Serving as adjunct instructor of piano at Hesston College, pianist J. Bradley Baker will perform a faculty recital at 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 24, at Hesston Mennonite Church on the Hesston College campus. The recital is free and open to the public. Fellow musicians Jen Stephenson and Betul Soykan will join Baker for some pieces. […]
The final concert in the 2017-18 Andover Organ Series hosted by Hesston College will feature two doctoral students from the University of Kansas (Lawrence). Tyler Boehmer and Rob Hobgood will perform music by Bach, Buxtehude, Vierne and Reger at 7 p.m., Friday, April 20, at Hesston Mennonite Church on the Hesston College campus. This concert […]
After positive reactions towards Hesston College’s first “Pen to Paper to Performance” playwriting festival in 2017, the event is continuing for a second year under the coordination of Theatre Director Rachel Jantzi. Jantzi chose eight original plays from a large number of submissions that will be featured in the final showcase at 7 p.m., April […]
Nursing was always the profession Chloe McNiel knew she would choose. In fact, the call to the medical field was in her blood with a family of doctors, radiologists, dermatologists and nurses. But coming to Hesston College was a path McNiel paved on her own. “The idea my parents raised me in was to try […]
A team of Hesston College students participated in a Leadership Challenge Event on April 5 and 6 at Washburn University (Topeka, Kan.), and came away with recognition of their work. The team of five students, who are enrolled in an Adaptive Challenges in Leadership course at Hesston, competed against 10 other teams from colleges in […]
On the evening of April 10, more than 60 Hesston College alumni and friends gathered at the Bread and Chocolate venue in Goshen, Ind., to connect with one another and the college, meet new ninth President Joseph A. Manickam, and hear about the the college’s vision for the future. President Manickam shared about current events […]
Lorren Oesch, a 2016 Hesston College graduate, has been announced as Hesston College’s new women’s resident director. Oesch will start her new role August 1. “We are excited to have Lorren on our team and look forward to seeing the impact she will have on our students and campus,” said Juli Winter, dean of students. […]
College- and high school-age students are invited to learn about creating and maintaining healthy relationships at a free event hosted by Hesston College and Bethel College. “The Relationship Workshop: How to Have a Healthy Relationship in the Modern World” will be presented by Dr. Joanne Davila, Saturday, May 5, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. […]
Hesston College’s second playwriting festival, “Pen to Paper to Performance,” will feature eight original plays by local writers and produced by Hesston College Theatre, April 27 and 28. The featured plays and playwrights will be: “Born Again” by Carol Duerksen “First Date” by Travis Duerksen and Mitchell Stutzman “Goodnight, Washington” by Patricia Middleton “Small Cups […]
The Hesston-Bethel Performing Arts (HBPA) series wraps up the 2017-18 season with a special collaboration among HBPA, the Newton Mid-Kansas Symphony Orchestra and Kansas Paraguay Partners. The result is a special guest for the April 8 concert: Latin Grammy® Award-nominated guitarist Berta Rojas, who ranks among today’s foremost classical guitarists. Thomas W. Douglas conducts the […]
For the Hesston College business department, hands-on experiences are at the forefront of students’ education. With the transfer process in mind, business professor Vickie Andres always has an eye out for internship opportunities for her students. And for the Hesston College business students who take advantage of those opportunities, they begin to set themselves apart […]
caption – Division winners of Hesston College’s Bach Festival pictured with guest artist Frank Huang, left, are Zachary Lee, Chase Dwornicki, Riley Dwornicki, Ingrid Li, Amethyst Hale, Annie Nguyen, Aidan Hill, Trevor Penner, Hesston College piano instructor Dr. Bradley Baker, and David Cash. Hesston College hosted Bach Festival for young pianists and organists and music […]
A new endowed scholarship established in memory of a Colorado couple who greatly benefitted from and enjoyed their Hesston Experience, will assist a new generation of Colorado students. The Glen R. and Mamie Miller Scholarship Fund was established from the Millers’ estate fund as Hesston College held a special place in the lives of the […]
Hesston College prides itself in making sure students are not just a number. But what about 117, or 8.97 or 25? What do those number mean to the Hesston College softball team? They stand for strikeouts this season, strikeouts per game and total Lark wins. All numbers that Ashley Yasin has made her own on […]
Emil Yoder, a cook in Food Service from 1952-58 and director of Food Service from 1963-78, passed away Monday, March 12, 2018, in Glendale, Ariz., at the age of 90. Yoder is fondly remembered for his cinnamon rolls, which were always met with rave reviews. During the college’s centennial celebration in 2009, Emil prepared cinnamon […]
