On October 23 and 24 we visited the SST teaching groups in the cities of Yilong and Langzhong. In Yilong we were able to sit in on four classes at Virtue Middle School and saw all of the student teaching…
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National, state radio awards keep rolling in for GC students and alumni
Goshen College radio students won first place in two categories and were named finalists in three other in the College Broadcasters, Inc. (CBI) National Student Radio Production Awards last weekend in Seattle. In addition, 91.1 FM The Globe (WGCS) was…
Spending the Night in a Town Made From Stone
If one had to pick a town in which to spend the night en route to Machu Picchu, Ollantaytambo would be among the best places anywhere in the highlands. More than 500 years ago, Ollantaytambo served as an important rest...
‘Heavenly Voices’ portrays stories of Mennonite women of color
A multicultural cast of female students, alums and faculty from Goshen College will present the play Heavenly Voices on Saturday, Nov. 1, at 6:30 p.m. at Waterford Mennonite Church in Goshen.
Zach Landis Lewis ’00
After graduating from Goshen College, Zach moved to Pittsburgh and enrolled in a Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) program at the University of Pittsburgh, specializing in digital libraries, and began working on touch screen software for medical records...
GC All-Campus Band to debut alongside Lavender Jazz in Halloween joint concert
Goshen College’s new All-Campus Band will perform alongside GC’s Lavender Jazz ensemble in a joint concert on Friday, Oct. 31 at 7:30 p.m. The concert will take place in the Goshen College Music Center’s Sauder Concert Hall.
Jason B. Kauffman ’05
In May of 2015, Jason received his Ph.D. in Latin American history and environmental history from the University of North Carolina, where he studied the social and environmental history of the Pantanal, the world’s largest freshwater wetland (straddling Brazil, Bolivia,...
Convocation: Jeff Gundy, guest speaker from Bluffton University
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Cloud Services – Manage Work Using Google Drive and Apps
Use Google Drive cloud storage to securely manage your files from anywhere. With Google Apps, create documents, spreadsheets, and presentations on multiple devices, and share files with others to work collaboratively on content. Presenter: Patricia Goodman, Assistant Director of IT...
Author Reyna Grande to speak on immigration and the American dream on Nov. 4 and 5
Award-winning novelist and memoirist Reyna Grande will present the 2014 Yoder Public Affairs lecture at Goshen College, titled “Crossing Borders: Immigration and the American Dream,” on Tuesday, Nov. 4 at 7:30 p.m. in the Goshen College Church-Chapel.
Harmony of humanity and nature at Lingyun Mountain
Before leaving Nanchong for their teaching service, the SST group took one more field trip, visiting Lingyun Mountain National Forest Park east of Nanchong. Professor He Mingyu of the China West Normal University’s English Department served as our guide. She…
Between Study and Service, a Time for Centering
The morning after thanking our Lima host families and saying goodbye at the despedida, we left for Cusco, the capital of the Incan empire and gateway to the Sacred Valley, a valley that we would soon follow en route to...
Goshen College professor and student receive awards at regional art exhibition
John Mishler, professor of art, and Sunday Mahaja, a senior art major from Lagos, Nigeria, each received two awards for their art at the 36th Elkhart Juried Regional Art Exhibition on Friday, Oct. 10. The exhibition will run through Dec.…
Throwing a party for our Nanchong host families
As our time in Nanchong came to an end, we planned a party for our host families to thank them for welcoming us into their homes for six weeks. They were patient with us when communication was difficult, they cared…
La Despedida: Saying Good-Bye
For one night anyway, Goshen students did the serving. At the end of five weeks of living and studying in Lima, and on the eve of leaving for a week in Cusco and the Sacred Valley, and then moving on...
Social work alum publishes book on employee centered management
Earlier this year, Larry Wenger '65 published his first book, "Employee Centered Management: The Coming Revolution in Social Services."
Eyes Wide Open to the Colors of Peru
Mariah shares a journal essay: I have never really seen the world in color. I have never wanted to distinguish between black people, brown people, white people. I view people as equals. Race, class and culture don’t affect the way...
Goshen College students win computer programming competition
Two Goshen College students recently won first place in the Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges (CCSC) Midwest programming competition on Sept. 20 at Olivet Nazarene University, in Bourbonnais, Illinois.
National Week Travel
October 1-7 is National Week in China, a week-long vacation commemorating the end of the Chinese civil war in 1949 and the establishment of the People’s Republic of China. Schools at all levels are closed, so our classes at China…
Lyle Lovett to charm audience at Nov. 1 concert at Goshen College
Lyle Lovett will bring his Lone Star state charisma to charm the audience in a Performing Arts Series concert in the Goshen College Music Center’s Sauder Concert Hall on Saturday, Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m.
Art of Tap, Teas and Seeds
During the first half of the SST semester in Peru, students participated in a series of interactive workshops related to dance, music, herbs and jewelry-making. Alicia Taipe Tello, a longtime cook and cultural guide for Goshen College, served as the...
Advance Directive Planning and End-of-Life Care Choices
Included will be a brief overview of the Living Will, Health Care Power of Attorney, Out-of-Hospital DNR, and POST (Physician Orders For Scope of Treatment) documents. Information will be shared which may assist persons as they discuss their planning with...
GC Chamber Choir and St. Joseph Valley Camerata to present joint concert
Two local choral ensembles will unite under one conductor for a special choral concert. The Goshen College Chamber Choir will join with St. Joseph Valley Camerata, an area professional choir, for a concert on Sunday, Oct. 26 at 4 p.m.…
Visiting artist Michael Coonrod to present solo piano recital at Goshen College
Visiting artist Michael Coonrod will present a solo piano recital in the Music Center’s Rieth Recital Hall on Friday, Oct. 24, 2014 at 7:30 p.m.
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