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Hastings College hosted a Campus Compact of the Great Plains workshop September 25 that focused on retaining students through the high impact practices of service learning and community engagement. Workshop sessions were led by Dr. Jean Heriot, director of service learning and a professor in the Religion and Sociology departments at Hastings College, and Julie […]

Hastings College Theatre is starting the 2019-20 school year with “Brainstorm” by Ned Glasier, Emily Lim and Company Three. The show runs at Scott Studio Theatre (806 N. Turner Avenue) Thursday through Saturday, October 3, 4, 5, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, October 6, at 2:00 p.m. Inside every adolescent brain, 86 billion neurons connect

As Hastings College observed its 137th birthday on September 13, 2019, members of campus and the community gathered to celebrate the re-dedication of the Robert B. Daugherty Student Engagement Center. The building had been closed for significant renovations since late May 2018. Over the summer, the Hastings College Admissions and Student Engagement teams began to

In July, Hastings College became the first Nebraska school in many years to be an Affiliate Partner of the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers. As part of the program, Hastings College is launching and managing the Nebraska Scholastic Writing Awards, and is announcing a call for submissions for students age 13 and above residing

Hastings College Lecture Series is embarking a new lecture series known as the Young Alumni Lecturer. The first lecturer of the series is Joe Brown, a 2018 Hastings College graduate. Brown is the vice president of marketing for Farm Credit of Southern Colorado. The Young Alumni Lecturer is an initiative to bring recent Hastings College

Open Space for the Performing Arts and Open Space for the Visual Arts summer immersion programs for high school students provided by Hastings College are now accepting applications for the 2020 summer experience at hastings.edu/openspace. This summer, the immersion programs will run the same week, Sunday, June 7 through Saturday, June 13, 2020, which will

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