Success Stories

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From IT Help Desk to Goldman Sachs

Arduous application processes and interviews have paid off for Hastings College senior Alex Eisele, who landed a position as a Technology Analyst at Goldman Sachs in New York City, starting in the summer. With a major in computer science and a minor in mathematics, Eisele interviewed with companies like Microsoft, Google, Cerner, Amazon, IBM and

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Dobbins finds direction in Virginia

Hastings College alumnus Chris Dobbins recently filled the Director of Instrumental Activities position at Washington & Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. His responsibilities will include conducting the University Wind Ensemble, teaching music theory, and leading the University-Shenandoah Symphony Orchestra. Although Chris never thought he would live in Virginia, he is excited about the opportunities this job

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Biology class travels to South Africa for unforgettable experience

Long green grass grows in open fields, creating a lush atmosphere where wild animals roam free. Elephants, monkeys, buffalo, rhinos and lions are just a handful of the animals seen here. This is South Africa. It’s fields, mountains, forests and rivers—where a diverse environment exists that is ideal for both studying animals and exploring the

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Expanding Skills in the Laboratory

Many people spend their summers picking tomatoes and green beans from vegetable gardens. Christina Zarek, a junior from Grand Island, Nebraska, spent the summer of 2014 studying them in a laboratory as part of a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REUs). “I worked in a microbiology lab that studies Pseudomonas syringae, a plant pathogen that infects

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A summer spent at the fair

Senior Cale Buhr spent summer 2014 as a special events and entertainment intern for the Nebraska State Fair. The Trumbull, Nebraska native who is majoring in communication studies and minoring in advertising/public relations assisted the Special Events and Entertainment Director with various tasks throughout the summer. Buhr spoke highly of the relationships that he created

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Finding Themselves on the Same Trail to Wyoming

Hiking opportunities near Laramie, Wyoming, provide three outdoorsy Hastings College alumni with much-needed breaks from their graduate studies in chemistry at the University of Wyoming. “It’s unusual to have three students from a small department at a small school in the same graduate program,” said Dr. Neil Heckman, Chair of the Hastings College’s Chemistry Department. “I

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