Hastings College has named Matt Rahn ’05, head coach of the College of DuPage football team, its Outstanding Alumni Coach award recipient for 2024. Rahn will receive his award in conjunction with the Athletic Hall of Fame induction during Hastings College Homecoming on Saturday, October 26. The celebration begins with a social hour at 5:00 […]

Six individuals and two teams will celebrate their induction as the 35th class to join the Hastings College Athletic Hall of Fame during a reception and banquet held in conjunction with Hastings College Homecoming on Saturday, October 26. The celebration begins with a social hour at 5:00 p.m. in Kiewit Gymnasium (715 E. 7th Street, […]

Hastings College’s Melody Round-Up Parade is in beautiful downtown Hastings this Saturday, September 28, 2024. Step-off is at 10:00 am. The Melody Round-Up Parade is a traditional parade with high school bands, antique cars, Hastings College organizations and the Hastings College Marching Bronco Band. Participating high school bands include: Adams Central Blue Hill Broken Bow […]

Hastings College senior Riley Lanning, a psychology major from Glendale, Arizona, was awarded a national undergraduate scholarship from Psi Chi, the international honor society in psychology. The competitive scholarship is awarded to eight undergraduate students nationally who are deemed “exceptional Psi Chi undergraduate students.” Awards were given earlier this year. Hastings College is a four-year […]

The fifth class of the Hastings College Fine Arts Hall of Fame features six visionary artists who will be recognized during a reception and ceremony held in conjunction with Hastings College Homecoming on Friday, October 25 at the Jackson Dinsdale Art Center. Inductees include: Stan Wiederspan ‘60 of Lincoln, Nebraska, for art Dana Westring ‘75 […]

The Hastings College ASPIRE program has launched a seven-week fall continuing education class, “Harry Potter and the Bible,” which begins Tuesday, October 1. Taught by college chaplain Rev. Doodle Harris, the class explores the connections between the original seven Harry Potter books and Bible Stories. Each Tuesday evening, those in the class will gather online […]

A construction fence stretching from Steinhart Plaza through Pine Knoll to Lynn Farrell Arena and along the east side of Fuhr Hall is a clear sign of change at Hastings College, which officially began its 142nd academic year on August 15. The fence encloses the construction site for a new residence hall set to open […]

Two exhibitions are currently on view in the Hastings College Jackson Dinsdale Art Center galleries. The first, the thesis show “Creatures of Legend” by Liz Murray, is open through August 30, and the second, a show by Concordia University faculty, is open through September 26. “Creatures of Legend” is in the east gallery and consists […]

Ed Osterman ‘65 made the decision early on in his life to make an annual gift to support Hastings College, directing his gifts predominantly to the care of campus facilities. Later on in his life, the business administration graduate would decide to direct the majority of his estate to Hastings College — with a focus […]

There’s something special about the American sweetgum sapling planted in the Hastings College Arboretum in June: it’s a “Moon Tree” grown from a seed that flew around the Moon on NASA’s Artemis I mission in 2022. The Artemis I Moon Trees, rooted in the legacy of the original Moon Trees flown by NASA astronaut Stuart […]