As Merry Lea celebrates its first half-century, we take a look at the role it's played in environmental education at Goshen College and in the community.

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Merry Lea’s first half century, part two: Fifty years of environmental education

Merry Lea’s first half century, part one: Fifty years of land management
As Merry Lea celebrates its first half-century, we take a look back at how its caretakers have managed the land.
Intern with U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly
Summer Internship Program: The Office of U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly is currently accepting internship applications for the summer I and summer II internship sessions in Washington, DC as well as the summer internship session in the Indianapolis and South Bend...

Study Week 1: Jan.15-19
Students attend classes at Buen Pastor Anglican Church, with lectures, quizzes and discussions in the morning, followed by lunch and Spanish class. On Thursday they visited the Shipibo indigenous community in Lima where they painted traditional designs on cloth and...

Host Families!
Students met their host families on Friday evening, Jan.12, and spent the weekend getting acquainted with their new homes and neighborhoods.

Orientation January 11 and 12
Students walked 4 blocks from Casa Goshen to picnic on the Malecon overlooking the ocean, greeted the Pacific, enjoyed a fruit tasting with Alicia, produced skits about cultural do’s & don’t’s, and visited the presidential palace at Plaza Mayor in...

Statement on the CoreCivic’s proposed local immigration detention center — By President Rebecca J. Stoltzfus
This statement was given by Goshen College President Rebecca Stoltzfus at a press conference hosted by the Coalition Against the Elkhart County Immigration Detention Center on January 16, 2018.

Students compete at Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival
Fourteen students and three faculty members travelled to Indianapolis for the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) Jan. 9-14.
Chapel: Blessed are the Peacemakers, Revisited
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DC Public Policy Summer Internships
A message from Laura Cusack at The Fund for American Studies: Our Washington, DC based summer institute focused on Public Policy and Economics program is now accepting applications for the February 7, 2018 Priority Deadline. We are very happy to announce that through our Leadership...

Organist and basso profundo Glenn Miller to perform Jan. 26
Organist and basso profundo singer Glenn Miller will present a Rieth Chamber Series concert on Friday, Jan. 26 at 7:30 p.m. in Goshen College Music Center’s Rieth Recital Hall. He will be joined by the Goshen College Chamber Choir.

Rieth Chamber Series: Bach & Beethoven Ensemble
The Bach and Beethoven Ensemble will present a Rieth Chamber Series concert on Sunday, Feb. 18 at 4 p.m. in Goshen College Music Center’s Rieth Recital Hall.
- Convocation
Convo: MLK Day
“Strength to Love,” with feature weekend speaker Leonard Dow. Do you want to watch the convocation instead? Watch Here: MLk Jr. Study Day Convcation Click for audio file

Winter Choral Concert
The Goshen College Choirs will present their Winter Choral Concert on Saturday, Feb. 10 at 7:30 p.m. in the Music Center's Sauder Concert Hall.
- Mennonite Quarterly Review
January 2018 Table of Contents
Contents of Volume XCII January 2018 Number One In This Issue Overview by John D. Roth, editor Big Brother is Watching: FBI Surveillance of Antiwar Activities at Mennonite Colleges in the 1960s Keith Sprunger and Mary Sprunger Luther’s Reformation and that...

Welcome to SST Peru Spring 2018!
Peru Pilgrimage begins now! The group arrived safely in Lima early Thursday Jan.11, and went to rest in a hostel. They will have a 2-day orientation and then be taken by their host families to their new homes on Friday...
- Convocation
Convo: Recycled, A Student Art Exhibit
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Yamato: the drummers of Japan to bring heart-pounding rhythms to Goshen College
Concert: Yamato: The drummers of Japan Date & Time: Friday, Feb. 9, 2018, 7:30 p.m. Location: Goshen College Music Center’s Sauder Concert Hall Tickets: $45, $40, $30 | Buy tickets online With rhythmic beats that envelop the entire audience, Japanese drumming...

Goshen College announces Fall 2017-18 Dean’s List
Goshen College recently recognized 191 traditional undergraduate students for excellence in academics on the 2017-18 fall semester Dean’s List.

Diana Lawson, CEO of the Elkhart County Convention and Visitors Bureau, will present on the Vibrant Communities initiative
Diane Lawson, CEO of the Elkhart County Convention and Visitors Bureau, will speak about Elkhart County's Vibrant Communities initiative during an Afternoon Sabbatical presentation on Tuesday, Feb. 13 at 1 p.m. in the Goshen College Music Center’s Sauder Concert Hall.…
Goshen College Computing Science hosts the 10th Global Game Jam–January 26-28th 2018
Check out this years Global Game Jam Trailer! Preview 2018 Global Game Jam at Goshen College! Click to Register for the Global Game Jam This URL will take you to the GGJ site. 1. Click on Participate in a...

Art Smucker, professor emeritus of chemistry, dies at 94
Dr. Arthur A. Smucker, professor emeritus of chemistry at Goshen College, died in his sleep in the early morning of December 25, 2017. Smucker taught at Goshen College for 34 years, serving at various times as a chemistry professor, head...

GC in top Kiplinger’s 100 ‘Best College Values’ among liberal arts colleges
Goshen College has again been named one of the top 100 best college values among all liberal arts colleges by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance for 2018, a ranking of the top 300 best college values in the nation.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Turn on the sound! Let there be peace on Earth, joy in our hearts, hope for the future, and love for all. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, from all of us at Goshen College! – President Rebecca Stoltzfus Spread the...
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