By Karen and Duane Sherer Stoltzfus Peru SST Co-Directors, 2014-2015 As Goshen College students do at least once every semester in Peru, we drove about an hour south to contribute to the greening of the “Southern Cone” of Lima in...
Teaming Up With the Master Gardener of Cono Sur
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Teaming Up With the Master Gardener of Cono Sur
Our Half-Marathoners!!
6 Goshen College students ran the Medio Maraton de Los Pueblos today!! The Half-Marathon began in Dolores, and then went through Jinotepe, San Marcos, Diriamba, back through Dolores, and ended...
A few more shots of the East Coast!
Here are a few more pictures, taken by Tasha Friesen, from the Caribbean Coast.
Our Caribbean Coast Learning & Adventures
Last Sunday at this time we were preparing to depart from a 3 night/2 day stay in Pearl Lagoon to return to Jinotepe. This East coast trip revealed to us another interesting and rich part of Nicaraguan culture as we...
The Bulletin Spring/Summer 2015
Intercultural learning – the focus of the spring/summer 2015 issue – is “like a dance” as we leave our comfortable groups and interact with “the other.”
The Birthday Party
David shares a journal entry: It was Saturday night, and I found myself going to a birthday party with my mom, Sara. She had told me a day or two earlier that we would be going to a party, so...
Walking the Oldest City of the Americas
By Karen and Duane Sherer Stoltzfus Peru SST Co-Directors, 2014-2015 To get to Caral, the oldest city in the Americas, you just drive straight north along the coast until you see a road sign for Caral. Head inland for about...
New book explores biblical lament and grief in youth
In a new book titled “Helping Youth Grieve: The Good News of Biblical Lament” (Resource Publications, May 2015. $19 U.S.), Goshen College Campus Pastor Bob Yoder explores the role of spiritual lament in the pastoral care and faith formation of…
Goshen College honored again as a ‘College of Distinction’
Goshen College is again among the nearly 350 colleges named to the Colleges of Distinction list for 2015-16. The college is one of only seven Indiana colleges and 55 Christian colleges listed.
"¡Vamos al Mercado!"
Abbie shares a journal entry: On Saturday evening my mom, Charo, informed me that we were going to the market. We walked down the street and entered the Metro, a large chain supermarket. At first I was surprised because this...
Tracking the Economics and Art of Fair Trade
By Karen and Duane Sherer Stoltzfus Peru SST Co-Directors, 2014-2015 A 10-minute walk from Casa Goshen, the home office of the SST program in Peru, is the headquarters for Manos Amigas, a Christian organization that exports handicrafts on behalf of...
Called to otherness: an interview with Gilberto Perez Jr.
In 2014, Gilberto Perez Jr. took on a new role in the college’s Center for Intercultural and International Education after two years as an associate professor of social work. He comes to this campus leadership role with a passion for…
Two Special Meetings: a leader, a school
In addition to regular Spanish classes this week and our Monday Reunion gathering, we had two wonderfully special encounters. On Tuesday, May 12, we were privileged to meet with and hear Padre Fernando Cardenal share stories of his personal experiences...
Striking a chord: Using music for social change
Karen Zorn ’84 was changed by her Goshen College experience. Now she wants to use music to change the world. As president of the Longy School of Music of Bard College in Boston, she’s been busy realigning the college to…
¡Si, se puede!
At the age of 12, Edgar Saucedo-Davila ’11 hated school. Today, he is the first person to graduate from both a Center for Intercultural Teaching and Learning undergraduate cohort and the Master of Arts in Intercultural Leadership program at Goshen…
2015 Goshen College summer sports camps offer opportunities for youth
From soccer to basketball to sports writing, Goshen College offers a number of summer sports camp opportunities for kids three years old through high school.
Exploring Managua 5-8-15
Friday, May 8 was a full day for the group in the Nicaraguan capital city of Managua. We all fit comfortably in a small bus for the hour long ride. We first spent time in “Old Managua,” particularly Revolution Plaza,...
Don’t dismiss difference
Dominique Chew '15 reflects on the importance of honoring and respecting each other’s identities, experiences and stories as a path toward justice.
Lifting up more voices
Zach Zimmerman '16 celebrates the diversity he has experienced at Goshen, but asks the college to do more to create space for unheard voices.
Practicing hospitality
Dona Park '17 reflects on the role of hospitality in intercultural learning.
Prairie Home, ever singing
Garrison Keillor’s May 2 nationally broadcast episode of “A Prairie Home Companion” at Goshen College celebrated Goshen's gifts in story and song.
Goshen College celebrates intercultural community, friendship with Mexican government
Goshen College celebrated its intercultural teaching and learning community and its growing relationship and friendship with the Mexican government at a campus reception and celebratory dinner Thursday, May 7, 2015.
Top 10 intercultural principles to live by
Within each cultural group there is a tremendous amount of variability, or individual differences. The intercultural learner is aware of the importance of understanding difference, engaging in difference and living in difference. According to Gilberto Perez, here are 10 intercultural…
El primero (the first)
When Gabriel (Gabe) Coll ’47 arrived on the Goshen College campus as a junior history major in the fall of 1945, he found himself flooded with requests to talk about his homeland, Puerto Rico. Coll, the first native Spanish speaker…
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