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On February 21, 2016, seventeen Hastings College students exhibiting good character and academic achievement that places them in the top 10 percent of their class were inducted into Alpha Chi academic honorary. They are: Alexandria Ann Belitz of Fullerton, Nebraska; Andrea Marie Bierman of Omaha, Nebraska; Trenton Earl Boyer of Gretna, Nebraska; Allison Rae Braun of […]
...Gifted seventh and eighth grade students have the opportunity to participate in the Hastings College Scholars Academy (HCSA). From Sunday, June 26 to Friday, July 1, 2016, intellectual students have the chance to work in challenging academic classes with mathematics, speech, robotics and science. “This is a wonderful opportunity for students to interact and learn […]
...On January 31, 2016, students competed for Hastings College’s top academic scholarship – the Walter Scott Scholarship. This full-tuition scholarship was awarded to two students: Guadalupe Esquivel of Grand Island, Nebraska, and Joseph Jahn of Columbus, Nebraska. To qualify for what is known as the Crimson Scholars Day competitions, students must earn a score of […]
...At the 2016 Nebraska Intercollegiate Forensics Association (NIFA) tournament held in Crete, Nebraska, on February 13, 2016, the Hastings College Bronco Forensics team took first place in Division II. Additionally, senior Eunice Adounkpe from Omaha, Nebraska, earned the Spirit of NIFA Award for excellence in and beyond competitive public speaking. Individual results are as follows: […]
...From February 12 to February 29, the Hastings College Art Center will feature works by two native Nebraskan artists, Bill Morgan and Dave Stewart. An opening reception featuring both artists will be held Friday, February 12 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Art Gallery, which is located at 711 E. 9th Street in Hastings. […]
...On Saturday, February 13, Nebraska Educational Television (NET) Learning Services will offer a premiere of a new science-oriented show for kids, “Ready Jet Go.” The event is taking place at the Hastings College Sachtleben Observatory (4725 South Wabash Avenue) and will last from 7:30-9:30pm and will be held regardless of weather. It is free and […]
...Donisha Rita Claire Prendergast, granddaughter of reggae legend Bob Marley, will explore the topic “Could You Be Love?” during Hastings College’s Black History Month keynote address scheduled for Wednesday, February 24 at 7 p.m. The event, to be held in French Memorial Chapel (800 N. Turner Ave.), will be free and open to the public. […]
...When Clayton C. Anderson graduated from Hastings College in 1981 with a degree in physics, he left campus with dreams as big as the night sky — dreams of becoming an astronaut and traveling in that very sky. He made them happen. Now that Nebraska’s only astronaut has retired from NASA, he has written his […]
...Cold weather was no excuse for area high school students to stay at home on Saturday, January 23. Indeed, more than 80 students treked to Hastings College to spend the day competing in the Kevin Heineman Memorial High School Speech Tournament. The stakes were high, with champions in each of the nine events earning Hastings […]
...The Hastings College Bronco Forensics team competed in the Outer Limits Swing to close out 2015. At the tournament, held December 4-6 in Hutchinson, Kansas, Kenzie Shofner, a sophomore from Maple Plain, Minnesota, took top individual speaker on the first day of competition and thus paced the Broncos for a third place finish. The Broncos […]
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