News

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Campus News

February 8, 2022 10:11 am·

Dr. Thomas J. Reeves, former Hastings College President, passes away at 86

Dr. Thomas J. Reeves, the 12th President of Hastings College, serving from 1985 to 1995, passed away on Saturday, February 5 in Denmark, South Carolina. He was 86. During his tenure at…

February 2, 2022 11:44 am·

Sculptural paintings by Andree on exhibition at JDAC

Sculptural paintings by artist David Andree are being featured in the Jackson Dinsdale Art Center at Hastings College. Titled “Interface Paintings,” the exhibit centers on segmented site-specific paintings that conform their shape…

January 31, 2022 11:04 am·

‘We Will Not Be Silent’ to be shown at Hastings College

Hastings College is showing “We Will Not Be Silent,” a story of hope, empowerment and inspiration chronicling Lincoln (Nebraska) Public Schools fifth graders, at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, February 7 in French…

January 27, 2022 1:32 pm·

DeBoer Fund to provide scholarships for underrepresented students in STEM fields

A new scholarship program at Hastings College supported by the Jennifer and Scott DeBoer Endowed Scholarship Fund will provide financial support for underrepresented students majoring in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)…

January 18, 2022 12:37 pm·

Hastings College forensics team finishes fall semester strong

Through the fall semester, the Hastings College forensics team competed in 18 tournaments through both asynchronous and synchronous formats. During the semester, the team qualified 22 events to the American Forensics Association…

January 13, 2022 12:33 pm·

Hastings College sets MLK Day celebrations

Hastings College has scheduled several activities as part of its Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration on Monday, January 17, 2022. All events are free and open to the public, but note…

January 5, 2022 9:17 am·

Hastings College announces Fall 2021 Dean’s List

Hastings College has announced the Dean’s List for its fall 2021 semester. For the semester, 386 students from 20 states and eight countries were named to the Dean’s List. To be eligible…

January 4, 2022 12:31 pm·

Open Space for visual, performing arts expands with writing, speech; application is open

Open Space for the Visual and Performing Arts immersion experience for high school students is expanding for it’s summer 2022 program to include creative writing and speech. The application for Open Space…

December 17, 2021 2:31 pm·

Hastings College Esports to join National Esports Collegiate Conference

After spending the fall semester building teams and outfitting an esports arena, Hastings College Esports announced it is joining the National eSports Collegiate Conference (NECC). Hastings College Esports and the NECC agreed…

December 6, 2021 12:02 pm·

O’Neill participates in masterclass with Broadway actress

Hastings College junior Morgan O’Neill of Cheyenne, Wyoming, was selected to perform in a digital masterclass December 3 with Broadway actress Leslie Kritzer. Teachers of the West Central Region of the National…