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During Hastings College’s Honors Convocation April 30, 2025, students and faculty were recognized for their outstanding achievements. Photos from the event are available here. A video is here. The Don and Nancy Seaton Faculty Achievement Award was presented to Dr. Louie Eckhardt, associate professor of music. Dr. Brian Corr, associate professor of art, received the

Hastings College is hosting the 2025 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Outdoor Track & Field Championships Friday and Saturday, May 2 and 3, thanks to a successful $1.1 million fundraising effort that began in October 2023. The funds supported a full renovation of the Jack Osborne Track Complex — a project made possible by the

Hastings College’s Phi Omega Chapter of Lambda Pi Eta, the collegiate communication honor society, inducted six students recently. Lambda Pi Eta’s mission involves promoting academic excellence in communication studies, fostering interest in the communication field, facilitating discussions and exchanges of ideas, and building strong relationships between faculty and students. To be eligible for Lambda Pi

Have you ever wanted to wander on stage during a theater performance? George did, and was informed he must take up a role for a missing actor. But what show is he filling in for? Is it Hamlet? Private Lives? A Man For All Seasons? In “The Actor’s Nightmare” a comedy by Christopher Durang, George

The second senior thesis gallery show of the spring will be open today through Saturday, May 10 in the Hastings College Jackson Dinsdale Art Center (JDAC). The exhibit features work from Brady Scheiding from Omaha, Nebraska; Jackson Pedersen from Roskilde, Denmark; Marissa Patterson from Topeka, Kansas; Alexis Linnebach from Olathe, Kansas; and Rea Weidemann from

Hastings College students took home seven of the eleven awards at the 2025 Council of Independent Nebraska Colleges Foundation/Lincoln Industries Student Art Show last week, including Best of Show going to senior Liam Sites for his blown glass piece, “Fragile.” In 2D, Brooke Gaughan, a senior art and art education double major from Colorado Springs,

Hastings College students will share research and projects, and the College will honor the high achievements of students and faculty during its annual Celebration of Excellence on Wednesday, April 30. All events are free and open to the public. Additional details can be found at hastings.edu/as. Classes are canceled for the day so students and

Hastings College and First Presbyterian Church are hosting the second annual Sachtleben-Throckmorton Faith & Science Symposium this week. The featured speaker is Clayton “Astro Clay” Anderson, a 1981 Hastings College graduate who is Nebraska’s first and only astronaut. The symposium includes several opportunities for the community and students to engage with Anderson about his own

The inaugural class of the Hastings College Jackson Scholars program completed official signings this week and will arrive on campus in August. The 2025-26 class of four students will receive a full-ride scholarship to Hastings College, including tuition, fees, room and meals for four years. Scholars will also receive professional enrichment opportunities that will support

Hastings College senior Stephanie Bloyer of Winfield, Kansas, will present a Langvardt Scholar Lecture titled, “Narnia’s Abandoned Thrones” on Tuesday, April 22 at 5:00 p.m. at the Barrett Alumni Center (1001 N. 6th Avenue). The lecture is free and open to the public. Bloyer’s lecture is an examination of power structures in “The Chronicles of Narnia”