When Cici Velarde, a business and communications double major, was looking for somewhere to continue her track career, she visited Hastings College. “If you’re looking for a place that you want to belong and you want to stick out and you wanna be recognized, I believe that Hastings is the way to go,” she said. […]
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Veronica Pinkerton wanted a school that would challenge her academically, but also one where she could still participate in athletics. At Hastings College, Pinkerton found she could do both. Supportive professors and coaches make being a student athlete possible, Pinkerton said. While competing at Hastings College, the art and marketing double major earned many GPAC
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Citlaly Quiroz of Fort Morgan, Colorado, wanted to find a small college community, but also wanted a school with research opportunities. She found both at Hastings College. She learned the faculty encourages students to conduct their own research, which Quiroz loves. Check out the video for more from this forensics (speech) All-American who graduated in
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Matching numbers and data to balance sheets, reconciling files and handling large datasets to assist businesses in analyzing their annual performance may not seem like fun, but to Hastings College senior Claire Kimbrough, it comes naturally. Kimbrough said she always had a niche for numbers and the organization that came with accounting, which she recognized
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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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