When education major Jordan Graviette first applied to shadow teachers at Summerfield Crossings Elementary School in Florida, she didn’t know what to expect. “The school is a lot bigger than the schools in my hometown, Hastings (Nebraska). Summerfield has over 1,000 students and I didn’t know what it would be like to work in such […]
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With experience both in front of and behind the camera during her time at Hastings College, Amber Smith was able to find the right fit and use her connections as an alumnus to make her way in the field of broadcast news. She currently serves as Digital Director at 10/11 News in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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Situated in the middle of a of nearly barren Nevada landscape sits the makings for the biggest building in the world: Tesla’s Gigafactory 1. Even with more than 4.9 million square feet of operational space, the facility is only one-third complete. The ever-growing factory is essential to Tesla’s sustained progress toward a zero-emissions future, as
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Karli Cabrera ’18, Anthony Cloyd ’18 and Jordan Johnson ’18 combined their musical talents to form a small ensemble at Hastings College. Each Sunday of their senior year, they created, recorded and posted a mashup of songs to social media. Their “Sunday Sessions” quickly gained recognition on campus. “I had faculty come up and say
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Tahj Willingham knew he wanted to work in the education field after college, but wasn’t entirely sure if being a classroom teacher was the best position for him. The Hastings College education department helped Willingham find exactly what he wanted to do and found his passion in the physical education realm.
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Growing up, Hastings College student Eddie Keen was surrounded by soccer. His father, Kevin Keen, was a professional soccer player and now coaches and manages soccer teams, and his grandfather, Mike Keen, was a professional player. Eddie Keen, a Master of Arts in Teaching student from Amersham, England, has embraced his family’s passion for the
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In the time it takes most people to read this sentence, Jon Flight can run 60 meters, clear five hurdles and reset long-held Hastings College school records. In fact, the first-year Hastings College student has done just that — four times in a single season. Flight set the pace for his collegiate track career on
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Preparing daily for the unexpected and focusing more on the process than the results are some key mindsets that Eric Johnson ’97 utilizes in his role as Principal of Windsor Middle School in Windsor, Colorado. Hastings College helped press upon him the value of supporting and caring for others that has served him well in his career.
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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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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