The tinkling of piano keys and a warm “Hello. This is Fritz Mountford and The Hastings College Choir” greet listeners to episodes of a Hastings College podcast available on Apple iTunes, Google Play Music and Soundcloud. Each episode features an introduction from Dr. Fritz Mountford, director of choirs, followed by a song previously recorded by the […]

To celebrate Easter, Hastings College Music has coordinated with musicians at Hastings High School and the University of Nebraska–Kearney to record “Song of Hope” by Peter Meechan. The song, recorded in Hastings College’s Fuhr Hall over multiple days in order to allow for social distancing, will premiere on Easter Sunday (April 12) at 3:00 p.m. […]

National writing award recipients have been announced for the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, and five students from Nebraska have been named National Medalists. The students will receive national medals as part of the country’s longest-running and most prestigious scholarship and recognition program for creative students in grades 7-12. Hastings College is the Nebraska affiliate […]

Hastings College announced that psychology professor Dr. Rachael Robinson-Keilig has received a Faculty Development Award for her instructional development support proposal. The award includes a $2,500 grant she’ll use to further develop the introduction to psychology courses on campus. Robinson-Keilig created the proposal to update the curriculum currently used at Hastings College for the Introduction […]

After a long season, the Hastings College Forensics team qualified 40 events to the American Forensics Association National Individual Events Tournament. However, due to COVID-19, the national tournament was canceled. To celebrate all the team’s success, Hastings College is airing an online showcase for everyone to enjoy from their own homes. The showcase, which features […]

To celebrate the 33rd Gladys Frisch Harris Piano Festival, Hastings College will let the music play on through a livestream of the festival on Saturday, April 4 at 10:00 a.m. Festival performances and the guest lecture by Dr. Benjamin Downs can viewed through Hastings College Music’s Facebook page — facebook.com/HastingsCollegeMusic. Downs will be introduced at […]

Students enrolled in creative writing courses at Hastings College this academic year have had the opportunity to design and lead writing workshops for community members in partnership with the SASA Crisis Center of Hastings. Dr. Eleanor Reeds, assistant professor in the Department of Languages and Literatures, was asked by SASA in fall 2019 to develop […]

With the transition to online classes for the final block of the spring semester, Hastings College wanted to maintain as many services for students as it could — including counseling services, which moved online this week using a secure video conferencing service. Hastings College counselors Taylor Kindig and Jon Loetterle are conducting online counseling sessions […]

The Jackson Dinsdale Art Center had intended to showcase the work of Hastings College students throughout the month of March for the Juried Student Exhibition, but with the closing of the gallery, many people may not have had an opportunity to view the 23 works on display. While the gallery is closed, the College created […]

Hastings College hosted seven schools that participated in the Central Regional Science Fair for the Nebraska Junior Academy of Sciences on Wednesday, March 4. Schools that participated in this year’s Central Regional Science Fair were Adams Central Junior/Senior High School, Central City Public Schools, O’Neill Public Schools, Ravenna High School, Sandhills High School and Silver […]