History major and recent Hastings College graduate Maggie Price got involved with different organizations as soon as she stepped on campus. From choir to theatre (even directing a show!) to presenting at a history conference, she found community by being involved. “This is a reason why I chose to come to a smaller campus,” she […]
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When Hastings College junior Anya Myers studied abroad at Dundee University in Scotland for the spring semester, she stumbled upon and joined a Medieval Reenactment Society, a club whose members reenact historical battles using accurate replica weapons from the time period. Myers, a history major, found herself wielding axes while donning armor to protect herself
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Dr. Bill Beachly believes the best learning happens not in lectures but on adventures, which is why in nearly three decades as a Hastings College wildlife biology professor, he’s taken countless students on field trips and excursions abroad. Once, he loaded up a car of invertebrate zoology students for a five-hour round trip to Iowa
Teachers have the most incredible job. The future of the world walks through their doors — doctors and politicians, farmers and business people, bankers and truck drivers — and a teacher impacts each and every one. By Tyler Mogilefsky ‘14, Activities Director at Doniphan-Trumbull Public School So just imagine a teacher of teachers like Dr.
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“A teacher’s influence doesn’t stay in school. It goes out into the world and cannot truly ever be measured. Every student you inspire to do something great goes on to inspire others. There is no limit to your impact.” – George Couros By Dr. Bobbi Buchholz ’02, Professor of Mathematics I first met Dr. John
For Hastings College senior Nisa Thomas, track and field has always been a part of her life — but the opportunity came to her unexpectedly at a young age. “I joined track in middle school amidst joining other sports teams. It was because of the friends I had back then, they were on summer track
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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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