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Apr 10 2015

Award-winning organist Simon Thomas Jacobs will present a recital of organ works on the Goshen College Music Center’s Taylor & Boody Pipe organ on Sunday, April 19, 2015. Part of the 2014-15 Rieth Chamber Series, the recital will begin at…

Apr 09 2015

By Karen and Duane Sherer Stoltzfus Peru SST Co-Directors, 2014-2015 The closing chapter of our three-month semester of study and service in Peru was spent at Kawai, a church camp along the ocean, about an hour south of Lima. We...

Apr 09 2015

Two-time Grammy award-winning Turtle Island Quartet will team up with special guest Nellie McKay to present a delightful kaleidoscope of voice and strings at Goshen College on Tuesday, April 21 at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Performing Arts Series.

Apr 08 2015

The Goshen College Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Dr. Christopher Fashun, will present its spring concert in Sauder Concert Hall on Friday, April 17, 2015. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m.

Apr 08 2015

Goshen College faculty, staff and student women will perform stories about friendship, sexuality, body image, trauma and triumph in the second annual Goshen Monologues on Tuesday, April 14. The performance will take place at 8 p.m. in the Goshen College…

Apr 07 2015

Christopher Fashun, assistant professor of music and conductor of the Goshen College Symphony Orchestra, will present a preview of the Spring Pops Concert during the Afternoon Sabbatical series on Tuesday, April 14, at 1 p.m. in the Goshen College Music…

Apr 07 2015

Ammon Allen-Doucot shares a journal entry. During service, he worked in Ayacucho at Casa Luz, a home for children who have been abandoned or whose parents are otherwise unable to care for them. Names matter a great deal to me....

Apr 06 2015

Mennonite Women USA presented the first Sister Care seminar specifically for college students on March 20-21 at Goshen College, offering a workshop for young women to explore personal healing and recovery in light of faith.

Apr 06 2015

Garrett Ahlgrim and Zoe Blosser earned an Honorable Mention for their solution to the "Eradicating Ebola" problem.

Apr 03 2015

By Karen and Duane Sherer Stoltzfus Peru SST Co-Directors, 2014-2015 Courtney and Elizabeth will hold the record this term for taking the longest bus ride to their service location: 16 hours from Lima to Arequipa. Arequipa is Peru’s second-largest city,...

Apr 02 2015

Joanna shares a journal entry:   “Sin pan, no vive.” (“You can’t live without bread.”) Ercilia Gonzales Pincos, Joanna’s host mother   There is such complexity in bread. Everywhere, bread holds great significance; it is a staple of all cuisines...

Apr 01 2015

Goshen College’s Pinchpenny Press released four student chapbooks, an anthology of nonfiction essays and a creative arts magazine this month. Pinchpenny Press publishes chapbooks for students, faculty and friends of Goshen College. The program began in 1969 and has since…

Apr 01 2015

We at Merry Lea Sustainable Farm emerged in April to find spring peepers, shiitake mushrooms, and budding fruit trees, all of which brightened what had been a tough winter. As is becoming a regular tradition, we offered a farm open...

Apr 01 2015

A time to prepare ourselves as we enter Holy Week and reflect on Jesus’s last earthly week that included his suffering, trial, death, and resurrection. Click for audio file

Apr 01 2015

The 2015-16 Performing Arts Series will again bring extraordinary and top quality arts performances to Sauder Concert Hall, Goshen College officials announced today. In an effort to increase visibility for Goshen College and grow enrollment, President James E. Brenneman has...

Mar 31 2015

By Karen and Duane Sherer Stoltzfus Peru SST Co-Directors, 2014-2015   After dropping off suitcases at our hostel in Ayacucho, we went to Comedor Luz y Vida, a place where children from impoverished homes can enjoy a healthy lunch after...

Mar 31 2015

Goshen College choirs will present a mosaic of musical offerings during the 11th annual EARTHTONES choral concert on Saturday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the Goshen College Music Center’s Sauder Concert Hall.

Mar 31 2015

One difficult exam!

Mar 26 2015

Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College will host an open house for its Sustainable Farm on Friday, April 10, 4 p.m. until dark, providing the public a chance to see the property and learn about its programs.

Mar 25 2015

Planting sweet corn on Monday the 30th of March felt like a bright ending to what otherwise was an exceptionally difficult month.  Having a greenhouse and a detached hoophouse is a blessing, giving our farm the opportunity to extend the...

Mar 25 2015

Shawn Riegsecker, founder and CEO of Chicago-based tech company Centro, will present insights from his entrepreneurial journey during the Business Innovators Luncheon on Monday, April 6. Hosted by the Goshen College Business Department, the luncheon will take place in the…

Mar 25 2015

Today’s chapel focus is “Hope in Christ.” Short messages will be shared by students Monica Miller and Karina Flores, and accounting professor Andrew Hartzler. Join us as we sing together and reflect on the distractions that separate us from God....

Mar 23 2015

April 2015 events include the EARTHTONES Concert, a student performance of Goshen Monologues, the GC Symphony Orchestra Spring Concert, and the 117th annual Commencement Weekend activities.

Mar 22 2015

By Karen and Duane Sherer Stoltzfus Peru SST Co-Directors, 2014-2015 The morning after we arrived in Tarma, we found ourselves standing in the Fe y Alegria  school yard with Christian and Maria, part of a large circle of students, teachers,...