Observing an annual homecoming event has become a big celebration in Hesston. For the third straight year, different institutions and players in the community are teaming up to offer Home Sweet Hesston Sept. 26-30 – several days of events for the whole family at locations that showcase the many amenities offered in town and build […]
Hesston College announced the names of full-time students whose spring 2018 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 Sam Bartel, Hesston, […]
The Hesston College Board of Directors, the governing body for Hesston College, elected board member Ken G Kabira (Naperville, Ill.), a 1981 Hesston graduate, as chairperson during the May 2018 meeting. Kabira, who has served as a member of the board since 2014, will officially begin in his new capacity at the October 2018 board […]
Young actors can engage in learning and creativity by participating in one of Hesston College’s two separate workshop-style summer theatre camps led by Hesston theatre director and professor, Rachel Jantzi. Students ages 11 to 14 can participate in “The Summer of (Super) Heroes,” June 4 to 9, and students ages 14 to 18 will experience […]
Coming from southern California (Highland), Sierrah Long thought twice about attending college in the middle of Kansas. Turns out Hesston College had a lot more to offer her than she originally thought. As a nursing major, most schools, such as California State University-San Marcos and California State University-Monterey Bay, didn’t give her the option to […]
Serving as adjunct instructor of piano at Hesston College, pianist J. Bradley Baker will perform a faculty recital at 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 24, at Hesston Mennonite Church on the Hesston College campus. The recital is free and open to the public. Baker’s solo performances have taken him throughout the United States and Canada and […]
A year ago, Hesston College’s Anabaptist Vision and Discipleship Series (AVDS), an annual conference for church and community leaders, took on the daunting task of exploring how communities can effectively and compassionately respond when tragic events happen to them or those around them. As a continuation to that discussion, the 2018 AVDS conference will take […]
Hesston College’s Task Force on Sexual Misconduct and Interpersonal Safety wrapped up its work in October 2017, leaving the college with six major areas of recommendations to improve procedures and systems related to sexual misconduct at Hesston College. The recommendations include: implementing modules to raise awareness of sexual misconduct and options for victims establishing a […]
Hesston College Athletic Director Rob Ramseyer has announced the hiring of Matthew Goetz of Colwich, Kan., to coach the Lark men’s and women’s cross country and track teams. Goetz will replace long serving coach Gerry Sieber upon his retirement at the end of this semester. “I got a great feel for the college during the […]
Friday night was a culmination of hard work and mental toughness in Hesston College’s straight set victory at home against Cloud County Community College. “We played really tough against Cloud and we were mentally ready to put together a good game,” said Head Coach DeeDee Landes. The Larks did just that winning three close set […]
by Mackenzie Miller ’18, Matthew Gerlach contributing writer Runner’s World magazines dating back to the 1970s are piled high around his office. Team photos hang on the wall. And there, in the middle of all the memories, sits Gerry Sieber, reminiscing on his lifelong love for athletics and his 30 years at Hesston College, now coming […]
The next hit musical on Broadway could just come from – North Newton? That’s the premise of Broadway’s Next H!T Musical – “The Tony® Awards meets ‘Whose Line Is It, Anyway?’” – which will open the annual Hesston-Bethel Performing Arts series, Oct. 5 at Bethel College. The show is at 7:30 p.m. in Krehbiel Auditorium in […]
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 […]
For freshman Chandler Roberts (Kyle, Texas), nights before a golf tournament used to consist of cleaning clubs and marking balls while studying the golf course on Google Maps. But those days of superstitious rituals have come to pass. Now Roberts just plays. A member of the new golf team at Hesston College, Roberts is one […]
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 […]
