News

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Campus News

October 6, 2017 12:00 am·

Forensics team takes on first two tournaments of the year

The Hastings College Bronco Forensics team placed second overall in team sweepstakes at their first tournament of the year, the Al Johnson Memorial Swing hosted by Colorado College in Colorado Springs, Colorado.…

October 3, 2017 12:00 am·

Pacha Soap Company founders receive alumni award

With Hastings College alumni gathered for Homecoming weekend, the College’s Alumni Association presented Andrew and Abi (Burrows) Vrbas with its Young Alumni Award during halftime of the Hastings College football game at…

October 2, 2017 12:00 am·

Eileen’s Cookie Dash 5K Race results

The Eileen’s Cookie Dash 5k Race kicked off the 66th Annual Melody Round-Up parade in downtown Hastings on Saturday, September 30, 2017. Participants got to feel like Grand Marshals of the parade as…

September 29, 2017 12:00 am·

$8.5 million gift is largest in Hastings College history

The Jackson Dinsdale legacy at Hastings College continues to grow. A little more than a year after the opening of the Jackson Dinsdale Art Center (JDAC) on campus, Kim and Tom Dinsdale…

September 27, 2017 12:00 am·

Hastings College homecoming royalty finalists announced

It’s Homecoming week at Hastings College, and student groups and organizations are busy competing for prizes through skits, bed races, a chalk walk and other campus events. The student body has also…

September 26, 2017 12:00 am·

New assistant professors make JDAC debut with ‘Sara(h)’

Sarah E. Swist and Sara K. Gevurtz host their first-ever showing in the Hastings College gallery with their dual exhibition “Sara(h).” The exhibition, located in the critique gallery of the Jackson Dinsdale…

September 26, 2017 12:00 am·

‘Object-maker,’ alumna hosts exhibition at JDAC

“The 228,” an exhibition by Alyssa Rose Bliven, will show in the main gallery of the Jackson Dinsdale Art Center (JDAC) September 27 through October 28. An artist’s lecture and reception for…

September 25, 2017 12:00 am·

Education Department is hosting an accreditation visit; seeks comments

The Education Department at Hastings College is hosting an accreditation visit by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) on April 8-10, 2018. Interested parties are invited to submit third-party…

September 21, 2017 12:00 am·

Art recognized, scholarships awarded at mural competition

Hastings College hosted more than 130 students from 22 high schools across Nebraska for the Department of Visual Art’s mural competition at the Jackson Dinsdale Art Center on Wednesday, September 20. The…

September 20, 2017 12:00 am·

Hastings College Theatre opens season with ‘Love/Sick’

The Hastings College Theatre Department starts off the 2017-18 season with its production of “Love/Sick” by John Cariani. The unique production consists of nine short plays that explores the emotional roller coaster…