After a successful launch as a club program in 2021-22, with three of the four teams making the playoffs and one finishing as runner-up in its division, the Hastings College esports team has been elevated to a full varsity sport this fall — the 24th varsity sport on campus. The Hastings College team grew from […]

On September 13, 1882, the formal opening of Hastings College took place at a chapel service in the First Presbyterian Church of Hastings. The College convened its first classes that day in the Chilcothe Building, which stood on the corner of First Street and Hastings Avenue in downtown Hastings. Forty-four students climbed the stairs to […]

Eight individuals and two teams are among the 33rd class to join the Hastings College Athletic Hall of Fame during a reception and banquet held in conjunction with Hastings College Homecoming on Saturday, September 24. The Athletic Hall of Fame induction begins with a social hour at Kiewit Gymnasium (715 E. 7th Street) on campus […]

The Hastings College Alumni Association is hosting a Fall Sports Social on Tuesday, August 16, where those attending can meet Athletic Director Chris Clements, as well as several head coaches. Clements and coaches will provide an update on the fall season and answer questions. The event will take place at Reno Tavern (414 W 2nd […]

Six individuals will be inducted to the Hastings College Fine Arts Hall of Fame during a ceremony held in conjunction with Hastings College Homecoming weekend, on Friday, September 23. The event will be at the Jackson Dinsdale Art Center (700 E. 12th Street), with appetizers at 6:00 p.m. and the ceremony at 7:00 p.m. Tickets […]

Assemblage sculptures of Hastings artist Jo Nelson will be showcased in the west gallery at Hastings College’s Jackson Dinsdale Art Center (JDAC) from August 15 to September 16. A closing reception for the artist is Friday, September 16 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the JDAC. The gallery is free and open to the public […]

The Hastings College Alumni Association will honor Kelli Moore ‘93, head women’s golf coach at Valley High School in West Des Moines, Iowa, with its 2022 Outstanding Alumni Coach award. Moore will be honored in conjunction with the Athletic Hall of Fame induction during Homecoming Weekend at Hastings College on Saturday, September 24. A social […]

The inaugural First 48, a program developed by the Hastings College Student Engagement team, Alumni Association and Bronco football, will welcome more than 50 first-year football players to campus Friday, August 5, two days before fall camp begins. First 48 aims to connect the student athletes with Hastings College resources and to reduce barriers that […]

Audrey Weeks, senior theatre education and language arts education major from Hastings, Nebraska, is directing Hastings Community Theatre’s summer children’s musical, Ronald Dahl’s “Willy Wonka JR.,” for her senior capstone. The show takes place June 24 at 7:30 p.m., June 25 at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. and June 26 at 2:30 p.m. All productions are […]

An endowed professorship in music funded by an anonymous donor more than a decade ago has been named in honor of Dr. Byron Jensen, professor of music who retired in May, said Dr. Robin Koozer, associate vice president of advancement and chair emeritus of music. The Dr. Byron Jensen Distinguished Professorship in Music recognizes Jensen’s […]