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Honoring legacies, helping students
Institutional scholarships are vital to the 99 percent of Hesston College students who receive institutional aid. These scholarships are awarded to students who have particular interests, qualifications or financial need. The following scholarship has been added to the list of endowed scholarships since fall of 2015. Nofziger/Hernley Family Nursing Scholarship Myrl Nofziger learned the importance […]
Phonathon 2016-17: Making Connections
“Between Hesston College and other colleges, I have received a lot of Phonathon calls, some of them rather impersonal. When Emily called, she made a personal connection with me, asking me about my time at Hesston and allowing me to reflect on some of my favorite experiences. That sense of connectedness made the conversation very […]
Athletics news
Women’s cross country runs at nationals The women’s cross country team competed at the NJCAA Division I Cross Country National Championship meet, Nov. 12, in El Dorado, Kan., finishing 29th of 37 teams. “It was a great ending for the women after the rigors and challenges of their three-month cross country journey, including the 750 […]
Campus news
Left: Former President Keim listens as artist Shin-Hee Chin reflects on her work, “My mother tongue is your foreign language,” at the renaming ceremony for Keim Center. Right: Author Joshua Davis talks about writing Spare Parts, this year’s campus common read. Northlawn becomes Keim Center During Homecoming Weekend, the building known as Northlawn for 45 […]
Bib Lit book adds to course’s influence in the classroom and beyond
How do you appropriately celebrate the 30th year of a college course that has significantly shaped the lives and faith of nearly 6,000 students? A brand new, first-time-ever textbook for the course seems like a great start. This fall, students in Hesston College’s famous Introduction to Biblical Literature course received copies of the first print […]
Chatter in the Nest
Near or far – How has your distance from home shaped your Hesston Experience? Erin Brubaker ’17, Goessel, Kan. “I like going to school close to home because it gives me the option to go home and see my family. I don’t go home too often though because the people here have become my second […]
Connecting to our past, living in today, changing with the future – Alumni Director’s perspective
The 2016-17 school year marks my 32nd year at Hesston College in various capacities: student, admissions, financial aid, teaching, church relations, alumni relations, special events and advancement. I’m grateful for the wonderful opportunities the college has provided me. I’m blessed in many ways with relationships developed over the years. The Hesston College family is simply […]
Finding ministry in law
Adrienne Derstine ’16 started here. Now she’s taking her first steps to everywhere. Adrienne Derstine’s initial first step – spending the summer in Mennonite Church USA’s Ministry Inquiry Program (MIP) – may seem a bit unconventional for her “go everywhere” plans of a career in law, but she views it as practical preparation for the […]
Sprunger named interim president
Benjamin E. (Ben) Sprunger, Ph.D., started as interim president of Hesston College August 1. A longtime education faculty member and administrator, Sprunger has been active in leadership of several Mennonite organizations. His appointment comes as President Howard Keim ’72 transitioned out of the role on June 30 after an eleven and a half year tenure. […]
Student profile: Nicole de Jesus-Roetlin ’16, Kalona, Iowa
PARENTS: JT (’84) and Tess Roetlin MAJOR: Biology/Pre-Medicine Nicole’s story My dad and then my older sister paved the way by coming to Hesston. Every time I visited, I loved the feeling of community around campus. I wanted a school where I could be challenged academically while also being part of a supportive community. Hesston […]
Student athletes honored as Athletes of the Year
by Andrew Sharp ’99 Christy Swartzendruber ’16 (Shickley, Neb.), a member of the volleyball team and women’s tennis team, and Jake Hansen ’16 (Effingham, Kan.), a basketball player, were named 2016 male and female Student Athletes of the Year at the annual athletic banquet in April. Swartzendruber, a two-time all-region player and Hesston Volleyball’s all-time […]
Commencement 2016
Based on the college’s 2015-16 theme verse of Mark 12:28-34, Hesston College graduates were encouraged by Commencement speaker Kevin Wilder, to frame their lives with love for God, others and self. President Howard Keim conferred 166 degrees at the May 8 graduation exercises. The 2016 graduation looked different from those of the past 45 years, […]
Welcome to the Alumni Association, Class of 2016
Many members of the Hesston College Class of 2016 shared their future plans at the New Alumni Dinner hosted by the Advancement Division, which includes offices of Development, Alumni and Church Relations and Marketing and Communications. Congratulations Class of 2016 and best wishes as you go everywhere! This list includes the plans shared by those […]
In support of the student experience
Donor giving to Hesston College is not a cookie cutter model, but rather can happen through a variety of ways and is often fueled by donors’ interests and passions. For Myrl and Phyllis (Liechty) ’69 Nofziger, their giving to Hesston College is fueled by steadfast faith in Christ and in this institution that has been […]