Six Hastings College students selected to participate in the Irish Fellows program will spend a month in Ireland this fall conducting research they proposed as part of the Irish Fellows application process. The Irish Fellows program at Hastings College is a distinctive, competitive study abroad opportunity offered annually to full-time students. In partnership with Davy […]

Hastings College student Suzette Escamilla Morales has been named a Creigh Weyer Scholar by the Creigh Foundation. These highly-selective, post-graduate scholarships are offered to Hastings College students with outstanding leadership potential. Escamilla Morales is a senior from Hastings, Nebraska, who is double majoring in economics and political science and plans to attend graduate school in […]

The Hastings College Collegian student newspaper earned second place in the American Scholastic Press Association scholastic newspaper review and contest. The award recognizes the staff’s work from the 2017 fall semester, with particular emphasis on the Collegian issues published on September 29 and December 8. These issues included coverage of the discontinuation of the Deferred […]

Students from Hastings College and five other private schools were a part of the 15th annual Nebraska Independent College Foundation (NICF)/O’Keefe Elevator Company Art Show. Of the 16 Hastings College students exhibiting at the show, three were honored during the awards reception. Pat Nelson of Ayr, Nebraska, was recognized with Best of Show and a […]

Four members of the Hastings College Bronco Forensics team brought home a national championship from the National Forensics Association (NFA) tournament, and senior member Andrew Boge was named a national champion at the Interstate Oratory Association competition. This success follows the team’s 8th place finish at this year’s American Forensics Association National Individual Events Tournament […]

The Hastings College Department of Visual Arts is featuring the art of four graduating seniors for their senior thesis show titled “Vessels” at the Jackson Dinsdale Art Center (JDAC). The exhibition opens May 5 and runs through May 20. The artists will give a lecture on their work on Saturday, May 5, at 1:00 p.m. […]

Research shows virtual reality can help people overcome a fear of speaking. Students who have a fear of public speaking can now look to virtual reality technology as a way to resolve their anxieties. A study by Dr. John Perlich, professor of communication studies at Hastings College, revealed how practicing a speech in virtual reality […]

In honor of Arbor Day, Hastings College students will plant four new trees on campus and add saplings to the Hastings College tree nursery on Friday, April 27. The planting ceremony and a brief program begins at noon on the south side of the Kiewit Building (715 E. 7th Street). Following the program, the group […]

During Hastings College’s day-long Celebration of Excellence April 24, students and faculty were recognized for their achievements at Honors Convocation. The Don and Nancy Seaton Faculty Achievement Award was presented to Dr. John Perlich, professor of communication studies, while Dr. Kittie Grace, professor of communication studies, received the Vondrak Outstanding Advisor Award. Dr. Mark Zajack, […]