple days in order to allow for social distancing, will premiere on Easter Sunday (April 12) at 3:00 p.m. […]

National writing award recipients have been announced for the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, and five students from Nebraska have been named National Medalists. The students will receive national medals as part of the country’s longest-running and most prestigious scholarship and recognition program for creative students in grades 7-12. Hastings College is the Nebraska affiliate […]