After an early 6:45 AM rendezvous at Casa Goshen, our group set out for a long day in Managua. Our first stop was a special maquila called Zona Franca Masili. This maquila is unique in that it was founded and...
Our Day in Managua
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Our Day in Managua
Meeting the host families
Goshen students met their Lima host families on May 2 after a full day of orientation, an enjoyable tour of downtown and two nights in the Cirque Hostel. The students prepared for the important meetings by reviewing information about their...
Classes begin
Midway through our first full week in Nicaragua, students are starting to settle into a routine. A typical day begins with breakfast with their host families, and then they are off to Spanish class at the Jinotepe office of CEPAD,...
Phil Keaggy concert at Goshen College to benefit MDC Goldenrod
Phil Keaggy, multiple Dove award-winner and perhaps one of the most admired guitarists in music today, will give a benefit concert in the Goshen College Music Center’s Sauder Concert Hall on Friday, May 23 at 7:30 p.m. Proceeds from this…
The Bulletin – Spring 2014
The Many Faces of Goshen College
Spektral Quartet and Julien Labro return to Goshen to unveil new album
Spektral Quartet, one of the nation’s fastest-rising young string quartets and ensemble-in-residence at the University of Chicago, returns to Goshen with accordion and bandoneon phenom Julien Labro, playing a fun and fiery program of South American jazz and tangos. The…
A weekend "at home" with host families
After a full day of orientation, we left Managua this morning and headed for the Department of Carazo, where we will spend the first six weeks of the semester studying Spanish and learning about Nicaragua’s history, culture, arts, literature and...
Alumni Feature: Rachel Stoltzfus ’13
2013 social work graduate, Rachel Stoltzfus is working with Mennonite Voluntary Service at the Homeless Prenatal Program in San Francisco as housing associate.
They're here!
After a day that started with a 4:00 a.m. departure from Goshen, our 22 Nicaragua SSTers arrived in Managua at about 9:00 p.m. local time. Our Country Coordinator Dalena and I waited eagerly as they emerged from customs, all smiling...
The adventure begins: A safe arrival in Peru
Goshen College students have arrived in Peru – tired, excited and still smiling. United Airlines Flight 1095 arrived just two minutes late from Newark, N.J. Their 169-passenger Boeing 757-200 jet touched down at Jorge Chávez International Airport in Lima at...
On their way to Peru: Students depart Goshen
While much of Peru (and Goshen slept), the 18 students comprising the Goshen College Peru Study-Service Term unit for Spring 2014 said goodbye to family members and friends and began their journey to Lima, Peru on Wednesday, April 30. There...
Fast Jason makes his mark with the AlleyCats
If Jason Yoder were on a desert island and could only take one item with him, he’d bring a Frisbee. Luckily, the 2008 Goshen College graduate and doctoral student at Indiana University Bloomington somehow finds ample time to play with…
Final reflections from the Fantastic 15
The 15 students who made up the Peru Study-Service Term unit for Spring 2014 came from Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Ohio and Oregon. Their majors included accounting, biology, business, education, environmental science, history, mathematics and social work. The students left...
May term courses a ticket to study abroad
Six international courses will take students across the globe to Nepal, Kenya, Greece, Italy, China, Spain and Morocco – and that’s doesn’t even include the summer Study-Service Term (SST) units in Peru, Senegal and Nicaragua that begin in May. Many…
President’s sermon “Footprints: Evidence of History and the Promise of Future”
Baccalaureate sermon, (as prepared for delivery) by Dr. James E. Brenneman, president of Goshen College on Sunday, April 27, 2014 in the Goshen College Church-Chapel
Commencement speech: “The Imperative of Providence”
2014 commencement speech by Joyce Bontrager Lehman: “The Imperative of Providence”
Class of 2014 encouraged to make decisions with passion, courage and patience
Members of Goshen College’s Class of 2014 received undergraduate and graduate degrees on Sunday, April 27 after being advised by speaker Joyce Bontrager Lehman to make decisions in life with passion, courage and patience.
Community School of the Arts spring concert to showcase three youth choirs
Three Community School of the Arts (CSA) youth choirs will perform as part of the CSA Spring Showcase Concert on Sunday, May 4 at 4 p.m. Graduating high school senior and CSA flute student Karis Neufeld will also perform during…
Combined Senior Show
Reception: Saturday, April 26, 2-3:30 pm, Hershberger Art Gallery
Three Goshen College grads climbing for a cause
Three Goshen College graduates are among a group taking a big hike for charity this summer.
Putting Goshen on the music map: Steve Martin
Ignition Garage owner Steve Martin ’76 believes in listening to music “the way it was intended to be heard.” So in 2012 he converted an old auto garage in downtown Goshen and stocked it with thousands of new and used…
Making peace with snowstorms: Chris Birky
The Garcias called the police for help but were told officials had declared a state of emergency and no one would be coming for them. For 30 minutes, snow nearly engulfed their SUV. Then, through the swirling snow and wind…
An unexpected audience with Pope Francis: Chad Bauman
Chad M. Bauman ’95, associate professor of religion at Butler University, was attending a conference on Christianity and freedom in Rome this winter when he received a surprising invitation. The Vatican took interest in the conference and unexpectedly invited participants…
Behind the scenes: Joelle Dussek
Joelle Dussek ’05 always knew she wanted to work in the television and film industry after college. Today the communication major is living her dream, having worked on the crew of Food Network’s “Chopped,” “CSI New York,” HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire”…
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