Music grad explores life out of comfort zone
As her graduation from Hastings College neared, Hannah Jensen ‘15 wasn’t sure exactly how she would apply her double major in piano performance and music education outside of college. Little did she…
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Experience in Ireland ‘simply amazing’ for students
Every October, students from Hastings College conduct research in Ireland throughout the month as part of a program called Irish Fellows. This program began in 2007 with then Hastings College Dean and…
Reed’s experience as educator enriched by Peruvian internship
Summer usually offers college students the promise of no homework, catching up with friends and some serious relaxation, but McKenna Reed spent the majority of her summer months in the classroom. Nearly…
Mathematics education grad to use overseas experience in the classroom
Molly Sutter, a 2016 Hastings College graduate and Papillion, Nebraska, native, spent the last semester of her senior year in Canberra, Australia, returning to Hastings just three days before graduation. “I spent…
TeamMates, Hastings College partnership a win
With TeamMates’ founder Dr. Tom Osborne ’59 being a graduate of Hastings College and native of Hastings, Nebraska, it makes sense that Hastings College would be among the first and most active colleges…
Student-built Little Free Libraries promote literacy
Four Hastings College teacher education majors made positive change within the community by building three Little Free Libraries (LFL) around Hastings. These libraries contain free books for anyone who stops to pick…
Fulbright experience: Stories of a Yabancı
“No, where are you really from?” This is one of the more frequent questions I have been asked so far during my time in Turkey. It makes sense that in a patriotic…
Federal agent sees some movie-esque moments
In dry, mountainous terrain in the middle of New Mexico, a single helicopter descends from the blue and hovers just above ground, sending a cloud of dust skyward. A handful of black-clad…
HC grad aims to be the change he wants to see
James Jefferson ’99 traveled from his home in Los Angeles, Calif., to visit campus for HC’s Homecoming celebration this year, remembering his days as a psychology and education major and center fielder…
Vyhlidal: ‘Find the thing you love’
There’s an old couch in the office of Jeff Vyhlidal ’08, but he can’t remember the last time he himself sat down on the well-worn cushions. “It’s almost always filled with students,”…