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O’Neill seizes chance to work with Broadway actress Leslie Kritzer (video)

December 8, 2021

When the opportunity of a lifetime presents itself, most people jump at the chance. That’s exactly what Hastings College junior music student, Morgan O’Neill, from Cheyenne, Wyoming, did. In October, O’Neill’s vocal instructor, Dillon Beede, submitted O’Neill’s name for a chance to participate in a musical theatre masterclass, sponsored by the West Central National Association […]

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Appelhans pursues dentistry through residency in Pacific Northwest

December 8, 2021

Brooke Appelhans ‘16 dreamed of being a dentist since she was a little girl, which led her to pursue her undergraduate degree in chemistry at Hastings College. She is continuing to follow that dream by completing a dental residency in Portland, Oregon. Appelhans said she originally planned to attend a college that had an adjoined

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Sedmak manages double major in chemistry, music

December 8, 2021

The Hastings College Chemistry Department is known for drawing a diverse group of students into the program with vastly different lives outside of the Morrison-Reeves Science Center, which is certainly the story for second year student Chris Sedmak. As a double major in chemistry and music, Sedmak chose to pursue both passions he found in

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Patterson combines business, culinary arts with goal of opening a bakery

November 30, 2021

Hastings College junior Bailey Patterson uses no excuses as she strives to achieve her goals of opening her own bakery one day. Patterson, a business administration and culinary arts major from Stanton, Nebraska, aspires to be a culinary chef and open her own bakery in memory of her grandmother. She said she believes every baked

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Monroe learns the history to better the future

November 24, 2021

If Hastings College senior Amani Monroe could go back in time and change one thing in history, she would stop book burnings. Monroe, a history major and volleyball player from Colorado Springs, Colorado, said that book burning goes back further than Germany in World War II. “So much knowledge was lost from that, at least

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Teal ’17 credits Hastings College in finding her passion (video)

November 23, 2021

“I remember when I came here as a freshman, I was very much like, ‘I have to receive the training to go on to do the big things,’” said Laurel Teal ‘17. After graduating from Hastings College, Teal had planned to be a professor and studied at Boston College for her Masters with hopes of

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Knehans leaves comfort zone behind while continuing her education at CalArts

November 9, 2021

An advocate for continually exploring outside her comfort zone, Hastings College alumnus Cheyenne Knehans ‘18 is currently pursuing her master degree at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). Knehans is in the School of Theatre, specializing in Applied Arts. Her degree emphasises are within the field of art direction, scenic scenic artistry and visual

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Campbell creates sculpture for nature to reclaim (video)

October 22, 2021

One way or another, most materials used to create art come from the natural environment. Hastings College junior art student Joseph Campell from Columbus, Nebraska, explores that in a sculpture he created for his intermediate sculpture class. “I wanted to look at humanity and nature and show how everything goes back to the earth,” said Campbell.

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Muff, Hessler score dream internship blowing glass for Corning Museum of Glass

October 19, 2021

Some students spend months searching for the opportunity that will give them real world experience, networking and pieces to add to their portfolio. For seniors Avery Muff and Christian Hessler, the Corning Museum of Glass, an internationally renowned glass museum in Corning, New York, proved to be the perfect opportunity. Muff, who grew up in

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As a Rural Fellow, Kriewald helps businesses find success

September 23, 2021

Kennedy Kriewald, a Hastings College senior business administration major, worked in event planning, marketing, communications, business and economic development, as well as inclusive leadership development during her time as a Rural Fellow in Arapahoe, Nebraska, last summer. Kriewald, who is from Scottsbluff, Nebraska, spent most weeks creating five to six social media posts per day

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