HASTINGS COLLEGE

FOUNDED IN 1882, HASTINGS COLLEGE IS A FOUR-YEAR, PRIVATE, LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE IN HASTINGS, NEBRASKA. THE COLLEGE SITS ON 120 ACRES WITH MORE THAN 40 ACADEMIC, RESIDENTIAL, AND ATHLETIC BUILDINGS; ENROLLS 916 STUDENTS FROM 37 STATES AND 21 FOREIGN COUNTRIES; AND IS FULLY ACCREDITED BY THE HIGHER LEARNING COMMISSION. HASTINGS COLLEGE OPERATES ON A MODIFIED BLOCK SCHEDULE TO PROVIDE MORE INTENSIVE LEARNING INTERACTIONS BETWEEN STUDENTS AND FACULTY. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE COMPLETION OF 120 HOURS OF CREDITS.HASTINGS COLLEGE STRIVES TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST QUALITY LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION FOR ITS STUDENTS WHILE SERVING AS AN IMPORTANT EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL CENTER FOR THE HASTINGS COMMUNITY AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. ITS MISSION IS AS FOLLOWS: "FORMED THROUGH EXCEPTIONAL TEACHING, DELIBERATE MENTORING, WELCOMING AND PARTICIPATORY COMMUNITY, HASTINGS COLLEGE SENDS FORTH CREATIVE, CURIOUS, CARING STUDENTS WHO THRIVE AS CITIZENS AND LEADERS OF THEIR LOCAL AND GLOBAL COMMUNITIES."HASTINGS COLLEGE OFFERS MORE THAN 40 ACADEMIC MAJORS AND 14 PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS AND BESTOWS BACHELOR OF ARTS, BACHELOR OF MUSIC, AND MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING DEGREES. THE TOP PRIMARY MAJORS OF FULL-TIME STUDENTS ARE BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, EXERCISE SCIENCE, BIOLOGY, HEALTH SYSTEMS, AND WILDLIFE BIOLOGY. WITH A STUDENT-TO-FACULTY RATIO OF 13-TO-1, THE COLLEGE OFFERS ITS STUDENTS PERSONALIZED CONTACT WITH DEDICATED PROFESSORS FROM SOME OF THE NATION'S TOP GRADUATE PROGRAMS. EIGHTY-FIVE PERCENT OF FULL-TIME FACULTY HAVE A DOCTORATE OR OTHER TERMINAL DEGREE.IN RECENT YEARS, HASTINGS COLLEGE HAS DEVELOPED IMPORTANT WORKFORCE PARTNERSHIPS, ENHANCED ITS CAMPUS FACILITIES, AND SECURED SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT FROM TRUSTEES, ALUMNI, AND FOUNDATIONS. IN 2023, HASTINGS COLLEGE, BRYAN COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES, AND MARY LANNING HEALTHCARE OPENED THE LINDA AND TIM DAUGHERTY EDUCATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS AT MARY LANNING'S NEW MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING. THE 15,000-SQUARE-FOOT CENTER, WHICH CONTAINS CLASSROOMS, SKILLS LABORATORY, AND SIMULATION CENTER, SERVES STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING PROGRAM WHO TAKE SCIENCE AND GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES AT HASTINGS COLLEGE AND LIVE IN CAMPUS RESIDENCE HALLS. THIS WORKFORCE CATALYST ADDRESSES THIS REGION'S CRITICAL NEED FOR MORE REGISTERED NURSES WHILE INCREASING HASTINGS COLLEGE'S NET TUITION REVENUE AND STUDENT HOUSING OCCUPANCY. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SUZANNE AND WALTER SCOTT FOUNDATION AND SCOTT RESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT (SRM), HASTINGS COLLEGE LAUNCHED THE FIRST PHASE OF AN AMBITIOUS PLAN TO IMPROVE RESIDENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE. IN SUMMER 2024, SRM UPGRADED TWO BRONCO VILLAGE APARTMENTS (BVA) WITH KITCHEN UPDATES AND NEW FURNISHINGS AND THREE RESIDENCE HALLS (ALTMAN, BRONC, AND TAYLOR) WITH COMMON SPACE IMPROVEMENTS. OVER THE NEXT TWO SUMMERS, SRM WILL UPGRADE THE REMAINING FOUR BVA APARTMENTS. IN OCTOBER 2024, THE PARTNERS BROKE GROUND ON A 322-BED, 136,000-SQUARE-FOOT RESIDENCE HALL CALLED "THE 1882" IN HONOR OF THE COLLEGE'S FOUNDING YEAR. THE FOUR-STORY, U-SHAPED BUILDING, SCHEDULED TO OPEN IN FALL 2026, WILL FEATURE FOUR- AND TWO-BEDROOM UNITS AND STUDIO-STYLE ROOMS, AS WELL AS WORKOUT SPACE, CENTER COURTYARD, AND AMENITIES OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS. IN COORDINATION WITH CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE, HASTINGS COLLEGE WILL OFFER TWO NEW MAJORS PREPARING EDUCATION GRADUATES TO TEACH CAREER-READY COURSES IN NEBRASKA'S HIGH SCHOOLS. AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION GRADUATES WILL TEACH COURSES IN AGRICULTURE, FOOD, AND NATURAL RESOURCES. SKILLED AND TECHNICAL SCIENCES MAJORS WILL TEACH IN ARCHITECTURE AND CONSTRUCTION; ENERGY AND ENGINEERING; MANUFACTURING; AND TRANSPORTATION, DISTRIBUTION, AND LOGISTICS. THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HAS DESIGNATED "CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION" A TEACHER SHORTAGE AREA IN NEBRASKA. IN 2024, HASTINGS COLLEGE RECEIVED AN ESTATE GIFT OF MORE THAN $9 MILLION, THE LARGEST GIFT IN COLLEGE HISTORY, FROM ED OSTERMAN, AN ALUMNUS FROM CENTRAL CITY WHO DIRECTED HIS ESTATE TO DEFERRED MAINTENANCE NEEDS.HASTINGS COLLEGE IS DEEPLY ENTRENCHED IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND HIGHLY REGARDED FOR ITS EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS, MANY OF WHICH ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THESE INCLUDE GUEST LECTURES AND SYMPOSIA, CONCERTS AND RECITALS, ART EXHIBITS, AND THEATER PRODUCTIONS. STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF ARE ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY AS CIVIC LEADERS AND VOLUNTEERS. IN RECOGNITION OF STUDENTS' COMMUNITY SERVICE, HASTINGS COLLEGE OFFERS A SERVICE LEARNING CERTIFICATE FOR STUDENTS WISHING TO ALIGN THEIR SERVICE WORK WITH ACADEMIC REFLECTION AND INTELLECTUAL INQUIRY.