Hastings College is hosting a series of in-person Music Honors Days for high school students March 29 through April 2, with the focus changing daily between voice, brass, woodwinds, percussion and piano. To participate, high school students can apply with a recorded audition from another honor festival this academic year, or a new one can […]

When some Hastings College students told their professors they did not have textbooks because they couldn’t afford them, college employees brainstormed outside-of-the-box solutions. The result: The college now provides all students with the required books for their classes at no additional cost. “We found an innovative way to remove that barrier to make learning affordable […]

From now through March 12, Hastings College student artwork will be featured in the Jackson Dinsdale Art Center (JDAC) gallery. Students from across campus were invited to submit their work in a variety of media for the annual Juried Student Exhibition. The JDAC gallery, at 700 E. 12th Street, is free and open to the […]

The Hastings College Forensics team competed synchronously at the Nebraska Intercollegiate Forensics Association (NIFA) State Tournament on February 13, placing third in overall team sweepstakes. Two students were named state champions in their events, two first-year students were awarded Top Novice, and senior Courtney Hanson was named one of the Spirit of NIFA award recipients. […]

Work by artist Russell Floersch is being featured in the secondary gallery of the Jackson Dinsdale Art Center (JDAC) at Hastings College. The exhibition, titled “Ex Situ,” opened today (February 8) and will be available through March 12. The JDAC gallery, at 700 E. 12th Street, is free and open to the public. Gallery hours […]

Four Hastings College Honors students recently received an NCHC Portz Grant for their campus initiative, “Hammock Henge.” The National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) offers Portz Grants for honors programs nationwide to promote and support innovative on-campus projects. The students received $700. Savanah Ellis of Beaver City, Nebraska; Ashley Pedersen of Pierce, Nebraska; Emma Downing of […]

Retired professor and Associate Academic Dean Dr. Anne (Fairbanks) Bohlke has fond memories of the nearly two decades she and Executive President Dr. Rich Lloyd ‘85 worked together at Hastings College in the English Department and Academic Dean’s Office. Bohlke began her tenure as an English professor in 1983 where she initially worked with Lloyd’s […]

For the first time in the 2020-21 season, the entire Hastings College Forensics team competed together simultaneously. The team competed synchronously at the Hell Froze Over (HFO) Tournament hosted virtually by Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, and the University of Texas at Austin in Austin, Texas, on January 16. Three team members also competed asynchronously […]

Jessica Allen-Pickett, Hastings College assistant professor of education, will give an Invited Faculty Lecture titled “Baking, Teaching and Service” on Wednesday, January 27, at 1:00 p.m. in French Memorial Chapel. While the event is free and open to the public, attendance is limited to 100 people and masks are required. The lecture will be posted […]