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Community Engagement Day 2016
On Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016, first-year students took a day off from classes to volunteer in the community. Students lent their time and talents to places like La Casa, Inc., The Boys and Girls Club, Soup of Success, Habitat for...
2016 Peace Play winner, ‘Party Favors,’ takes the stage Oct. 7-9
The Goshen College Theater Department will perform “Party Favors,” the winning play in the 2016 Goshen College Peace Play Contest, during Homecoming Weekend on Oct. 7 at 8 p.m., Oct. 8 at 4 p.m. and Oct. 9 at 2 p.m.…
Looking at a chronology of peace at Goshen College
Since it was founded in 1894, Goshen College has cultivated a long tradition of peacemaking.
Application fees waived as part of College GO! Week
From Sept. 26 - 30, Goshen College will waive application fees as part of the statewide College GO! Week, sponsored by Learn More Indiana.
Krabill to present sabbatical exhibit exploring loss and redemption
Merrill Krabill, professor of art at Goshen College, will present a sabbatical exhibition titled “Between Earth and Sky: exploring loss and redemption” starting Sept. 25 through Nov. 6, 2016. A reception will take place on Sunday, Oct. 9 at 4:30,…
Attend the 2016 University of Notre Dame Law Fair
On Thursday, October 6, representatives from over 90 law schools from across the nation will be on the Notre Dame campus to meet and speak with students considering the study of law and/or a career in the law in the...
Marc Cohn to present 25th anniversary concert
Marc Cohn, a Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter, will come to Goshen for a Performing Arts Series concert in the Music Center’s Sauder Concert Hall on Saturday, Oct. 1 at 7:30 p.m. This show will be part of Cohn’s 25th…
‘Frighteningly talented’ pianist Christopher Taylor to open Rieth Chamber Series
Virtuoso pianist and University of Wisconsin-Madison Professor of Piano Christopher Taylor will present a solo piano concert in Sauder Concert Hall on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. and is the opening concert in the…
A fair trade with friendly hands
Wednesday, Sept. 14 We have all seen stores, like Ten Thousand Villages, that sell artisan crafts from abroad, but on Wednesday students learned what it means to buy those handicrafts via fair trade principles, meet some of the artists that make the...
Open Mic Night
Campus Activities Council held an open mic night on Sept. 17, 2016.
Album recorded at Goshen College Music Center debuts at No. 4 on Billboard chart
An album by Conspirare, recorded in February and March of 2016 in the Goshen College Music Center’s Sauder Concert Hall, debuted at no. 4 on the Billboard Traditional Classical chart earlier this month.
Experiencing genuine Afro-Peruvian culture and hospitality.
Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 10-11. We took a weekend field trip to experience one of the Peruvian cultures, that of Afro-Peruvians, descendants of Africans brought to Peru as slaves. A three-hour ride south of Lima, in the small community of...
Goshen College enrollment, retention and diversity continue to rise
Goshen College enrollment figures show a total overall growth, including among incoming first-year students and graduate students, as well as greater retention and diversity.
Dr. Ryan Claassen (’94) on the Constitution
Dr. Ryan L. Claassen (‘94) returned to his alma mater for the presentation, “The Constitution, the Religious Right and the Presidential Election” at the Goshen College’s Center for Intercultural and International Education (CIIE). Claassen graduated from Goshen College with a...
Mennonite Brethren Historical Commission Research and Writing Grants
The Historical Commission of the U.S. and Canadian Mennonite Brethren Churches are offering five research and writing grants for 2016-2017. Grants of up to $2,000 to support Archives Development of Mennonite archives around the world—one specifically for non-U.S.-Canadian archives and another for US-Canadian archives. Deadline...
Convocation: Hispanic Heritage Month
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with Latino Student Union Click for audio file
Indiana Poet Laureate Shari Wagner ’80 to host workshop, poetry reading
Shari Wagner, a 1980 Goshen College graduate and current Indiana State Poet Laureate, will host a poetry workshop from 4-6 p.m. and poetry reading at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 28, at Goshen College in Newcomer Center, Room 17.
Founder of Carbon Tracker Initiative to speak about socially responsible investing
Mark Campanale, founder of the Carbon Tracker Initiative, will present a public lecture, titled “Climate at the Crossroads: The Investor Role in Achieving a Low-Carbon Future,” on Sunday, Oct. 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the Goshen College Church-Chapel, with a…
U.S. News & World Report ranks Goshen College 5th in Midwest
Goshen College ranked fifth on the U.S. News & World Report list of the "Best Regional Colleges in the Midwest," and 3rd among "Great Schools, Great Prices," according to the annual rankings.
GC music faculty to open concert season with recital in Rieth Recital Hall
Members of the Goshen College music department faculty will open the 2016-17 concert season with a varied recital of classical music in Rieth Recital Hall on Friday, Sept. 16, 2016. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m.
What can you do with a Goshen College degree? We asked 10 recent alumni.
Ever wonder what you can do with a Goshen College degree? Wonder no more — we checked in with a few of our recent graduates to find out what they’ve been doing since graduation.
We carve a tiny niche in a hill.
Friday, September 9. We drove 2 hours north from central Lima …. and were still not at the outskirts of this sprawling city. This capital now has almost 10 million people (Chicago is 8.3 million), but 50 years ago had...
First classes in Lima
The past four days the students have been settling into their weekly routine: language classes are from 9-12 in the morning at the Good Shepherd Church, an Anglican church with a long history in Lima. Lunches are usually shared together...
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