Text and Photos by Kristopher Schmidt Before each group of new students arrives in Peru, the Goshen Directors meet with the host families to explain the values of GC as well as the expectations and goals of the program. My spanish is mediocre at...

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¡Salta! Jumping in with both feet.
Text and Photos by Kristopher Schmidt We are happy to announce the safe arrival of 15 GC students to Lima! Everyone arrived on Thursday following a modest delay. We tried a different airline, so the arrival was a much...

April Snapshots
Photos from around campus in April, 2016.

Shari Wagner ’80 pens original poem for Indiana Arts Commission’s 50th anniversary
This video features an original poem by State Poet Laureate Shari Wagner '80, recited by State Poetry Out Loud Champion Grace Milligan, and original music composed by Timothy Carlos. This video was produced by Think Ahead Studios inIndianapolis, as a…

Goshen College theater club hosts one-woman show about sexual assault
Performance: Post Traumatic Super Delightful by Antonia Lassar Date and time: Friday, April 29th at 8 p.m. Location: Goshen College’s Umble Center Tickets: $5 for general admission. Tickets can be purchased in advance through the Welcome Center at (574) 535-7566, welcomecenter@goshen.edu or online. Tickets can also be purchased...

President’s baccalaureate sermon: “Cultured for Loving Service”
RELATED LINKS: Commencement story: “Carrie Newcomer encourages graduates to ‘be true, be kind and pay attention’ with words and song” Commencement photo album Commencement speech by Carrie Newcomer ’80 (full-text) Nurses Pinning photo album Baccalaureate worship service photo album Senior...

Carrie Newcomer encourages graduates to ‘be true, be kind and pay attention’ with words and song at 118th commencement
Members of the Goshen College Class of 2016 received undergraduate and graduate degrees after being encouraged by speaker and alumna Carrie Newcomer ’80, an Indiana-based singer-songwriter, to “be true, be kind and pay attention” during the college’s 118th commencement on…

Commencement Weekend 2016: Commencement
Goshen’s 118th Commencement ceremony, with speaker Carrie Newcomer ’80.

Commencement Weekend 2016: Baccalaureate
Students and families worshipped during the baccalaureate service on Sunday, April 24, 2016.

Commencement Weekend 2016: Department Receptions
Faculty, students and their families celebrated at academic department receptions during Commencement Weekend on April 23, 2016.

In the media: The Bolden story
After serving 22 years in prison for crimes he didn’t commit, Eddie Bolden was released and able to see his son, Dominique, graduate from Goshen College in the same week. Read their story:

Commencement speech (video and full text): “Three Things” by Carrie Newcomer ’80
Commencement address (as prepared for delivery) by Carrie Newcomer ’80, at the 118th Goshen College Commencement on Sunday, April 24, 2016. Copyright Carrie Newcomer. RELATED LINKS: Commencement story: “Carrie Newcomer encourages graduates to ‘be true, be kind and pay attention’...

Commencement Weekend 2016: Senior Program
Members of the class of 2016 performed for friends and family on April 23, 2016.

Commencement Weekend 2016: Nurses Pinning
Students in the nursing Class of 2016 received their pins and celebrated with their families on Saturday, April 23.

Organist Rhonda Sider Edgington to close out Rieth Chamber Series on May 8
Concert: Rieth Chamber Series: Rhonda Sider Edgington, organist Date and Time: Sunday, May 8, 2016, 4 p.m. Location: Rieth Recital Hall Tickets: $10 general admission, available online at https://archive.goshen.edu/tickets or by calling (574) 535-7566. GC faculty/staff/students free with valid ID. Michigan...

Dear: America’s Best Foot Forward
posted by: Kathryn Schmidt Dear: 2016 Spring SST-ers, During one of our meetings you dubbed yourselves America’s Best Foot Forward, because that is what you aimed to be during your SST term. I’d like to congratulate you on being exactly...

Community School of the Arts youth choirs to perform in spring showcase concert
Event: CSA Showcase Concert Date, time: Sunday, May 1, 2016, 4 p.m. Location: Sauder Concert Hall, Goshen College Music Center Tickets: $7 adults, $5 seniors/students, available at the door one hour before the concert. GC faculty/staff/students free with valid ID....

From sports to theater to coding, Goshen College camps offer summer options for youth
Goshen College will offer a number of summer camp opportunities for kids three years old through high school, including soccer, sports writing, musical theater and coding poetry. Learn more and sign up at goshen.edu/summercamps.

GC Players Improv Night
GC Players hosted an improv night on Friday, April 15.

Paper Lanterns
Goshen College students and staff shined a light of peace over the college by sending off paper sky lanterns on Sunday, April 17. Students made a small donation for each lantern, which will go toward providing food and support for Syrian refugees.

EARTHTONES
The Goshen Choirs explored the large palette of sounds available to the human voices from around the world during the annual EARTHTONES choral concert on Saturday, April 16.
Chapel: Hymn Sing Shout-out!
A GC tradition! Your chance to shout out your favorite hymn to sing in the last chapel of the year. Click for audio file

The Goshen College Record named Newspaper of the Year
The Goshen College Record claimed 28 Indiana Collegiate Press Association (ICPA) awards, including “Newspaper of the Year,” in a competition among Indiana colleges.

Goshen College Symphony Orchestra Spring Concert
The Goshen College Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of José Rocha, presented their spring concert in the Music Center’s Sauder Concert Hall on Sunday, April 10. The GCSO’s program included performances of the “Tragic Overture, Op. 81” by Johannes Brahms, and...
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