“I would define a successful student athlete at Hesston College in three ways. One – that they have become a better athlete…than they were when they came to our campus. Secondly they have developed confidence in themselves, confidence in their ability to make that next step. And third, I would define a successful student athlete […]
…Just not for a Hesston College Football Team. The 2014 Hesston College Phonathon blitz is underway as the college reaches out to alumni and friends with a goal of raising $100,000 that will help fund student scholarships. Each year, Hesston College conducts a Phonathon to invite alumni and friends to support students in this way. This year, the […]
Hesston College began welcoming students back to campus on Monday for the 2014-15 year, which will kick off with Opening Weekend Aug. 14 to 17. Resident assistants arrived on campus Aug. 8 for training and a weekend retreat. Members of the volleyball and men’s and women’s cross country and soccer teams arrived Aug. 11, and […]
Hesston College announced the names of full-time students whose spring 2014 semester grades earned them a place on the Dean’s List (3.90 to 4.00) and Honor Roll (3.50 to 3.89). Dean’s List freshmen Rachelle Adrian – Mountain Lake, Minn. Kailey Aiello – Salem, Ore. Megan Baumgartner – Hesston, Kan. Victoria Becker – Halstead, Kan. Eric […]
Hesston College will introduce exercise science as a new program of study beginning with the 2014-15 academic year. “Exercise science is one of the fastest growing fields right now because students recognize the job opportunities in the field,” said faculty member Clay Stauffer. Degrees in exercise science open students to a broad range of career […]
Internationally acclaimed baritone Anthony Brown will present “I Go On Singing,” an original tribute to the popular African American performer and civil rights activist Paul Robeson at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 28, March 1 and 8 and at 2 p.m. March 2 and 9 in the Aurora Fox Arts Center, 9900 E Colfax Ave., Aurora, Colo. […]
by Andrew Sharp ’99 When asked to describe her schedule at Hesston College, sophomore guard Makayla Ladwig, Wichita, Kan., describes a full plate, one teeming with relationships, challenges, opportunities and faith formation that intertwine with her commitments as a student athlete. Ask anyone who knows Ladwig and they will tell you that she goes about […]
All finishers 2 Mile FEMALE OVERALL WINNERS Place Bib Name Age Town St Time 1 333 KRISTEN SHRAG 25 14:00 2 100 HOLLY PETERS 18 HC KS 14:01 3 192 KATIE SAWYER 30 MCPHERSON KS 14:13 2 Mile MALE OVERALL WINNERS Place Bib Name Age Town St Time 1 7 JACOB LANDIS 21 STERLING IL […]
Here’s a quick summary of some of the highlights from the week: Sunday evening, Admissions staff connected with 250 youth at Trinity Mennonite (Glendale) and Michele Hershberger was the keynote speaker for the event Hesston College gave away about 1,000 T-shirts to youth as they arrived and checked into their youth hotel lobbies as people […]
Bring your youth group to an exclusive Hesston College welcome from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, July 1, in the lobbies of the Sheraton and Hyatt. We’ll have a gift for each youth. Here are the ways you can win great prizes from Hesston College at Phoenix 2013: Play the Hesston College Match […]
Hesston College student artwork is on display in three locations from now until May 3. The student work features a variety of art media from both fall and spring semesters of the 2012-13 academic year. All exhibits are free and open to the public. The college’s annual juried student art show is on display in […]
Tony Brown will perform the original musical autobiography “I Go On Singing” at 7 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 9 at Lehman Auditorium on the Eastern Mennonite University campus, Harrisonburg, Va.. “I Go On Singing” is Brown’s original tribute to Paul Robeson, all-American athlete, scholar, champion orator, international recording artist and star of the stage and screen […]
More than 500 Hesston College alumni and friends came together Sept. 28 to 30 for Homecoming Weekend 2012. Nearly 300 alumni reconnected with classmates at 13 class reunions. The weekend celebrated the performing arts and included a Performing Arts Showcase with performances, presentations and concerts by alumni professionals, students and faculty. A highlight of the […]
Thursday, April 19, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Booths will be set up for participants to come and go as they explore ways to be sustainable. Energy Electric bicycle project and bicycle charging station – Physics II class Solar cooking – Science Department Solar music powered by a photovoltaic energy power station – students Electric […]
First Mennonite Church will hold fundraiser on Sunday, March 18 at 4 p.m. by Andrew Flack Denver, Colo.—It was while touring Bosnia in 2002 that baritone Anthony Brown came face to face with the extraordinary healing power of music. He was singing to an audience of Croats and Serbs, Muslims, Christians and Jews, and as […]
