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Campus News

January 10, 2024 12:58 pm·

Chapel to welcome speaker as part of MLK Jr. themed events

Hastings College has scheduled several activities on Wednesday, January 17, in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Day. On MLK Day itself, Monday, January 15, campus offices will be closed and…

January 9, 2024 2:53 pm·

Trumpet recital to premier ‘Sonata for Trumpet and Piano’

A world premiere of “Sonata for Trumpet and Piano” by Douglas Hedwig will be a highlight of Dr. Louie Eckhardt’s faculty trumpet recital set for Sunday, January 14, at 3:00 p.m. in…

January 5, 2024 5:01 pm·

Hastings College announces fall 2023 Dean’s List

Hastings College has announced the Dean’s List for its fall 2023 semester. For the semester, 348 students from 20 states and 10 countries were named to the Dean’s List. To be eligible…

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January 5, 2024 11:57 am·

Thought-provoking ‘Beautiful Black’ to open in Jackson Dinsdale Art Center

“Beautiful Black,” which features artworks by contemporary Black artists from all over the world, is open January 9 through February 23 in the west gallery of the Hastings College Jackson Dinsdale Art…

December 21, 2023 1:50 pm·

Hastings College announces plans for dining, residence hall upgrades

As the fall semester came to an end last Friday, students received an exciting email from Dr. Rich Lloyd, president of Hastings College, outlining an ambitious plan to build a new state…

December 15, 2023 3:57 pm·

Walter Scott, Jr. Community Leadership Challenge to help shape future leaders of Nebraska

High-achieving high school seniors in Nebraska are invited to unlock their leadership potential and shape the future of Nebraska through the Walter Scott, Jr. Community Leadership Challenge, a transformative weekend conference and…

November 21, 2023 11:49 am·

Students present at Nebraska Psychological Society conference

Hastings College students Riley Lanning of Glendale, Arizona; Nils Schaefer of Rheinbach, Germany; and Sasha Richards of Hastings, Nebraska, presented their original research November 18 at the Nebraska Psychological Society Undergraduate Research Conference,…

November 17, 2023 8:21 am·

Students in grades 7-12 invited to enter Scholastic Writing Awards

The deadline is approaching for middle and high school students to enter the Nebraska Scholastic Writing Awards. Teen writers who are at least 13 years old and in grades 7-12 are invited…

November 6, 2023 11:38 am·

Vizoso to give talk on ‘Café Romántico Y Otros Poemas’

Hastings College Spanish professor Dr. Pedro J. Vizoso will give a talk about the book “Café Romántico Y Otros Poemas” by Fernando Villegas Estrada on November 16 at 4:00 p.m. in Hastings…

October 31, 2023 2:40 pm·

Kammerer, Harris elected to serve at PCUSA’s 226th General Assembly

At the Nebraska Presbytery meeting held at Hastings College October 28, it was announced that Molly Kammerer, a junior biology education major from Sutherland, Nebraska, was elected as the Young Adult Advisory…