Hesston College is offering the chance to win raffle prizes for a lineup of exciting prizes, including several big ticket technology items, with proceeds that will benefit the student experience. The raffle is an annual event that is part of the National Arizona Golf Benefit in Glendale, Ariz., that will take place March 10. You […]
Hesston College President Joseph A. Manickam has announced the appointment of Byron Rupp as vice president of Advancement. Rupp began his new role on Feb. 19. The college’s Advancement division, which Rupp will supervise, includes Development, Alumni and Church Relations, and Marketing and Communications. The vice president role has been in an interim period since […]
Hesston College Theatre will present five performances of the show, “Hands On a Hardbody,” as the spring musical at 7 p.m., Feb. 28 to March 3 and 2 p.m., Mar. 4, at the AGCO Corp Auditorium in the Communication Center, 420 W. Lincoln Boulevard in Hesston. The show is rated PG for some mild language. […]
Interested persons age 18 and older are invited to join Hesston College Bible and ministry professor Michele Hershberger and students for a three-week urban culture learning trip to Philadelphia, Pa., May 13 to June 3. The transcultural trip will focus on the Latino/a-American culture in the city and the church, as well as that of […]
Finding unexpected humor at the crossroads of justice and land use, Ted Swartz and partner Michelle Milne of Ted & Company TheaterWorks (Harrisonburg, Va.) will present “Discovery: A Comic Lament” at 7 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 24, at Hesston Mennonite Church on the Hesston College campus. The performance is part of the college’s weekend Anabaptist Vision […]
A new institutional scholarship has been added to Hesston College’s more than 100 available endowed scholarships, and honors the legacy of Russ Neufeld, an alumnus and the former Director of Information Technology, who passed away from a rare form of Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma in January 2017 after about a year and a half of battling the […]
Hesston College has been awarded a $750,000 challenge grant from the J.E. and L.E. Mabee Foundation in Tulsa, Okla., for its Be Greater capital campaign that will address facility needs in the college’s nursing and athletic programs. The terms of the challenge grant gives Hesston College one year to raise the remaining $1.5 million of […]
A year ago, Hesston College’s Anabaptist Vision and Discipleship Series (AVDS), an annual conference for church and community leaders, took on the daunting task of exploring how communities can effectively and compassionately respond when tragic events happen to them or those around them. As a continuation to that discussion, the 2018 AVDS conference will take […]
Continuing to bring quality performing art from around the world to south central Kansas, the next concert in the 2017-18 Andover Organ Series will feature Italian organist, Davide Mariano at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 6, at Hesston Mennonite Church on the Hesston College campus. The concert is free and open to the public. Born in […]
“I have yet to find another mode of communication that cuts across differences, boundaries and borders more than the arts,” said Hesston College President Joe Manickam. “The arts provide a common language that exists in every culture.” And so, Manickam, along with internationally-acclaimed baritone and Hesston College staff member Tony Brown, hope to join the […]
Having established themselves as one of the world’s best-loved singing groups, the British vocal ensemble VOCES8 will delight a Hesston-Bethel Performing Arts (HBPA) audience as part of their North American Tour at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 9, at Hesston Mennonite Church on the Hesston College campus. The a cappella ensemble comprised of eight mixed voices […]
Feature image: The Hesston College community participates in the Martin Luther King, Jr., Day “Tools for the Journey” workshop on Jan. 15, led by President Joe Manickam and John Murray, director of International Admissions. The workshop addressed injustices that are pervasive in society today and what individuals can do to recognize injustices and their own […]
A day of celebration and learning to better understand others’ perspectives will mark Hesston College’s Martin Luther King, Jr., Day events on Monday, Jan. 15. Hesston students will have the whole day off from regularly scheduled classes to participate in a campus-wide workshop, “Tools for the Journey,” along with faculty and staff, which will better […]
The local community and alumni of Hesston College are invited to campus on Wednesday night, Jan. 24 for Alumni/Community Basketball Night, a free event featuring varsity basketball games, entertainment and fun for the whole family. The Larks will take on NJCAA Region VI rival, Fort Scott Community College, with the women’s game scheduled for 6 […]
Hesston College announced the names of full-time students whose fall 2017 semester grades earned them a place on the Dean’s List (3.90 to 4.00) and Honor Roll (3.50 to 3.89). Dean’s List – Freshmen Samantha Amarante, Lodi, Calif. Jola Ceca, Lac, Albania Jenna Denlinger, Lancaster, Pa. Jade Gleason, Brush, Colo. Faith Hallmark, El Dorado, Kan. […]
