by Caleb Schrock-Hurst What do you call someone who speaks seven languages, has lived in three countries and stars for every soccer team he plays on? At Hesston College, they call him Guershon Safari. This past fall, Safari led the line for the soccer team in a memorable season, winning seven games, more wins than […]
The success of local student athletes continues to boost Hesston College’s athletic programs even as the campus is diversifying. This year, six students from within 20 miles of the college filled rosters, including volleyball, women’s basketball and men’s tennis. Being from the area has plenty of benefits, both on and off the court. “My local […]
Hesston College Performing Arts will showcase music and theatre students several times during Commencement Weekend May 5 to 8 in a variety of concerts and sophomore recitals. All performances are held on the Hesston College campus, and are free and open to the public. Sophomore recitals throughout the weekend include: Zac Headings (Hutchinson, Kan.) and […]
Hesston College will celebrate the class of 2016 during Commencement Weekend May 6 to 8. The commencement ceremony will be at 9 a.m., Sunday, May 8, in Yost Center. Hesston College psychology instructor Kevin Wilder will present the commencement address. The service will be streamed live online. Wilder has served in various roles at Hesston […]
Hesston College took a day off from classes April 14, to instead focus on college values of service and student academic and leadership excellence during the annual Larkfest celebration. The day started with on-campus students doing service projects around the Hesston and Harvey County communities. About 275 students participated in 35 service projects from pulling […]
Hesston College music student Emma Roth has been selected to perform as a soloist with the Newton Mid-Kansas Symphony Orchestra (NMKSO) at the Poised for Pops concert at 7 p.m., Saturday, April 16, at the Newton High School Auditorium. Roth will sing Broadway selections, including a medley from the Disney musical “Frozen” and Andrew Lloyd […]
The community is invited to join Hesston College in taking a day off from classes Thursday, April 14, for the annual Larkfest event which highlights student work and achievements. David LeVan, business faculty, says, “Larkfest was created to highlight two important values of Hesston College – academic excellence and service to others. On Larkfest, the community […]
The last month of the academic year marks a flurry of sophomore student recitals for Hesston College music students. All recitals are free and open to the public. Kicking off recital season is Ali Zuercher with a flute recital at noon, Saturday, April 16, at Hesston Mennonite Church on the Hesston College campus. Zuercher (Phoenix, […]
One of Hesston College’s own, faculty member Kevin Wilder, will deliver the commencement address during the May 8 ceremony in Yost Center. Wilder has served in various roles at Hesston College since 1998. He currently teaches psychology and Bible and ministry courses and serves as an academic advisor. He previously served as the campus pastor […]
The Hesston College Presidential Search Committee has compiled and released a candidate profile for the college’s next president. The ideal candidate will be an Anabaptist Christian committed to joining a local Mennonite Church USA congregation upon appointment. He or she will also hold a terminal degree and have leadership experience at a higher education institution. […]
Hesston College and Circles of Hope of Harvey County hosted a poverty simulation March 28, through a grant from the Hesston Community Foundation. With more than 90 participants, Jennifer Rose, executive director of Peace Connections, which operates the Circles of Hope program, said it was the largest simulation she has coordinated. The poverty simulation placed […]
Greenville (Ill.) College art professor Jacob Amundson works with alternative and new genre media in his art show titled “#Blessed&Depressed,” featured in Hesston College’s Regier Friesen Gallery, located in the Friesen Center for Visual Arts, through April 15. “This body of work represents explorations over the past year in subverting my own wrestling with depression, […]
Hesston College 2015 graduate and former men’s basketball point guard Malcolm Mann has once again lead his team to new heights. Now a starting junior guard for Mid-America Christian University (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Mann scored 23 points, including a dramatic game-winning buzzer-beater, to lift the Evangels to a thrilling 100-99 overtime win in the March […]
French organist Pierre Queval will give a recital on the Andover Organ at 7 p.m., Tuesday, March 29, at Hesston Mennonite Church on the Hesston College campus. The concert is free and open to the public with a reception to follow. The concert is made possible by The John Ernest Foundation. Queval will perform music […]
The Swingles, a vocal group that has morphed with and pushed the boundaries of music for more than 50 years, will perform the final concert of the 2015-16 Hesston-Bethel Performing Arts (HBPA) season at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, April 3, at Hesston Mennonite Church on the Hesston College campus. HBPA season ticket holders are invited to […]
