Friday, Sept. 23 Ancient Caral is very ancient; at 4,600 years old it is the oldest civilization discovered in the Americas, having been built at the same time as the pyramids in Egypt. Indeed, it is one of the six...
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Modern Caral near the ancient Caral – Day 2
Staff members carry torch as Indiana Bicentennial celebration moves through Goshen
Three Goshen College staff members helped carry the Indiana Bicentennial torch through Goshen on Oct. 4, 2016, on it's way across Indiana.
Modern Caral near ancient Caral – Day 1
Thursday, Sept. 22 We took a two-day field trip to see the ruins of Caral, a city built north of modern Lima about 4,600 years ago. But before visiting ancient Caral, we spent a day in modern Caral, a typical...
Guest Lecture: “Climate at the Crossroads: The Investor Role in Achieving a Low-Carbon Future” with Mark Campanale, Founder of the Carbon Tracker Initiative
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REClympics
Student Life hosted the first ever REClympics in the RFC on Oct. 1, 2016.
Visit to Larco museum of pre-Columbian culture
Wednesday, Sept. 21 In preparation for a two-day field trip to a 4,600-year-old city later this week, today we visited the Larco museum, well-known for its collection of pre-Columbian artifacts. Although everyone has heard of the Incas, in reality their...
Award-winning Ulysses Quartet to perform Oct. 9
The award-winning Ulysses Quartet will perform on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016 at 4 p.m. in the Music Center’s Rieth Recital Hall as part of the Rieth Chamber Series.
Let’s dance
Tuesday, Sept. 20 Learning Peruvian culture means learning Peruvian dancing. Dance instructor Pedro Farias came to teach us dances from the three regions of Peru: the coast, the Andes mountains, and the Amazon jungle. Each region had very distinct dance...
September 2016 Snapshots
Photos from around campus in September 2016.
Student researchers help improve campus sexual assault prevention and response programs
Three Goshen College students spent this past summer researching and developing new resources for the college’s sexual violence prevention and response programs.
Clothesline Project
The Clothesline Project was set up on campus from Sept. 26-28 as part of Sexual Violence Awareness Week.
Chapel: Who Am I in This World? Stories About Vocation – the GC community shares
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Peruvian artist Victor Delfin
Monday, Sept. 19 In the afternoon we took a bus to the artistic Barranco neighborhood, home to famous Peruvian artist Victor Delfin. Delphin has created sculptures and paintings that have been exhibited in many collections outside of Peru. The sculptures...
September Skies, Magnificent Creatures
by Jon Zirkle, Director of Agroecology Summer Intensive at Merry Lea My teaching in the Agroecology Summer Intensive has been completed, and since fall is my favorite season, I’m now reveling in the beauty that autumn brings with its glorious...
Kick Off – Fall 2016
Students showed off their gifts and talents during the Fall 2016 Kick Off talent show on Sept. 24.
Perez wins statewide Teacher of the Year and Chickadee Bird awards
Gilberto Perez, Jr., senior director of intercultural development & educational partnerships at Goshen College, is the recipient of two awards: Teacher of the Year 2016 by the Indiana Governor’s office and the Indiana Latino Expo (ILE) and the 2016 Chickadee…
Creating a garden in the desert.
Friday and Saturday, Sept. 16-17 We took a two-day field trip to Villa Salvador, a relatively new urban area at the southern edge of Lima where Alicia (who prepares our lunches 2-3 times per week) and her extended family hosted...
Step Afrika!
Step Afrika! performed on campus on Sept. 23, 2016.
Merry Lea hosts pastors’ academy
Ten pastors attended a Pastor’s Academy at Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center’s Farmstead Site on Sept. 21, 2016. The gathering invited them to interact with ideas that leaders of Goshen College’s three research institutes grapple with and relate them to…
Chapel: Who am I? Stories About College and Faith – the GC community shares
Students Alia Byrd, Jose Ortiz, and Taylor Zehr will reflect on “Who am I? Stories about College and Faith.” Click for audio file
Four alumni receive honors at Homecoming Weekend
The 2016 Goshen College Culture for Service Awards will be presented to Ellah Wakatama Allfrey ’88 and Dr. Doug Schwartzentruber ’78. The 2016 Dr. Ruth Gunden Champion of Character Award will go to Aletha Stahl ’89, and the Dr. Roman…
World authors to converge at Goshen College for conversation
Ellah Wakatama Allfrey, John Freeman, Aleksander Hemon and Aminatta Forna, four internationally-acclaimed and award-winning writers, will take part in a conversation at Goshen College on Thursday, Oct. 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the Newcomer Center, Room 17. The event is…
Alumni to discuss sustainable agriculture in a global context
The Goshen College Biology Department will host a two-day symposium during Homecoming Weekend, Oct. 7-8, to celebrate accomplishments of alumni, notably the class of 1966, in addressing global food insecurity.
GC alum from Hungary to host International Luncheon Oct. 11
Balasz Pirot, a Hungarian citizen who graduated in May 2016, will treat guests to a traditional Hungarian meal and a brief overview of Hungary's history, economy, culture, attractions and famous people on Oct. 11 at noon in the Church-Chapel Fellowship…
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