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Heinlein, Paschal completing year of service after graduation
Two Hastings College 2019 graduates are completing a year of service with CityYear, an organization through Americorp. Both Austin Heinlein and Andie Paschal have found community in the schools they work in,…
Ayala ’06 promotes Nebraska’s craft breweries
As Gabriela (Gabby) Ayala ’06 sips an India Pale Ale at Zipline Brewing Co. in Lincoln, Nebraska, other customers wander into the taproom: a bearded dude in a gray hoodie, a sharp-dressed…
Jewell ’97 editor of Willa Cather archive at UNL
Dr. Andrew Jewell, a 1997 Hastings College graduate, is a professor of digital projects at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL) Libraries and is editor of the Willa Cather archive and coordinates the…
Ferguson ‘96 inspires, advocates for youth
Pete Ferguson ‘96, coordinator of the Youth Development Team at Lincoln (Nebraska) Public Schools, has built a career lifting up and giving voice to underrepresented youth. He and his team counsel dropouts…
A BOLDER kind of success for 1990 grad
Cliff Bosley was only 12 in 1979 when he and 2,700 other runners hit the pavement in the first BOLDERBoulder, the iconic Memorial Day 10K founded by his father, Steve, with the…
Lee mixes passions on medical mission trip to Honduras
During previous summer breaks, Camilla Lee worked on hospital research projects and as a CNA. However, the Hastings College senior chemistry major hoped to gain more medical knowledge in the summer of…
For Bowland, joining Ringland Society was right thing to do
At only 26, Blake Bowland isn’t your typical Ringland Society member. He’s a millennial in the early stages of his career. He’s engaged to be married next summer. He enjoys snow skiing,…
Cremers records single in Nashville after winning talent show
From performing in a high school alternative rock band to becoming her own singer/songwriter, Hastings College senior Carly Cremers, who writes and performs under the “C.C. Rose” name, landed an opportunity to…
Lambie breaks own cycling world record twice in one day
Ashton Lambie’s teammates on the USA Cycling National Team call him Lambo. Or Corn-fed. Or the Flying Mustache. Bicycling magazine calls him “The Most Interesting Bike Racer in America.” The rest of…
Alumna launches alternative protein business
Cheryl Powers ‘87 raises livestock that is like no other. Instead of grazing on verdant pastures, her six-legged creatures slither and crawl over each other in plastic trays, munching on wheat bran…
Zarek ’15 uses data to help Nebraska thrive
As chief data officer at the Nebraska Department of Economic Development, Jennifer Zarek ’15 works behind the scenes, crunching numbers and analyzing data, to boost her home state and ensure Nebraska continues…
Feden completes REU, finishes a family of electrochemical properties
Lauren Feden, a studio art and chemistry double major, worked in a chemistry lab over the summer as part of a research experience for undergraduates (REU). The Hastings College senior researched alongside…
Storytime with DaeRon a surprise hit with students
Hastings College’s night activity line-up has a new addition this year: Storytime with DaeRon and Activity Time with DaeRon, alternating each week. The events, lead by Hastings College sophomore DaeRon Jones, are…
Charity, DeBoer spend summers interning at zoos, solidifying their future aspirations
Two Hastings College junior wildlife biology majors devoted their summer to spending time with animals and gaining experience in the field. Ian DeBoer interned for Lincoln’s Children’s Zoo and Zac Charity interned…
Hastings College senior interns for Caesars in Las Vegas
It has been said that what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas, but don’t tell that to Hastings College senior Thomas Schnase. The marketing and hospitality major from Hastings, Nebraska, can hardly…
Using critical thinking skills, Pankratz applies classroom skills to summer research project
While interning in an all-female lab the last two summers, Hastings College senior Sophia Pankratz learned to appreciate the research side of healthcare. The biology major interned at the University of Nebraska…
