On Monday morning, students began the study portion of SST in earnest. In addition to beginning their Spanish classes, they heard lectures on Peruvian history since its independence, the natural resources of Peru, and the social problems in marginalized urban...
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Week One: Getting to know Lima
President’s Speech: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Spring convocation message, delivered by Dr. Rebecca Stoltzfus, President of Goshen College, on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, in the Goshen College Church-Chapel (as prepared for delivery)
Kinderforest program gets Goshen kids out of the classroom and into the woods
About once a month, 24 students from the Goshen College Laboratory Kindergarten class — a partnership between the college’s education department and Goshen Community Schools — spend the day climbing trees, building shelters and making mud pies in Witmer Woods,…
- Convocation
Convo: Special address from President Rebecca Stoltzfus with update from the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force
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GC Faculty Trio to perform with Rieth Chamber Series
Three Goshen College music professors will join together for a Rieth Chamber Series concert on Friday, Jan. 25 at 7:30 p.m. in the Goshen College Music Center's Rieth Recital Hall.
Oriented and Ready for Action
We have spent a packed three days here in Lima getting ourselves ready to meet the delights and challenges that await us this semester. We have practiced public transportation, made purchases using a new currency, ordered in restaurants, and had...
Arrival of Spring SST Unit
Our 18 students arrived safely in Lima just a little bit after 10:30 p.m. After gathering up their luggage (and snapping this photo), we promptly delivered them to a hostel near our home. In the morning, we will walk them...
- Convocation
Chapel: Opening Convo: Society and The Other. Randy Horst
A student Art Exhibit sponsored by the Art Department and Art Club with Randy Horst. Click for audio file
GC faculty appointed to new leadership positions
The Goshen College Dean’s Office has announced the appointment of Dr. Beth Martin Birky, professor of English, as the next associate dean and Dr. Jan Bender Shetler, professor of history, as the next director of international education.
Gerhard Reimer, professor emeritus of German, dies at 90
Gerhard Johan Reimer, professor emeritus of German, died Jan. 1, 2019. He was 90 years old. Reimer taught German and occasionally Spanish at Goshen College from 1966-1994, and led eleven study abroad groups for the college’s Study-Service Term (SST) and…
Fall 2018-19 Dean’s List announced
Goshen College recently recognized 211 undergraduate students for excellence in academics on the 2018-19 fall semester Dean’s List, along with 51 students in adult degree completion programs for the summer 2018 term.
- Mennonite Quarterly Review
January 2019
Contents of Volume XCIII January 2019 Number One In This Issue January 2019 Overview by John D. Roth, editor In This Issue “Part of the Authority Structure”: An Organizational History of Mennonite Indian Residential Schools in Ontario Anthony G. Siegrist Henry...
Katherine Yutzy, professor emerita of nursing, dies at 91
Katherine “Kay” Yutzy associate professor emerita of nursing at Goshen College, died Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018, at the age of 91. She taught nursing at Goshen College in 1970, 1973-75 and from 1977 until her retirement in 1993.
December 2018 Snapshots
Photos from around GC in December, 2018.
Joy to the World!
May the wonder and mystery of this season fill your hearts, your homes and the world around you with much joy, light and love!
The 18 best photos from 2018
Over the course of the past year, we've captured thousands of photos that encapsulate life at Goshen College - so here's a look back at some of the highlights from 2018!
Tom Gjelten, NPR religion and belief correspondent, to speak Jan. 28
Tom Gjelten, NPR religion and belief correspondent, will present the 2019 Yoder Public Affairs Lecture on Monday, Jan. 28 at 7:30 p.m. in the Goshen College Music Center's Rieth Recital Hall. This event is free and open to the public.
Notre Dame organist Craig Cramer to perform Jan. 20
Rieth Chamber Series Concert: Craig Cramer, Organ Date and Time: Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019, 4 p.m. Location: Goshen College Music Center’s Rieth Recital Hall Tickets: $16 for non season-ticket holders | Purchase online or by contacting the Goshen College Box...
Top 5 stories of 2018
A lot happened in 2018 at Goshen College. Here's a look back at a few of the top stories:
70-year-old mural revealed in Union Building
A mural painted by former Goshen College art professor Art Sprunger in 1949, depicting student life on the college campus, was revealed this week after being hidden behind wall panels for nearly four decades.
Aguirre receives Indiana Spirit Community Service award
Richard R. Aguirre, community impact coordinator at Goshen College, received the Indiana Latino Spirit Community Service award from the Indiana Latino Expo for his volunteer service to immigrants and the Latino community.
Festival of Carols 2018
Goshen College presented the 15th annual musical celebration of Christmas, “A Festival of Carols,” Dec. 7-9, 2018, in the Music Center’s Sauder Concert Hall. Performers included the Goshen College Chamber Choir, Men’s Chorus, Women’s World Music Choir, Goshen College Symphony Orchestra…
‘A Festival of Carols’ to air on regional television, radio
Indiana residents will have the opportunity to enjoy Goshen College’s “A Festival of Carols,” the annual musical celebration of the holiday season, on several local and regional public television stations this Christmas.
Mandira Panta ’20
Mandira Panta, a junior sustainability studies major from Kavre, Nepal, chose Goshen College partly because she wanted a liberal arts education. In her country, it is typical to plunge directly into a specific field, but Mandira wants a future that...
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