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 the cafeteria. Little did he know that the move from scrubbing pots to reshelving books would launch a successful career spanning nearly 40 […]
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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 Americana. For many, Fort Cody conjures up memories of summer vacations, families cruising down I-80 in station wagons and kids clamoring for western
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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 ‘19 and Kailen Soncksen ‘18 all aim to follow their passion of helping others the way Hastings College helped them. The on-campus non-profit
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 major from Sterling, Colorado, is interning for the University of Colorado–Denver in the department of family medicine. She travels to clinics across Colorado
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While working from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. on Fridays, Hastings College sophomore Jo McCauley finds time to enjoy herself by listening to local Nebraska bands. The perk is a part of her internship with HEAR Grand Island. The 10-week summer concert series delivers three weekly music acts of different genres that are free to
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Hastings College students McKinzi Johnson, a biochemistry and music education major from Colorado Springs, Colorado; Michaela Bailey, an elementary education major from Highlands Ranch, Colorado; and Vinny Schmidt, a biology major from Hastings, Nebraska, were three of 60 students who went to Paris and Lyon, France, in January as part of the College’s study abroad
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Improving the community through a Day of Action, learning more about what it means to work in an office and gaining more confidence in herself, Mackenzie Waltemath is working alongside several organizations in the city of Hastings as part of her internship with the United Way of South Central Nebraska. While United Way is a
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Alli Kennon dreamed of working in city government. A year ago, the Hastings College student fulfilled that dream through an internship with the communications team for the City of Lakeville, Minnesota. This summer, she returned to Lakeville with a different goal: to enact change in the community through increasing the connection between citizens and city
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To create more off-campus endeavors for students, Hastings College resident directors built a program that gives students the opportunity to take weekend trips and explore something new. Laura Arnold, a 2016 alumna and resident director in Taylor Hall, planned the second semester student travel trips as a way for students to learn more about each
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Lottie (Fryer) Nilsen, a 1995 Hastings College graduate, was awarded the James H Nobil Professional Achievement Award for her actions with The Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County in Boca Raton, Florida. Nilsen has helped the Federation by taking on challenges, going outside her box and persevering. For more than 40 years, The Jewish
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