There are some students who get told they won’t succeed in college. There are some students whose home life makes the idea of college seem far out of reach. Thinking she wouldn’t be able to attend college, one call from an admissions counselor changed everything for Socorro Topete of South Sioux City, Nebraska. Despite the …
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He’s the guy who never misses a home football game, the guy on campus who always has a camera in his hands. He’s Austin Uhlig, a senior digital design and development major from Omaha, Nebraska. The former soccer player dove head first into his summer internship with Cooperative Producers, Inc. (CPI), a farmer-owned agricultural cooperative …
On Monday mornings at 5:00 a.m. most people are fast asleep, getting their last few hours of rest before starting another week of work. Human Performance coaches, however, are not most people. Also referred to under the title of “Strength & Conditioning,” Human Performance coaches most days are the first ones into the building and …
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Madalyn Younger of Windsor, Colorado, was going to visit the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, but she stopped at Hastings College on the way — and the rest is history. A chemistry major who’ll be a senior in the fall, Younger has been able to get a lot of hands on experience, and thanks to supportive chemistry …
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As Amy Fuller, a sophomore English major from Gilbert, Arizona, finished her college search, she focused on three must-haves: 1. A college with strong academics, 2. A college focused on students’ success and 3. A college with a growth mindset. She chose Hastings College. And though thousands of students have studied literature in the College’s …
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Burlington Capital is a leading investment management firm that creates and pursues innovative business ventures through its experience, knowledge and relationships in the areas of real estate and international agribusiness. According to Hastings College senior Madison Jagels, interning at Burlington Capital was the perfect way to build her portfolio. Jagels, a marketing and digital design …
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The prevalence of social media marketing in today’s society has produced job opportunities in a brand-new industry, one that Hastings College alumnus Casey Mills ‘08 has taken advantage of. Though his college education was focused on print journalism rather than marketing, today he works as the director of social media at Swanson Russell, one of …
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After graduating from Hastings College in 2006, Uzo Akotaobi had no idea where he would go. He just knew he needed a job in human resources where he could devote his career to building strong organizational cultures by empowering diverse groups, developing strong leaders and welcoming concepts of equity, diversity and inclusion. Originally from Denver, …
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While studying business administration and marketing, Hastings College senior Kelsie Zadina found herself interning at Black Oak Builders in Lincoln, Nebraska, for a second summer this year. As a teenager, Zadina, who is from Seward, Nebraska loved watching houses go from blueprint to move-in ready. “It’s pretty funny, there is normally a parade in Lincoln …
While many young professionals spend their lives chasing their own dreams, for one Hastings College alumnus, the dream is to help other people make their dreams a reality. Isaac Mertens, a 2015 graduate has a passion for developing start-up businesses and setting the groundwork for others to hit the ground running with their big ideas. …
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