The 2020-21 academic year carries a lot of unknowns due to the unpredictability of the COVID-19 pandemic. To help Hesston College continue to attract and safely serve our students, please consider a financial gift to the Protect the Larks Fund by June 30. This fund will help cover the additional expenses listed below that we are incurring, as well as others. Our goal is to provide a safe home away from home and to lower student and parent anxiety by taking proactive and intentional measures to protect our Larks and campus community.
- All students living in Erb Hall and Kauffman Court (primary dorms) will have single rooms at no additional cost. Mod sizes will be limited to 10 students or fewer. We will need to re-purpose former dorm rooms and retrofit other rooms to meet this new demand.
- Online course offerings will be expanded for international students as acquiring visas will likely be difficult. Technology use and needs will also increase for other courses as we incorporate varying measures of hybrid online/in-person learning models for social distancing as the pandemic may dictate.
- Cleaning and sanitization processes and schedules across campus will be increased.
- Physical distancing practices will be implemented in the dining hall, classrooms and other larger settings, and we will incorporate creative on-campus activities as students will have fewer opportunities for and likely some fear about traveling off-campus.
- Leverage our small, nimble environment as a solid foundation for keeping students safe long term and for keeping the college well-positioned to navigate this pandemic.
Ken G Kabira '81, Hesston College Board of Directors Chair
2186 days ago by Sheri EsauSarah Miller '18 and Bethany Miller '08, Associate Director of Financial Aid.
2189 days ago by Sheri EsauTaryn and Lucy George, daughters of Lisa (Yoder) '99 and Mark George. Lisa is the Vice President of Finance at the college.
2189 days ago by Sheri EsauSince 2007, each graduating class has been presented with a challenge from Bible and psychology professor Kevin Wilder and his wife, Marilyn, to bring awareness about and encourage philanthropic support of Hesston College.
At the New Alumni Dinner, held a few weeks before graduation, the Wilders give each graduate $3. They encourage the graduates to leave $1 behind that night to support the Hesston College Experience Fund. The following year, the graduates are challenged to double their first gift by giving the remaining $2, and then each subsequent year, double the previous year's gift.
Since the New Alumni Dinner was not able to be held this year, Kevin and Marilyn are donating these funds to the Protect the Lark fund. Thank you Kevin and Marilyn!
Donors
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| Affiliation | Donors | $ Raised |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 1 | $500 |
| 1949 | 1 | $40 |
| 1950 | 1 | $10 |
| 1951 | 1 | $15 |
| 1952 | 2 | $350 |
| 1954 | 1 | $100 |
| 1955 | 1 | $50 |
| 1957 | 3 | $800 |
| 1958 | 3 | $400 |
| 1959 | 1 | $25 |
| 1961 | 1 | $100 |
| 1962 | 3 | $300 |
| 1963 | 2 | $1,100 |
| 1964 | 2 | $600 |
| 1965 | 2 | $120 |
| 1966 | 4 | $600 |
| 1967 | 2 | $1,050 |
| 1968 | 2 | $130 |
| 1969 | 4 | $1,300 |
| 1970 | 2 | $500 |
| 1971 | 1 | $50 |
| 1972 | 2 | $305 |
| 1973 | 3 | $1,150 |
| 1974 | 2 | $250 |
| 1975 | 2 | $200 |
| 1976 | 2 | $230 |
| 1977 | 2 | $125 |
| 1978 | 2 | $550 |
| 1979 | 1 | $100 |
| 1981 | 2 | $200 |
| 1982 | 1 | $200 |
| 1983 | 4 | $1,390 |
| 1984 | 1 | $200 |
| 1986 | 1 | $50 |
| 1988 | 1 | $100 |
| 1989 | 1 | $50 |
| 1990 | 1 | $164 |
| 1991 | 3 | $1,050 |
| 1993 | 1 | $100 |
| 1994 | 1 | $50 |
| 2000 | 1 | $100 |
| 2001 | 2 | $600 |
| 2002 | 1 | $100 |
| 2003 | 3 | $200 |
| 2004 | 3 | $206 |
| 2008 | 1 | $500 |
| 2010 | 1 | $20 |
| 2012 | 2 | $250 |
| 2013 | 1 | $20 |
| 2017 | 2 | $80 |
| 2019 | 2 | $200 |
| 2020 | 1 | $500 |
