News

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Campus News

March 15, 2019 12:32 pm·

Forensics Team finishes season strong, qualifies five more events to nationals

The Hastings College Speech Team traveled to Brookings, South Dakota, for its district tournament and qualified five more events to nationals. Over the season, the team qualified 45 events to nationals, the…

March 13, 2019 11:00 am·

Two Hastings College students present research at No Limits conference

Two Hastings College students presented research at the 25th annual No Limits conference in Lincoln, Nebraska, March 8. The No Limits conference is an interdisciplinary undergraduate, graduate or recent graduate conference that…

Picture of history day scholarship winners.

March 11, 2019 2:28 pm·

National History Day winners earn Hastings College scholarships

Cori Barwick, a student at Hastings (Nebraska) Middle School, earned a $6,000 scholarship to Hastings College for her individual exhibit titled, “The Race to the South Pole.” She received her award February…

Image of students Austin Heinlein, Brenna Tripp, Alyssa Smith, Kylie Luth and James Lapka.

March 11, 2019 11:26 am·

Hastings College history students present research at conference

Six Hastings College history students presented original research at the Phi Alpha Theta Nebraska Regional Conference in Omaha, Nebraska, February 28-March 2. Students who presented their work are members of the Hastings…

March 8, 2019 11:36 am·

Poetry slam champion to speak at Hastings College

Janae Johnson, the 2015 Women of the World Poetry Champion and 2015 National Poetry Slam Champion is coming to Hastings College Wednesday, March 13, for a 7:00 p.m. performance and presentation in…

Hastings College students working at computers

March 7, 2019 1:27 pm·

Media students producing livestreams of NAIA D-II Women’s Basketball National Championship

The Hastings College student media team is in Sioux City, Iowa, for the next week producing livestream coverage of the 2019 NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball National Championship, which runs March 6-12.…

March 7, 2019 10:10 am·

High school students receive full-tuition scholarship at Hastings College

Four high school students were named Hastings College Walter Scott Scholars recently during the College’s Bronco Scholars Day event. This full tuition scholarship is one of the most celebrated and competitive scholarships…

March 7, 2019 8:47 am·

Hastings College music students selected to play in annual Nebraska Intercollegiate Band

Five Hastings College student-musicians were selected to play in the Nebraska Intercollegiate Band at the Nebraska State Bandmasters Association (NSBA) spring conference February 28-March 2 in Lincoln, Nebraska. The ensemble is comprised…

March 7, 2019 8:13 am·

Forensics team competes at last in-state tournament of the year

The Hastings College Forensics Team had a successful experience at their last in-state tournament for the season at the Feline Frolic hosted by Doane University in Crete, Nebraska. Junior Nathan Navratil qualified…

March 6, 2019 3:03 pm·

Hastings College hosts Crane Trust scientist for Sustainability Leadership Presentation Series

The Sustainability Leadership Presentation Series (SLPS) presents “Measuring Sustainability: Using Animals as Indicators of Ecological Integrity” with Dr. Nico Arcilla, lead scientist at the Crane Trust on Thursday, March 7 from 3:30…