This is our final chapel service of the school year. It will be led by students in the “Preparation for Inquiry Program” class. These students will be spending their summers in various ministry, service, and camp opportunities. They will be...
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Chapel: Summer Sendings/Blessings, led by Inquiry Program students
Convocation: “The Spin Stops Here: PR and you tell the story of GC”
Meet faces, hear stories and view web & video from the folks on the GC public relations team. Click for audio file
Chapel: “A Less-Traveled Road for Christian College Students …” by Brian McLaren, noted author and speaker
Many young adults feel torn between two options: a) preserve the traditional approaches to Christian faith which are available to them, or b) reject any active practice of the faith altogether. There is a third option: c) to explore and...
Convocation: Senior Statements
Three seniors will answer the question: “How has your perception of yourself changed during your college years?” Speakers will be Luis Robledo, Messay Tamrat, and Laura Leischner. Click for audio file
Chapel: Reflecting on the Journey
Graduating seniors (Sarah Wilson, James Weber) share how their faith has been shaped while at GC. Click for audio file
Lasting Ties: To Make Christ Known
In September 1949, Lillian Zook Yoder (above) spent each Sunday teaching the first and second graders of fledgling Sunnyside Mennonite Church in Dunlap, Ind. Her future husband, Sam, drove the college bus through the neighborhood to bring in the flock....
Saying Goodbye
Known for his passion of Robert’s Rules of Order, Professor Emeritus of Communication Al Albrecht passes away Professor Emeritus of Communication Al Albrecht ’50 passed away on June 23 in the hospital after a lengthy illness at the age of...
Chasing Bugs Around the World
He got his start in his backyard as a boy, but Dr. David Denlinger, ’67 now studies interesting bugs in interesting places as professor of entomology at Ohio State University. Denlinger, who earned a doctorate degree from the University of...
Less Than A Month For Singing, Dancing, Acting… And Quilting
For most Goshen College students, classes during May term are intense, but peppered with afternoons of studying on the lawn or playing Ultimate Frisbee as they relish final days before heading home for summer. But this past May didn’t offer...
Extraordinary Care For The Common Good
For 31 years, Provost and Executive Vice President John D. Yordy said he pursued the goals of providing “extraordinary care to the ordinary and routine work that we do, to the special challenges that are sometimes part institutional life and...
Amid declining membership and loyalty, Do Denominations Matter?
I’m aware that the title of my reflections – “Do Denominations Matter?” – is likely to evoke a range of responses. For some, the topic may feel like a waste of time: Methodist, Lutheran, Episcopalian, who cares? What does it...
At 110th Goshen College commencement, noted human rights advocate tells graduates to persevere, to serve others and to trust in God
Goshen College's Class of 2008 received degrees Sunday, the culmination of years of hard work and prayer, after being encouraged to be life-long learners and to reach for high goals by President James E. Brenneman and Mukarabe Makinto-Inandava, an advocate…
President’s speech: “Out of the Whirlwind”
Baccalaureate sermon, delivered by Dr. James E. Brenneman, President of Goshen College on Sunday, April 27, 2008 at the Goshen College Church-Chapel
Sales begin April 23 for 2008-09 season tickets to Goshen College’s Performing Arts Series
The 2008-09 season of the Goshen College Performing Arts Series will again bring top name musicians to the college's Sauder Concert Hall stage. Next season's performers will include Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, Christine Ebersole, the Brentano String Quartet, Bobby…
Chapel: “Hymn Sing: Favorite Hymn Countdown” – led by student Brian Waidelich and others
Come on out for our final chapel of the second semester! This chapel service will be a hymn sing based on student favorites. You’ll have opportunity to email your vote to the leaders, who will then create a worship service...
Mennonite first-time voters share views on faith and politics with CNN and Chicago Tribune
CNN wanted to speak with Mennonites who are first-time voters this year and learn their views on the presidential election. With the Indiana presidential primary happening on May 6, they decided to visit Goshen College and hear from students about…
Convocation: “LD: An Invisible Disability” – GC students give substance to what others don’t see
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Convocation: “Stories from Peru” – Fall 2007 SST unit
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Chapel: “Faculty Faith Story: Walking in Shadow/ Looking for Light,” by John Blosser, professor of art
Contemporary Job or just another Joe? In this chapel John Blosser, professor of art, will offer personal reflections on his recent strolls through the Valley of the Shadow of Death (recent encounters with Lymphoma, a second coronary and multiple losses...
Advocate for needs in Africa, Mukarabe Makinto-Inandava, to speak at Goshen College Commencement April 27
A native of Burundi, East Africa, who is an advocate for issues challenging developing countries will present the 110th graduating class of Goshen College with a final address of their undergraduate careers during the 2008 commencement on April 27.
“Women & Art in Costa Rica” – Prof. Beth Martin Birky and students
“Women & Art in Costa Rica” – Prof. Beth Martin Birky and students Click for audio file
Chapel: “Images of God” – Worshiping Communities class members with professor Malinda Berry
Within the Christian tradition, we have over one thousand names for God. This morning’s Chapel service, led by students in the Worshiping Communities class, will give us the opportunity to offer praise and thanksgiving to our God of Many Names...
Experience the sights, flavors of Cambodia with international luncheon April 15
The international luncheon, which has been an annual part of Goshen College Afternoon Sabbaticals, will introduce Cambodia this year. On Tuesday, April 15, at noon in the College Mennonite Church Fellowship Hall, Professor of Bible, Religion and Philosophy Keith Graber…
Special Wednesday Convocation: “The Bear & the Porcupine” – Jeffrey Davidow, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
Davidow is president of the Institute of the Americas and author of The U.S. and Mexico: The bear and the porcupine. He is a career state department official who has served as an ambassador to several countries and also as...
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