Hesston College’s new leadership program was recently awarded a $10,000 Leadership Transformation Grant from the Kansas Leadership Center (KLC) (Wichita) for 15 participants to attend KLC programs for leadership development in 2016. Hesston’s program was one of 15 institutions selected at the $10,000 level. The funding will be used to allow students, faculty and staff […]
For the second year in a row, Hesston College is offering any interested participants the opportunity to learn the history and dynamics of the civil rights movement of the 1960s in a weeklong Civil Rights Seminar during the college’s spring break, March 4 to 13. The seminar, led by Hesston College faculty member John Sharp […]
Elkhart, Ind. – Hesston College and Mennonite Education Agency (MEA) will begin the search for the ninth Hesston College president with the first meeting of the search committee set for January 2016 on the college campus. The Hesston College Board of Directors and the MEA Board of Directors have jointly appointed a Presidential Search Committee […]
The Sunflower Trio will give a concert to celebrate the life of Dr. J. Harold Moyer, a local musician, at 7 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 29, at Bethel College Mennonite Church, North Newton, Kan. The concert will also feature special guests Rosewood Winds and congregational singing of some of Dr. Moyer’s many hymn arrangements. The Sunflower […]
Hesston College was recently named a Top Higher Education Institution contributor to Kansas District 4 Economy by NAFSA: Association of International Educators based on the economic impact the college’s international student population has on the local economy. A recent NAFSA report found that the 974,926 international students studying at U.S. college and universities added $30.5 […]
Tradition-rich Celtic song and dance will help usher in the holiday season when Cherish the Ladies presents their Celtic Christmas program for Hesston-Bethel Performing Arts (HBPA) series at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 3, at Hesston Mennonite Church on the Hesston College campus. Formed in 1985 in New York City, Cherish the Ladies is a Grammy-nominated, […]
A Hesston Thanksgiving tradition, the Hesston College Music Department will present its annual masterworks concert at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 26, at Hesston Mennonite Church on the Hesston College campus. The performance will feature The Creation, a Classical period oratorio by Austrian composer Joseph Haydn. The oratorio, under the direction of Hesston College music faculty […]
Former Hesston College men’s soccer coach Gerry Sieber will soon enter elite company, as the longtime mentor of the Larks’ winningest program is set to enter the NJCAA Hall of Fame during the NJCAA Division I Soccer Banquet, Sunday, Nov. 15 in Martinsville, Virginia. Sieber joins 91 other coaches, contributors and players already named to […]
Hesston College will engage in a Campus Lockdown Drill as part of the college’s ongoing emergency preparedness efforts. For this drill, the college’s carillon outdoor sound system will be utilized for the first time as an outdoor emergency alert. The carillon system will broadcast a verbal warning about the emergency situation instead of the usual […]
Hesston College will host its 48th annual Thanksgiving Weekend celebration Nov. 26 to 28. The public is invited to attend several events for all ages that have become Hesston College traditions. Hesston’s Thanksgiving Weekend allows students’ families and prospective students a glimpse of the Hesston Experience and community. Prospective students are welcome for a full […]
Artist Issac Shue, a 2007 Hesston College alumnus from Harper, Kan., shares what it looks like to combine two mediums of art in his midfire pottery featured in Hesston College’s Regier Friesen Gallery, located in the Friesen Center for Visual Arts, through Dec. 10. A reception and chance to meet the artist will be from […]
Hesston College Theatre will present four performances of the fall drama These Shining Lives, directed by Rachel Jantzi, Nov. 12 to 15 in the Helmuth Studio Theatre in the Northlawn Center for Performing Arts Education on the Hesston College campus. Set in the 1920’s, These Shining Lives, by Melanie Marnich, is the true story of […]
Hesston College voice students competed among the best collegiate vocalists in a four-state region at the annual National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) West Central Region Vocal Competition Oct. 30 to 31, at the University of Nebraska-Kearney. Twelve students represented Hesston College during the weekend competition with four advancing to the semifinal round. More […]
Hesston College Men’s Basketball Team, coming off a NJCAA Region VI title and national tournament appearance, was named to the NJCAA Pre-Season Top 25 with the Larks coming in at #13. The Larks are coached by Dustin Galyon and return key contributors Jake Hansen, Cody Halverson, Michael Lindauer, and Ty Jordan. Redshirt Freshman Jontray Harris […]
Hesston College President Howard Keim announced to the college community today, that he will transition away from his role at the college at the end of the 2015-16 academic year, concluding 11 years of leadership as the college’s eighth president. Keim will conclude his service in June. “I am grateful for the trust that has […]
