While searching for a summer internship in the construction field, Kyler Goodwin’s research yielded an opportunity that appealed to him: Next Step Ministries. From May 26-August 12, 2014, Kyler, a junior from Omaha, Neb., who is majoring in construction management, will spend his summer in the Bahamas as a Construction Group Manager in the All […]
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In May 2013, the Department of Languages and Linguistics named senior Liz Case, an English major from Gibbon, Neb., with a passion for in-depth research and a deep commitment to academic excellence, the 2013-14 Langvardt Scholar. Named for the late Dr. Arthur Langvardt, former Dean of the College and Professor of English, and his wife,
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Dr. Tiffany Ziegler ’03, Assistant Professor of History at Minot State University, didn’t come to Hastings College in 1999 expecting to graduate with a major in history. She arrived on campus with a music scholarship and a vague notion of becoming a teacher. “I came in and kind of tested the waters of music and
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During an appearance on “Today,” Hastings College graduate and Denver Mayor Michael Hancock ’91 entered a friendly wager with Seattle’s mayor as the cities’ football teams play in the 2014 Super Bowl. Usually, politicians place these bets with distinctive foods – think Colorado beef versus Washington salmon. This bet, however, is unique: The losing mayor
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Haley Sandoe ’15 wasn’t certain a career in research was for her. Dr. Neil Heckman, Chair of the Hastings College Chemistry Department, encouraged her to explore the possibility through a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU). These summer programs allow students to get real-world experience in laboratories at institutions with graduate programs. During Summer 2013, Haley, who
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Although Erik Kling ’99 was uncertain at first how to apply his art degree to the working world, he discovered a viable path through the unique experiences his undergraduate and post-graduate life provided him. Kling now works as an Animation Supervisor for Warner Brothers Animation Studios, a job that provides him a great outlet for
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The newest Hastings College Art Gallery exhibit weaves a photographic tale of Three of a Kind, an usual and intriguing “stickwork” sculpture created by renowned artist Patrick Dougherty and commissioned by Karen and Robert Duncan of Lincoln. The exhibit, on display through Dec. 19, 2013, reveals the unique structure’s creation through a series of stunning
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Seton Bachle, a Hastings College senior biology major from Murdock, Neb., was selected to present his research project, entitled “Growth of Panicum virgatum in a NaCI Gradient” at the 2013 Sigma Xi Student Research Conference in Research Park Triangle, N.C., this November. His project explores the growth of switchgrass in salt water. “Seton’s work is
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From the fall/winter 2013 edition of HC Today. Grant Nagaki ’13 co-founded The Senase Project after a college trip to Ghana and what he and others witnessed in the rural farming villages of Senase and Akatim. The young group was stricken by the faces of 120 children who were heartbreakingly devoid of hope. The Akatim
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As a student of Hastings College, 2013 Outstanding Young Alumna Paula Queen ’98 gained the skills and preparedness needed to create a career path guided by her own passions and life experiences. The secondary English education major began her professional career as a High School English Teacher at Burke High School in Omaha. She later
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