Early into his junior year at Hastings College, Walker Hermann realized it was time to get into the real world to benefit his career. Instead of registering for a unique class or traveling across the world over January Term (J-Term), Hermann decided to take a different route and look for an internship. “I might […]
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At first glance, Kristen Livingston’s lifestyle appears to take personal fitness to the extreme. The 1993 Hastings College graduate begins most days in the gym at 5:00 a.m. By the time “mid-morning” rolls around — at 8 o’clock — she’s already logged three hours teaching classes and personal training. But the majority of Livingston’s day
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Brian Puckett, a senior physics major from Lincoln, Nebraska, aspires to build a mechanics career in the aerospace industry and eventually find success among the stars. While realizing his dream to explore space is no easy feat, it developed a sense of tangibility after his back-to-back summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU). Puckett secured his
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Brian Whetstone, a senior from Omaha majoring in history, said his classes and advisors at Hastings College helped place him on a successful path to pursue graduate school. Being highly active in the Hastings College History Department, Whetstone has taken advantage of excellent on and off campus opportunities, including impactful internships and a historical J-Term trip
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Laura McCarthy posts to social media sites more than 90 times a week. What some might call an addiction is actually McCarthy’s job. The junior marketing and business double major works remotely as the digital production assistant for iProv in Little Rock, Arkansas. The position requires McCarthy to manage social media accounts for iProv’s
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As a music composition performance major, Mario Powell ’13 describes his role as Director of Music at Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church in Colorado Springs where leading rehearsals and choirs is only part of his duties. Hastings College not only prepared him musically but also in business and life skills.
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When Tanner Henning was tasked with creating a compound capable of detecting the presence of heavy metals in water for his summer Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU), he went above and beyond. In fact, the senior chemistry major created a completely new molecule, never before recorded by science. “I used a single crystal x-ray crystallography
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Hastings College sophomore Jessica Petty recently partnered with the Team Jack Foundation to raise awareness for pediatric brain cancer and to raise money for those affected. For her, however, it’s about more than just doing what she can to help others. In 1999, at only 14 months old, Jessica underwent two surgeries for pediatric brain
Steven Dunham ’16, Casey Molifua ’15/MAT ’17 and Tahj Willingham represent minorities in the classroom — in more ways than one. These three men of “colorful backgrounds” are not only part of the approximate 20 percent of non-white teachers in the United States, but they’ve also established a group to promote diversity among educators. Ethnic
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By Dr. Oleg Kalinskiy, a 1998 graduate from Moscow, Russia Oleg Kalinskiy, PhD, JD, currently works as Director for Government Relations for Uralkali, the top Russian and global producer of potash mineral fertilizer. He is also a Professor of Economics at the Moscow National Technological University for Steel & Alloys. He is the author of 10 books and
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