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HC music alumnus breaks new ground in Japan

Nathan Mertens’ saxophone career has a distinctly international flair. Since graduating from Hastings College in 2012, he studied at the l’université Européenne de Saxophone in France during the summer of 2015 and…

HC alumna secures prestigious scholarship for graduate study abroad

Most students complete master’s degree programs at schools across the state or even across the country, but few have the opportunity to study abroad. Miranda Klugesherz, a 2015 Hastings College graduate, plans…

Hajny finds ‘magical moments’ fighting wildland fires (with video)

See a video interview with Hajny below. A biology degree from Hastings College can often lead to a career in a white coat, as many graduates go on to become physicians, veterinarians…

After 57 years, Sachtleben introduces students to the night sky one last time

From his first day at Hastings College in 1960 as a “24-year-old kid with a crew cut,” to this past January Term as a seasoned educator, Dr. Clyde Sachtleben has spent most…

Video: Petersen continued education at Hastings College to achieve master’s degree

Alumna Frankie Petersen graduated from Hastings College twice. Once with Bachelor of Education in Science Teacher Education/General Science and a second time with a Master of Arts in Elementary Education and Teaching. She…

Music grad explores life out of comfort zone

As her graduation from Hastings College neared, Hannah Jensen ‘15 wasn’t sure exactly how she would apply her double major in piano performance and music education outside of college. Little did she…

Marketing grad thrives at Union Pacific subsidiary

When you sit at a railroad crossing and watch a train go by— its cars loaded with grain or clothing or even automobiles — you likely don’t think about the marketing and…

Reynolds ’98 manages Broadway’s ‘The Lion King’

The circle of life has taken one Hastings College graduate from directing college plays to managing Broadway shows. Tom Reynolds ’98 has been working behind the scenes on “The Lion King” at…

Omaha art scene brings HC grads together

For three Hastings College graduates, enjoying the Omaha arts scene is all in a day’s work. Amy (Krobot) Rummel ’94, Kori (Else) Radloff ’95 and Jessica (Hardy) Brummer ’04 are all marketing…

Erickson ’97 helping build instruments to detect biological threats

What happens when you take math and chemistry degrees from Hastings College and combine them with advanced studies in chemical and biomolecular engineering? If you’re Dr. Jeff Erickson ’97, you help the…

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