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May 11 2015

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…

May 11 2015

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.

May 11 2015

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.

May 11 2015

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…

May 11 2015

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...

May 10 2015

"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.…

May 10 2015

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...

May 10 2015

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...

May 08 2015

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...

May 07 2015

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...

May 06 2015

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…

May 05 2015

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.…

May 05 2015

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…

May 04 2015

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...

May 03 2015

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...

May 02 2015

May 02 2015

                  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...

May 01 2015

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,...

May 01 2015

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...

Apr 30 2015

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...

Apr 30 2015

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...

Apr 30 2015

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...

Apr 29 2015

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...

Apr 29 2015

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...