In July 2015, Dr. Ingrid Bego, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Hastings College, published a new book entitled Gender Equality Policy in the European Union: A Fast Track to Parity for the New Member States. Dr. Bego’s main focus throughout the book is the effect the European Union (EU) has had on its new […]
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Determined he would become a doctor his whole life, Hastings College junior Ryan Miller changed his mind during his senior year of high school after taking a class that simply wasn’t a good fit. “At this time I was working at Best Buy and was pretty good at sales,” Miller said. “I knew I wanted
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Making connections with local businesses this summer is Hastings local Maggie Vaughan. As a marketing intern at the Hastings Economic Development Corporation (HEDC), Vaughan has been reaching out to local manufacturers to create profiles for them. She hopes to promote employment at companies like Bruckman Rubber, Dutton-Lainson Company, T-L Irrigation to high school-aged students, college
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Roxborough State Park, just one of Colorado’s 42 state parks, boasts of beautiful red rock formations, covering more than 3,000 acres of land. Established in 1975 and located just 20 miles south of Denver, the park features the Fountain Formation, Lyons Formation and the Dakota Hogback. Among its known wildlife are mule deer, black-tailed prairie
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In a few weeks, Johnson Bui and 15 other interns will release Driveway, a competitive intelligence web application, to Farm Credit Services of America for internal use. “The application is meant to streamline the process of identifying current and potential prospects while also providing all the necessary information to maintain or form a new relationship,”
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Getting involved in mock trial her freshman year of high school helped Hastings College senior Christina Woodside decide she wanted to be a lawyer. In 2013, being a counselor for Cornhusker Girls State, a citizenship training program, helped her discover her interests are closely tied to family law and social work. “Seeing the potential that
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After several years of volunteering for Fontenelle Forest Raptor Recovery (FFRR) in Bellevue and Omaha, Nebraska, senior Carolyn Clements is now able to do more than shuttle injured birds to a rehabilitation facility. In years past, Clements assisted with transporting the birds around the state. This summer, though, her work with FFRR, which locates, rescues,
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In Rapid City, South Dakota, Marcus Brown is conducting research on the crystallization of germanium as it grows from different metallic surfaces. As part of a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU), the junior from Hastings, Nebraska, is working with Dr. Scott Ahrenkiel in the nano-material and nano-engineering department at the South Dakota School of Mines
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Disney World has always been known as a place where dreams come true and magic becomes real. What many don’t know is Disney World offers internships for students from all over the world. Through its College Program, Disney allows them to tailor an experience to help them in their academic and professional careers. Physics major
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Attending college classes and participating in real-world business exchanges can be considerably different. Hastings College senior Miranda Muhs, a physics major from Omaha, Nebraska, discovered this after taking part in a summer internship last year with Wellhead Electric in Sacramento, California. Now back for a second summer with the company, Muhs is able to build
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