On March 12-13, 2016, admitted incoming students gathered to get to know each other, do a service project, go bowling and worship together.
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2016 spring prairie burning
In order to help maintain our campus prairies, students and staff performed a controlled burn on March 12, 2016.
Alumni Board Recognition: 2015-16 Goshen College Women’s Basketball Team
The Goshen College Alumni Board issues this proclamation of support and congratulations to the 2015-16 Goshen College Women’s Basketball team, under the direction of fifth-year head coach Stephanie Miller.
Looking to Spring
It’s hard to believe that just a few weeks ago we played broomball over lunch break. Walking back from the frozen wetland, I heard a black-capped chickadee call out the famous “fee-bee,” the notes a whole step apart and clear as a bell....
Dan, Isaiah and Kate in Oudong
At the end of this week we had the opportunity to visit our students in Oudong, a relatively short, one-hour car ride northwest of Phnom Penh in neighboring Kampong Speu Province. We have three SSTers living in this area, working...
Service in Ayacucho
Posted by: Kathryn Schmidt; Photos: Brynn and Melanie Ayacucho has a population of about 151,000; a highland city, it is situated at 8,858 feet (2,700 meters). Local draws include Quinua, a town famous for ceramics, horse-back riding, a monument to...
SST is hard work.
Posted by: Kathryn Schmidt; bird photos by David Leaman-Miller SST is a community experience, we go through it together. But it is hard work. It’s a mountain-top, it’s a spiritual and emotional boot camp. It’s a physical marathon. It’s life-changing,...
Convocation: “Servant Leadership Around The World: Stories From My Country” with GC International Students
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Day in the life of an SST mom
Posted by Kathryn Schmidt; photos by Melanie Drinkwater and Brynn Godshall We are in the middle of service visits. All students are doing well in their various locales! For us SST leaders, this is a busy time with much travel;...
Summer 2016 Internship Program with Mayor Joe Hogsett
Mayor Joe Hogsett the Mayor of Indianapolis, is offering a Summer 2016 Internship Program. This is an opportunity for undergraduates who would have completed their sophomore year by May 9th and graduate-level students to participate in this fourteen (14) week...
91.1 The Globe wins big awards in the Big Apple
Goshen College’s student-run radio station, 91.1 The Globe (WGCS), received two first place awards from the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS) at their 76th annual convention in New York City last weekend. The station and students were finalists for a total...
Putnam Competition
Bryan Yoder, Peter Schrock, and Kenan Bitikofer participated in the Putnam Mathematical Competition.
Two art majors to showcase senior work
Two Goshen College senior art majors, David Pauls and Ellen Schlabach, will showcase their work in the Music Center’s Hershberger Art Gallery between March 20 and April 24, 2016.
La Fiesta Loca
Marissa Hochstetler attended a very impressive party with her host family in Lima last month. Here is her riveting account. Note: students on SST frequently call their host families “mom, dad, brother, sister,” etc. Text and photos by: Marissa Hochstetler...
Resource Fair for people with disabilities
Event: ADEC and Goshen College resource fair Date and time: Saturday, March 19, 9 a.m. – noon Location: College Mennonite Church Fellowship Hall Cost: Free A free, public event for individuals with disabilities, family members and friends, teachers, students, professionals...
Global peace issues take center stage at annual C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest
Five Goshen College students will present speeches during the 2016 C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest on Tuesday, Mar.15. The annual event will take place at 7 p.m. in the Umble Center and is free and open to the public.
Intercollegiate Peace Fellowship Conference to focus on Black Lives Matter movement
Students and faculty from seven Anabaptist colleges will meet at Goshen College for the annual Intercollegiate Peace Fellowship Conference of Mennonite and Affiliated Colleges March 18-20, 2016.
Hannah in Svay Rieng
Our visits to the SST service locations have started off with a bang! With a little more than a week since all of the students scattered, and a little less than a three hour car ride from Phnom Penh, Dan...
Chapel: “Treasures Old and New: Reflections from a Historian’s Journey of Faith” with Steve Nolt, professor of history
Steve Nolt, professor of history, shares aspects of his faith journey. Click for audio file
Julius Caesar, March 2016
JULIUS CAESAR by William Shakespeare A play in five acts, directed by Michelle Milne Performance Dates: March 4, 5 & 11 at 8p.m. and March 6, 12 & 13 at 3p.m. Tickets may be purchased at the Goshen College Welcome Center or online at goshen.edu/tickets Shakespeare’s...
Goshen College announces top scholarship recipients for 2016-17
Goshen College has announced the 46 recipients of the school’s top scholarships for 2016-17.
FiveCore Media picks up three Michiana ADDY Awards
FiveCore Media, Goshen College’s video production company, won a silver and two bronze ADDY Awards for digital advertising campaigns from the American Advertising Federation (AAF) of Michiana last week.
An Evening of Broomball
Even with this mild winter, we have had a few opportunities to play our favorite winter game at Merry Lea. Broomball is a game that is much like hockey but it is played with regular shoes instead of skates, and...
He can’t be more than 4.
Posted by Lena Charles; photos by Lena Charles What do you know, the bus is stuck in traffic again. Annoyed, I peer out the window to my right. On the sidewalk, is a child no more than...
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