Success Stories Archive - Hastings College

From Narnia to Detroit: Bultman’s ceramic art earns national spotlight

March 5, 2026

What happens when you mix a passion for Dutch Delftware with a deep dive into children’s literature? For Anna Bultman ‘25, it resulted in national recognition. Her ceramic work, “Jadis,” was selected for the prestigious NCECA Juried Student Exhibition. After attending the conference last year, Bultman and several of her classmates decided to enter works […]

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Video: Ruiz built her community at Hastings College

March 5, 2026

When senior wildlife biology major Marissa Ruiz arrived at Hastings College, she knew she wanted to get involved. She quickly filled her schedule as an RA, a tutor and a member of both the bowling team and the Student Association. “I find a lot of value and purpose in being part of my community,” said

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Compositions by two alumni featured at annual Honor Choir concert

February 12, 2026

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 what happened. More than 100 of Nebraska’s top student musicians gathered Jan. 18-19 to rehearse and perform. While the Honor Band tackled a

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Wendy Jacoby ’92: Teaching beyond the walls

February 9, 2026

When Wendy (Rabou) Jacoby ’92 looks back on her 25-year teaching career, what stands out most is not a single grade level, state or school, but the belief that education should be a creative endeavor that broadens students’ horizons. From inner-city Kansas City to Wyoming and New England, Jacoby followed both her calling and her

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Yost finds professional purpose at CORE CPAs

January 30, 2026

Hastings College senior Peyton Yost transformed uncertainty about his future into career ambition during an internship at CORE CPAs last summer. Inspired by a family legacy in the field, the experience provided Yost with hands-on experience that awakened both a professional purpose and a new appreciation for his roots. The Castle Rock, Colorado, native is

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Hastings College research team publishes study on COVID-19 impact on Parkinson’s patients

January 23, 2026

A collaborative research effort involving Hastings College students, faculty and a local medical professional has been published in the Undergraduate Research Journal for the Human Sciences (URJHS), a prestigious peer-reviewed publication. The study, titled “Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Parkinson’s Disease Patients,” investigates how the global pandemic affected the quality of life and functional

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A Hastings College graduate’s journey with AGE Africa

January 9, 2026

As a diplomat and Army officer, I served in 12 countries and witnessed firsthand how education can change the trajectory of an adolescent girl’s life — and, by extension, entire communities. This was especially true in Burkina Faso and Malawi where I served as the U.S. Ambassador. Upon retirement, I joined the Board of Advancing

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Jim Boeve in a Hastings baseball jersey and cap.

Boeve’s retirement not his final inning at HC

January 9, 2026

Hall of Famer may be scaling back, but he’s still in the lineup on and off campus. Jim Boeve jokes that he’s better at the things he volunteers for than what he’s been paid to do for nearly four decades. And the irony is, Boeve can’t stay away from any of it. Even though he

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Butler trades textbooks for blueprints at The 1882

December 23, 2025

Some students spend the summer between their sophomore and junior years wondering where they’ll live next. Cooper Butler spent his ensuring the next generation of Broncos has a place to call home. Butler, a business major and construction management minor from Hastings, spent his summer as an intern with Turner Construction. While Turner is headquartered

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Reaching across the divide: Q&A with Rev. Greg Allen-Pickett

December 22, 2025

Rev. Greg Allen-Pickett is senior pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Hastings and a member of Hastings College’s Board of Trustees and ASPIRE Faith Advisory Council. In addition to pastoral leadership experience, he has leadership and management experience in for-profit and nonprofit contexts, as well as executive leadership experience at the Presbyterian Church (USA) denominational

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