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From social media to podcasts, Kennon brings new ideas to hometown city government

July 2, 2019

Alli Kennon dreamed of working in city government. A year ago, the Hastings College student fulfilled that dream through an internship with the communications team for the City of Lakeville, Minnesota. This summer, she returned to Lakeville with a different goal: to enact change in the community through increasing the connection between citizens and city […]

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Students pose for a picture in front of Mount Rushmore.

Hastings College students explore zoo, Kansas City, Black Hills

June 28, 2019

To create more off-campus endeavors for students, Hastings College resident directors built a program that gives students the opportunity to take weekend trips and explore something new. Laura Arnold, a 2016 alumna and resident director in Taylor Hall, planned the second semester student travel trips as a way for students to learn more about each

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Nilsen benefits her community in more ways than one

June 13, 2019

Lottie (Fryer) Nilsen, a 1995 Hastings College graduate, was awarded the James H Nobil Professional Achievement Award for her actions with The Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County in Boca Raton, Florida. Nilsen has helped the Federation by taking on challenges, going outside her box and persevering. For more than 40 years, The Jewish

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Alumnus advocates for Nebraska’s children

June 6, 2019

JohnCarl Denkovich ends every email with these words from 19th century social reformer and orator Frederick Douglass: “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken [adults].” The quotation is especially apt given the 2006 Hastings College graduate’s recent appointment as director of communications and program development for Holland Children’s Institute and Holland

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Student from Northern Ireland dives into campus life

May 31, 2019

Contrary to the general excitement at the prospect of the school year’s end, Kevin Toner, an exchange student from Northern Ireland, wasn’t ready to head home May 17. Needless to say, the computer science major who attends Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) in Northern Ireland enjoyed his year at Hastings College. Toner didn’t originally plan on

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Schlichtman works with gaming company to normalize the hospital experience

May 28, 2019

Austin Schlichtman began his career as a child life specialist which, interestingly enough, led him to write a children’s book to help explain death before switching roles to work with The Bungie Foundation, the nonprofit arm of a gaming developer who created Destiny and Halo that also provides iPads to children’s hospitals. The 2009 Hastings

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Photo of Tom Kreager and students in a glass studio.

From two to twenty nine: The artist, the elm and the educator

May 22, 2019

It was an elm, wizened by years, roots below grown deep and weighty in Hastings College soil, branches wide above offering shady embrace, and it greeted all—students, alumni, families—from its post at the corner of 12th and Elm. In 1990, Hastings College greeted 10 new faculty, including Tom Kreager, who became assistant professor of glass.

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Constance — As told by Jocelyn Delgado

May 15, 2019

Dr. Constance Malloy, professor of English, is retiring after 27 years at Hastings College. Through the years, Dr. Malloy has supported many campus organizations; mentored hundreds of students; provided hospitality to students, immigrants and refugees; and conducted several J-Term classes following a French theme—from cooking and film to travel to France. A native of Stockton,

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Hastings College graduates work behind scenes to keep Omaha Symphony moving

May 15, 2019

The Omaha Symphony produces 40 concerts a season, and it’s made possible in part thanks to three Hastings College graduates who work behind the scenes. Diane (Knapp) Coffin ‘86, Jennifer (Gray) Kreitz-Couch ‘97 and Kevin Hendrix ‘98 are all part of what they describe as something special. While you won’t see them on stage during

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‘A professor, a father, a friend,’ Bohmfalk set to retire

May 8, 2019

Dr. John Bohmfalk has a special knack for adding heart to the rather analytical world of biochemistry. His joyful, compassionate temperament, enthusiastic teaching style and occasional eccentricities have helped decades of Hastings College students navigate the complexities of life-focused sciences — and life itself. “Dr. Bohmfalk was a professor, a father and a friend to

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