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From internet search to advocate: Nash donates time after donating bone marrow

December 21, 2023

“virtual volunteer opportunities” That’s what Eboni Nash ‘19 entered into her browser in March 2020. Like other students, her spring break trip home to see family was…extended. A Harvard Divinity School student at the time, she was feeling “helpless…almost useless” in Eads, Colorado. Yet what the search produced changed Nash’s life—and saved the life of […]

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Holtan builds resilience through strength training

November 30, 2023

A standard barbell is just over 7 feet of chrome-plated steel weighing 45 pounds. Load it with iron, rubber or polyurethane plates, and a curious transformation happens. It becomes a mirror, revealing not only physical strength but also strength of purpose. When Shernan Holtan ’98 first lifted a barbell in 2013, she had started a

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Campus activities vault Jamieson into nonprofit management

November 27, 2023

“Not one week or day is ever the same ever for anyone working in this field,” said Netanya Jamieson, who has been in human services since graduating from Hastings College in 2005. And she wouldn’t want it any other way. “I was definitely one of those individuals that fell into this line of work, and

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Eli Delhay holding a camera in front of a green screen.

Delhay uses broadcasting skills to boost the College media team

November 20, 2023

Eli Delhay came to Hastings College from Freeman Public Schools to become an elementary education teacher and to play basketball. But like many students, he has many interests — and one area he’s found success is on the student media team. In high school, it started by watching and listening to students who were broadcasting

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Kingsley ‘19 brings hospice patients comfort and joy with music therapy

October 3, 2023

For many people, music is a passage to their most cherished memories, and songs from the past can be a source of comfort and joy. That’s why for adults in skilled care and hospice facilities, music can really make a difference. This is, in part, what inspired Katie Kingsley ’19 to focus her career on

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Video: ‘Hastings College was going to care about me’

October 2, 2023

While at Hastings College, Grace Sinsel ’23 learned that everyone on campus was here to help her succeed. Sinsel, who majored in English education, received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award for an English Teaching Assistantship in Bulgaria for the 2023-24 academic year. She credits her acceptance in the program to the tight-knit community that

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Andersons grateful for ‘wonderful liberal arts education’ at HC

September 6, 2023

Having found “an incredibly supportive, positive and collegial environment,” as well as lifelong friends at Hastings College, Doug and Claudia (Soucie) Anderson ‘70/’70 found maintaining their connections to the College natural. “We enjoyed and learned from demanding courses taught by caring professors; we built many friendships that continue to this day; we were able to

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PTSR lets Simonsen dive further into his career path

August 22, 2023

Hastings College senior Brett Simonsen of Sutton, Nebraska, interned over the summer at Hastings Physical Therapy & Sports Rehab (PTSR) — but this wasn’t his first experience there, as he started shadowing a physical therapist in high school. The internship, which turned into a part-time job during the school year, allowed him to expand his

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Hemphill bakes up delicious treats during internship assisting head chef

August 11, 2023

Mixing a little creativity with a dash of hard work, Hastings College senior Madison Hemphill has turned a childhood tradition of baking into a full-time internship. Growing her desire to learn the craft, she works alongside a head chef with impressive credentials to create a variety of baked treats in a fast-paced environment. The opportunity

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Schultz lands internship at most magical place on earth

July 27, 2023

Since she was a kid, Hastings College sophomore Ashley Schultz made many memories at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. As her family’s go-to vacation destination, Schultz grew a special connection to the magic Disney offered — so much so that she wanted to take this dream and make it her reality by seeking out

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