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, […]
In 1983 Ron Moyo’s community was torn apart. A civil war following independence from Great Britain in 1979 left many people in Moyo’s home country of Zimbabwe fleeing for safer environments. Moyo, who was a teenager, was left to live alone, wondering daily if he would live to see the next day. “One day I […]
Aviation professionals will present at a symposium about their careers and the latest updates in aviation business, safety, airlines, mission and air traffic control during A Hesston College Homecoming: A View from Everywhere Sept. 23 to 25. The public is invited to the symposium on the Hesston College campus from 2 to 5 p.m. Friday, […]
Faculty members in the Hesston College art department are exhibiting pieces of their personal works in the Friesen Center for the Visual Arts gallery on the Hesston College campus through Sept. 9. Hanna Eastin and Paul Friesen have clay pieces displayed while Lois Misegadis is presenting sculptures made largely from limestone. A reception […]
Hesston College announces the following faculty and staff appointments for the 2010-11 school year. New faculty appointments include: Jason Barrett-Fox, English and writing. He earned a bachelor’s in English from Bethel College (North Newton, Kan.), a master’s in American studies, a graduate certificate for women, gender and sexuality studies and is pursuing a Ph.D. in […]
Hesston College’s 139 graduates of the class of 2011 were encouraged during a May 8 commencement ceremony to go into the world with a spirit of love and unity. Regina Shands Stoltzfus, professor in the Peacemaking, Justice and Conflict studies and Bible, Religion and Philosophy departments at Goshen (Ind.) College, as well as adjunct professor […]
Sunday, May 8 7:30 p.m., Salem Mennonite Church, 820 Rd V, Shickley, Neb. Tuesday, May 10 7:30 p.m., Evergreen Heights Mennonite Church, 701 N Indiana Ave, Caldwell, Idaho Wednesday, May 11 7:30 p.m., Warden Mennonite Church, 720 S Pine, Warden, Wash. Friday, May 13 7:30 p.m., Seventh Day Adventist Church, 120 Chilvers Rd, Chehalis, Wash. […]
Air Traffic Control is not a career path for the faint of heart, and in the aviation field it sometimes gets overlooked for the “cool factor” of being a pilot. The first graduates of Hesston College’s Air Traffic Control program, however, are ready for the fast pace of work in a tower. Two years after […]
Four Hesston College business students have been named recipients of the Bill Mason Business Scholarship for the 2011-12 academic year. The students receiving the scholarship award are Hayden Goerzen, son of Bryan Goerzen of Newton, Kan. and the late Wendy Goerzen; Dani Klotz, daughter of Steve and Cherri Klotz of Wakarusa, Ind.; Joel Murray, son […]
Hesston College flight instructors and onlookers watch approaching planes during the Aviation department’s annual Larks Flight Rally April 16 at the Newton City/County Airport. Aviation students and alumni competed in a flour bag drop competition and a landing competition. The day started with a presentation by Loren Groff, a 1991 Hesston College graduate and former […]
by Rachel Schlegel There is rarely a lack of energy in the Hesston College Lab Preschool and a recent week learning about the importance of recycling was no exception. The preschoolers spent the week creating their own books, sorting recyclable items into the correct bins and creating 3-D art by gluing together recyclable materials. The […]
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 […]
Bible and Religion professor Marion Bontrager taught the first Biblical Literature class at Hesston College in 1986. As Bontrager’s brainchild, the class was meant to ensure that students would receive biblical teaching from an Anabaptist perspective as part of their core curriculum. The impact the class would have on the students who spread its reach […]
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 […]
by Rachel Schlegel Two Hesston College Aviation alumni were the featured speakers for the department’s annual Aviation as Mission event March 25. The evening was an opportunity for Hesston College aviation students, alumni, prospective students and faculty and staff to connect. Mark Miller and Tyson Teeter, both of Hesston, shared their stories and insights on […]
