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Brummer ’04 helps build global company with Hastings graduates

August 30, 2017

Sojern, originally a small business developed to monetize the online airline boarding pass, has distinct ties to Hastings College. The company was founded by Gordon Whitten ’93. Today, Brent Brummer ’04 runs its global operations and oversees its Omaha site. Sojern, travel’s direct demand engine, operates by partnering with travel providers, such as American Airlines, to […]

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Thiel customizes career in luxury shoes

August 30, 2017

Yannic Thiel ’11 takes pleasure in his refined tastes for the simple joys in life. For him, there is great happiness to be found in a good education, competitive soccer and luxury shoes. He’s such a believer in this foundation of happiness for him that, in January 2015, the former Hastings College economics major started

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Holcomb crafts professional focus with Theatre Barn internship

August 16, 2017

Rebecca Holcomb can conjure a new world with a piece of fabric. The senior theatre major from Burr Ridge, Illinois, is well-versed in sewing, hand stitching, hemming and clothing alterations. After amassing almost six years of experience working in theatrical costume design and production, she can transform a pattern into a garment to fit any

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Recent grad takes on Comic Con, television news

August 1, 2017

For Jennifer Schmidt ’17, opportunities abound behind the lens of a camera. Her photography and videography skills have introduced her to Napoleon Dynamite, helped her bring news to audiences across Nebraska and secured her two professional positions. Just months after graduation in May, the Hastings College journalism graduate leveraged her multimedia know-how to find early

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Jerabek develops cancer technology, professional skills with Biocept internship

July 18, 2017

As a junior in college, biology major Grant Jerabek is already taking steps to improve modern cancer technologies. Jerabek’s internship this summer with San Diego, California-based Biocept Inc. takes him into the lab, immersing him in experiments that can be used to develop enhancements for the company’s medical technology. Biocept, a molecular oncology diagnostics company,

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Cultural immersion on the Camino de Santiago

July 11, 2017

Perched on a rocky landscape overlooking a seemingly endless horizon of water, Jenna Jaeger, sophomore biology and Spanish double major, sat quietly meditating after a five-day trek through Northern Spain. The quiet moment gave her a chance to reflect on the 72-mile hike she’d just completed during January Term (J-Term) 2017. While many students use

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Black ’97 makes history

July 5, 2017

Joe Black’s workplace, the Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer in Grand Island, Nebraska, is like no other. With sites and exhibits spanning 200 acres, the museum takes visitors back in time to the days when pioneers and Native Americans lived and struggled on the Plains. Guests discover an authentic 38-foot Pawnee Indian earth lodge

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Technology, nature and development: Connecting concepts, students during J-Term

June 7, 2017

Laptops, iPhones and other electronic devices are staples in today’s society, but some argue these devices may be more dangerous than we think. In the January Term (J-Term) course PSY 302 “Technology, Nature and Development: Disconnect to Reconnect,” Hastings College students explored these major mainstays in their everyday lives — and discovered the true effects

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MacLeod applies psychology, sociology studies to nonprofit internship

June 2, 2017

Hastings College senior Brooke MacLeod has her sights set on making a difference in the world, and she is active in her efforts to make a positive impact. “My two goals are to get rid of food insecurity and homelessness. I’m always striving to reduce the number of those demographics,” she said. The sociology and

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Alumni help students launch careers

May 31, 2017

Last summer, alumni-sponsored internships allowed a biology major to research coral colonies in Florida, a marketing major to create a social media campaign for a soap manufacturer and a broadcasting major to produce videos for athletic scoreboards. “Alumni’s willingness to provide career and job search expertise is incredible,” said Kim (Nowak) Graviette ‘83, director of Career

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