Student speakers will be Solongo Gonchigsuren, Adama Millogo, Jan Zawadzki, and Yohaan Varghese. Click for audio file
Convocation: “Crossing Cultures @ GC” – International student stories
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Convocation: “Crossing Cultures @ GC” – International student stories
Siem Reap III: Skuon (Spider Village)
This is the third and briefest of three entries from our four-day trip to Siem Reap, so please read the additional entries on Angkor Wat and Kampong Phluck. On the return trip from Angkor Wat, we stopped near Skuon, definitely...
Student winners featured in 53rd Annual Goshen College Concerto-Aria Concert Feb. 9
Eight student winners of the 2012-2013 Goshen College Concerto-Aria Competition will perform arias and individual concerto movements with the Goshen College Symphony Orchestra, directed by Assistant Professor of Music Christopher Fashun, in the 53nd annual Concerto-Aria Concert.
Siem Reap II: Kampong Phluck Adventure
Among the memorable parts of the Siem Reap field trip was Saturday’s adventure to Kampong Phluck, a village built on 20-foot stilts right along the Tonle Sap. Two students — most likely Audrey and Joel — will do their service...
Siem Reap I: Extraordinary Angkor Wat
One of the things our Cambodia SSTers were anticipating was their visit to the ancient temples of the Angkor Wat temple complex, the subject of much academic study and the backdrop for many Hollywood Films (e.g., “Lara Craft: Tomb Raider”...
Sacsayhuaman + 10k
In the Inca world, lightning connects three realms — the heavens (home of the condor), the earth (home of the puma) and the underworld (home of the serpent). Seen from above, the archaeological site known as Sacsayhuaman takes the shape...
Transitions
Over the past week we have traveled far and wide through the Andes mountains, from a remote village called Colquemarca to the world-famous Inca citadel known as Machu Picchu. With internet connections that were weak or non-existent, we were unable...
Chapel: “Spirited Life: Body/Spirit Integration”
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Author Dana Johnson visits GC
Over Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, Johnson visited the GC campus. While here, she led a fiction writing workshop for students, gave a fiction reading, and presented in the MLK day convocation.
Is The Word continues encouraging creativity
Is The Word, the student-led poetry slam, continues to flourish.
Spring Science Speaker Series
The Biology Department’s Spring Science Speaker Series focuses on the theme of Communication. GC alumna Melissa Gillette recently presented her research studying mammary gland morphogenesis as part of her PhD research at the University of Notre Dame. Click here for...
The English Concert baroque orchestra to perform Feb. 16
The English Concert, a baroque orchestra from London, will perform at Goshen College in a Performing Arts Series concert on Saturday, Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the Music Center’s Sauder Concert Hall.
Art exhibit to display Hershberger’s Mennonite ‘iconography’
Goshen College Professor Emeritus of Art Abner Hershberger will showcase his art exhibit titled “Heritage Works” in the college’s Good Library Gallery from Feb. 10 to March 28. An opening reception will be held there on Feb. 10 from 2-4…
Dwight Weldy, retired professor of music, dies
At the age of 95, Goshen College Professor Emeritus of Music Dwight E. Weldy died on Jan. 12, 2013, at Greencroft Healthcare Center in Goshen.
Ba Phnom Explorations
Over the weekend, the SST Cambodia group traveled to Ba Phnom in Prey Veng Province, about 78 kilometers (but 4 hours) from Phnom Penh. In the first century, Ba Phnom, then known as Vayathapura (the hunting city) was the capital...
Convocation: Peru Spanish/ASL SST, fall 2012
Students from the first ever combined Spanish/American Sign Language SST unit in Peru will tell about their experiences. Click for audio file
So Much to Learn
Each student came to South America with some understanding of Spanish. They studied it in high school or college and some even grew up speaking Spanish in their homes. But the Spanish spoken in Peru, called Castellano, is distinct from...
Khmer Rouge Week
This week was the most emotionally draining of the term thus far, in terms of our academic and historical focus. Nearly every lecturer in Cambodia refers to the horrific three years, eight months, and 20 days (April 17, 1975 to...
Notre Dame’s Philpott to speak on reconciliation in politics on Feb. 5
Daniel Philpott, associate professor of political science and peace studies at the University of Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, will present Goshen College’s Yoder Public Affairs Lecture on Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 7:30 p.m.
Chapel: “Spirited Life: Activism”
Students reflect on the School of the Americas (SOA) protest last November from the perspective of faith. Click for audio file
Women’s Night Out and P’teah Goshen Night
Although this week is mostly about the Khmer Rouge — with multiple field trips and lectures — we’ll hold off on posting a Khmer Rouge blog until tomorrow. For tonight (morning in Goshen), this is just a brief blog about...
February 2013 events at Goshen College
February 2013 events at Goshen College
FiveCore Media obtains groundbreaking cinema camera
FiveCore Media (Goshen College's video production company) is now one of the first companies in the world to receive a BlackMagic Cinema Camera. This camera is the first of its kind that combines the technologies and quality of a digital…
Monkey See, Monkey Mind Controls Arm
Dr. Lee Miller, a 1980 Goshen College graduate, and 2006 GC graduate Matt Bauman are working, along with other researchers, towards major advancements in long term paralysis treatment. Their team’s research with brain-controlled muscle simulation in monkeys was recently mentioned…
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