Hesston College to host church leader in residence

Longtime Mennonite Mission Network employee and recent retiree John Powell of Elkhart, Ind., will serve as Hesston College church leader in residence April 7 to 10. He will share about his experiences working for inclusion and overcoming racial oppression in the Mennonite church and broader social systems during Hesston College chapel services at 11 a.m., […]

Intergenerational connections to host concert

A group of college men – the Hesston College Amen Group – and the Hesston Area Senior Center will partner to host an evening of intergenerational connections and music by local group The Jammin’ Biscuits at 7 p.m., Saturday, April 20, at the Hesston Area Senior Center. The concert is open to the public. Admission […]

Calmus

Award-winning German a cappella group to close out HBPA season

The refined vocal excellence of Calmus, a German a cappella ensemble, will round out the 2012-13 Hesston-Bethel Performing Arts season with a concert entitled “Bright Side of Life” at 3 p.m., Sunday, April 14, at Hesston Mennonite Church on the Hesston College campus. Following the concert, HBPA will host a dessert reception in the Hesston […]

Kelvin Ferbianto, Victoria Gunawan, Brenda Wenger, Michael Smalley

Sharing culture

Hesston College sophomore Victoria Gunawan (Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia) describes the Indonesian food she and freshman Kelvin Ferbianto (Jakarta, Indonesia) share with staff members Brenda Wenger and Michael Smalley at the Cultures Fair. International students and students from non-dominant North American cultures shared their customs and culture with the rest of the campus community during […]

Scholarship supports journey toward inclusion

The changing profile of race and ethnicity within Mennonite Church USA is the inspiration for the newly established Hesston College Inclusion Scholarship in support of the college’s ongoing work with inclusion and diversity. As membership and participation within Mennonite Church USA continues to expand beyond traditional Swiss-German and Russian Mennonites, it is important for Hesston […]

Hesston College and American Guild of Organists to sponsor Easter Hymn Festival

Hesston College and the Hutchinson Chapter of the American Guild of Organists will sponsor an Easter Hymn Festival at 7 p.m., Thursday, April 4, at Hesston Mennonite Church on the Hesston College campus. The program is free and open to the public. The program will feature music for the Easter season by organist Ken Rodgers, […]

Hesston College announces new vice president

Hesston College President Howard Keim announced the appointment of Mark Landes as Vice President of Finance and Auxiliary Services. He will begin his new role in June. Landes’ role includes serving as the college’s chief financial officer, as well as overseeing human relations and the college’s auxiliary services, including the Business Office, Food Services, Information […]

Art gallery features “Portraits of Change”

“Portraits of Change,” a traveling art exhibit by artists from a prison art class, is featured in Hesston College’s Regier-Friesen Gallery on the Hesston College campus through April 5. The inmates participate in the class through Offender Victim Ministries in Newton, Kan., taught by Youthville’s Micala Gingrich-Gaylord. “The Portraits of Change program is based on […]

Hesston College to experience student cultures

Hesston College students will share a sampling of the campus’ global and cultural diversity with a Cultures Fair at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 26, in the Hesston Mennonite Church Community Center. The event is free and open to the public. International students and students from non-dominant North American cultures will display information about their countries, […]

Dmitry Bucklin, a 2010 Hesston College graduate, enjoyed a simple and seamless transfer process to Mennonite Church USA sister school Bethel College.

The truth about transferring

An increasing number of college students are not only learning that a transfer process is nothing to be feared, they are recognizing the benefits of starting one place and going another. Some college students fear transfer horror stories and worst-case scenarios like losing course credits, having to re-take classes and needing extra semesters to finish […]

Endowed scholarship to benefit education majors

Students who want to start their education studies at Hesston College can benefit from the newly established Carole King Jefferson Endowed Education Scholarship. Carole King Jefferson graduated from Hesston College in 1963. She eventually earned a degree in education and library science and spent 34 years working as an educator at Valley City (N.D.) State […]