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The Hastings College Theatre Department is opening up its fall season with the play “Omnium Gatherum” by Theresa Rebeck and Alexandra Gersten-Vassilaros. Directed by Associate Professor of Theatre Annette Vargas, Samuel French states “the sophisticated yet surreal dinner party becomes a sounding board for a variety of cultural icons as they pontificate and argue about […]

A Hastings City Council forum that includes six City Council candidates for the upcoming election is set for Tuesday, October 2 at 7:00 p.m. in the Hastings College French Memorial Chapel (800 N. Turner Avenue). The forum is sponsored by the League of Women Voters and the College’s Argumentation and Debate class. The forum includes

Homecoming is in full swing at Hastings College, with bed races, chalk walk and dodgeball battle events occurring throughout this week. As students prepare their skits and ready themselves for homecoming weekend, they selected 10 royalty finalists from the junior class. Queen candidates finalists include Hannah Adams of Cairo, Nebraska; Zoe Dahlgren of Axtell, Nebraska;

A critical rhetorical essay authored by Dr. John Perlich, a professor of communication studies at Hastings College, will be included in the next volume of Contemporary Literary Criticism (CLC). The essay, “Rethinking the Monomyth: Pan’s Labyrinth and the Face of a New Hero(ine),” deconstructs the work of acclaimed writer and director Guillermo del Toro. Perlich

Dr. Barbara Sunderman has been named interim Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty at Hastings College. Sunderman previously served as a professor in the Teacher Education Department and was active in several campus committees, including Faculty Senate, where she served as president over the past year. She received her bachelor’s degree

Hastings College is known for creating a culture where faculty and staff excel at counseling and inspiring students to become their best. After nearly a year of examining best practices and gathering ideas from across campus, the College is taking these efforts to a new level of excellence by launching a student engagement initiative. The

The Hastings College Alumni Association will recognize Brian Blevins, a 2007/2010 MAT graduate, and Kelsea (Jones) Blevins, a 2008/2010 MAT graduate, as the 2018 Outstanding Alumni Coaches of the Year during a dinner celebration on Saturday, September 22. The Outstanding Alumni Coach of the Year award was established in 2004 and is presented to Hastings

The Hastings College Jackson Dinsdale Art Center (JDAC) opens its fall season with two photography shows, “Beautiful Coincidences” by Kate Breakey and “Unmoored” by George Nobechi. The show opens August 11, with a reception at 6:00 p.m. at the JDAC (700 E. 12th Street). Gallery hours through August 21 are Monday to Thursday from 9:00