Adrian Rosas (Goshen, Ind.), a member of the Hesston College class of 2012, prepares to ride the electric bicycle with some instructions from classmates Kenny Graber (Stryker, Ohio) and Brad Sandlin (Valley Center, Kan.) during Hesston College’s 2012 Earth Day celebration. Physics students built the bike, which will be available for rides as well as an electric tricycle and many other activities during the 2013 Earth Day celebration from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 18.

Luke Ropp (Inman, Kan.) and Weihao Kong (Hefei, China) listen to precalculus instructor Jeff Baumgartner explain a concept during the spring 2012 semester.

Hesston College Today summer 2012 – Sustainability

Dean and Beth celebrate their daughter Hannah Bachman’s ’12 graduation. Both Beth and Hannah were student commencement speakers for their respective classes.

Al Yoder with students in his English as a Second Language classroom

Lyle and Erma Yost with Hesston College President Kirk Alliman as Yost Center nears completion.

Alanah Rempel ’12 (Grand Lake, Colo.), Dawson Waltner ’12 (Freeman, S.D.) and Junau Louis-Jean ’13 (Les Cayes, Haiti) celebrate.

Doug Eichelberger (right in left photo) worked with George Nez, who developed reinforcement for hyperparabolic roofs, on a demonstration for building from trash in summer 2011. Courtesy photos.

Refuse used for construction in one of Doug Eichelberger’s projects.

Jacob Landis works in the campus community garden. He brought methods and techniques he learned on the family farm for improved sustainability to campus.