Hesston College’s annual International Festival is an opportunity for international students to share their cultures with the rest of the Hesston College campus. Guests enjoy food from the students’ countries and a program of traditional songs and dances. The theme for the 2012 festival on March 22 was “A Parade of Nations,” which focused on […]
Asbel Assefa’s school in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, wasn’t so different from the schools her American classmates attended. The education Asbel received at Bethel Mekane Eyesus School prepared her to further her education at Hesston College. Yet one detail sticks out as a glaring difference when comparing Asbel’s school to schools in the U.S. – books. […]
by Kyle Albrecht and Rachel Schlegel Hesston College business instructor David LeVan has given the same assignment to his Entrepreneurship class each spring semester for the last three years – create and operate a business for a few weeks during the semester as a way to gain practical business experience. In the past, the student-run […]
Hesston College hosted more than 70 grandparents of 42 students during the college’s annual Grandparent Days March 29 to 30. Grandparents traveled from five states to spend time with their grandchildren and learn more about Hesston College. The theme over the two days was “The Many Faces of Diversity.” Presenters ranged from students to faculty […]
Providing medical care in a building with unpredictable electricity, observing cataract surgeries performed by the light of a flashlight and with local anesthesia, caring for patients while dealing with language barriers, making friends and bridging cultural gaps – that’s how a group of Hesston College nursing students spent their spring break. Rural India is not […]
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman Rocco Landesman has announced that the agency will award 863 grants to organizations and individual writers across the country. Hesston-Bethel Performing Arts is one of the grantees and will receive $10,000 to present an April 27 concert and three-day residency by The Rose Ensemble. The 863 grant […]
Four Hesston College students – Dani Klotz (Wakarusa, Ind.), Mariah Martin (Glenwood Springs, Colo.), Leah Rittenhouse (Mount Pleasant, Pa.) and Tyler Yoder (Bay Port, Mich.) – will share preaching duties for the Burrton community-wide Holy Week series at 7 p.m. April 1 to 4 at Burrton Mennonite Church. The Holy Week series is open to […]
No hippies or 1970s glam rockers appear in William Shakespeare’s original script of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” but the Hesston College Theatre Department’s interpretation of the timeless play infuses the Elizabethan setting with a little bit of the disco era. The cast of Hesston College students and faculty members will present Shakespeare’s classic comedy “A […]
The Hesston College music department will perform its spring concert at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 20 in the Hesston Mennonite Church sanctuary on the Hesston College campus. The concert is free and open to the public. Featured performances include the Concert Band and Bel Canto Singers under the direction of Bradley Kauffman and Chorale […]
Hesston College will host Nehemiah “Nehemi” Chigoji of Upland, Calif., as pastor in residence March 19 to 21. Chigoji, pastor of First Mennonite Church in Upland, brings experience working with diverse groups to the Hesston campus and wider community. His work includes ministering to an older Caucasian Mennonite congregation that has begun attracting young and […]
Rachel Neufeld has hiked in the Andes Mountains, lived in a London flat, traveled around Europe, paddled hollowed-out canoes into remote villages in Papua New Guinea and enjoyed the beaches of Australia. She’s tried ethnic foods and experienced cultures and histories all around the globe. Hearing about all of her adventures, one might wonder how […]
Hesston College is now a member of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education to further campus efforts toward building a healthy and just world. Through membership in AASHE, Hesston will receive support in advancing its sustainability initiatives throughout the institution and in the community. “Hesston College has been active in sustainability […]
The Hesston (Kan.) College Aviation Department announces that Adam Heisey of Elizabethtown, Pa., is the latest student pilot to earn his private pilot license on Feb. 26. Heisey is a freshman in Hesston’s aviation program. He is the son of Duane and Darlene Heisey of Elizabethtown. With his latest accomplishment, Heisey will begin work on […]
The Hesston College Chorale will present its spring break tour concert celebrating the Lenten season in 10 churches and schools across Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois and Missouri March 2 to 11. Friday, March 2 at 7:30 p.m. at Southern Hills Mennonite Church, 511 Southeast 37th Street, Topeka, Kan. Saturday, March 3 at […]
Bill Mason (center), longtime Hesston College employee, is congratulated by Melissa Unruh (left) and Rachel Swartzendruber Miller (right) during Mason’s retirement celebration at Hesston College Feb. 16. Mason served at Hesston for 28 of the last 41 years in roles including public relations, student services, admissions and as a business instructor. He ended his time […]
