Hesston College ranks near the top nationally in categories of student learning and engagement among small two-year colleges in the U.S., according to a recently-released report. And student learning continues to improve at Hesston, thanks to the ongoing use of assessment tools. The Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE), based at the University of […]
Howard Keim (second from right), president of Hesston College, and Vonnie Sieber (far right), vice president of Development, accept two checks for a planned memorial for Freedley Schrock from Peter Hartman (left to right), Wally Jantz, Belle Boyts, and Merrill Raber. Schrock served as an industrial arts instructor at Hesston College and Hesston Academy from […]
by Andrew Sharp During the recent annual Thanksgiving Weekend Pizza Hut Basketball Classic, former Hesston College women’s basketball coach Joel Kauffman was recognized for 21 years of devoted work in Larks athletics. Following the Hesston College women’s Saturday night (November 29) win over Tabor College’s junior varsity team (Hillsboro, Kan.), Kauffman was introduced to a […]
The dedication of a peace pole on the Hesston College campus was one of many varied activities available for people of all ages as part of “A Family Celebration” during Thanksgiving Weekend November 27-29. An estimated 100 people-students and parents, prospective students, faculty, staff, alumni, members of Hesston Mennonite Church and other interested persons, gathered […]
“I want my ordination to be a vote for the church,” Michele Hershberger said in her response to being ordained by South Central Mennonite Conference for Christian ministry in Mennonite Church USA on Sunday evening, Nov. 16. Despite indications that the church has fallen on hard times and is broken and wounded, Hershberger said, “God […]
About 50 family, friends, faculty, staff, and students attended a brief program and reception in Smith Center on the Hesston College campus Sunday afternoon, November 16, to honor the memory of Miriam Hershberger. Hershberger, a 1974 graduate of the college, died in a pedestrian accident in Philadelphia on March 10, 2005. Following her untimely death, […]
Shane Hipps has a message for the Mennonite Church: there’s a “tsunami of people coming your way because they are attracted to the Anabaptist faith. “You have people knocking your doors down wanting to live like this,” the pastor of Trinity Mennonite Church, Phoenix, Ariz., stated at Hesston College’s Anabaptist Vision and Discipleship Series, November […]
Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) held a Leadership Development Workshop on the campus of Hesston College November 10-13. As a result, nine freshman students enrolled in the Disaster Management program, a cooperative effort of the college and MDS, learned more about MDS and its disaster relief work in the U.S. and Canada. Russ Gaeddert, director of […]
Activities for people of all ages are planned for “A Family Celebration” during Thanksgiving Weekend November 27-29 at Hesston College. Events on Thanksgiving Day include a Thanksgiving Buffet from 5-6 p.m. (reservations are required). At 8 p.m., a 65-voice choir comprised of Hesston College students and community members, along with a chamber orchestra, will perform […]
Five Hesston College students gave outstanding singing performances at the annual National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) regional competition October 31 and November 1 at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Nathan Snyder from Fruita, Colo., turned in a top-notch performance, placing third in the finals of the Freshman Men’s Classical Division. He was […]
A choral masterwork by Antonio Vivaldi, an off-Broadway musical theatre revue, and a Music Department concert are planned during Thanksgiving Weekend November 27-29 at Hesston College. A 65-voice choir comprised of Hesston College students and community members will perform Vivaldi’s Gloria at 8 p.m. Thursday, November 27. The free masterworks concert will be presented in […]
Two alumni reunions in Japan in mid-October offered former Japanese students at Hesston College the opportunity to reconnect with each other and with the college. Dave Osborne, international student director at the college since 1986, along with the Hesston College Alumni Association, organized an alumni gathering in Osaka Saturday, October 18, and in Tokyo, Sunday, […]
The Lieurance Woodwind Quintet will present the second concert in the 2008-09 Hesston-Bethel Performing Arts season with a 3 p.m. performance at Hesston Mennonite Church on Sunday, November 23. The Lieurance Woodwind Quintet has firmly established its reputation in the Midwest as a premiere chamber ensemble. More than a regional quintet, the group maintains an […]
Oil paintings by local artist Joseph Loganbill can be seen from now until November 30 in the Hesston College Gallery located in Smith Center. Loganbill, a native of Harvey County, spent hours roaming the tall grasses and woods alongside the Sand Creek home north of Newton where he grew up. “As a boy, I also […]
by Rachel Nussbaum Eby and Phil Richard The Hesston College Board of Overseers is pleased to announce the reappointment of Dr. Howard Keim as president of Hesston College for a second term. Keim officially began serving January 1, 2005, and the next four-year term will begin January 1, 2009. “The Hesston College Board is grateful […]
