On Friday Sept. 20 through Sunday Sept. 22, Chaplain Doodle Harris and Kathleen Lorenzen took 12 students to The Crossing in Lexington, Neb. for the 2024 Fall Chaplain’s Retreat.  The retreats are held annually, with this being the third, and are focused around a specific part in the bible. This year, the five bible studies were all centered around the “Book of Joshua.” These studies … Continue reading 12 Students Attend the 2024 Annual Chaplain’s Retreat

Look out everyone! President Rich Lloyd is back in the classroom, teaching students in WRIT 100: Developmental Writing. In this class, students will prepare students for college level writing. By focusing on advanced reading skills and writing process, students will be able to write their college paper with a little bit more ease. I talked to Rich Lloyd about teaching this class and he says … Continue reading President and Professor Rich Lloyd

Hastings College has partnered with Scott Residential Management, a company that also works with the University of Nebraska Omaha, to implement changes to the dining hall. Students expressed their concerns over the dining hall last year through surveys sent out by the college. While changes have been made, students still differ on whether or not these changes are better than before.  These new changes took … Continue reading Controversy over Hastings College dining hall changes

Amid the cheers and between sips of Kool-Aid, there rose a chant: “Ba-na-na, ba-na-na, BA-na-na, BA-NA-na, BA-NA-NA!” On the edge of the Lake Hastings shoreline was an incredibly… how to put this …yellow wave of students as a yellow cardboard banana boat made its way across the water.  The Minions, this year’s Scott Scholar group, were very appropriately dressed in bright yellow shirts and themed … Continue reading Kool-Aid Recap

The Hastings College Scott Scholars went on a retreat to Norfolk on Aug. 9-10. The goal of the retreat was to bond as a community. The scholars met with Growing Together Northeast Nebraska, a workforce training program located in downtown Norfolk. The leaders of the Norfolk program took the students white water rafting down the North Fork Whitewater Park River.  The goal of the white … Continue reading Hastings College Scott Scholars take a two day retreat to Northeastern Nebraska

Last Wednesday, approximately 150 students attended the fall involvement fair to learn more about the 22 on and off campus groups and activities. Some of these groups included the Hastings YMCA, Model UN, Bronco Catholic and Student Association. The fair is a great way for all students, but especially first years and transfer students, to get involved on campus. Although it can allow new students … Continue reading Fall Involvement Fair