The third Hesston-Bethel Performing Arts event of the 2011-12 season will feature the unique collaborative duo of Igudesman & Joo with their groundbreaking show “A Little Nightmare Music.” The concert will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31 in the Hesston Mennonite Church sanctuary on the Hesston College campus. The duo, made up of Aleksey […]
Hesston College is one of six Mennonite and Mennonite Brethren organizations, including four higher education institutions, to receive a generous estate gift from Gunther Henry Schmitt, a doctor from San Bernadino, Calif., who passed away August 2. Dr. Schmitt’s estate was left to Mennonite Brethren Foundation to be divided equally among the institutions and organizations. […]
“Start Here, Go Everywhere” is more than just a tagline for Hesston College. It is a prediction, a promise and a reality for the students who make Hesston their starting place. Students scatter across the globe after two years at Hesston. Some accept service assignments while others begin careers with their associate degree in nursing, […]
The Hesston College Bible Department is offering a three-weekend course on Psalms and Epistles during the spring 2012 semester. Church leaders, those with an interest in ministry and any other interested people are invited to participate. The class, taught by Bible and Ministry faculty member Michele Hershberger, focuses on the books of Psalms and 1 […]
The Hesston College Concert Band and Bel Canto Singers will present separate Iowa performances Sunday, Jan. 15. Bel Canto will present a program of sacred choral music during the 9:30 a.m. service at First Mennonite Church of Iowa City. The Concert Band will perform with the Iowa Mennonite School (Kalona) Symphonic Band at 2 p.m. […]
Mike King’s (1982 graduate) experience at Hesston College was a little different than most students’. He lived in Kauffman Court, went to classes in the basement of Mary Miller Library, ate his meals in the Hess Hall dining hall and visited friends in Green Gables. But for Mike, getting to his classes, the dining hall […]
International relationships are a vital part of the Hesston College culture both on and off campus. During the 2012 May term, beginning May 7, the college will expand its international learning opportunities with a three week trip to China led by sociology faculty and artist-in-residence Tony Brown and Chunrong Li, a Chinese citizen living in […]
More than 300 people, including 93 prospective students, descended on Hesston College for the 44th annual Thanksgiving Weekend Nov. 24 to 26. Activities for the weekend included a traditional Thanksgiving meal, music concerts, a talent show, men’s and women’s basketball tournaments and a two-mile run walk.
You won’t very often find elementary school students in a college class. On the same note, college students look funny sitting in chairs made for five-year-olds. Despite a divergence from the norm, Hesston College Environmental Biology students and kindergartners and third graders at Hesston Elementary School collaborated three times during the fall semester on a […]
Three Hesston College voice students earned special recognition at the National Association of Teachers of Singing Regional Vocal Competition at Fort Hays (Kan.) State University Nov. 3 to 5. Twelve students represented Hesston College during the weekend competition. Freshman Emerencia Dudas of Toledo, Ohio earned second place in the Freshman-Sophomore Women’s Musical Theatre division, which […]
Michael Phillips, art faculty member at Tabor College (Hillsboro, Kan.) is the latest local artist to have his works displayed in the Hesston College Friesen Center gallery. Phillips’ life-like drawings, paintings, clay work and wood sculptures will be displayed through Dec. 15. A reception and chance for the public to meet the artist will be […]
A 44-year tradition continues at Hesston College’s annual Thanksgiving Weekend: A Family Celebration Nov. 24 to 26. The weekend lineup includes activities for all ages, including a traditional Thanksgiving meal, music concerts, a talent show, men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, a two-mile run/walk and a luminary walk at Dyck Arboretum. “Thanksgiving is a wonderful time […]
2011 race results Like most holiday celebrations, Thanksgiving Weekend at Hesston College is full of tradition. Each year, participants look forward to the talent show, music department performances and men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, not to mention the traditional Thanksgiving dinner. One Hesston College Thanksgiving tradition that has grown in popularity among students, faculty, staff, […]
The Hesston College Theatre Department will present its first production of the academic year, “The Boys Next Door,” at 7 p.m. Nov. 11, 12, 18 and 19 and at 3 p.m. Nov. 20 in the Northlawn Studio Theatre on the Hesston College campus. “The Boys Next Door,” by Tom Griffin, tells the story of four […]
The second Hesston-Bethel Performing Arts event of the 2011-12 season will feature the “blissful” sounds of the St. Petersburg Quartet on Bethel College’s Memorial Hall stage. The string quartet, which is currently in residence at Wichita State University, will perform Sunday, Nov. 13, at 3 p.m. Quartet members are Alla Aranovskaya, 1st violin, Evgeny Zvonnikov, […]
