The Hesston College theatre department will present the Tony Award-winning musical “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 18 and 19 and Feb. 25 and 26 in the Northlawn Studio Theatre. The musical comedy chronicles the experience of six quirky middle schoolers competing in a regional spelling bee run by two […]
The nursing program at Hesston College was formally granted re-approval by the Kansas State Board of Nursing (KSBN) at a Dec. 13 and 14 meeting in Topeka. The Board’s recommendation came from a two day visit to the Hesston campus in late September. After visiting with nursing faculty and assessing the program’s facilities, curriculum and […]
Photo courtesy MEDA Several members of the Hesston College community, including five sophomore business students and two instructors traveled to Calgary, Alberta, Canada Nov. 4 to 7 for the 2010 Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA) convention. “MEDA was such a good experience,” said student Sarah Lederman. “We were able to talk with Mennonite business professionals […]
Eight Hesston College singers participated in the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) regional vocal competition at Colorado State University in Ft. Collins, Colo., Nov. 5 and 6. Students competed against peers in their own class level in a four state region that includes Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado and Wyoming. More than 450 students competed […]
by Rachel Schlegel ] Dr. Robert Enns is used to adventure. He and his wife Ruth have spent a nearly 50 year career in various assignments in California and Japan. Moving to Kansas for Bob’s nine-month stint as sociology professor at Hesston College fit their pattern. Bob and Ruth arrived in Hesston from Fresno, Calif., […]
by Rachel Schlegel Pastors, students, church leaders and members and other interested people gathered for the 11th annual Anabaptist Vision and Discipleship Series (AVDS) at Hesston College October 29 to 31. The theme for 2010 was “3-D Jesus.” Speaker presentations, large- and small-group discussions, videos and drama were used to address the issue of Jesus’ […]
by Rachel Schlegel Laura Kraybill may be new to Kansas and new to Hesston College, but she is no stranger to the complexities of the stage. Kraybill arrived in Hesston from Boston in mid-August to be the new theatre director as well as teach speech communication courses. Kraybill has always loved acting and has been […]
by Rachel Schlegel The Hesston College Bel Canto Singers will present a program of sacred choral music at 7 p.m Tuesday, Oct. 12, at Hesston Mennonite Church. The concert is free and open to the public, though a free-will offering will be collected to cover program costs. Hesston College alumni and friends are particularly invited […]
“As a conference regional minister, I loved the program and had worked with many of its graduates,” Lichti says. “But when I heard about the opening, I didn’t have a curriculum vitae. What I did have was passion for leadership development and a commitment to non-traditional students, that plus someone I trusted tapped me to […]
As part of its centennial celebration this semester, Hesston College is celebrating Ten Thousand Villages and its founder Edna Byler, a 1923 Hesston Academy graduate who attended Hesston College from 1925 through 1929. Her husband, Joseph N. Byler, taught at Hesston from 1926 to 1941. Starting in 1941 the Bylers spent the rest of their […]
Photographs by Hannah Bader, Johnson City, Tenn., are on exhibit until January 30 in the Hesston College Gallery located in Smith Center. Bader spent nine years of her life as a missionary child in Kenya, then graduated from a high school in Canton, Ohio, where her parents live. She holds a bachelor’s degree in photography […]
The end of spring semester will mark the close of 54 years in education for Hesston College professor Al Yoder. With his retirement, Yoder concludes 25 years at the college, in assignments that included teaching education and English as a second language courses. In Yoder’s estimation, his Hesston years have been his happiest. “I’ve enjoyed […]
Spring 2005 marks the second retirement of visual arts professor Paul Friesen from Hesston College. Friesen officially retired from Hesston in 1978, but was invited to teach the second-year ceramics class at the college the past four years during the spring semester. He says he’s sorry to call it quits at the end of this […]
