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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…
Networking helps Munro learn new things to incorporate in Bronco Athletics
Through a summer internship, Alec Munro, a 2019 Hastings College graduate and current Hastings College Athletics Human Performance graduate assistant, built his understanding of the importance of creating bonds with student-athletes and…
Hastings College students hand-plant corn, serve others in Peru
Walking up a mountain to hand-plant corn in rural Peru isn’t exactly what 25 Hastings College sophomores expected when they headed to the country for a two-week study abroad experience. Yet that…
Alumna finds intersection between women writers, the environment
Katharine “Kate” Taylor ’18 developed a passion for the environment growing up in Colorado’s San Luis Valley, a harsh yet beautiful landscape of mountains, sand dunes, desert plains and hot springs. At…
Through international travel, Teff found life-changing internship in France
This summer, Hastings College studio art major Autumn Teff returned to France for an internship with Groupe IGS in Lyon. Teff, of Fremont, Nebraska, participated in a pilot program of the Hastings College…
Using his strengths, Agagah strives to become the best coach possible
Travis Agagah, a 2018 Hastings College graduate and a current Hastings College MAT student and grad assistant, had the opportunity to get hands-on coaching experience through his summer internship with Creighton University…
Connected with opportunities, Adams uses graphic design abilities at FCSC
Two Hastings College graduates carried on a tradition of Bronco mentorship when they hosted a summer intern, Hannah Adams, who worked for the company with deep Hastings College roots. The opportunity allowed…
Alumnus helps diversify library profession
Orlando “Lando” Archibeque ‘76 admits that when he applied to be a student employee at Perkins Library his sophomore year at Hastings College, his primary motivation was escaping his dishwashing job in…
Hastings College grad invites tourists back to the Old West
With its 30-foot-tall, two-dimensional Buffalo Bill Cody figure looming over a replica frontier stockade, Fort Cody Trading Post in North Platte, Nebraska, is a wonderland of Wild West history and classic roadside…
Four recent Hastings College grads heading to seminary to pursue ministry, lives of service
Four Hastings College graduates who were influenced by the sense of community they felt on campus are seeking lives of service through seminary school. Mandi Hawthorne ‘19, Eboni Nash ‘19, John Rohweder…
Kaiser uses internship to develop skills to incorporate into future career as physician
By researching patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Hastings College senior Megan Kaiser has found the skills she wants to incorporate in her practice as a future physician. Kaiser, a biology…
