2018-19

Hastings College will induct Gretchen Vondrak, the Noel Cover Foundation and 1963 alumna MarySue (Hormel) Harris into its Pro Rege Society, the highest non-academic recognition Hastings College bestows, on Thursday, April 25. Hastings College will recognize the individuals and foundation for their longstanding dedication to the College during the ceremony, which will be held at

Nine local and visiting writers will read from their latest work at The Lark in downtown Hastings on Saturday, April 13, as part of the 2019 Plainsongs Celebration of Poetry and Prose. The event, which is free and open to the public, is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m., with doors opening at 6:30 p.m.

Jim Richardson, a National Geographic photographer who has been featured on CBS News’ “Sunday Morning” and ABC News’ “Nightline,” will be presenting a talk, “Islands of Belonging: Highland Islands, Scotland, and Cuba, Kansas” at Hastings College on Thursday, April 11, at 7:00 p.m. in Perkins Auditorium in the Fuhr Hall of Music. In his lecture,

A group of Hastings College students attended the 2019 North Central 2 District Conference for Beta Beta Beta (BBB), an honor society for biology students, on Saturday, March 30 at Reis Biological Station in Steelville, Missouri. Three Hastings College students presented research at the conference, and the chapter received an award. Sophia Pankratz, a junior

Hasan Elahi, an associate professor of art at the University of Maryland, is coming to Hastings College on Monday, April 8, to meet and work with students during the day and give a talk in the evening titled “The New Normal: The Surveillance Art of Hasan Elahi.” The talk is free and open to the

Tom Kreager, Hastings College professor of Visual Arts, will have his sabbatical exhibition, titled “Thingify: To turn a thought into an object,” on display in the Hastings College Jackson Dinsdale Art Center (JDAC) gallery beginning April 1. An artist reception, which is free and open to the public, is Friday, April 5 from 6:00 to

The Hastings College Foundation has established an emergency scholarship fund to support students who may be facing financial hardships due to recent unprecedented flooding and other natural disasters. Approximately 60 percent of Hastings College students are from a declared disaster area, and the Foundation recognizes that some families from Nebraska and other states may need

Musicians who were in the original Blues Brothers Band; the Saturday Night Live Band; and Blood, Sweat and Tears, and other top musicians from Nebraska, Chicago and Paris are headlining the Hastings College Jazz Festival Concert set for Monday, April 1 at 7:30 p.m. in Lynn Farrell Arena (800 E. 12th Street in Hastings). Thanks