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Villiers String Quartet performance at Goshen College to include GC student’s original composition
The United Kingdom-based Villiers String Quartet will perform in Goshen College’s Sauder Concert Hall on Friday, October 25, at 7:30 p.m. Along with works by Beethoven and Elgar, the quartet will perform a composition by current GC music student Henry…
Convocation: “Alcohol: Informed Choices, Responsible Decisions” – guest speaker Misty Dillon
Misty Dillon, MSW, LCSW, SCAMS, works through Dillon Counseling, Inc. in Elkhart. Click for audio file
Merry Lea’s Enchanted Forest is an educational and environmentally friendly Halloween alternative
Nocturnal animals will be out and about at Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College during the 24th annual Enchanted Forest event on Oct. 25 and 26 from 7-8:30 p.m. This child-friendly and environmentally friendly evening consists of a…
Feeding the soul and stomach with hands-on learning
Learning during the Study-Service Term takes many forms, from living with host families and going on field trips to soaking in hours of lectures and participating in-depth language learning. Nothing, however, quite compares with hands-on workshops. Students recently enjoyed two...
Clothesline Project
Date: Oct. 7-11 Photographer: Brian Yoder Schlabach During Sexual Violence Awareness Week (Oct. 7-11), The Clothesline Project was displayed in Schrock Plaza, presented by the Social Work Action Association (SWAA). This project displays t-shirts that tell stories of survivors of sexual...
Chapel: “Stories from the Streets” – Andi & Al Tauber
Andi & Al are a husband-wife team from Chicago. They work with Emmaus Ministries which reaches out to men in prostitution on the streets of Chicago. Through nightly Outreach teams and a daytime Ministry Center, Emmaus staff and volunteers build...
Parables worship team focuses on stories of healing and home through song, stories and drama
The Goshen College worship team, Parables, will use music, personal stories and original drama to worship in congregations and other venues throughout the next year.
See Me CNC Demonstrates Latest 3D Printer Technology on Campus
On Friday October 11, See Me CNC will demonstrate the ORION 3D Printer in Science 106 at 4 PM. The Orion Printer has a 6" diameter build surface with heated bed for ABS printing. It can print 3D objects up…
MICHIANA MONOLOGUES 2014
The Goshen College Sociology, Social Work & Anthropology and Women's and Gender Studies departments hosted the 8th annual production of IUSB's Michiana Monologues: City of Women.
All Campus photo 2013
Embracing nature and traditions
Living and studying in modern Lima, one can forget that huge portions of Peru are in agricultural production and that some traditions are as powerful as ever. So it was good to be reminded of both facts on a visit...
Art faculty Horst and Mishler in Elkhart Juried Regional
Art Faculty, Randy Horst and John Mishler have work accepted in the Midwest Museum of American Art’s Juried show beginning October 11 and ending December 8, 2013.
Garrison Keillor will spend an evening at Goshen College Oct. 15
On Tuesday, Oct. 15, one of the most popular American storytellers of all time, Garrison Keillor, will return to Goshen College for the first time since 1985.
Serving – and learning from – Lima’s poor people
First-time visitors to Lima, Peru are confronted by many stark contrasts, among them the huge disparities between the city’s richest and poorest residents and its most established and newest neighborhoods. Goshen students witnessed these contrasts when they spent time with...
Convocation: “Personal Violence: What Would You Do If…?” – Steve Thomas
Steve Thomas is a pastor who is passionate about powerful peacemaking. He initiated the Peacemakers Martial Arts program, based in Goshen, that trains both children and adults to carry out effective responses to personal violence. Thomas will also lead a...
Hill to perform solo piano recital at Goshen College
Goshen College Professor of Music and pianist Matthew Hill will present a solo piano recital on Sunday, Oct.13, at 7:30 p.m. in the Goshen College Music Center’s Rieth Recital Hall.
Ancient ruins amid modern high-rise buildings
Visitors to Peru seeking to learn about pre-Columbian civilizations usually make a beeline to Machu Picchu, an essential travel destination in South America. The 15th-century Inca refuge located high above the Sacred Valley, 50 miles northwest of Cuzco, is considered...
Homecoming Weekend 2013
View class reunion photos for classes of 2003, 1993, 1988, 1983, 1978, 1973, 1966, 1963, 1958, 1953 and 1948. View photos of the alumni awardees and from events of the weekend.
Homecoming Weekend 2013
Dates: Oct. 4-5, 2013 Photographers: Brett Conrad ’15, Isaac Fast ’14, Alia Munley ’15 and Brian Yoder Schlabach Goshen College alumni and friends were warmly invited back to campus for Homecoming Weekend, Oct. 4-6, 2013. In addition to reuniting with classmates,...
Homecoming Convocation
In this special annual Homecoming Convocation to launch Homecoming Weekend, alumni award winners will be recognized and several will speak. Click for audio file
Sorghum Molasses and Cover Crop Studies
October was a blessing, giving us just enough warm weather at its outset to finish end-of-season tasks around the farm. Fall foliage at Rieth Village was stunning, as red and silver maples gave way to a burst of color near...
Convocation: “Making Peace with the Past: Living on Potawatomi Land” – Rich Meyer & George Godfrey, Citizen band of the Potawatomi nation
The Goshen College campus and Rich Meyer’s farm near Benton, southeast of Goshen, both sit on land that was once tended by members of the Potawatomi Indian nation. George Godfrey and Meyer will share the podium in today’s convocation. Godfrey...
Chapel: “Ministry Inquiry Reflections” – Summer 2013 MIP students
Each summer, several Goshen College students complete a ministry inquiry internship with a congregation somewhere in the U.S. What did the 2013 group experience and what did they learn? Click for audio file
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