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 […]
Hesston College students arrived on campus for Opening Weekend of the 2013-14 year Aug. 16. Several events were part of the annual Opening Weekend schedule, including Opening Celebration, an ice cream social, parents’ breakfast and orientation, new student orientation, freshman games, volleyball and men’s and women’s soccer scrimmages, a campus-wide picnic and Mod Olympics. […]
Hesston College began welcoming students back to campus on Monday for the 2013-14 year, which will kick off with Opening Weekend Aug. 15 to 18. Resident assistants arrived on campus Aug. 8 for training and a weekend retreat while members of the volleyball and men’s and women’s cross country and soccer teams as well as […]
The Hesston College Theatre Department has announced its season lineup for the 2013-14 academic year, including drama, comedy and opera, under the direction of theatre faculty member Laura Kraybill. The lineup includes Twelve Angry Jurors Oct. 3 to 6, Amahl and the Night Visitors Nov. 28 and 30, student-directed one-acts Nov. 29, Tartuffe Feb. 26 […]
Former Hesston College instructors Sharon Cranford, Wichita, Kan., and Dwight Roth, Hesston, have released their book, “Kinship Concealed: Amish Mennonites/African-American Family Connections” (Legacy Book Publishing, 2013) – the story of Cranford’s, an African American Baptist, and Roth’s, a white Mennonite-Episcopalian, unexpected shared heritage. Part semi-autobiographical and part historical fiction, the book documents the historical multi-racial […]
The good work and learning of students in Hesston College’s Disaster Management Program was rewarded with a $6,000 contribution to the Disaster Management Scholarship Fund from Good Charity, Inc.’s Disaster Relief and Aid Fund. The gift will provide two $3,000 scholarships for students in the Disaster Management Program for the 2013-14 year. Good Charity is […]
Hesston College and the Dyck Arboretum of the Plains recently received generous financial gifts from the Harold and Evie Dyck Estate that will help both organizations in securing their future viability. The Dycks’ estate was distributed following Evie’s death in April. Harold preceded her in death in 2007. “We are grateful that Harold and Evie […]
Hesston College and Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA) will both benefit from the sales of the Hesston College Bel Canto Singers’ new CD. The proceeds will be split evenly to provide student scholarships at Hesston and, through MEDA, assist small businesses in Latin America. During the 2012-13 year, the Bel Canto Singers program, “Songs of […]
