The Hastings College Alumni Association has announced that Andrew Kuta ‘17/MAT ‘19, head football coach at Sandy Creek High School, will be presented with the Outstanding Alumni Coach award in conjunction with the Athletic Hall of Fame induction during Homecoming weekend at Hastings College on Saturday, September 27. A social hour at Kiewit Gymnasium (715 […]

Eight individuals and two teams will celebrate their induction as the 36th class to join the Hastings College Athletic Hall of Fame during a reception and banquet held in conjunction with Hastings College Homecoming on Saturday, September 27. The celebration begins with a social hour at 5:00 p.m. in Kiewit Gymnasium (715 E. 7th Street, […]

Hastings College is excited to announce the addition of three new majors to its academic offerings: Environmental Studies, Skilled and Technical Sciences Education, and Agricultural Education. All three are available for students enrolling this fall. Environmental Studies is an interdisciplinary major housed in the Psychology and Sociology Department. Skilled and Technical Sciences Education and Agricultural […]

Dr. Wayne Riggs, Hastings College vice president of academic affairs and dean of the faculty, has announced faculty who have been selected for distinguished professorships and lectureship for the 2025 to 2028 academic years. Endowed professorships and lectureships are one of the highest marks of distinction at the College and signify excellence in teaching and […]

Hastings College is hosting its Open Space for the Visual Arts with 19 talented art students from the region. The art immersion program, which runs Sunday, June 15 through Friday, June 20 in the Jackson Dinsdale Art Center (JDAC) on campus, is designed for future artists who completed their junior year of high school. This […]

Hastings College announced today that it has received reaffirmation of its accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), meeting all criteria with no interim monitoring needed, a distinction that underscores the College’s strong performance and institutional health. This significant achievement reflects the College’s commitment to excellence, transparency and continuous improvement in serving students and the […]

Hastings College has announced the Dean’s List for its Spring 2025 semester. For the semester, 339 students from 19 states and eight countries were named to the Dean’s List. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, a student must achieve a grade point average of 3.7 to 4.0 scale and be registered for full-time coursework. […]

Hastings College held its 139th Commencement on Saturday, May 17, 2025. During the ceremony, the College awarded degrees to 192 undergraduates and 10 Master of Arts in Teaching graduates. Graduates represented 19 states and 14 countries. Baccalaureate photos are available here and are free to download; the video is here. Commencement photos are available here […]

Hastings College music education major and saxophonist Erick Rodriguez of Grand Island, Nebraska, won the 2025 John Shildneck Young Artist Competition held by the Lincoln (Nebraska) Municipal Band. Rodriguez will be the featured soloist in the band’s season opening concert at 7:00 p.m. on July 6 in the Antelope Park bandshell in Lincoln. At Hastings […]

Six Hastings College students and their ceramics instructor Jerome Dubas joined 6,000 other students and artists at the 59th annual National Council for the Education of Ceramic Arts (NCECA) conference, with the theme “Formation,” in Salt Lake City, Utah, earlier this semester. Students attending the conference included Anna Bultman of Waverly, Nebraska; Brooke Gaughan of […]