Hastings College will host “The State of the Art,” a panel discussion with the curator of the Museum of Nebraska Art (MONA) and members of the College’s art faculty on Thursday, October 23, 2025, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in Wilson Auditorium on campus. The event is free and open to the public. Karissa Johnson, […]

The Hastings College chapter of Alpha Chi, the all-discipline collegiate academic honor society, inducted 12 students during its recent induction ceremony. The purpose of Alpha Chi is to promote academic excellence and exemplary character among college and university students and to honor those who achieve such distinction. Students from across all academic disciplines who are […]

What happens when a high school choir’s trip to an amusement park takes a fateful turn? Hastings College Theatre invites audiences to find out in its production of the hilarious and heartfelt musical, “Ride the Cyclone, The Musical,” running October 2-5 at Scott Studio Theatre (806 N. Turner Avenue). The musical, with book, music and […]

An explosion of creativity will take place Wednesday, October 1 when more than 200 students from 36 high schools across Nebraska arrive to the Hastings College campus for the 10th annual Jackson Dinsdale Art Center (JDAC) Mural Day Competition. The competition challenges teams of up to six students per school to create large-scale, 36 x […]

It’s Homecoming week at Hastings College, and 10 members of the junior class have been selected by the student body to be part of the Homecoming Court. Homecoming Royalty, the top two vote recipients among members of the Court, will be announced during the student Homecoming dinner the evening of Friday, September 26. Community and […]

The legacy of Jim and Cindy Bonahoom continues to strengthen the Hastings community as their family presented a $17,000 check to the Hastings College Food4Thought program on Saturday, September 20. The funds were raised during the second annual Jim & Cindy Bonahoom Memorial Golf Tournament, held on August 9 at Southern Hills Golf Course. Food4Thought […]

A parade, reunions, hall of fames and Bronco athletics will fill the Hastings College campus during Homecoming 2025, scheduled for September 25-28. The weekend of celebrations is then followed by Hastings College Together Tuesday, the College’s annual day of giving, on September 30. Homecoming weekend is a chance for alumni and friends to reconnect with […]

Hastings College graduate David Otis Johnson returns to campus with “A Spiritual Plain,” a solo exhibition of new neon and mixed-media sculptures at the Jackson Dinsdale Art Center (JDAC). The show opens Friday, September 26 — the Friday of Homecoming weekend — and brings Johnson’s practice back into direct conversation with the people and landscape […]

Two short films, born from collaborations between Hastings College faculty and students, have been named official selections for the 2025 Flatwater Film Festival. The festival, which celebrates Nebraska storytellers, takes place September 26-28 in Seward, Nebraska. The selected films are “Expedition Yellowstone,” a documentary directed by Dr. Jesse Weiss, professor of sociology and associate vice […]

Hastings College is making its high-quality, private college education more accessible than ever by expanding its Path to HC scholarship program to all students in Nebraska and Colorado. The program, which was previously available only to a select group of Nebraska high schools, is now open to every student in both states. The expansion marks […]