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Spring break 2016 service trip
Posted on by Larry Bartel

Spring break trips

Hesston College students, faculty and staff dispersed across North America during spring break March 5 to 13. A group of 10 students and four faculty/staff leaders spent the week in Mexico constructing a house through the organization i6eight. Faculty member John Sharp ’73, Tony Brown ’69 and alumni Bruce ’72 and Joy (Lichti) ’72 Rogers led a group of students and friends of the college to the Deep South on a Civil Rights Seminar to learn more about the 1960s civil rights movement. The 23-member Bel Canto Singers performed at 13 stops throughout Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Iowa. (photo above by Brent Brockmueller from the spring break service trip to Mexico)

Karli Rodriguez works as an intern in the Marketing and Communications office.
Karli Rodriguez works as an intern in the Marketing and Communications office.

Students work on-campus internships

A group of Hesston College students honed their professional skills as interns with the college’s Marketing and Communications team during the spring semester. The internship is an opportunity for students to expand their skills and creativity and build their professional portfolios as freshmen and sophomores – a step in the process that many students don’t start until their junior and senior years. The interns for the spring 2016 semester, chosen through a competitive application and interview process, are Tori Byler ’17, Belleville, Pa., photography; Christy Kauffman ’17, West Liberty, Ohio, graphic design; Abby Musser ’16, Newport News, Va., news and features writing; Karli Rodriguez ’16, Denver, Colo., graphic design; and Caleb Schrock-Hurst ’16, Harrisonburg, Va., sports information.

Nursing prof Gregg Schroeder lectures on the first day of BSN classes, fall 2015.
Nursing prof Gregg Schroeder lectures on the first day of BSN classes, fall 2015.

RN to BSN program set to launch January 2017

Hesston College Nursing will add a RN to BSN program to the list of offerings beginning January 2017. The program will be offered via a hybrid delivery system where one-third of each course will be offered in the classroom and the remaining two-thirds will be online. RN to BSN students will also be given a discounted credit hour price on tuition for the program. Priority selection will be given to applicants with all admission material submitted by Oct. 1. More information about the RN to BSN program