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• Hesston College announces reopening plans for new academic year Thu, 18 Jun 2020 13:53:20

  

  Hesston College announced that it will welcome students back to campus and hold in-person classes for the 2020-21 academic year. The year will start with the first day of classes on August 17, which was the start date on the originally planned academic calendar. Planning for the year will come with extra health and safety […]

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• Hesston College responds to systemic racism Thu, 04 Jun 2020 22:51:53

  

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• Commencement ceremony 2020 Tue, 26 May 2020 14:09:11

  

  Watch the 2020 Commencement ceremony from May 23. 

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• Students recognized for academic and leadership achievements Mon, 18 May 2020 18:26:48

  

  Hesston College students were recognized for their achievements in academics and leadership in a virtual LarkFest Awards ceremony, May 15. The top award for Lark of the Year went to sophomore Levi Geyer, Oxford, Iowa, for excellence in leadership, academics and service. Students are nominated for Lark of the Year by faculty and the recipient […]

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• What I learned from Carla Lahey Thu, 14 May 2020 01:57:12

  

  Carla Lahey (left) directs the Touring Theatre Company as they prepare for a performance at Newton High School. In recent years, the Hesston College Horizon student publication has recognized departing faculty members by inviting students and employees to reflect on the impact these professors have made on their lives. With the COVID-19 campus dispersal in […]

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• Summer Theatre Camp to be offered in social distancing-appropriate format for 2020 Wed, 13 May 2020 16:39:44

  

  With health and safety at the forefront of consideration, Hesston College made the decision to cancel its summer theatre camp event for area young aspiring actors and tech crew in the format it has known for several years. As an alternative, a musical theatre learning program will be offered in a social distancing-appropriate one-on-one format […]

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• What I learned from Kendra Burkey Tue, 12 May 2020 20:09:45

  

  Kendra Burkey advises the Hesston College Horizon staff. In recent years, the Hesston College Horizon student publication has recognized departing faculty members by inviting students and employees to reflect on the impact these professors have made on their lives. With the COVID-19 campus dispersal in March and the impending departure of Horizon faculty advisor and […]

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• What I learned from Gary Oyer Mon, 11 May 2020 14:31:18

  

  In recent years, the Hesston College Horizon student publication has recognized departing faculty members by inviting students and employees to reflect on the impact these professors have made on their lives. With the COVID-19 campus dispersal in March and the impending departure of Horizon faculty advisor and communications prof Kendra Burkey, the college’s Marketing and […]

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• Virtual commencement ceremony planned for May 23 Mon, 04 May 2020 20:14:29

  

  With the coronavirus pandemic disrupting the second half of the spring 2020 semester and canceling in-person classes, Hesston College has made the decision to host a virtual commencement ceremony for the Class of 2020 on Saturday, May 23, at 7 p.m. The ceremony will be available for streaming through the college’s website. “As Administrative Council […]

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• A journey disrupted, not derailed Thu, 30 Apr 2020 13:16:12

  

  Hesston College class of 2020 nursing students were just getting ready to enter the final eight-week stretch to earning their Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree and prepping to become licensed registered nurses when the world was thrown into a global pandemic with many layers of uncertainty. As the Hesston College community ended face-to-face interaction […]

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