“No, where are you really from?” This is one of the more frequent questions I have been asked so far during my time in Turkey. It makes sense that in a patriotic country where portraits of a stoic-looking Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey, hang in very nearly every building, the Turks, ever curious, want […]
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I owe my participation in the Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Program to Hastings College and its J-Term classes. The genesis of my Fulbright grant began in a J-Term Cold War History class where I heard about an opportunity to travel to the Balkans the following year. In January 2014, I traveled to Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro
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Junior Lily Ealey has witnessed the strengths of a Hastings College education firsthand both at home and abroad. The Lincoln, Nebraska, native and biology major spent the past summer interning at Kanti Children’s Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, where she gained firsthand experience in the medical field. Ealey worked at the hospital Monday through Saturday, assisting
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“The inspiration for my painting came from my family,” Katherine Arias, an art major from Lexington, Nebraska said of her work, “Mi Familia. 1 — Diptych.” “This was the first of my Junior Thesis and my goal with it was to make work showing how important my family was to me and do it in a really
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When he isn’t playing football, strumming the guitar, jamming on the piano or studying biology, sophomore Anthony Cloyd from Omaha, Nebraska, is busy finding opportunities to set himself up for success at Hastings College and beyond. This January Term (J-Term), Cloyd has secured an internship with the South Heartland Health District (SHDHD), a local governmental
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Jed Cornforth ’00 majored in economics and business administration and is now the Strategic Planning and Business Analysis Director of USA Football. The ability to study a wide base of different skills at HC prepared him for the position he has today!
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Jonathan Heredia wears many hats at Hastings College, and that’s the way he prefers it. The opportunity to explore his many talents in music is all part of the small campus experience. The music department at HC allows you to learn from top-notch professors and be a part of something great!
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Campus and community involvement helps students, like Nicole Delphia, make connections and build relationships that will help them succeed. Hastings College provides several different leadership roles and opportunities that help students develop and improve their skills.
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Biology and sociology major Eunice Adounkpe discovered her love for speech in high school. She knew it was something that would help her grow as a person. Her involvement with speech at Hastings College has continued her ability to feel comfortable using her voice, and helping her with future career goals.
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In August 2015, Hawkins Construction Company hired Hastings College alumnus Zach Lenagh. It seemed the perfect fit especially since one of Hawkins Construction Company’s projects, where the 2015 graduate will be spending majority of his time and energy, is the construction of the new, state-of-the-art Jackson Dinsdale Art Center (JDAC) on the Hastings College campus.
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