February 2020

Dr. Travis Feezell announced to campus today that he will step down as president of Ï㽶ÊÓƵ effective March 2, 2020, to accept another leadership position in higher education. Feezell became the 17th President of Ï㽶ÊÓƵ on June 1, 2017, following a national search. He oversaw the renovation of the Daugherty Student Engagement Center […]

The Ï㽶ÊÓƵ chapter of Alpha Chi, a collegiate all-discipline academic honor society, inducted seven new students recently. Alpha Chi is a coeducational academic honor society designed to promote academic excellence and exemplary character among college students and to honor those who achieve such distinction. Only students who place in the top 10 percent of

Seraph Brass, a dynamic ensemble drawing from a roster of America’s top female brass players and winners of the 2019 American Prize in Chamber Music, will perform at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 26. The performance, in Perkins Auditorium in Fuhr Hall, is free and open to the public. In addition to

About half of all Ï㽶ÊÓƵ sophomores will embark on their study abroad destinations in the first part of March. Students this spring will travel to Ireland, France, the United Kingdom and Spain. In August 2019, the other half of the sophomore class traveled to Peru, France, Panama and Canada. Ï㽶ÊÓƵ’s study abroad program

The Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Forensics team placed third in D1 Team Sweepstakes at the Nebraska Intercollegiate Forensics Association State tournament (NIFA) in Omaha, Nebraska. NIFA was hosted by the University of Nebraska–Omaha on February 15. Senior Nathan Navratil was the champion in Prose Interpretation and took home third place in the Pentathlon Individual Sweepstakes. Senior Alli

Roger Doerr of Hastings has been elected Chair of the Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Board of Trustees, succeeding Glen Moss of Lincoln who served as Chair since 2016. Moss, a 1974 graduate of Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, began his Board service in 1996. He will remain active on the Board as Vice Chair. Moss is a semi-retired consultant and

The Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Forensics team traveled to Doane University in Crete, Nebraska, for the Feline Frolic tournament February 8-9. The team placed second on the first day and placed third on day two. Team members qualified four events to the American Forensics Association National Individual Events Tournament in April, including senior Nathan Navratil, from Lino

Ï㽶ÊÓƵ will recognize 18 outstanding young writers from across Nebraska in its inaugural year as an affiliateÌýof the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, the country’s longest-running and most prestigious scholarship and recognition program for creative students in grades 7-12. Award recipients, along with their families and educators, will be recognized at a regional Awards

Phyllis Pancella, an accomplished artist known for her radiant and expressive voice, will perform at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ on Tuesday, February 18 at 7:30 p.m. Pancella, who has appeared on many international opera, concert and recital stages, will perform in Perkins Auditorium in Fuhr Hall. The performance is free and open to the public. Pancella will

The Hastings Forensics team competed in the Border Wars Swing in Salina, Kansas, February 1-2. The tournament was hosted by Kansas Wesleyan University and Texas Christian University. Senior Melissa Loney from Omaha, Nebraska; senior Jadah Morrison, from Chaska, Minnesota; and sophomore Claire Nelson, from Bagley, Minnesota; qualified events to nationals, the American Forensics Association National