The Hastings College Model United Nations (Model UN) team traveled to New York City in early April to participate in the National Model UN Conference (NMUN). The team represented Estonia and won Outstanding Position Paper for the International Atomic Energy Agency Committee and was named an Honorable Mention Delegation. The team spends most of the […]

Hastings College physical education instructor Casey Molifua ’15/MAT ’17 and assistant professor of art Dr. Brian Corr ’99 are on embarking their next challenge, running 1.1 miles every hour on the hour April 21-22, 2023 to raise funds for the Mikaelah Molifua Memorial Scholarship. This is the second year the duo has undertaken the grueling […]

Hastings College students Riley Lanning of Glendale, Arizona and Claire Hubbard of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, presented at the annual Great Plains Students Psychology Conference, which was recently held at Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas. Lanning is a psychology and history & philosophy double major, and Hubbard is a psychology and health systems double major. […]

On the outskirts of Mormon Country, Idaho, a 600-pound recluse hides away in his apartment and slowly eats himself to death. Desperate to reconnect with his long-estranged daughter, he reaches out to her, only to find a viciously sharp-tongued and wildly unhappy teen. Big-hearted and fiercely funny, “The Whale,” presented by Hastings College Theatre, tells […]

The Hastings College Forensics team finished 14th in the nation at the American Forensics Association’s National Speech Tournament (AFA-NST), which was held recently in Santa Ana, California. The five-member team’s achievements include an AFA All-American recipient, two national finalists and nine quarterfinal finishes. Nikki deSeriere, a senior from Westminster, Colorado. was named an AFA-NST All-American […]

The Hastings College chapter of Psi Chi, the psychology academic honor society, inducted 14 students during its recent spring ceremony on April 2. This year’s Psi Chi inductees include: Mackenzie Berns, a junior from Fairbury, Nebraska Tiena Chu, a sophomore from Cheyenne, Wyoming Andrea Hornung, a junior from Stratton, Colorado Daelene Hinrichs, a junior from […]

The first thesis gallery show, which features the work of five senior art majors, is open now through April 20 in the Hastings College Jackson Dinsdale Art Center (JDAC). The show is in both JDAC galleries, which are open from 9:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. A lecture for the exhibition Sunday, April […]

Nearly $50,000 in grants from two national organizations will fund projects focused on helping Hastings College students discern their vocational calling and strengthen their spiritual and mental well-being through the study of scripture. The Rev. Doodle Harris, chaplain and director of service learning, will lead both projects. “Hastings College is the only college in a […]

Hastings College Music is hosting its Jazz Festival on Monday, April 3. The festival includes performances by regional jazz bands and an evening concert featuring the Hastings College Jazz Ensemble and a guest soloist. The Hastings College Jazz Festival is an opportunity for middle and high school bands to study with guest clinicians and gain […]

The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers recently announced it’s 100th annual class of national medalists in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, with five students from Nebraska being named National Medalists and one, Olivia Achtemeier of Beatrice, receiving a Silver Medal with Distinction Portfolio Award. To qualify for national consideration, these students first received […]