Lydia Short, Sarah Rody Patricia Oakley, Professor of Mathematics In the summer of 2010 we, Lydia Short, math and piano graduate, and Sarah Rody, third year math major and piano minor, had only one task: find an idea that combines...
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Mathematics and Music: An introductory exploration of set theory, chaos and fractals
Pregnancy Loss and Visual Expressions of Grief: An Examination of Frida Kahlo
Quietly the grief loudly the pain. The accumulated poison love faded away Mine was a strange world of criminal silences of stranger’s watchful eyes misreading the evil. darkness in the daytime… Was it my fault? I admit, my great guilt...
Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Perspectives on Becoming Human: A Contribution to the History of the History of Consciousness
Caleb Paul Mechem, Junior from Decatur, IL Paul Keim, Professor of Bible and religion There has been an explosion of scientific interest in consciousness in recent decades in fields as diverse as neuroscience, philosophy of mind, cognitive psychology, and artificial...
Biology: Memory at the Frog Neuromuscular Junction
Hannah Geiser, Sophomore Dr. Rich Manalis, Dr. James Miller How do you remember how to ride a bike? What really happens in your brain that you can recall eating a piece of pie a year ago? This projectís goal was...
Heavenly Voices
Julia Baker, Senior from Fresno, California Pat McFarlane, Associate Professor of Communications The play Heavenly Voices shares the stories of Mennonite Women of Color across the Mennonite Church from Alabama to Montana, from Philadelphia to Los Angeles. The play was...
Mural Painting
Liz Gunden, Senior Art Major Randy Horst, Associate Professor of Art The mural is a unique art form in that it presents many distinctive challenges. The physical act of painting a mural as well as transferring a design onto a...
Creation of an Undergraduate Plasma Laboratory and an Exploration into Plasma Instabilities
David J. Nyce, Senior from Millbury, Massachusetts Carl S. Helrich, Professor Emeritus of Physics An apparatus, given to Goshen College by Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, was used to develop experiments to explain the basis for plasma physics. The experiments involving...
Willard S. Krabill: Sexuality Pioneer for the Community, College, and Church
By Christa Graber This project, which I worked on with supervisor Keith Graber Miller of the Bible and Religion Department, has made me reflect on why it is we do biographical research; why we examine some peoples’ lives and not others....
Anabaptist Wiki
Close your eyes for a moment and let your imagination run wild. What if the tiny Anabaptist movement that began with a handful of baptisms in Switzerland in January, 1525, now numbered over 1,600,000 members in over 84 countries around...
Departure
We accompanied the students to the airport several hours ago and they are headed back to North America. Good bye, Southern Cross. Hello, Summer!
Retreat
We finished the semester with a retreat in Chosica, a town nestled in the foothills at the edge of Lima known for its sunny climate. We spent time getting reacquainted and learning about each student’s research project. Topics included: Peruvian...
Back from service
I’m happy to report that all the students are safely back from service in good spirits and good health, with lots of stories to share and lots of energy pointed towards returning back to the States. Tomorrow is our wrap-up...
Service on the Coast
Three students — Ellie, David and Taylor — are serving in the city of Chimbote on Peru’s north coast. All three are working with Los Amigos, the volunteer organization established by Father Jack and Sister Peggy to help address the...
Service in Cusco
Three students — Allen, Seth and Simon — are serving in the Cusco area. Four days of constant rain last January caused unprecedented flooding in the river valleys near the ancient capital of the Inca empire. Countless homes and businesses...
Service in the Sierra
Five students are serving in the foothills of the Cordillera Blanca, or White Mountains, home to the tallest peaks in Peru. Aaron spends each day helping children at the Bread of Life dining room in Huaraz finish their lunches and...
Cross-cultural studying right in their own backyard
Sometimes you don't have to travel thousands of miles in an airplane over oceans to truly encounter another culture. Sometimes you just have to cross the street.
Seniors honored with special awards
Outstanding achievement and leadership recognized at annual celebration dinner.
Gallo pinto
Gallo pinto is the national dish of Nicaragua; however, the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts have different recipes. Here are approximate “recipes” for each. Buen provecho!
Trading turf for prairie
A small corner of the campus has started to turn greener thanks to a student proposal and the care and involvement of a professor and a utilities manager.
Trading turf for prairie
A small corner of the campus has started to turn greener thanks to a student proposal and the care and involvement of a professor and a utilities manager.
Trading turf for prairie
A small corner of the campus has started to turn greener thanks students, a professor and a utilities manager.
Former mission worker gives back through college business class
Entrepreneurship class assignment proved to be the perfect opportunity to help.
Summer Research 2010
Exploring the physiology and genomics of ethanol-induced stress in honeybees
Service visits days 6 & 7
After traveling through some of the northern mountains and plains of Nicaragua early last week, it was a pleasant change of pace to simply hop into a microbus on Friday (July 2) to visit Reuben at the Centro de Salud...
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