Hastings College will host more than 200 high school students from 36 schools across Nebraska for the fourth annual Jackson Dinsdale Art Center Mural Competition on Wednesday, September 11. Working as teams, high school students will create 46 x 76 inch vinyl murals using paint, which will then be judged by Hastings College senior art […]

At the beginning of the 2019-20 academic year, Hastings College announced faculty who have been appointed to its Endowed Professorships and Lectureship. Endowed professorships and lectureship are established by Hastings College alumni and friends who wish to make a significant, long-lasting impact on academics at Hastings College. Individuals who would like to make a contribution […]

Chris Russell, director of Data Center Operations for Google, will give a keynote lecture titled “How Google Innovates in the Marketplace of Technology,” at Hastings College on Thursday, September 12, at 7:00 p.m. in French Memorial Chapel (800 N. Turner Avenue). The event is free and open to the public. During his talk, Russell will […]

An exhibition by multimedia artist and Omaha-native Kim Darling opens at the Hastings College Jackson Dinsdale Art Center gallery August 29. A reception for Darling, which is free and open to the public, is scheduled for August 29 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the JDAC (700 E. 12th Street). Darling’s exhibition is open through […]

A new Hastings College program for high achieving high school students funded by the Suzanne and Walter Scott Foundation of Omaha will allow seven incoming students each year to receive a renewable scholarship that covers 100 percent of tuition and fees plus room and board. The program, known as Scott Scholars, includes a $2,000 travel […]

There’s a new schedule. A new academic program. And new technology in the hands of every student. Plus four groups of sophomores are taking off this week — to France, Peru, Canada and Panama — as part of their international EXPL class, the new study abroad component provided for every student. “We sometimes used the […]

An article published in the Omaha World-Herald explores the “new” Hastings College with an in-depth feature. The first few paragraphs are below, but the full article is available here. Hastings College’s ‘New Deal’ aims to better prepare students and secure institution’s future By Rick Ruggles / World-Herald staff writer Hastings College has lived through plenty […]

Hastings College is launching an initiative for all first year-students to complete Gallup’s CliftonStrengths assessment, which will help students learn more about who they are and how they work with others. The program begins in August when students arrive on campus. To begin building momentum for the initiative, students, graduate assistants, faculty and coaches in […]

Attached: Crane Trust Academy students at the Crane Trust site near Wood River, Nebraska. Twelve high school seniors and juniors interested in wildlife and natural science are spending five days at Hastings College for a summer academy experience designed to focus on the unique ecology of the Platte River. Crane Trust in Wood River, Nebraska, […]