In celebration of outstanding student work throughout the academic year, Hastings College Music honored 22 students as part of its annual Music Honors Convocation. As part of the ceremony, students were recognized with various awards and scholarships, which are listed below. Breanna Brennfoerder, a first-year student from Edgar, Nebraska — National Association of Teachers of […]

At its most recent meeting, the Hastings College Foundation Board awarded eight Innovation Grants totaling more than $50,000 to Hastings College employees. These funds are intended for projects aiming to enrich campus life, improve teaching and learning and help ensure student success. All recipients went through an application process prior to being awarded. Kim West […]

The work of four senior art majors make up the second thesis show this year in the Hastings College Jackson Dinsdale Art Center (JDAC). The exhibition opens today (May 2) and runs through May 13 in both JDAC galleries, which are open from 9:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. A public lecture and […]

During Hastings College’s Honors Convocation April 27, 2022, students and faculty were recognized for their outstanding achievements. The Don and Nancy Seaton Faculty Achievement Award was presented to Dr. Ali Beheler, associate professor of philosophy, and Emily Dunbar received the Vondrak Outstanding Advisor Award. Kim Graviette, director of career services, received the Anderson Mentoring and […]

During its day-long Celebration of Excellence April 27, Hastings College announced three Bronco Award recipients during its annual Honors Convocation — Jackie Gilbert of Chandler, Arizona; DaeRon Jones of Kansas City, Missouri; and Julia Reimer of Hastings, Nebraska. Established in 1924, the Bronco Award is the College’s highest non-academic award granted to students. Recipients of […]

Hastings College and the University of Nebraska Medical Center have launched a new cooperative program, a Hastings-based Pharmacy Early Assurance Program. High school seniors interested in pharmacy can apply to Hastings College and the Early Assurance Program. Selected students will move through an interview process, and if accepted into the program, be assured a slot […]

The Hastings College annual Celebration of Excellence will be honoring the high achievements of students and faculty on Wednesday, April 27. All events are free and open to the public, and additional details can be found at hastings.edu/as. Classes are canceled for the day, so all students can participate in the events. Celebration of Excellence […]

Hastings College Theatre has announced performances for two upcoming capstones productions, a stand-up comedy show to be staged off campus this Friday and Saturday, April 22 and 23, and an original one-act production to be held on campus April 28-30. For her capstone, senior theatre major Darci Wax of Colorado Springs, Colorado, is performing a […]

Hastings College senior Olivia Perez of Lincoln, Nebraska, will present the annual Sara Jane Gardner Memorial Lecture at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, April 25, in Wilson Auditorium; it is free and open to the public. The presentation, titled “Nationalism, Nazis and a Crowbar: An Analysis of the Kaunas Pogrom in Lithuania,” begins with a gruesome […]

The work of five senior art majors make up the first of two thesis shows this year in the Hastings College Jackson Dinsdale Art Center (JDAC). The show is open now through April 24 in both JDAC galleries, which are open from 9:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. A public lecture and reception […]