Ben ’02 and Dierdre (Harder) ’01 Shetler and their three children. Photo by Cara Chubb. by Ben Shetler ’02 Reflecting on my time at Hesston, there were a lot of factors that made it such an important period in my life. Coming from a public high school in a large city, I really enjoyed being […]
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 interest, qualifications or financial need. The following scholarship was added to the list of more than 100 endowed scholarships since fall of 2017. The Wilmetta D. (Weaver) and Arnold J. […]
The field of mathematics is one with set rules and processes and any deviation may result in an incorrect conclusion. Fortunately for Joanna Osborne ’80 Masingila, a mathematics and mathematics education professor and dean of the School of Education at Syracuse (N.Y.) University, the same is not true of life – it allows for new […]
Enrollment for the fall 2018 semester includes a total student headcount of 420, with 90 percent of students enrolled at a full-time status. The total enrollment falls right at the average of the last five years. With an institution-wide focus on broadening global engagement launched a year ago, diversity at Hesston College is on the […]
This fall, Hesston College met the Mabee Foundation’s Challenge Grant, earning $750,000 and surpassing the $6 million mark for the Be Greater campaign. The college reached the goal for the grant two months ahead of the deadline, and is planning for groundbreaking in early December. The campaign will provide improvements and additions to nursing and […]
The summer issue included a list of new faculty and staff joining this campus community, and the following joined since that time: Will Friesen, chemistry professor, holds a Ph.D. in analytical chemistry and mass spectrometry from the State University of New York at Buffalo and a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Tabor College (Hillsboro, Kan.). […]
Caption: Laura Yeboah-Appiah ’20 (Kumasi, Ghana) talks to Dylan Slabach Brubaker ’19 about her home country at the Cultures Fair in October. Photo by Jaden Hostetter ’19. Just days before the official kick-off of the 2018-19 year, Hesston College unveiled a new campus feature. The Global Pathway – lightpole banners based on the flags of […]
Summer on a college campus is quiet and the pace of day-to-day seems more relaxed, but at least at Hesston College, we’re still going strong wrapping up the year just ended and preparing for the new one to begin. I have completed my first academic year in this role, and it was a good year. […]
The Be Greater capital campaign seeks to improve Hesston College’s ability to nurture, serve and educate students, particularly those who participate in the college’s athletic program and those preparing for nursing careers. In May 2017, Hesston College announced a $6 million capital campaign that will address facility needs in the athletic and nursing programs. In […]
CJ (Unruh) Byler along with her husband, Billy, and daughter, Hazel, play a round of disc golf at Hesston College on the newly installed course in memory of her father, Doug. Courtesy photo. Open to both the Hesston College community and the wider community, a newly installed disc golf course on the Hesston College campus […]
For 60 years, a decade’s worth of Hesston College nurses have been missing from the class records displayed in the nursing center. But soon the 73 nurses who did pre-nursing classes at Hesston College before finishing their nursing degrees at Kansas City (Mo.) General Hospital (KCGH) School of Nursing will be present among their fellow […]
Tegucigalpa, Honduras Major: Bible and religion In just one year, Mariana Martinez Hernandez has made a mark on the Hesston College campus. She has embraced the idea of the two-year advantage – that is, being involved in a variety of activities and exhibiting leadership potential as early as freshman year instead of waiting behind juniors […]
Wichita, Kan. Career: Owner, event planner, designer and stylist at Events and Design by Ashley Becoming an entrepreneur “I never imagined I would be a wedding and events planner. I’ve always enjoyed designing and decorating, but I was studying broadcast journalism in college, so something like this was never part of my plan. But I […]
