Pete Ferguson ‘96, coordinator of the Youth Development Team at Lincoln (Nebraska) Public Schools, has built a career lifting up and giving voice to underrepresented youth. He and his team counsel dropouts and youth affected by the juvenile justice system, locate resources for homeless students, ensure equity for scholars of color and make sure all […]
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Cliff Bosley was only 12 in 1979 when he and 2,700 other runners hit the pavement in the first BOLDERBoulder, the iconic Memorial Day 10K founded by his father, Steve, with the encouragement of marathon runner and Olympic gold medalist Frank Shorter. In May 2019, Bosley (now 52) celebrated his 21st year as race director
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During previous summer breaks, Camilla Lee worked on hospital research projects and as a CNA. However, the Hastings College senior chemistry major hoped to gain more medical knowledge in the summer of 2019. She spent eight-weeks in Honduras for medical mission work and found exactly what she was looking for. Lee traveled with A Broader
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At only 26, Blake Bowland isn’t your typical Ringland Society member. He’s a millennial in the early stages of his career. He’s engaged to be married next summer. He enjoys snow skiing, concerts and hiking. And his hair doesn’t have a trace of gray. But for Bowland, joining Hastings College’s society for planned givers was
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From performing in a high school alternative rock band to becoming her own singer/songwriter, Hastings College senior Carly Cremers, who writes and performs under the “C.C. Rose” name, landed an opportunity to travel to Nashville, Tennessee, to record her song, “My Fairytale,” which is available on all streaming services and can be found online. The
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Ashton Lambie’s teammates on the USA Cycling National Team call him Lambo. Or Corn-fed. Or the Flying Mustache. Bicycling magazine calls him “The Most Interesting Bike Racer in America.” The rest of us? We’ll just call him the fastest cyclist in the world. In September 2019, the 2013 Hastings College graduate broke his own world
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Cheryl Powers ‘87 raises livestock that is like no other. Instead of grazing on verdant pastures, her six-legged creatures slither and crawl over each other in plastic trays, munching on wheat bran and potatoes. Unlike their doe-eyed, four-legged farmyard companions, her critters are cringe-worthy, not cute, and their “herds” number in the millions. Though seeing
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As chief data officer at the Nebraska Department of Economic Development, Jennifer Zarek ’15 works behind the scenes, crunching numbers and analyzing data, to boost her home state and ensure Nebraska continues to offer the good life. “I believe in the mission of the department and find my work meaningful because I want to see
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Lauren Feden, a studio art and chemistry double major, worked in a chemistry lab over the summer as part of a research experience for undergraduates (REU). The Hastings College senior researched alongside others and solidified her plans to apply to grad schools for chemistry. The Papillion, Nebraska, native spent the summer in Lawrence, Kansas, to
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Hastings College’s night activity line-up has a new addition this year: Storytime with DaeRon and Activity Time with DaeRon, alternating each week. The events, lead by Hastings College sophomore DaeRon Jones, are held in the lower level of the Daugherty Center for Student Engagement on Sunday and Monday evenings. Storytime with DaeRon consists of Jones
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