A combined choir of Hesston College’s Bel Canto Singers and Chorale and Bluffton (Ohio) University’s Gospel Choir perform under the direction of Bluffton’s Dr. Crystal Sellers Battle during “A Celebration of Gospel: Music and Worship in the African-American Tradition” Oct. 27 on the Hesston College campus. The high-energy evening performance featured each individual choir as […]
The 2013-14 Hesston-Bethel Performing Arts season will again feature five varied and exciting musical performances from around the world at Hesston College and Bethel College (North Newton, Kan.) venues. “This year’s HBPA season features something for everyone,” said HBPA director Matt Schloneger. “We’re especially excited to be presenting the Soweto Gospel Choir for the first […]
Hesston College will host a choral festival, “A Celebration of Gospel: Music and Worship in the African-American Tradition” at 5 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 27 at Hesston Mennonite Church on the Hesston College campus. The concert is free and open to the public. Led by the Bluffton (Ohio) University Gospel Choir, under the direction of Dr. […]
Hesston College will host trauma educator and pastor Ruth Yoder Wenger on campus Oct. 29 to 30. The public is invited to hear stories of her work with several national disaster organizations during a 7 p.m. presentation Tuesday, Oct. 29, in the Hesston Mennonite Church Community Center and during an 11 a.m. Hesston College chapel […]
Hesston College welcomed about 500 guests to campus during A Hesston College Homecoming 2013: A View From Everywhere Sept. 27 to 29. Nursing and other healthcare professional alumni were recognized along with the college’s nursing program during the weekend’s events. Alumni professionals presented at a holistic health symposium focusing on current trends and practices in […]
Remaining comfortable does not allow for change or growth. That’s the wisdom author and former New York Times journalist Warren St. John shared with Hesston College students, faculty, staff and community members during a presentation of his experiences researching his book “Outcasts United: An American Town, A Refugee Team, and One Woman’s Quest to Make […]
Hesston College reports official fall 2013 enrollment numbers of 449 students from 32 states and 17 countries. New students number 219. A wide variety of cultures, countries, backgrounds and experiences are well represented at Hesston College with 64 new and returning international students, making up 14 percent of the total enrollment. The percentage of Kansas […]
The Hesston College Bel Canto Singers will present the program “Dwelling in Thresholds” in west central Florida, under the direction of Bradley Kauffman, during a Fall Break tour Oct. 12 to 14. The “Dwelling in Thresholds” program is inspired by the college’s campus-wide focus on refugee resettlement during the 2013-14 year led by the common-read […]
Kansas artist Erika Nelson of Lucas is the featured artist in the Hesston College Regier Friesen Gallery with her show “Stories from the Road” Sept. 16 to Oct. 18. “Stories from the Road” is a multimedia presentation of Nelson’s travels across the country, including a sketchbook project entitled “Travel with Me,” framed snapshots from a […]
The Hesston College Theatre Department will present five performances of the fall drama “Twelve Angry Jurors,” directed by Laura Kraybill, Oct. 3 to 6 in the Northlawn Studio Theatre on the Hesston College campus. “Twelve Angry Jurors,” by Reginald Rose and adapted by Sherman Sergel, tells the story of a jury considering the fate of […]
Warren St. John, journalist, former New York Times reporter and author of Outcasts United: An American Town, A Refugee Team, and One Woman’s Quest to Make a Difference, will present on his research of the refugee experience and resettlement at 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 19, at Hesston Mennonite Church. The event is free and open […]
Hesston College held a service week Sept. 3 to 7, giving students the opportunity to serve in various ways on campus and in the local community. Projects included spending time with elderly residents at neighboring Schowalter Villa and the Hesston Area Senior Center, painting and cleaning at the Harvey County Homeless Shelter in Newton, serving […]
Hesston College will host Homecoming 2013: A View From Everywhere with an emphasis on nursing and holistic health Sept. 26 to 29. All alumni and friends are invited to the weekend celebration. Registration for all weekend activities is $10 per adult until Sept. 2, and $15 per adult starting Sept. 3. The weekend will feature […]
Hesston College announces the following faculty and staff appointments for the 2013-14 year. New faculty appointments include: Kyle Albrecht, aviation flight instructor, is a graduate of Hesston College and earned a Certified Flight Instructor License from the aviation program. Myron Diener, men’s and women’s tennis coach, is a graduate of Hesston College and earned a […]
Faculty and emeritus faculty members in the Hesston College art department are the featured artists in the college’s Regier Friesen Gallery through Sept. 6. Faculty member Hanna Eastin, ceramics instructor, is presenting stoneware sculptures. Lois Misegadis, who teaches drawing, painting, photography and graphic design and is chair of the art department, is featuring her project […]
