Hesston College will recognize April 16 to 22 as Kansas Private College Week based on a proclamation issued by Governor Sam Brownback. Hesston College is one of 18 independent colleges and universities that form the Kansas Independent College Association to be recognized during the week. According to the proclamation, the KICA member schools enroll 22,000 […]
Hesston College music student Robert Howell will perform a sophomore voice recital at 7 p.m. April 26 in the Hesston Mennonite Church sanctuary on the Hesston College campus. The public is invited to attend. Howell, of Newton Kan., has been a member of the Bel Canto Singers under the direction of Bradley Kauffman for two […]
The culminating event of the 2011-12 Hesston-Bethel Performing Arts series will feature The Rose Ensemble, one of America’s premiere choral groups, for a three-day residency and program entitled “Land of Three Faiths: Voices of Ancient Mediterranean Christians, Jews and Muslims” at 7:30 p.m. April 27 in the Hesston Mennonite Church sanctuary on the Hesston College […]
Hesston College academic departments, campus facilities and local businesses will partner to host an Earth Day celebration at Hesston College from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 19 on the Hesston College campus. The event is free and open to the public. The day’s activities will center around the theme “Living the Green Life,” and […]
The Hesston College European Chorale will kick off its European tour with several local concerts. The 37-voice choir will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 12, in the Schowalter Villa Chapel in Hesston, at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, April 22, at Inman Mennonite Church as part of the morning worship service and at 4 p.m. Saturday, […]
Award-winning author Marty Essen will present his high-energy, multi-media show “Around the World in 90 Minutes” at 7 p.m. April 22 in the Hesston Mennonite Church sanctuary on the Hesston College campus as part of the college’s Earth Day celebrations. The presentation is free and open to the public. Essen’s show features interesting facts, humorous […]
Hesston College’s annual International Festival is an opportunity for international students to share their cultures with the rest of the Hesston College campus. Guests enjoy food from the students’ countries and a program of traditional songs and dances. The theme for the 2012 festival on March 22 was “A Parade of Nations,” which focused on […]
Asbel Assefa’s school in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, wasn’t so different from the schools her American classmates attended. The education Asbel received at Bethel Mekane Eyesus School prepared her to further her education at Hesston College. Yet one detail sticks out as a glaring difference when comparing Asbel’s school to schools in the U.S. – books. […]
by Kyle Albrecht and Rachel Schlegel Hesston College business instructor David LeVan has given the same assignment to his Entrepreneurship class each spring semester for the last three years – create and operate a business for a few weeks during the semester as a way to gain practical business experience. In the past, the student-run […]
Hesston College hosted more than 70 grandparents of 42 students during the college’s annual Grandparent Days March 29 to 30. Grandparents traveled from five states to spend time with their grandchildren and learn more about Hesston College. The theme over the two days was “The Many Faces of Diversity.” Presenters ranged from students to faculty […]
Providing medical care in a building with unpredictable electricity, observing cataract surgeries performed by the light of a flashlight and with local anesthesia, caring for patients while dealing with language barriers, making friends and bridging cultural gaps – that’s how a group of Hesston College nursing students spent their spring break. Rural India is not […]
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman Rocco Landesman has announced that the agency will award 863 grants to organizations and individual writers across the country. Hesston-Bethel Performing Arts is one of the grantees and will receive $10,000 to present an April 27 concert and three-day residency by The Rose Ensemble. The 863 grant […]
Four Hesston College students – Dani Klotz (Wakarusa, Ind.), Mariah Martin (Glenwood Springs, Colo.), Leah Rittenhouse (Mount Pleasant, Pa.) and Tyler Yoder (Bay Port, Mich.) – will share preaching duties for the Burrton community-wide Holy Week series at 7 p.m. April 1 to 4 at Burrton Mennonite Church. The Holy Week series is open to […]
No hippies or 1970s glam rockers appear in William Shakespeare’s original script of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” but the Hesston College Theatre Department’s interpretation of the timeless play infuses the Elizabethan setting with a little bit of the disco era. The cast of Hesston College students and faculty members will present Shakespeare’s classic comedy “A […]
The Hesston College music department will perform its spring concert at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 20 in the Hesston Mennonite Church sanctuary on the Hesston College campus. The concert is free and open to the public. Featured performances include the Concert Band and Bel Canto Singers under the direction of Bradley Kauffman and Chorale […]
