The annual All-Student Art Exhibition which showcased work by Hastings College students was held earlier this semester. More than 20 works were selected for the show, with “Peace and Love” by Allison Peyton of Fremont, Nebraska, being named Best of Show. Allison Stratton of Elkhorn, Nebraska, received the Best 3D award with “Extension of Self,” […]

The second of three thesis gallery shows is open now through April 25 in the Hastings College Jackson Dinsdale Art Center (JDAC). The show features work from Abby Dallegge of Omaha, Nebraska; Emily Boyd of Ayr, Nebraska; Emily Nunnenkamp of Henderson, Nebraska; Ally Stratton of Elkhorn, Nebraska; Lexi Rowland of Council Bluffs, Iowa; Alex Jacobs […]

The Hastings College Forensics team finished 15th in the nation at the American Forensics Association’s National Speech Tournament (AFA-NST), which was held April 6-8 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The team also had two members, Ally Banks and Citlaly Quiroz, named All-Americans. Banks and Quiroz were honored at the national tournament’s opening assembly on April 5. […]

Telltale signs of a 2022 hail storm that caused significant damage across the community and campus remain visible on Hastings College’s iconic French Memorial Chapel: the north facing arched windows remain broken and held together in spots with duct tape. While most other damage on campus has been repaired, including the Chapel’s copper spire, which […]

The third annual Miles For Mik event, a 24-hour journey dedicated to raising funds for the Mikaelah Molifua Memorial Scholarship at Hastings College, is set for this Friday and Saturday, April 12-13, 2024. Throughout the 24 hours, Hastings College physical education instructor Casey Molifua ’15/MAT ’17 and associate professor of art Dr. Brian Corr ’99 […]

Hastings College Music is hosting its inaugural Spring Percussion Summit on Saturday, April 13 in Fuhr Hall (927 N. Ash Avenue), with a concert featuring Hastings College and University of Nebraska–Kearney percussionists beginning at 7:00 p.m. to conclude the day. Performances are free and open to the public. The Spring Percussion Summit is dedicated to […]

The Hastings College chapter of Alpha Chi, an academic honorary, saw two of its members receive top honors at the 2024 Alpha Chi National Convention that was held April 4-6 in Birmingham, Alabama. Alessandro Urlati, a senior from Biella, Piedmont, Italy, attended the convention and presented his academic work titled “The Dispute between Armenia and […]

Hastings College is hosting an awards ceremony Friday, April 5 to recognize 52 outstanding young writers from across Nebraska as an affiliate of the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. College faculty and Kiara Nicole Letcher, the author of “Scream Queen” and soon-to-be-released “Oxblood,” will host a workshop for recipients beginning at 1:00 p.m. on campus, […]

Hastings College physics professor Dr. Brad Peterson and physics students are giving stargazers and eclipse enthusiasts — and anyone who would like to come — an opportunity to view the partial solar eclipse on Monday, April 8. While Nebraska won’t experience a total eclipse like it did in August 2017, Peterson said the moon will […]

The first thesis gallery show of the spring is open now through April 8 in the Hastings College Jackson Dinsdale Art Center (JDAC). This exhibition features work from Anna Bryan of Lincoln, Nebraska; Jay Caskey of Council Bluffs, Iowa; Carley Davis of Prescott, Arizona; Rhys Maxey of Kersey, Colorado; Veronica Pinkerton of Beatrice, Nebraska; Miley […]