Hesston College announced the names of full-time students whose spring 2017 semester grades earned them a place on the Dean’s List (3.90 to 4.00) and Honor Roll (3.50 to 3.89). Dean’s List Freshmen Landon Baer, North Lima, Ohio Jenna Boller, Kalona, Iowa Brandon Bontrager, Sarasota, Fla. Savannah Bontrager, Milford, Neb. Lucas Comfort, Salina, Kan. Jeremy […]
Dr. Joseph and Wanda Manickam. Hesston College photo by Larry Bartel Dr. Joseph Manickam has been appointed as the ninth president of Hesston College following a unanimous vote from the Hesston College Board of Directors and the Mennonite Education Agency (MEA) board. He will assume office on July 1, 2017. Dr. Manickam, currently director of […]
Hesston College will host its 49th annual Thanksgiving Weekend celebration Nov. 24 to 26. The public is invited to attend several events for all ages that have become Hesston College traditions. Hesston’s Thanksgiving Weekend allows students’ families and prospective students a glimpse of the Hesston Experience and community. Prospective students are welcome for a […]
The Hesston College men’s soccer team dropped a 2-0 decision to the visiting Conquistadors from Dodge City Community College Saturday evening. After starting out strongly in the first ten minutes, the Larks gave up a goal against the run of play to go down 1-0 in the 15th minute. It took only five minutes for […]
by Emily Kauffman, class of 2016 I recently left one home to return to another. The transition home after graduating from Hesston College was filled with grief. I had found myself at Hesston. I began my time there self-conscious, timid and semi-confused, and I left confident, motivated and at peace. I entered as a psychology […]
Community and alumni musicians are invited to participate with Hesston College and Hesston High School students and alumni in the joint homecoming gala concert, The Promise of Living, at 8 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 1, at Hesston Mennonite Church on the Hesston College campus. Homecoming 2016: Home Sweet Hesston will be Sept. 29 to Oct. 2, […]
Hesston College’s annual Anabaptist Vision and Discipleship Series will feature nationally known Christian speaker and author, Shane Claiborne, to explore the theme “Not Just on Sunday” Feb. 19 to 21. The conference will explore what it looks like to live a vibrant 24/7 faith by discovering spiritual practices that bring transformation. Both youth and adults […]
The Hesston College Presidential Search Committee met on campus Jan. 15 and 16 to work through the process of determining the best candidate for the college’s next president. President Howard Keim, the college’s eighth president, announced his resignation in October, to be effective June 30, after 11 years of service. The search committee facilitated listening […]
Friday, February 12 7 p.m. – Salem Mennonite Church, Shickley, Neb. Saturday, February 13 7 p.m. – Bellwood Mennonite Church, 502 B St, Milford Neb. Sunday, February 14 10:45 a.m. – First Mennonite Church, 7300 Holdrege, Lincoln Neb. 7 p.m. – Christ Episcopal Cathedral, 138 S 8th, Salina Kan., hosted by Salina Mennonite Church
The Hesston College alumni department hosts its annual Community Event during early season home basketball games on Saturday, Nov. 14. The teams will compete with Sterling (Kan.) College JV, with women’s tip off at 2 p.m. and the men at 4 p.m. in Yost Center. Admission is free for all. Free basic haircuts by 2003 […]
Hesston College Theatre will present four performances of the fall drama These Shining Lives, directed by Rachel Jantzi, Nov. 12 to 15 in the Helmuth Studio Theatre in the Northlawn Center for Performing Arts Education on the Hesston College campus. Set in the 1920’s, These Shining Lives, by Melanie Marnich, is the true story of […]
Hesston College President Howard Keim announced to the college community today, that he will transition away from his role at the college at the end of the 2015-16 academic year, concluding 11 years of leadership as the college’s eighth president. Keim will conclude his service in June. “I am grateful for the trust that has […]
“Be the Change: Caring that Matters” is the theme for Hesston College’s fall 2015 First-year Experience (FYE) course, and it’s reaching beyond the campus property lines through the college’s 2015 community read selection Etched in Sand (2013, William Morrow Paperbacks) by Regina Calcaterra. Every first-year Hesston College student bought the book for FYE, and faculty […]
Hesston alumni and friends are invited to an Exaltation of Larks concert at 7 p.m., Friday, May 22, at Park View Mennonite Church, 1600 College Ave., Harrisonburg. Enjoy an inspiring evening of vocal and instrumental music performances by current Hesston College students and EMHS graduates Mary Bender, Kiara Boettger, Elliot Leichty, Caleb Schrock-Hurst, Rachel Shenk […]
May 2015 Saturday, May 9, 4 p.m., Hesston (Kan.) Mennonite Church Wednesday, May 13, 9:30 a.m., Western Mennonite High School, Salem, Oregon Wednesday, May 13, 7:30 p.m., Salem (Ore.) Mennonite Church Thursday, May 14, 11 a.m., Newberg (Ore.) High School Thursday, May 14, 7:30 p.m., Zion Mennonite Church, Hubbard, Oregon Friday, May 15, 7:30 p.m., […]
