Homecoming week is underway at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ with multiple student activities happening on campus, from a free movie night to Grocery Bag Bingo to the Alpha Chi Brainbuster trivia night to a bonfire and yard games. It all builds to the traditional Homecoming dinner and dance Friday evening when Homecoming Royalty are announced. Community and […]

Elizabeth Miller, a senior from Arlington, Kansas, received the top undergraduate paper award at the 2024 Northern Great Plains History Conference, which was held in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, recently. Miller was one of several individuals from or with ties to Ï㽶ÊÓƵ who attended the conference, which was an excellent opportunity for Hastings’ historians […]

Dr. Jesse Weiss, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ professor of sociology, will give an Invited Faculty Lecture titled “What an Experience: People, Places & Pictures” on Wednesday, October 30, at 1:30 p.m. in French Memorial Chapel. The lecture is free and open to the public. Weiss will share his examination of how experiential education marries the wanderlust of […]

Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Homecoming activities for alumni, friends and the community begin on Thursday, October 24 and continue into Sunday, October 27. The College is kicking off alumni and community events with a Groundbreaking Ceremony for a new residence hall at 4:30 p.m. on October 24. The informal ceremony is on the south and west side […]

The Ï㽶ÊÓƵ chapter of Alpha Chi, the all-discipline collegiate academic honor society, inducted 12 students earlier this month. The purpose of Alpha Chi is to promote academic excellence and exemplary character among college and university students and to honor those who achieve such distinction. Students from all academic disciplines in the top 10 percent […]

Ï㽶ÊÓƵ is the exclusive sponsor of “What’s Cool in Your School,” a weekly feature highlighting positive and innovative happenings in Central Nebraska schools that airs Sunday nights and Monday mornings on KSNB Local4 News. “What’s Cool in Your School” celebrates the unique and inspiring stories from classrooms across the region. Each week during the […]

After a highly successful launch in January, the Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Community Leadership Challenge is doubling to two sessions this academic year, giving more seniors in high school the opportunity to enhance their leadership and problem-solving skills, and to potentially earn a scholarship. The challenge is also accepting non-Nebraska residents this year. During the weekend conference […]

Every other year, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Department of Visual Arts faculty come together to exhibit their work in the Jackson Dinsdale Art Center gallery. This year, the faculty exhibition is open October 3 through November 6, with a reception set for Friday, October 4 at 6:00 p.m. in the JDAC (700 E. 12th Street). The JDAC […]

More than 200 high school students from 35 schools across Nebraska will be at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ for the ninth annual Jackson Dinsdale Art Center Mural Day Competition on Wednesday, October 2. Working in teams, students from each school will create 36 x 60 inch vinyl murals using paint, which will then be judged by Hastings […]

Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Together Tuesday is set for October 1. This special day brings together the College’s global community to support the 1882 Fund, the College’s annual fund. This year, donors can help unlock $185,000 in challenge funds, increasing the excitement of a day that provides essential resources and scholarships for students. Alumni, friends, parents and […]