Hesston College to host Nehemi Chigoji as pastor in residence

Hesston College will host Nehemiah “Nehemi” Chigoji of Upland, Calif., as pastor in residence March 19 to 21. Chigoji, pastor of First Mennonite Church in Upland, brings experience working with diverse groups to the Hesston campus and wider community. His work includes ministering to an older Caucasian Mennonite congregation that has begun attracting young and […]

Rachel Neufeld, 2001 Hesston College graduate, talks with Hesston’s Director of Nursing Bonnie Sowers.

Experiencing everywhere

Rachel Neufeld has hiked in the Andes Mountains, lived in a London flat, traveled around Europe, paddled hollowed-out canoes into remote villages in Papua New Guinea and enjoyed the beaches of Australia. She’s tried ethnic foods and experienced cultures and histories all around the globe. Hearing about all of her adventures, one might wonder how […]

Hesston College sophomore Leah Mueller of Halstead, Kan., separates recyclables from trash during the college’s September 2011 homecoming celebration.

Hesston College deepens commitment to sustainability

Hesston College is now a member of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education to further campus efforts toward building a healthy and just world.  Through membership in AASHE, Hesston will receive support in advancing its sustainability initiatives throughout the institution and in the community. “Hesston College has been active in sustainability […]

Adam Heisey, a freshman in Hesston College’s aviation program, earned his private pilot license Feb. 26.

Student pilot Adam Heisey earns private pilot certificate

The Hesston (Kan.) College Aviation Department announces that Adam Heisey of Elizabethtown, Pa., is the latest student pilot to earn his private pilot license on Feb. 26. Heisey is a freshman in Hesston’s aviation program. He is the son of Duane and Darlene Heisey of Elizabethtown. With his latest accomplishment, Heisey will begin work on […]

Hesston College Chorale to present spring break concert in seven states

The Hesston College Chorale will present its spring break tour concert celebrating the Lenten season in 10 churches and schools across Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois and Missouri March 2 to 11. Friday, March 2 at 7:30 p.m. at Southern Hills Mennonite Church, 511 Southeast 37th Street, Topeka, Kan. Saturday, March 3 at […]

Bill Mason (center), longtime Hesston College employee, is congratulated by Melissa Unruh (left) and Rachel Swartzendruber Miller (right) during Mason’s retirement celebration at Hesston College Feb. 16.

Hesston College celebrates business instructor’s years of service

Bill Mason (center), longtime Hesston College employee, is congratulated by Melissa Unruh (left) and Rachel Swartzendruber Miller (right) during Mason’s retirement celebration at Hesston College Feb. 16. Mason served at Hesston for 28 of the last 41 years in roles including public relations, student services, admissions and as a business instructor. He ended his time […]

Sophomores Brenda Nieto-Montoya (Three Rivers, Mich.) and Andrea DeAvila Balboa (Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico) show off their newly renovated dorm room to Homecoming 2011 guests Kailie Hamilton, Angie (Maury) ’94, staff Teeter, Rachel Teeter and Kailey Ince.

Hesston College fundraising for dorm renovation a success

Hesston College Vice President of Advancement Yvonne Sieber announced that the college reached its nearly $3 million goal for renovations to the central and west wings of Erb Hall dormitory. The college will complete the renovations by adding an elevator and lounges connecting the separate wings of the building. Work on the lounges is slated […]

Hesston College to host Arizona golf benefit for student scholarships

Hesston College will host its third annual national golf benefit March 10 at The Legend at Arrowhead in Glendale, Ariz., to raise money for student scholarships. Hesston College alumni and friends of the college are invited to participate in the golf tournament and other weekend activities. The four-person scramble tournament features play on the premiere […]

Hesston College Music Theatre Workshop students work with Danika Bielik (front), dance instructor at Bethel College Academy of Performing Arts (Newton, Kan.) on choreography for their upcoming performance.

Students to present evening of musical theatre

Students in Hesston College’s Music Theatre Workshop class will present an evening of showtunes and musical scenes at 7:30 p.m. March 1 in the Northlawn Studio Theatre on the Hesston College campus. The performance is free and open to the public. The evening program will feature scenes from “Rent,” “Kiss Me Kate,” “Fiddler on the […]

Celtic Crossroads

Spectacle of Celtic music and dance comes to Hesston-Bethel Performing Arts stage

by Melanie Zuercher (Bethel College) The fourth event in the 2011-12 Hesston-Bethel Performing Arts series brings to Bethel College’s (North Newton, Kan.) Memorial Hall stage a wildly popular Irish music spectacle. Celtic Crossroads will be at Bethel College Thursday, Feb. 23, at 7:30 p.m. South Central Kansas residents may know Celtic Crossroads from its specials […]

Wayne Bryan

One step closer to Broadway

Wayne Bryan, producing artistic director of Music Theatre of Wichita, shares tips about headshots with students in Hesston College’s Music Theatre Workshop class Feb. 9. Bryan was the guest presenter in the Music Theatre Workshop class and Voice Masterclass. He offered audition tips and went through mock auditions with students in the Music Theatre Workshop […]