Dr. Rebecca Stoltzfus will be inaugurated as Goshen College’s 18th president during a public ceremony on Saturday, Feb. 17 at 10 a.m. in the Music Center’s Sauder Concert Hall.
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Inauguration for Goshen College’s 18th President Rebecca Stoltzfus to be held Feb. 17
President Stoltzfus’ recommended book picks
Ahead of President Stoltzfus’ inauguration, we’re taking a look at some of her favorite books. When she finds time to read – from fiction to foreign policy, religion to race – these are her top recommendations.
Lyle Lovett and Shawn Colvin concert to replace cancelled Performing Arts Series show
Long-time friends and music stars Lyle Lovett and Shawn Colvin will present “An Acoustic Evening with Lyle Lovett and Shawn Colvin” on Friday, March 23, 2018 at 7:30 p.m, in the Music Center’s Sauder Concert Hall. This concert will replace…
GC celebrates lowest year of energy consumption in over 25 years
In 2017, Goshen College saw its lowest year of electrical consumption since 1991 - despite building space increasing by 60 percent - seeing a 23 percent reduction from 20 years ago and a 35 percent reduction from 10 years ago.
Study Week 3: January 29-February 2
Our Monday lecture on education in Peru engaged the students in small group work and closed with a sharing circle. On Tuesday at a fair trade workshop in Lima, artisans showed students how they create clay items sold in stores...
Luke’s Journal: Weak Link
January 20, 2018 Basura. Everywhere trash. And yet, amidst the dust and trash, a beautiful community garden, growing fruits and vegetables, many of which don’t even exist in the States. A hope for cleaner air, safer communities, better lives. These...
What makes Goshen College distinctive?
With the inauguration of Dr. Rebecca Stoltzfus ’83 as Goshen College’s 18th president, we asked members of our community what makes Goshen College distinctive.
Indiana students can get free help with FAFSA on College Goal Sunday
Goshen College will host a College Goal Sunday event on Sunday, Feb. 25, from 2-4 p.m. in Goshen College’s Union Building, to help college-bound students and their families open the door to financial aid.
Annual C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest set for Feb. 13
Event: C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest Date and time: Tuesday, Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. Location: Goshen College Umble Center Cost: Free and open to the public Five Goshen College students will present speeches during the 2018 C. Henry...
Chapel: “Together as One” led by Parables
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Broadway icon Audra McDonald’s February concert rescheduled for June 7, 2018
Singer and actress Audra McDonald’s February Performing Arts Series appearance at Goshen College has been rescheduled for Thursday, June 7, 2018, due to a last-minute conflict with her filming schedule for the CBS All-Access series The Good Fight.
Olivia’s journal: A marriage porposal
In my short time here in Lima I have seen and experienced many things that have been completely new. New foods, a new family, learning how to navigate the most populated city I have ever visited. However, one of the...
Study Week 2: January 22-26
Peru pilgrimage took us several hours north of Lima, to visit Caral, the oldest civilization in the Americas, dating back 5000 years. After a night at a nature center by the ocean where we learned about Inca constellations, we traveled...
Wanted: Communications and Web-Tech Intern to help Peace Center (Duluth, MN)
The Agapé Peace Center in Duluth, Minnesota, in its second year of operation, is seeking an intern from a Mennonite College to assist with building web-based resources to 1) advance the mission of the center, and 2) advance the Restorative...
Summer Community Health Innovation Program
Thanks to a grant from the Judd Leighton Foundation, the IUSM-South Bend campus (Indiana University School of Medicine-South Bend) will be a focal point for education in public health/social determinants of health. Our new summer program is called S-CHIP –...
Merry Lea’s first half century, part two: Fifty years of environmental education
As Merry Lea celebrates its first half-century, we take a look at the role it's played in environmental education at Goshen College and in the community.
Merry Lea’s first half century, part one: Fifty years of land management
As Merry Lea celebrates its first half-century, we take a look back at how its caretakers have managed the land.
Intern with U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly
Summer Internship Program: The Office of U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly is currently accepting internship applications for the summer I and summer II internship sessions in Washington, DC as well as the summer internship session in the Indianapolis and South Bend...
Study Week 1: Jan.15-19
Students attend classes at Buen Pastor Anglican Church, with lectures, quizzes and discussions in the morning, followed by lunch and Spanish class. On Thursday they visited the Shipibo indigenous community in Lima where they painted traditional designs on cloth and...
Host Families!
Students met their host families on Friday evening, Jan.12, and spent the weekend getting acquainted with their new homes and neighborhoods.
Orientation January 11 and 12
Students walked 4 blocks from Casa Goshen to picnic on the Malecon overlooking the ocean, greeted the Pacific, enjoyed a fruit tasting with Alicia, produced skits about cultural do’s & don’t’s, and visited the presidential palace at Plaza Mayor in...
Statement on the CoreCivic’s proposed local immigration detention center — By President Rebecca J. Stoltzfus
This statement was given by Goshen College President Rebecca Stoltzfus at a press conference hosted by the Coalition Against the Elkhart County Immigration Detention Center on January 16, 2018.
Students compete at Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival
Fourteen students and three faculty members travelled to Indianapolis for the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) Jan. 9-14.
Chapel: Blessed are the Peacemakers, Revisited
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