On Saturday, April 25, Hastings College held a special ceremony to unveil a Willa Cather statuette, a scale replica of the bronze statue representing Nebraska in the National Statuary Hall Collection in the U.S. Capitol. Rev. Jimmy Shelbourn, a 1976 Hastings College alumnus, and his spouse Carol, gifted the 18-inch bronze to the College to […]

Hastings College Music invites the community to its final performance of the academic year: the Music Finale Extravaganza. This celebratory showcase will take place on Sunday, May 3, at 3 p.m. at the Masonic Center (411 N. Hastings Avenue). Admission is free and the event is open to the public. The concert serves as a […]

Hastings College invites students, alumni and the community to join the fifth and final Miles For Mik, a 24-hour walk/run event beginning at 6:00 a.m. on Friday, May 1. The event is held in memory of Mikaelah “Mik” Molifua, a 2017 graduate and former Bronco student-athlete and coach who passed away in 2020 after a […]

The Hastings College Forensics team competed at the American Forensics Association’s National Speech Tournament (AFA-NST) April 4-6 at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon. The team’s top competitor at nationals was Madi Holman, a first-year student from Franklin, Nebraska, who advanced to national quarterfinals in dramatic interpretation, placing her in the top 26 of […]

Lilac Ramsey, a senior religion/philosophy and psychology double major from Wilson, North Carolina, won first place in an annual Theta Alpha Kappa (TAK) essay competition for their paper titled “Collective Tissue: Animals, Religion, and the Interwovenness of Theology.” The honor, the Albert Clark Award, comes with a cash prize and publication of the essay in […]

Hastings College students will share research and projects, and the College will honor the high achievements of students and faculty during its annual Celebration of Excellence on Wednesday, April 29. All events are free and open to the public. Additional details can be found at hastings.edu/as. Classes are canceled for the day so students and […]

Five Hastings College seniors will showcase their work in the second senior thesis art exhibition, which is open April 24 to May 8 at the Jackson Dinsdale Art Center (JDAC). The exhibition features a wide variety of mediums and individual storytelling from Casper Campbell of Columbus, Nebraska; Josie Cooley of Council Bluffs, Iowa; Liam Sites […]

Chelsea LeMar, executive director of the Hastings College Foundation, announced today that she is stepping down from her role at the end of May. “My four years at Hastings College have been extremely special, and I am proud to have served my alma mater,” LeMar said. “I continue to believe strongly in the Hastings College […]

The Hastings College chapter of Psi Chi, the psychology academic honor society, inducted five students during its spring ceremony on April 12. This year’s Psi Chi inductees include: Aubrey Eresman, a senior from Colorado Springs, Colorado Mary Howie, a junior from Hastings, Nebraska Victoria Mallory, a senior from Westminster, Colorado Madison Rhodes, a sophomore from […]

What’s a princess to do when a dragon burns down her castle and steals her fiancé? If you’re Princess Elizabeth, you don’t wait for a hero, you become one. Hastings College theatre’s honorary, Alpha Psi Omega (APO), invites audiences of all ages to its annual production for youth, “The Garbage Bag Princess.” Performances are Saturday, […]