Four friends who met at Hastings College are living their dream of owning a business together — and helping their community while doing it. “We’ve always had the desire to start a business with our friends. A little bit over a year and a half ago we decided to make that a reality,” said Mark …
Tippl aims to build community, support bars and restaurants Read More »
Audrey Weeks, theatre education and language arts education major from Hastings, Nebraska, went from acting in “Willy Wonka JR.,” to directing it. Weeks has been involved with Hastings Community Theatre (HCT) since she was 11, when her very first show was “Willy Wonka JR.” Now, years later and for her senior capstone project, Weeks moved …
Weeks directed first show she was in for senior capstone Read More »
The play “Strong City” is full of Hastings College alumni. “We’re doing a sort of renegade reunion,” the writer of the play, Paige MJ Erickson ‘00, said, as the director and almost all of the cast are alumni. Cast members include Amber Wormington ‘00/MAT ’05, Tim Steffensmeier ’97, Carly Spotts-Falzone ’19, Miranda Miller-Klugesherz ’15 and …
Alumni come together after years apart to put on play Read More »
At Hastings College, students are able to work toward professional goals early in their college career, something Victoria Caplinger, a sophomore from Effingham, Kansas, has made a priority during her first two years of college. A political science major, Caplinger’s ultimate goal is to go into the Foreign Service and work as a Foreign Service …
Caplinger takes advantage of opportunities for real world experience Read More »
Savanah Ellis spent last summer in a basement. Painting for more than 100 hours in that basement, she was able to complete a full room mural for the Axtell (Nebraska) First Presbyterian Church. Ellis, who just finished her junior year at Hastings College, was approached about this project by her brother and church pastor Logan …
Ellis showcases artistic talents through painting murals Read More »
Levi Cermak ’18 has viewed life through an entrepreneurial lens for as long as he can remember. As a youngster, he sold candy bars and bookmarks to his friends and watched his grandparents run small businesses. As a Hastings College marketing and business major with a passion for art, he assisted other students in the …
Starting up: Cermak mentors next generation of entrepreneurs Read More »
Hastings College junior Emma Downing is spending the spring semester studying abroad at Queens University in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Downing is taking courses in history and anthropology, which pairs well with her history and sociology majors at Hastings. Since her arrival in January, Downing, who is from Colorado Springs, Colorado, said she’s had an amazing …
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As Kelly Grefe’s four year journey came to an end when he graduated from Hastings College in 2005, he had no idea where his career would take him. Now, after 15+ years in banking, the 2005 graduate serves as a vice president of business banking at Northwest Bank in Omaha, Nebraska, and was recognized with …
Grefe ’05 redefines banking after 15+ years of service Read More »
Brian Kloppenborg ’06 credits Hastings College math and computer science professor Dr. Mark Hall for saving his career. After graduating from Hastings College with a major in physics and minors in math and computer science, Kloppenborg entered graduate school with the aspiration of becoming an astrophysicist. After one year of demanding coursework, his first attempt …
Hall retires with record of helping students succeed Read More »
Dr. Byron Jensen, Professor of Music, is retiring from Hastings College after 19 years educating and inspiring students in Hastings, and 43 years after he first entered the world of music education. He will continue conducting the Hastings Symphony Orchestra for the coming year. This piece is written by his daughter, Hannah Jensen-Heitmann ‘15. By …
Jensen to continue making sunshine into retirement Read More »
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