2020-21

Hastings College is hosting the North American Saxophone Alliance (NASA) Region 3 Online Conference from March 18 to 20, 2021. NASA is an organization comprised of performers, teachers, students, scholars and enthusiasts of the saxophone, and Region 3 covers Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota and North Dakota. The online conference is open to the public […]

While preparing for the final tournaments of the season, the Hastings College Forensics team hosted the asynchronous and synchronous Bronco Bash Tournament February 16-20. The synchronous portion of the tournament was run with the help of alumni of the team. The team also competed asynchronously at the sixth OATS hosted by Southwest Minnesota State University

Hastings College will recognize 19 outstanding young writers from across Nebraska as an affiliate of the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards during a virtual ceremony on March 8 at 7:00 p.m. (Central). The award program is one of the country’s longest-running and most prestigious scholarship and recognition programs for creative students in grades 7-12. This

Hastings College is hosting a series of in-person Music Honors Days for high school students March 29 through April 2, with the focus changing daily between voice, brass, woodwinds, percussion and piano. To participate, high school students can apply with a recorded audition from another honor festival this academic year, or a new one can

When some Hastings College students told their professors they did not have textbooks because they couldn’t afford them, college employees brainstormed outside-of-the-box solutions. The result: The college now provides all students with the required books for their classes at no additional cost. “We found an innovative way to remove that barrier to make learning affordable

From now through March 12, Hastings College student artwork will be featured in the Jackson Dinsdale Art Center (JDAC) gallery. Students from across campus were invited to submit their work in a variety of media for the annual Juried Student Exhibition. The JDAC gallery, at 700 E. 12th Street, is free and open to the

The Hastings College Forensics team competed synchronously at the Nebraska Intercollegiate Forensics Association (NIFA) State Tournament on February 13, placing third in overall team sweepstakes. Two students were named state champions in their events, two first-year students were awarded Top Novice, and senior Courtney Hanson was named one of the Spirit of NIFA award recipients.

Work by artist Russell Floersch is being featured in the secondary gallery of the Jackson Dinsdale Art Center (JDAC) at Hastings College. The exhibition, titled “Ex Situ,” opened today (February 8) and will be available through March 12. The JDAC gallery, at 700 E. 12th Street, is free and open to the public. Gallery hours

Four Hastings College Honors students recently received an NCHC Portz Grant for their campus initiative, “Hammock Henge.” The National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) offers Portz Grants for honors programs nationwide to promote and support innovative on-campus projects. The students received $700. Savanah Ellis of Beaver City, Nebraska; Ashley Pedersen of Pierce, Nebraska; Emma Downing of

Retired professor and Associate Academic Dean Dr. Anne (Fairbanks) Bohlke has fond memories of the nearly two decades she and Executive President Dr. Rich Lloyd ‘85 worked together at Hastings College in the English Department and Academic Dean’s Office. Bohlke began her tenure as an English professor in 1983 where she initially worked with Lloyd’s