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Campus News

February 1, 2023 4:08 pm·

Hastings College Foundation names LeMar executive director

The Hastings College Foundation Board of Directors has named Chelsea LeMar, a 2007 Hastings College graduate, as executive director of the Hastings College Foundation. In this role, LeMar will oversee fundraising, advancement…

February 1, 2023 7:17 am·

Fundraising underway to honor Judy Sandeen, retired campus health services director

Hastings College is raising $50,000 to name a nursing skills lab in honor of the nationally-recognized peer education leader. As director of campus health services from 1978 through 2007, Judy Sandeen ‘63…

January 31, 2023 9:09 am·

Logan to give Invited Faculty Lecture on addressing social problems

Dr. Laura Logan, Hastings College associate professor of sociology, will give an Invited Faculty Lecture titled “Social Problems and Social Action” on Wednesday, February 15, at 1:00 p.m. in French Memorial Chapel.…

January 20, 2023 12:35 pm·

Albert Maxey talk rescheduled for January 31

Albert Maxey of Lincoln, Nebraska, will share his life’s “walk” with a talk and question and answer session on Tuesday, January 31, beginning at 7:00 p.m. in French Memorial Chapel. Maxey will…

January 19, 2023 2:55 pm·

Hastings College to host honor band, choir with students from 42 schools

Hastings College will hold its 59th Annual Honor Band and 51st Annual Honor Choir concert on Monday, January 23, at 5:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Hastings (621 N Lincoln Avenue).…

January 11, 2023 3:21 pm·

MLK-related activities at Hastings College

Hastings College has scheduled several activities as part of its Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, on Monday, January 16, in addition to hosting a speaker, Albert Maxey, the evening of Wednesday, January…

January 10, 2023 8:41 am·

‘Blast from Future’s Past’ on exhibition at JDAC

Museum of Nebraska Art (MONA) curator Karissa Johnson Olsen has organized an exhibition titled “Blast from Future’s Past: Art from the 1990s,” which is in the west gallery of the Jackson Dinsdale Art…

January 5, 2023 11:44 am·

Hastings College announces fall 2022 Dean’s List

Hastings College has announced the Dean’s List for its fall 2022 semester. For the semester, 389 students from 24 states and 12 countries were named to the Dean’s List. To be eligible…

January 3, 2023 4:02 pm·

Forensics team finds competitive success in first part of season

The Hastings College Forensics team ended their fall season with 19 events qualified for the American Forensics Association National Speech Tournament (AFA-NST). The team competed at seven different tournaments both online and…

December 1, 2022 4:15 pm·

December 7 chapel service to feature Lessons and Carols

The Wednesday, December 7 chapel service at Hastings College will feature Lessons and Carols, which chaplain Rev. Doodle Harris is calling “And the Angels said…,” the story of the birth of Jesus…