Discovery Days
Events
Hastings Discovery Day
October 20, 2026 – 10:00am – 3:00pm
Mary Lanning Healthcare
Hastings, NE
Bryan Discovery Day – Fall
November 18, 2026 – 11:00am – 3:00pm
Bryan College of Health Sciences
Lincoln, NE
Bryan Discovery Day – Spring
April 16, 2027 – 11:00am – 3:00pm
Bryan College of Health Sciences
Lincoln, NE
Event Overview
Hastings Discovery Day will take place at Mary Lanning Healthcare and introduce students to careers in healthcare and the educational programs offered at Bryan College of Health Science's Hastings location at Mary Lanning.
Registration Details
Registration will be open this fall on apps.hosa.org and is limited to 60 students for Hastings Discovery Day and 125 students for Bryan Discovery Day.
Cost: $10/HOSA member; lunch is provided.
For Hastings Discovery Day, students will go through the cafeteria line and select their lunch on-site.
For Bryan Discovery Day, each attendee will need to indicate their menu preference during registration:
1. Veggie wrap
2. Beef and colby on hoagie
3. Italian sub
For both events, please inform NE HOSA of any dietary restrictions when registering. We can accommodate gluten free, vegetarian, vegan, nut free, or lactose free if we are informed ahead of the event.
Dress Code
Dress Code is business casual or scrubs.
Requirements
- Students must be HOSA members in order to register for the event.
- Each chapter must have an advisor or school-approved chaperone attend with their students.
- Due to legal restrictions, all delegates, guests, and HOSA advisors must complete the following forms to be eligible to attend any NE HOSA Experiences or Conferences. These forms do NOT need to be submitted to HOSA, but HOSA will need to be informed if there are parents of students who do not want photos/names released in HOSA publications. The chapter advisor or chaperone should have access to these completed forms when their chapter attends any event.
- Changes to registration can be made prior to registration closing. After closing, cancellations/refunds are not permitted, but substitutions are allowed. Late registrations may be accepted on a case-by-case basis.
- Registration invoices will be sent to the chapter advisor following the close of registration via HOSA's Quickbooks account.