Biology faculty and students spend a busy summer in research - probing the genes of honeybees and C. elegans, testing algae growth as a biofuel, and quantifying elephant foraging of acacia trees. Check out their results.
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Summer Research
Community School of the Arts to hold auditions for community youth and high school choirs
The Goshen College Community School of the Arts (CSA) will hold auditions Aug. 19-20 for youth who wish to sing in the organization’s children’s choirs. CSA offers two community choirs for young children: Rejoice, directed by Kristin Kauffman, for students…
Visiting Artist Michiko Itatani donates large painting to Goshen College
After her November 2012 exhibit in the Hershberger Art Gallery, Japanese artist Michiko Itatani donated one of her pieces to Goshen College. Her painting, worth $23,000, is now on display in the lobby of the Music Center.
Sabbath hike explores the “Essence of August”
Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center continues its Sabbath Hike series on Sunday, Aug. 11, at 3:30 p.m. at Merry Lea’s Rieth Village. The 1.5-hour guided hikes are designed to help people let go of their responsibilities and witness earth’s beauty.
Mennonite World Conference launches new study of its global members
Nearly 30 people from 18 countries recently gathered at Goshen College to launch the Mennonite World Conference (MWC) “Global Anabaptist Profile.” The MWC project, which is organized and funded by the Institute for the Study of Global Anabaptism at Goshen…
Mennonites, Lutherans continue their journey toward reconciliation
A six-member task force appointed by Mennonite World Conference (MWC) Faith and Life Commission met at Goshen College with counterparts from the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) on July 20-23 to review progress on the commitments that the two global communions…
Cooperation and Power
Andy Clemens and Peter Schrock examined the evolution of cooperation among self-interested individuals and measuring power in weighted voting systems.
Community School of the Arts to offer new high school choir and Music Together “Big Kids” class
The Goshen College Community School of the Arts (CSA) is debuting a new choir for high school students and a new Music Together® class for “big kids.” The CSA is accepting registrations for the fall semester, which begins on August…
Grant allows Mennonite Historical Library to digitize and publish online the works of theologian John Howard Yoder
The Mennonite Historical Library has received a $12,023 grant to digitize and provide online access to unpublished and informally published works of John Howard Yoder, one of the most prominent theologians of the 20th century.
Sylvia Gross Bubalo’s art and poetry to be shown in Library Gallery
The Goshen College Library Gallery will honor Sylvia Gross Bubalo, an artist with Mennonite roots, with an exhibit showcasing her art and poetry this fall. The exhibit, which highlights Gross Bubalo’s passion for spirituality, language and community, will run from…
Departure
The students boarded a Peruvian bus one last time to travel from our home, Casa Goshen, to Lima’s Jorge Chavez Airport. They checked in their luggage, received their boarding passes and posed for one last group photo. They received their...
Retreat
The semester ended with a final retreat in Kauai, a conference center located on the Pacific Coast two hours south of Lima. This is winter in the southern hemisphere and the weather is cloudy and cold. No matter — whether...
Last moments in Nicaragua
After several sad goodbyes with families in Carazo yesterday, the group traveled to the same Centro Kairos guesthouse in Managua where they had stayed the first two nights when they arrived in Nicaragua what seems like a looong time ago. ...
July 27 – A Vacation on Our Private Island
With the project presentations finished, today was a final vacation day before beginning the process of starting the journey back home. The group traveled an hour to Granada, where we boarded a boat on Lake Nicaragua for a trip to...
July 26 – Project presentations and souvenir shopping in Masaya.
The other half of the students, those who did not give their presentations yesterday, presented the findings of their projects this morning. After lunch together we took off for the craft and souvenir markets in the nearby city of Masaya,...
Service in Oxapampa
Jessica and Cara’s service assignment is in Oxapampa. This charming town of 10,000 inhabitants is sometimes called “Little Switzerland.” An immigrant population from Austria and Germany settled here in the late 19th century and the food, architecture and certain aspects...
Service in Marankiari
Petey and Clayton are serving in an indigenous community perched on a hillside far above the Perene River valley. San Miguel de Marankiari is home to several dozen native Ashaninka families, most of whom are descended from a common great-great-grandfather. ...
July 25 – Project Presentations and trip to Masaya Volcano
This morning half the students gave informal 10-minute presentations on a topic they chose before leaving for their service assignments. When the work was finished, we had lunch together, celebrated some July birthdays, and then headed to the Masaya volcano...
July 24 – Return from Service Assignments
Today all the students safely returned from their service locations. They each stopped by Quinta Goshen, the house where Doug and Maria are living, to leave off homework assignments, books from the library, journal assignments, etc. Also, we were just...
Service in Chanchamayo
Philip, Elizabeth and Jenna are serving in the province of Chanchamayo. This is the gateway to the selva central, Peru’s central rain forest. It is the dry season in the jungle, but there is still enough rain to keep the...
Carazo – Cora
Cora works with Libros para Niños (Books for Children), an organization in Jinotepe that promotes reading. An earlier date for Maria to visit Cora at her work was rescheduled for this past week, when Maria visited Cora in the central...
El Lagartillo – Alejandro
Alejandro is working in this small rural community that the whole group had visited in early June. After the 20-mile race on Sunday (see earlier post) Maria and Doug accompanied Alejandro back to El Lagartillo, about a six-hour trip north...
Goshen College student selected as a rising young leader in sustainable energy
Maria Jantz, a Goshen College sophomore physics/pre-engineering and interdisciplinary double major from North Newton, Kan., was selected as one of 20 college students from across the country who will serve as delegates at a meeting of rising young leaders in…
Service in Tarma
Megan, Luke and Dan are volunteering in Tarma, the “Pearl of the Andes.” Also known as the City of Flowers, Tarma is situated in a protected valley on the eastern flank of the highest mountains in the western hemisphere. The...
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