Philip Daniel: Making music on his own terms
When Hastings College alumnus Philip Daniel ’15 of Lincoln, Nebraska, released his first original piano album in graduate school, he hoped a few people might listen. Today, his music has been streamed
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Compositions by two alumni featured at annual Honor Choir concert
It’s not every day high school singers get to ask a composer exactly what they meant by a specific note. During this year’s Hastings College Honor Band and Choir Festival, that’s exactly
From evergreens to espresso: Kindig ’16 embraces entrepreneurship
On a chilly Friday in December, kids scamper among the evergreens at Pine Patch Tree Farm in Hastings while owner Joe Kindig ’16 prepares a seven-foot spruce for one delighted family. With
Madera ’19 bridges cultures through music
By weaving his Latin American heritage into the choral music he creates, Hugo Madera ’19 – conductor, composer and educator – builds a harmonious bridge between two cultures: his roots in Jalisco,
What happened on the way to the manger? Koepp fills gap in Nativity story
In the traditional Nativity story, angels appear to the shepherds, telling them to go pay homage to the newborn King. The next thing we see is the shepherds at the manger, but
Christenson bringing history, stories of the Plains to life
Kylie (Luth) Christenson ’19 leads a visitor up the elegant curving staircase of the Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer in Grand Island, Nebraska. On the second level, she gestures toward a
Whetstone ’18 helps communities understand the past
Dr. Brian Whetstone ’18 knows that history lives well beyond textbooks and traditional classrooms. It exists in the museums we visit, the trails we hike, the documentaries we watch, the events we
REU success story: Mentorship makes a difference for McClure
Landing one research experience for undergraduates (REU) is an accomplishment for a student in the sciences. Milly McClure, a senior from Liberal, Kansas, landed four. The physics and mathematics major spent summer
From wildlife to pets: Manglitz pursues advanced vet degree
Adam Manglitz’s wildlife biology degree has been a ticket to exotic experiences. As a student at Hastings College, Manglitz ‘18 traveled to Honduras to scuba dive with sharks and hold a white-faced
Kerr cruising the world doing what he loves
A decade ago Dustin Kerr ‘11 had never seen a cruise ship — now he travels the world on cruise ships and has visited all seven continents and 108 different countries. Kerr