Karl Ludwig chose Hastings College because he liked the one-on-one learning opportunities. Ludwig said music faculty work to make sure students like him have chances to hone their skills. Hastings College also gives students the opportunity to participate in multiple ensembles like choir, band and small groups.
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A standout vocal performer during her years at Hastings College, Dr. Maggie Koozer ’06 was a soloist in productions of Handel’s “Messiah” and Mozart’s “Requiem,” the female lead in the musical comedy “Hollywood Pinafore” and a member of nearly every musical group on campus from choir and band to the Hastings Symphony Orchestra and music
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Life is not always a straight path from point A to point B. For senior exercise science major Alyse Anderson, that path was anything other than direct. Anderson transferred to Hastings College from Central Community College (CCC) as an agricultural science major. However, she knew her real calling was working with people in healthcare, in
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The roots of Will Locke’s passion for trees go back to his childhood in the 1940s and 1950s when he visited his grandparents’ small farms northeast of Wichita, Kansas. “They had no irrigation and a lot of wind and heat, so they planted trees to take care of the land,” he said. “When I visited,
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A decade ago Dustin Kerr ‘11 had never seen a cruise ship — now he travels the world on cruise ships and has visited all seven continents and 108 different countries. Kerr said he wasn’t looking for or expecting an opportunity to be a resident guest entertainer and vocalist on cruise ships. “This job basically
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When Lance High of Sanford, Florida, was looking for colleges, he wanted to go to a school where he could get to know professors and everyone knew his name. Hastings College, where class sizes are small and the student to faculty ratio is about 13 to 1, suited him perfectly. He found professors who were
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Studying Turkish in Ankara, Turkey, last summer confirmed for Hastings College junior Betsy Miller that travel and a career in international policy are in her future. “I would love to go back to the region somehow, and I now know that Turkey, or Eurasia more broadly, is the area of the world that I would
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It has always been a dream of mine to work abroad; however, I never thought it would be a reality. Thanks to Hastings College, especially Dr. Rob Babcock, and their support, I was accepted into the Fulbright program in Bulgaria. This year, I have the opportunity to teach for 10 months in Sofia, Bulgaria. I
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Coming from two different eras at Hastings College, Eric Johnson ’97 and Cora Lanter 05’ share something in common: they both aim to continuously build and shape the culture at neighboring Colorado high schools where they serve as assistant principals and athletic directors. Johnson, who works at Windsor High School, developed a passion for leading as
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Everyone’s Irish once a year—or, at least, they like to think they are. That’s what Corey Johnson ‘88 has observed playing in the band Keep Britain Irish for over 15 years. Many initial band member connections were made at Hastings College, he said, including Jamey Evans ‘89 and Steve Brosius ‘92. “My wife thinks there’s
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