The Hastings College Scott Scholars program celebrated its inaugural incoming class of seven students with a virtual signing ceremony on Saturday, May 2. “We are excited for this group of bright and talented students coming to Hastings College,” said Dave Rippe, director of the Scott Scholars program. “These students demonstrated exceptional promise in high school, […]

Two students on the Hastings College Forensics team have been named All-Americans for the American Forensics Association National Individual Events Tournament (AFA-NIET): Alli Kennon, a senior communication studies major from Spicer, Minnesota; and Elizabeth Hansen, a senior English major from Fremont, Nebraska. Only 15 students nationwide are named All-Americans each year. Since beginning the All-American […]

Hastings College’s annual Celebration of Excellence, an event that recognizes high achievement by students and faculty, is moving online this week. The Academic Showcase portion of the event, which features more than 20 research, academic and other presentations by students across a variety of academic disciplines, is available at hastings.edu/as. On that webpage, viewers can […]

Since students are not on campus for the rest of the semester, we wanted them to have a little piece of Hastings College on their iPads. We asked students to share photos or drawn images sized for their iPads — and are making those available here every Wednesday for the next few weeks for what […]

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 […]