Natural science instructor Marelby Mosquera (third from left) talks with a group of students about the solar-charged personal activities vehicle built by students in the college’s Physics II course.

Environmental science added as new program of study

Environmental science will join Hesston College’s list of more than 50 programs of study for transfer beginning with the 2014-15 academic year. Environmental science programs have seen an upswing nationwide over the last few years due to increased interest in sustainability and green initiatives. Career opportunities are growing quickly in areas such as biology, public […]

Hesston College theatre director Laura Kraybill leads an acting class through a warmup exercise.

College to host summer theatre camp for middle school students

Aspiring young actors can learn new skills and techniques as well as challenge their creativity during Hesston College’s first summer theatre camp June 2 to 7 on the Hesston College campus. Hesston College theatre director Laura Kraybill will lead the workshop-style camp along with recent Hesston College theatre graduates. Students ages 11 to 14 are […]

Hesston College Physics II students display the solar powered personal activities vehicle they built as a class project during the spring 2014 semester.

Hesston College Earth Day celebration to focus on transportation alternatives

When Hesston College physics instructor Nelson Kilmer was shopping for a new vehicle in late 2013, he had one goal in mind – to lower his environmental impact. He achieved his goal with the Ford C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid, which is charged off of solar panels producing electricity for his house. The solar powered nature […]

Hesston College communications interns

Interns get an early start in the professional world

Communications and graphic design majors at Hesston College are getting an extra leg up on their peers. Whereas most students don’t start building their professional portfolios until their junior or senior years, seven Hesston students are digging in and building their portfolios as freshmen and sophomores. The students earned competitive internships working with the college’s […]

Freshman Quinn Kathrineberg performs as part of Hesston College’s string ensemble.

Concert Band to become Chamber Orchestra

Hesston College freshman Quinn Kathrineberg (Salina, Kan.) spends a significant amount of time each week with her viola. Between String Ensemble practices and performances, private lessons and her own practice time, she has many opportunities to satisfy her love of music. Starting with the 2014-15 year, the music program will shift from a concert band […]

Pastoral Ministries students study together in this photo from 2013.

College to take sabbatical from Pastoral Ministries program for discernment process

A review process of the Hesston College Pastoral Ministries program by a specially appointed planning committee has recommended that the college take a one-year sabbatical from the program to assess how the college can best meet the changing leadership needs of Mennonite Church USA and the broader church. The Hesston College Board of Directors accepted […]

The Soweto Gospel Choir

Final HBPA event to feature world-renowned South African choir

by Melanie Zuercher, Bethel College You’ve been hearing them this month on KMUW-FM’s “Global Village,” and now the Soweto Gospel Choir is coming to Bethel College. The final event in this year’s Hesston-Bethel Performing Arts Series is also the kickoff for the first-ever “Spring into the Arts” Festival, sponsored by the Newton Area Arts Council.The […]

Hesston College Bible and Ministry faculty member Michele Hershberger leads participants in the college’s Anabaptist Vision and Discipleship Series conference through the Heilsgeschichte.

AVDS conference reveals Bible’s eternal truths

by Quinn Katherineberg and Rachel McMaster In the age of social media like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, how does the Bible – an ancient book, thousands of years old – continue to be relevant to common experiences of the contemporary age? That was the question explored by the 190 participants at Hesston College’s Anabaptist Vision […]

Promotional photos for Hesston College production of Moliere's Tartuffe

Hesston College Theatre weaves famous comedy into a circus

by Quinn Kathrineberg Hesston College Theatre will present five performances of Molière’s seventeenth century comedy, “Tartuffe,” directed by Laura Kraybill, Feb. 26, 28, March 1 and 2 in the Northlawn Studio Theatre on the Hesston College campus. The play, first performed in 1664, follows the story of a wealthy household who gets tricked by an […]

Art reflecting nature showcased in Regier Friesen Gallery

Artist Mika Holtzinger defines what it means to be a “steward to nature” through her show “Coalesce” featured in Hesston College’s Regier Friesen Gallery through February 19. A closing reception, demonstration and chance to meet the artist will be from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 19, in the gallery. “I aim to discover how […]

Avguste Antonov

World-class pianist to perform Hesston College concert

Pianist Avguste Antonov will present a concert of American music at 4 p.m.,  Sunday, Feb. 9, in the Hesston Mennonite Church Sanctuary on the Hesston College campus.  The concert will feature the music of American composers Carter Pann, Gregory Hutter, Matthew Saunders and Robert Rollin. Antonov leads an active career as soloist and teacher. He […]

Spring 2014 Bel Canto Singers

Hesston College Bel Canto Singers to spend weekend in Nebraska

The Hesston College Bel Canto Singers will perform the program “Meditations and Illuminations” at several locations in Nebraska during a weekend tour. All performances are free and open to the public though a free-will offering will be collected to assist with expenses. The “Meditations and Illuminations” program, under the direction of Bradley Kauffman, depicts ways […]