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Jan 16 2016

Saturday. After a long and exciting week of adjusting to new families, new classes, and lots of new experiences and food, it was nice to have a Saturday to catch up on rest and spend time with families. At 1...

Jan 16 2016

Al Mercado (At the market) Posted by Dona P.   Skin to skin, follicle to follicle With every bodily shift I am attached, a human velcro, To the tan stampede rushing beside me To focus I stare at the corner...

Jan 15 2016

Regina Shands Stoltzfus, assistant professor of peace, justice and conflict studies at Goshen College, was awarded the 2016 Spirit of Justice Award by the State of Indiana Civil Rights Commission, the state’s highest civil rights honor, on Jan. 14, 2016 at...

Jan 15 2016

Regina Shands Stoltzfus, assistant professor of peace, justice and conflict studies, has been recognized by the Indiana Civil Rights Commission as a recipient of the 2016 Spirit of Justice Award in honor of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

Jan 14 2016

Posted by Brynn G. A mi me encanta todo. (I really love everything.) This is what I keep thinking to myself: as I eagerly stare out the window of my papa’s coche, my hair blowing wildly as we fly precariously...

Jan 14 2016

After three straight days of afternoon lectures, it was time for us to get out and about the city. The students left RUPP after their morning Khmer lessons and headed over near the confluence of the Tonle Sap and Mekong...

Jan 13 2016

Four-time Grammy winning singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash, daughter of Johnny Cash, will perform at the Goshen College Music Center on Jan. 29 as part of the 2015-16 Performing Arts Series.

Jan 13 2016

Global Youth Connect is planning for their first ever Human Rights Delegation to Colombia, scheduled for March 5- 13. This delegation will cater to people ages 18-30 and will visit two Colombian cities. Delegates will have the opportunity to travel to...

Jan 13 2016

Today was another normal day, if there is such a thing on SST. One student missed class today because his family took him to a wedding outside of Phnom Penh – that’s an experience of a lifetime. The rest had...

Jan 13 2016

Our first chapel of the Spring semester revisits this year’s Campus Ministries theme “Centered in Christ.” Ryan Sensenig (associate professor of biological and environmental sciences), Dominique Burgunder-Johnson (director of marketing), and Jose Rocha (associate professor of music) reflect on the...

Jan 13 2016

Programmers, artists, musicians and writers are invited to participate in the 2015 Global Game Jam (GGJ) at Goshen College, the world’s largest game creation event, Jan. 29-31. A record 500 locations in 84 countries will participate in this year's event.

Jan 12 2016

Goshen College adjunct instructor of percussion Ben Runkel will present a percussion recital on Friday, Jan. 22 in the Goshen College Music Center’s Rieth Recital Hall. The recital will begin at 7:30 p.m.

Jan 12 2016

Not a whole lot to report today but we know after our daughter went to Nicaragua on SST this summer that even a little post these early days is better for parents than nothing at all. So, here you go....

Jan 11 2016

The National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations’ Washington, DC Summer Internship Program offers undergraduate and graduate students a ten-week professional, academic, and career opportunity internship in the nation’s capital. The program features a demanding mix of professional involvement, intellectual challenge, career...

Jan 11 2016

Regina Shands Stoltzfus, assistant professor of peace, justice and conflict studies at Goshen College, has been awarded the 2016 Spirit of Justice Award by the State of Indiana Civil Rights Commission, the state's highest civil rights honor.

Jan 11 2016

The students all came out of the weekend with so much to share with each other. A common theme was how kind their families are, the  wonderful hospitality they have received thus far, and how they will quickly be needing...

Jan 10 2016

Posted by Kristopher Schmidt, Peru SST Co-leader Photos by Kristopher S. After a day of touring Lima’s historic downtown, students were finally able to meet their host families! Living with host families in Lima is a central-aspect of SST, providing culture and...

Jan 10 2016

  Posted by Kathryn Schmidt, Peru SST Co-leader Photos by Sadie G.Z. and Lena C. The Peru SST Unit has had a full few days. We have been surprised to have rain, here in this city that is nearly as...

Jan 09 2016

After a chance to sleep in, a few hours of orientation at the Frangipani Living Arts Hotel and lunch at a local Chinese noodle restaurant (watching them make noodles by hand is magical), the students walked to the SST unit...

Jan 08 2016

The adventure in Cambodia has begun! After a marathon flight from Chicago to Seoul, across the north pole and the international dateline, and on to Phnom Penh, the students have arrived, tired but happy.  After an hour delay in Seoul,...

Jan 07 2016

Goshen College recently recognized 215 students for excellence in academics on the fall 2015-16 semester Dean’s List. The Dean’s List includes undergraduate students earning at least a 3.75 GPA, while completing at least 12 hours of course work for a…

Jan 07 2016

We are delighted to announce the safe arrival of 16 GC students to Lima! 12 women and 4 men landed at Jorge Chavez Airport at 12:30 this morning, quite tired and also very excited. They were greeted by Kris Schmidt,...

Jan 06 2016

The Goshen Historical Society is looking for someone to assist them to create a mobile app for a set of walking tours with possible embedded local history scavenger hunts. They would like a history student to do research and create material content...

Jan 06 2016

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