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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Kathryn Schmidt to present solo piano recital on May 16
Goshen College and Community School of the Arts instructor of piano Dr. Kathryn Schmidt will present a solo piano recital in Rieth Recital Hall on Saturday, May 16. The recital will begin at 7:30 p.m.
National Public Radio features Goshen Latino band
NPR recently featured Lalo Cura, a Goshen band that draws inspiration from a variety of musical genres and uses Spanish lyrics to create awareness about social issues facing Latin American communities.
Goshen College announces Dean’s List for spring 2014-15
Goshen College recently recognized 170 undergraduate students for excellence in academics on the 2014-15 spring semester Dean’s List. The Dean’s List includes traditional undergraduate students earning at least a 3.75 GPA, while completing at least 12 hours of course work…
Museo Larco: A Showcase for Pre-Columbian History
By Karen and Duane Sherer Stoltzfus Peru SST Co-Directors, 2014-2015 In anticipation of our visit to Caral, an archaeological site that represents the oldest city in the Americas, dating to about 2600 B.C., we visited a museum that uses pottery...
What matters most: Fiat lux!
"This Bulletin shares just a few of the many rays of healing and hope that shine each and every day on campus and around the world as we seek to live fully into our vision of intercultural and international education.…
The Week in Review-Nicaragua 2015-Week 1
Students did well over the first weekend with their host families dealing with nerves, communication, getting to know family members, new food and new surroundings. Lunes/Monday – Students began their Monday-Thursday daily routine of morning Spanish instruction. Each Monday afternoon...
Surquillo, Lima, Peru
Irene shares a journal entry: Surquillo, Lima, Peru. It sounds like such a grand place. Maybe up a great path, ending in an open meadow with children playing with lambs. Or the location of a magnificent palace where kings and...
Volleyball at Dusk
Joshua shares a journal entry: “Quieres jugar vóley?” I was asked. “Vóley?” Ohhh, volleyball. Hmm. I don’t play much. But sure, I’m a good head taller than most Peruvians, so I guess I’ll have a slight advantage, right? This was...
Spending the Holiday Downtown
By Karen and Duane Sherer Stoltzfus Peru SST Co-Directors, 2014-2015 We were a little worried that going downtown on Dia de Trabajo, or Labor Day, would be a disappointment to students if the streets were deserted, leaving us to wander...
FiveCore Media nominated for regional Emmy award
FiveCore Media, Goshen College’s video production company, was nominated for a regional Emmy award for its 2013 “A Festival of Carols” video, which aired in December 2014 on PBS stations in Indiana. This is the first Emmy nomination for FiveCore…
Goshen College celebrates 10th anniversary of Opus 41 organ with May 10 recital
In May 2005, the Goshen College Music Center dedicated its new Taylor and Boody pipe organ, “Opus 41.” Now, 10 years later, the public is invited to celebrate its anniversary with a recital as part of the Rieth Chamber Series.…
Elkhart County youth orchestras to perform works from Game of Thrones and Jurassic Park
Two Elkhart County youth orchestras will present their spring concert in the Goshen College Music Center’s Sauder Concert Hall on Sunday, May 10, 2015. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. Performing will be the Youth Honors Concert Orchestra (grades…
Peruvian Families Warmly Welcome Students
By Karen and Duane Sherer Stoltzfus Peru SST Co-Directors, 2014-2015 Goshen students met their host families after a day spent touring downtown Lima. The day was distinguished, in a good way, by weather and by traffic. For the second day...
Mixing Fruit and Ocean Breeze With Handouts
By Karen and Duane Sherer Stoltzfus Peru SST Co-Directors, 2014-2015 Our first day of orientation began a little late, at 9:30 a.m, with a walk to Casa Goshen (of course when you don’t leave the airport until 1 a.m. that...
Our wonderful host families!!
Leaving Managua, Arriving in Jinotepe
This morning we packed up our bags from Casa San Juan and headed to Casa Goshen in Jinotepe, where we live. We will gather at this house every Monday for lunch, and...
Rieth Village Swarming with Life, New Faces
People. I will remember May by the upswelling of people populating the spaces of Rieth Village, this year in many forms beyond the norm. May Term students become a familiar presence after a few weeks, but quickly prepare to leave,...
Orientation – Day 1 in Managua
Today was our first full day getting oriented to SST, Nica, and strengthening Spanish speaking skills. The day started off with a thunderstorm, the first day of rain as we near the rainy season…this brought a wonderful relief to the...
Social Work Program Reaccredited
The Social Work Program has been reaccredited by the Council on Social Work Education for eight years; this required a thorough self-study and site visit and reflects the strength of the program and its outcomes–our graduates! Goshen’s Social Work Program...
Peruvian SST Begins With Chocolate, Crackers and a Prayer
After an extended day of travel, 19 students arrived in Lima shortly after midnight, having traded spring in Goshen for fall in Lima. The trip began around 7 a.m. on Wednesday with a ride to Chicago and a short domestic...
Students Arrive Safely in Managua
Bienvenidos a Nicaragua Goshen College Students! About 7:30 p.m. Managua time students arrived safely and navigated through customs and baggage claim smoothly. Students are now settling in to the guesthouse, Casa San Juan, for a couple of days of orientation...
Janeth Vela ’17
Janeth Vela’s first experience with Goshen College began when she started taking piano lessons in GC’s community music program at the age of six. She graduated in 2017 with a nursing degree and played soccer for the college. Why did...
Sociology Collaborative launched
David Lind ’97, associate professor of sociology, is serving as the Coordinator of the Sociology Collaborative for its first two years (2014-15 and 2015-16). The Collaborative, a joint undertaking of Goshen College, Bluffton University and Eastern Mennonite University, allows Bluffton...
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