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Hastings College education class hosts literacy luau for elementary school families

A Hastings College education collaborative partnerships course dived into the Hastings community and Hasting Public Schools this year, encouraging fun, at-home ways of learning for elementary students and their parents. As part of the class, college students hosted Literacy Luau, a fun event where elementary students and their parents were able to engage in math […]

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Lee Wigert in a classroom.

As Wigert set to retire, students reflect on ‘one of nicest professors on campus’

As a professor, pastor, counselor, coach, father and husband, Dr. Lee R. Wigert might be the exact definition of a man who wears many hats — or maybe he just wears the same hat many different places. Wigert’s numerous callings, including 30 years of teaching at Hastings College, share a common thread: It’s all about

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Zink takes on sports media internship at D-I school

From Hastings College Media to the College World Series in-house production team  and, in January, to the University of Cincinnati Athletic Department’s Bearcast Television, Hastings College senior Jake Zink’s involvement in sports broadcasting has created a lengthy and impressive resume. Zink’s opportunity in January allowed him to explore beyond the Cornhusker state when he interned

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Hastings College grad explores art with an environmental message

At her studio in the trendy Benson neighborhood of north Omaha, Nebraska, artist Jess Benjamin creates large-scale ceramic sculptures that reflect her rural roots and convey a subtle message about water depletion and climate change. The 2001 Hastings College studio art graduate, daughter of a farmer and rancher in Cozad, Nebraska, forms globs of clay

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Holly Haswell

Haswell spends January diving deeper into criminology outside of the classroom

With a desire to help people through justice, Hastings College senior Holly Haswell spent three weeks in January interning for the Hastings Regional Center and the District 10 probation office. During the experience, the criminology major from Ashland, Nebraska, had the opportunity to expand on sociological theories outside of the classroom. Haswell was the first

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Derek Rusher spray painting a mural

Artist, CEO puts community first

Derek Rusher’s murals bring a splash of color and creativity to the prairie towns of South Central Nebraska. The 2002 Hastings College art education graduate and his team from Impact Art, a nonprofit he started in 2017, use spray paint to create vibrant images on public buildings, businesses and even semi-trailer trucks. Their murals include

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Emma Johnson with children in Haiti

Johnson learns more about nursing while volunteering in Haiti

In January, Hastings College sophomore Emma Johnson traveled to Haiti, where she interned with Bless Back Worldwide, a nonprofit organization that allowed her to gain in-depth field experience in her dream job: nursing. The pre-nursing major from Colorado Springs, Colorado, got to encounter real-life situations in Haiti that she wouldn’t experience in a typical classroom

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Video: Ismaiel finds sophomore study abroad program inspirational, transformational

Hastings College student Jordan Ismaiel participated in the sophomore study abroad program in January 2019. The studio art major found the visit to the Louvre inspirational and the entire 10-day Parisian journey transformational. At Hastings College every second-year student will study abroad beginning in fall 2019. The opportunity is offered at no additional cost to

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