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Nov 13 2012

Huanta, the “Emerald of the Andes,” is situated at 2,627 meters (over 8,600 feet) above sea level.  Despite the high elevation, the sun shines almost every day in this protected valley and the daytime temperatures are warm.  Home to over...

Nov 09 2012

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Nov 07 2012

History of the Southwest: A May Term to Remember Fifteen Goshen College students, along with History Professor Jan Bender Shetler, spent May term 2002 in Southwest Colorado. They studied regional history over the past thousand years through unconventional historical methods...

Nov 07 2012

Seeking Places of Peace Steven M. Nolt is a professor of History at Goshen College and co-author with Royden Loewen of Seeking Places of Peace. A Global Mennonite History, North America (Intercourse, PA: Good Books, 2012). This book is the fifth and final...

Nov 07 2012

By Twila Albrecht for Goshen Commons   An interview with Laurie Neumann Nafziger ’78, president and CEO of Oaklawn, an organization that provides mental health and addiction services to individuals of all ages. What did you study in college to...

Nov 06 2012

San Ramon, gateway to Peru’s central rain forest, is home to 30,000 people.  Life at 770 meters (about 2500 feet) above sea level is calm and relaxed; the weather is hot and sunny most of the time, with rain showers...

Nov 05 2012

Introduction – Richard Aguirre, director of public relations “Important Issues in This Election” – Hans Weaver, GC student and senate member “Why I Vote” – Rebecca Hernandez, associate dean for intercultural development and educational partnerships “An International Perspective” – Aradhana...

Nov 04 2012

Oxapampa is a charming city of 10,000 inhabitants located in the lush green foothills of the Andes, some 1,800 meters (5,905 feet) above sea level.  Settled in 1891 by a group of colonists who originated in Austria’s Tirolean Alps, the...

Nov 03 2012

Students can submit entries to the Lion and Lamb juried exhibit organized by the Art Club on Nov. 14 in the Good Library Gallery

Nov 02 2012

Students are serving in schools, churches, clinics, farms and non-governmental organizations in three regions:  the southern Andes (Cusco, San Jeronimo, Huacarpay and Lucre), the Ayacucho area (Huamanga and Huanta) and the central rain forest (Oxapampa and San Ramon).  After our...

Nov 02 2012

What if in the near future the world has nearly exhausted the earth's water supply? What if our 21st century Goshen, Indiana, lifestyle isn't as sustainable as we think it is? The Goshen College fall mainstage “Urinetown, The Musical” offers…

Nov 02 2012

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Nov 02 2012

Goshen College has again been named one of the top 200 best values among all private colleges by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance. The magazine recently announced the top private universities and liberal arts colleges that combine outstanding quality with affordability.

Nov 02 2012

Tickets for Goshen College’s ninth annual Christmas musical celebration, “A Festival of Carols,” go on sale Monday, Nov. 5. Performances will be held on Friday, Dec. 7 and Saturday, Dec. 8 at 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday, Dec. 9 at…

Nov 02 2012

The Harbor Trio, a vocal-piano ensemble based in New York and Boston, will present a visiting artist recital in Goshen College Music Center’s Sauder Concert Hall on Monday, Nov. 12 at 8 p.m.

Nov 01 2012

Chicago artist, Michiko Itatani will be the Eric Yake Kenagy Visiting Artist for 2012-13. She will also have a concurrent exhibit in the Hershberger Gallery from Nov. 7 – Jan. 13. She is on the faculty of the School of...

Nov 01 2012

Chicago artist, Michiko Itatani will have an exhibit in the Hershberger Gallery of the Music Center. She will also be the Eric Yake Kenagy Visiting Artist for 2012-13 with a public lecture at 7:00 on Nov. 7 in Administration Building...

Nov 01 2012

What is this amazing place, perched high above the Urubamba River on a granite mountain?  Who built it?  And why?  Hiram Bingham, often credited with discovering Machu Picchu, thought it was Vilcabamba, the famed “lost city of the Incas”.  It...

Nov 01 2012

Latino leaders, Goshen High School and Goshen College invite all area Latino high school students and Spanish-speaking parents and families to attend the 3rd Annual Latino College Night on Wednesday, Nov. 7 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Goshen High…

Nov 01 2012

Hoosiers are blessed with a silent, unsung resource: abundant groundwater. This legacy is a 10,000 year-old gift from the glaciers that once covered Northern Indiana. But how vulnerable is our groundwater to contamination? Are we using our groundwater wisely or…

Nov 01 2012

Born in Japan, artist Michiko Itatani lives and works in Chicago as a professor at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Nov 01 2012

Two Community School of the Arts (CSA) children’s choirs will be joined by student instrumentalists and pianists as part of the fall Community School of the Arts Showcase Concert on Sunday, Nov. 11 at 4 p.m. in the Goshen College…

Oct 31 2012

URINETOWN, THE MUSICAL offers a unique "what if" story. What if in the near future the world has nearly exhausted the earth's water supply?

Oct 30 2012

The Inca Empire thrived in the tallest mountains in the western hemisphere over 500 years ago.  How did they feed, clothe and provide housing for 12 million people?  We began our investigation with a visit to the Andean Weaving Institute...