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In celebration of outstanding student work throughout the academic year, Hastings College Music honored 14 students as part of its annual Music Honors Convocation on May 2. As part of the ceremony, students were recognized with various awards and scholarships, which are listed below. Breanna Brennfoerder of Edgar, Nebraska — Sigma Alpha Iota Scholastic Award […]

A $7,500 grant from the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation in New York City will help fund the fall 2023 Irish Fellows program, the Hastings College Foundation announced. Irish Fellows, initiated in 2007, allows Hastings College students to spend a month in Ireland conducting independent research and exploring historic and cultural sites. Students for the program

Dr. Eleanor Reeds, assistant professor of English, recently published an article in “The Henry James Review,” a peer-reviewed journal focused on the work of the American novelist and critic. Her article, “Novel Accents: Reading Realist Voices in The Bostonians,” appeared in the Spring 2023 issue and the project was supported by a 2022 Hastings College

Hastings College senior Grace Sinsel of York, Nebraska, has received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award for an English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) to Bulgaria for the 2023-24 academic year. Recipients of Fulbright awards are selected in an open, merit-based competition that considers leadership potential, academic and/or professional achievement and record of service. Fulbright alumni careers

During its day-long Celebration of Excellence April 26, Hastings College announced three Bronco Award recipients during its annual Honors Convocation — Emma Downing of Colorado Springs, Colorado; Savannah Frasier of Limon, Colorado; and Kianté Stuart of Nassau, The Bahamas. Established in 1924, the Bronco Award is the College’s highest non-academic award granted to students. Recipients

During Hastings College’s Honors Convocation April 26, 2023, students and faculty were recognized for their outstanding achievements. Photos from the event are available here and are free to download. A video is here. The Don and Nancy Seaton Faculty Achievement Award was presented to history professor Dr. Rob Babcock, and Dr. Rachael Robinson-Keilig, assistant professor

Hastings College’s Sunday chapel is moving up a half hour to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 30, with a tree planting ceremony to follow at 5:00 p.m. Chapel will be outside in front of French Memorial Chapel (800 N. Turner Avenue) and will focus on Arbor Day and the Hastings College Arboretum, with support from

The second thesis gallery show, which features the work of five senior art majors, is on view from April 25 to May 13 in the Hastings College Jackson Dinsdale Art Center (JDAC). The show is in both JDAC galleries, which are open from 9:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. A lecture for the

Hastings College theatre has announced an upcoming senior capstone presentation. Hailey Moore of Juniata, Nebraska, will present, “From ‘Passive Thing’ to ‘Unscrupulous Ambition’: A Historical Analysis of Gender and Marriage in Stephenson’s ‘An Experiment with an Airpump’,” on Friday, April 28 at 7:30 p.m. at Scott Studio Theater (806 N. Turner Avenue). The event is

Two Hastings College students have been selected to participate in the U.S. Department of State’s Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) program. Betsy Miller, a sophomore from Arlington, Kansas, will study in Turkey, while Kinser Rafert, a senior from Sutton, Nebraska, will study Arabic in Morocco. Through this program students are offered intensive in-person language training and