News

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Campus News

March 19, 2019 11:37 am·

Pianist to present ‘Pianos that Helped Win the War’ lecture-recital as part of festival

The Gladys Frisch Harris Piano Festival returns to Hastings College in April, bringing an outstanding teacher-performer to campus for a day of informative and inspiring activities. This year’s clinician is Dr. Gary…

March 18, 2019 4:34 pm·

Alpha Chi inducts seven new students, celebrates 70th academic year

Alpha Chi celebrated its 70th academic year on Hastings College campus recently by inducting seven new students. Alpha Chi is a coeducational academic honor society designed to promote academic excellence and exemplary…

March 18, 2019 10:58 am·

Hastings College announces Central Region Science Fair results

Hastings College hosted the Central Regional Science Fair for the Nebraska Junior Academy of Sciences (NJAS) on March 12 in the Morrison-Reeves Science Center. The fair drew 154 students from across central…

March 15, 2019 12:32 pm·

Forensics Team finishes season strong, qualifies five more events to nationals

The Hastings College Speech Team traveled to Brookings, South Dakota, for its district tournament and qualified five more events to nationals. Over the season, the team qualified 45 events to nationals, the…

March 13, 2019 11:00 am·

Two Hastings College students present research at No Limits conference

Two Hastings College students presented research at the 25th annual No Limits conference in Lincoln, Nebraska, March 8. The No Limits conference is an interdisciplinary undergraduate, graduate or recent graduate conference that…

Picture of history day scholarship winners.

March 11, 2019 2:28 pm·

National History Day winners earn Hastings College scholarships

Cori Barwick, a student at Hastings (Nebraska) Middle School, earned a $6,000 scholarship to Hastings College for her individual exhibit titled, “The Race to the South Pole.” She received her award February…

Image of students Austin Heinlein, Brenna Tripp, Alyssa Smith, Kylie Luth and James Lapka.

March 11, 2019 11:26 am·

Hastings College history students present research at conference

Six Hastings College history students presented original research at the Phi Alpha Theta Nebraska Regional Conference in Omaha, Nebraska, February 28-March 2. Students who presented their work are members of the Hastings…

March 8, 2019 11:36 am·

Poetry slam champion to speak at Hastings College

Janae Johnson, the 2015 Women of the World Poetry Champion and 2015 National Poetry Slam Champion is coming to Hastings College Wednesday, March 13, for a 7:00 p.m. performance and presentation in…

Hastings College students working at computers

March 7, 2019 1:27 pm·

Media students producing livestreams of NAIA D-II Women’s Basketball National Championship

The Hastings College student media team is in Sioux City, Iowa, for the next week producing livestream coverage of the 2019 NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball National Championship, which runs March 6-12.…

March 7, 2019 10:10 am·

High school students receive full-tuition scholarship at Hastings College

Four high school students were named Hastings College Walter Scott Scholars recently during the College’s Bronco Scholars Day event. This full tuition scholarship is one of the most celebrated and competitive scholarships…