The first in his family to graduate college, Dr. Wayne M. Riggs developed a passion for higher education and the profoundly positive effect it can have on young people as he made his own educational journey. Riggs moved to Hastings from Florida earlier this month to serve as the new Vice President for Academic Affairs […]

Hastings College will welcome 32 students to campus as part of its Open Space for the Visual and Performing Arts immersion experience on Tuesday, June 18. Open Space concludes Saturday, June 22, with a public showing of student work and performances. Hastings College’s art faculty selected 18 students to attend Open Space for the Visual […]

Hastings College has announced the Dean’s List for its spring 2024 semester. For the semester, 351 students from 20 states and 11 countries were named to the Dean’s List. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, a student must achieve a grade point average of 3.7 to 4.0 scale and be registered for full-time coursework. […]

Nebraska Public Media is hitting the road this spring and offering a great lineup of events and entertainment across Central Nebraska — including family activities and recording an episode of “Backyard Farmer” at Hastings College on Monday, June 10. During its On the Road Tour stop in Hastings, Nebraska Public Media is hosting a PBS […]

Hastings College Athletics has signed a partnership agreement with X-Stream Sports for the 2024-25 season. The collaboration will deliver extensive coverage of Bronco athletics events to fans everywhere. Under the agreement, X-Stream Sports will broadcast all Hastings College football games, both home and away. Additionally, comprehensive coverage will be provided for all conference home and […]

Renovations of housing, student union and new residence hall planned. Poised to embark on an ambitious campus revitalization journey, Hastings College plans to launch this summer the first phase of a new comprehensive plan, with a focus on upgrading its residential infrastructure, followed by a significant renovation of the student union and, upon approval, construction […]

Thanks to the addition of the Walter Scott, Jr. Community Leadership Challenge and the continued support and investment of the Suzanne and Walter Scott Foundation, the 2024-25 Scott Scholars class at Hastings College has nearly doubled from previous years and includes 15 students from Nebraska and Colorado. The Scott Scholars Program is funded by the […]

Hastings College held its 138th Commencement on Saturday, May 18, 2024. During the ceremony, the College awarded degrees to 219 undergraduates and five Master of Arts in Teaching graduates. Graduates represented 19 states and seven countries. Baccalaureate photos are available here and are free to download; the video is here. Commencement photos are available here and are free […]

Hastings College student Riley Lanning, a junior psychology major from Glendale, Arizona, presented at the Midwest Psychological Association Conference in Chicago, Illinois, earlier this semester. Lanning participated in a poster session where she was able to share her original research titled “The Impact of Dietary Changes and Resource Availability on Psychological Well-Being: A Study of […]

The Hastings College Department of Music and Theatre recognized outstanding student work during the 2023-24 academic year by awarding several traditional honors specific to their disciplines in recent weeks. As part of the annual Beaux Arts Awards on May 9, Hastings College Theatre honored nine students and inducted three new members into the Alpha Psi […]