Hesston College will celebrate the class of 2011 with the 101st commencement ceremony at 9 a.m. Sunday, May 8 in Yost Center. Regina Shands Stoltzfus, a professor at Goshen (Ind.) College, will address the college’s 139 graduate candidates. Stoltzfus has taught in the Peacemaking, Justice and Conflict studies and the Bible, Religion and Philosophy departments […]
Hesston College music students Amy Brubaker and Sheralynn Neff will join together for their sophomore recital at 7 p.m. April 15 in the Hesston Mennonite Church sanctuary. The public is invited to attend. Brubaker, a clarinetist of Goessel, has been a member of the Concert Band and Bel Canto Singers, both under the direction of […]
by Jennifer Kaberline “I remember when Grandma lived in Pennsylvania, she would let us go to the creek and catch crawdads,” says Hesston College freshman Courtney Mast of Weatherford, Okla. “After we caught a bunch, we would go back to the house and sit outside while we cleaned them, then Grandma would let us cook […]
The Hesston College Music Department will host sister school Bluffton (Ohio) University music faculty members Dr. Crystal Sellers and Dr. Lucia Unrau for a voice and piano recital at 7 p.m. April 11 in the Hesston Mennonite Church. The recital is free and open to the public. Dr. Sellers earned a Bachelor of music in […]
Anabaptist and African American Songs and Stories of Suffering and Hope Common Threads is a program of story and song that features current Hesston College faculty members Tony Brown and John Sharp. They will give voice to Anabaptist martyrs and African American slaves by singing their hymns and telling their stories. It is an exploration […]
Printable schedule , registration form Thursday, March 24 10 to 11 a.m. Registration/Break Bontrager Student Center (BSC) Sauder Rooms 11 a.m. Welcome, Introductions and Hesston Update BSC Sauder Rooms Dallas Stutzman, Director of Alumni & Church Relations Howard Keim, Hesston College President Noon Lunch Bontrager Student Center (BSC) Dining Hall on your own and with […]
Campus pastors Todd Lehman (Hesston College), Joanne Gallardo (Eastern Mennonite University), Ed Janzen (Conrad Grebel University College) and Stephen “Tig” Intagliata (Bluffton University) enjoy conversation over lunch on the Hesston College campus March 29. The campus pastors from the Mennonite colleges and universities meet annually to network and fellowship with one another. Other campus pastors […]
The Hesston College music department will present a concert with performances by Bel Canto Singers, Chorale and the Concert Band at 7:30 p.m. March 29 in the Hesston Mennonite Church sanctuary. The program, entitled “A Jocular Journey: Music on the Lighter Side,” will feature classical works from the year’s repertoire, as well as more modern […]
The 19 students who comprise the Hesston College Bel Canto Singers will have a unique experience March 26 as they perform in the chorus of the Wichita (Kan.) Grand Opera’s Tenth Anniversary Gala Concert. The event, titled “There’s No Place Like Home,” will be at 6 p.m. in the Century II Performing Arts Center Concert […]
release courtesy Youthville Youthville invites audiences in and around Hesston to experience this moving showcase. The Walk A Mile project serves disadvantaged youth in Youthville’s care through artistic expression. Micala Gingrich-Gaylord, Expressive Arts Center Coordinator in Newton creates a way for youth to tell their story of life in the “system” through art by having […]
Serge Kalambay Nsunzu (right), a Hesston College freshman from Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo, talks with Mawangu Cisca Ibanda, a Mennonite World Conference delegate from the Congo following a Hesston College chapel presentation Feb. 23. Ibanda, along with Cynthia Peacock of Nepal and Albert Lobe of Kitchener, Ontario, spoke to the Hesston College community […]
David Myers, director of the Department of Homeland Security’s Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, will visit Hesston College March 18 to 20 to discuss partnerships between the government and faith-based and other non-profit organizations with the Hesston College campus and wider local community. Kevin King, executive director of Mennonite Disaster Service, will join Myers […]
The Hesston College Chorale is preparing for its annual Spring Break tour March 5 to 13. The 37-voice choir under the direction of music faculty member Ken Rodgers will present 12 concerts in 10 days across Kansas, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania. The program of choral music from the Renaissance era to the 20th Century […]
The Hesston College Chorale will present a program of worship through sacred music at 7 p.m., March 1 at Hesston Mennonite Church. The concert is free and open to the public, though a free-will offering will be collected to cover program costs. The program of choral music from the Renaissance era to the 20th Century […]
Hesston College will host “Common Threads: Anabaptist and African-American Songs and Stories of Suffering and Hope” at 7 p.m. Monday, March 7, at Salford Mennonite Church in Harleysville. The event is free and open to the public, though a free-will offering will be received to cover program costs. “Common Threads” is a program that features […]
