Approximately 100 grandparents were on campus on Nov. 1 to spend the day visiting and seeing their grandchildren’s college experience first-hand. Grandparents Day included breakfast, a reception with Goshen College President Jim Brenneman, an opportunity to attend classes, have lunch…
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Generations come together during Goshen College’s inaugural Grandparents Day
Convocation: Christmas Party by Student Life Dept.
Christmas cheer for all: cookies, hot cider, stories, songs & games. Click for audio file
Festival of Carols 2013
Dates: Dec. 6-8, 2013 Photographers: Alia Munley ’15, Hannah Sauder ’16, Brian Yoder Schlabach Goshen College choirs celebrated Christmas during the tenth annual festival of Carols.“A Festival of Carols” is patterned on a traditional English worship service, and features Christmas carols, spirituals,...
Lilly Endowment awards $1 million grant to Goshen College to prepare students for careers
Goshen College has received a $1 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help establish stronger career counseling, foster student entrepreneurship and promote internships and other experiential learning opportunities at the college.
Chapel: Advent Service of Scripture and Song
Dr. Deb Brubaker’s Songleading class will lead the community in a service of scripture and song reflecting on the coming of the Christ Child. Click for audio file
New book tells story of Hutterite conscientious objectors persecuted during World War I
the story of four Hutterite pacifists imprisoned for their beliefs during World War I is told in detail in a new book titled “Pacifists in Chains: The Persecution of Hutterites During the Great War” (The Johns Hopkins University Press, Nov.…
Back home again in Indiana
Members of Goshen College’s Peru Study-Service Term unit for Fall 2013 arrived back in Goshen Monday afternoon and enjoyed a joyous welcome from family friends and members of the college community. Becca Augsburger, Alan Leichty, Rudy Litwiller, Joshua Schlabach, Landon...
State-ranked high school choirs to perform seasonal music for Dec. 10 Afternoon Sabbatical
The Goshen and Fairfield high school choirs, directed by Marcia Yost and Ben Kambs, respectively, will provide a musical program for the Goshen College Afternoon Sabbatical on Dec. 10. The program will take place in the Goshen College Music Center’s…
Headed home to Goshen College
Goshen College students returned from their closing retreat at the beach south of Lima on Sunday afternoon and arrived back at Casa Goshen for a frenzy of last-minute activity. They had less than two hours to pack up their belongings,...
Retreat: A chance to look back and ahead
The period of working in service assignments in cities across Peru came to an end, and the students caught night buses back to Lima, and then taxis to Casa Goshen. They arrived early in the morning on November 28 –...
Convocation: True Stories from First-Year Students
This convocation presents the best true life stories from students in fall Academic Voice classes. Click for audio file
Winter Mushrooms
One may not normally think of December as a transition month on the farm. But at Merry Lea Sustainable Farm, December has been just that, with lingering fall crops inside the greenhouse despite the blast of outdoor cold killing all...
RECYCLED: A THEMATIC STUDENT ART EXHIBIT
November 28 – February 19 The Goshen College Art Club & Art Department brings you a special thematic Student Art Exhibit. This year’s theme is “Recycled” and all student-submitted pieces must represent this theme in some form. The guidelines entrants had to follow...
Co-Housing for Goshen
The city of Goshen will soon have a new co-housing development near downtown and the popular Millrace Trail. Two local leaders, local builder Richard Miller and Goshen resident Mary Ellen Meyer, are partnering with a team of senior Business and…
Service in San Ramón
Alan, Becca and Joshua are working in San Ramón in the province of Chanchamayo – the entry point to the selva central, Peru’s central rain forest. They have been fully engaged in their service assignments, working mornings and afternoons. Still,...
Life-giving water for those in need
Water. There are so many ways that it is a part of our lives. All of us. All around the world. Water connects us all; both because of our shared need for it and our shared reality of being surrounded…
Convocation:”Syria: A Peacemaker’s Challenge” – Sarah Adams
Sarah Adams is a long-time Middle East peace worker with Mennonite Central Committee. Click for audio file
Service in Tarma
Jacob and Landon are volunteering in Tarma, a delightful city of about 60,000 residents located in a fertile valley about 3,053 meters, or 10,016 feet, above sea level in the Andes mountain range. Jacob and Landon are enjoying their rewarding...
Service in Ayacucho
Rudy and Lauren are volunteering in Ayacucho, a historic city located in a scenic valley about 2,761 meters, or 9,058 feet, above sea level in the Andes mountain range. Rudy and Lauren are enjoying their service assignments and host families...
Lavender Jazz fall concert
Date: Nov. 23, 2013 Photographers: Alia Munley ’15 and Brett Conrad ’15 Lavender Jazz, Goshen College’s big band, presented their fall concert in Sauder Concert Hall on Saturday, November 23.
Chapel: Noah Buccholz (ASL guest)
Biblical Storytelling — from an ASL perspective Click for audio file
Dr. Palmer appointed to the CS2013 Assessment Council
The Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals recently appointed Kent Palmer to the CS2013 Assessment Examination Council. The council is developing a high-quality exam that computer science programs can use to assess their own effectiveness on the core learning outcomes…
Joel Kawira Senior Recital December 10 8 p.m.
Joel Kawira will be presenting his senior theater recital on December 10 at 8 p.m. in Umble Center.
Second Semester Auditions Jan 15th-16th
Second Semester Auditions Jan 15th-16th 6:30pm Auditions for our Winter One Acts and ‘The Marriage of Figaro’ will be held January 15th and 16th at 6:30pm in Umble Center. All are welcome to attend! Check back for updates and...
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