Global Engagement

Building Relationships Locally & Abroad

Goshen College’s premiere global engagement program, Study-Service Term (SST), offers students the opportunity to approach life, leadership and career as global citizens, able to collaborate for the common good and respect human dignity across cultural differences.

As a GC student, you will devote at least 12 credit hours to global citizenship and experiential learning. You will discuss global issues, encounter people from other cultural backgrounds, and volunteer with a community organization. If you spend a semester abroad, you will also learn to speak another language. No matter which theme, format or location you choose, SST will equip you with critical skills to navigate today’s globally connected world.

Study Abroad with Other Schools

https://archive.goshen.edu/ecuador/

https://archive.goshen.edu/indonesia/

https://archive.goshen.edu/navajo-hopi-nations/

https://archive.goshen.edu/senegal/

https://archive.goshen.edu/tanzania/

Semester: See myGC, lower right.

Sequential: See your advisor

Study-Service Term (SST) Formats

Semester abroad: Spend thirteen weeks in one of five countries. Learn another language, live with host families.
Sequential Study-Service Term: Choose a theme and complete the four courses it offers one at a time during May terms and regular semesters. Travel for one or two three-week periods.

How to sign up

Sign up for a semester any time using the SST tab on my GC, lower right. Add sequential SST courses during academic advising as with your other courses.

SST, Semester

SST Curriculum

Required courses for SST in sequential formats.

GLST 241, Foundations – an introductory course on campus
GLST 251, Cultural Perspectives – immersive/experiential study
GLST 271, Community Engaged Learning – immersive/experiential service
GLST 300, Global Issues – a final capstone course, on campus

More on Intercultural Requirements

Sequential SST

Global Themes

Our programs focus on a variety of themes. Choose your SST experience by location, by format–or pursue the theme that fits your interests best.

Arts and Purpose
Education and Communal Identity
Ecological Justice
Global Health and Inequality
Hispanic identities and resilience
Indigenous Communities and Globalization
Interreligious Relations
Peace and Reconciliation
Southwest Indigenous Perspectives
The Global Heartland

Hear from students

Featuring the Ecuador Spring 2020 SST unit. Video by Eric Miller.

Getting Started

Whether your questions are about cost, health, identity or something else, we’re eager to make SST work for you. Check out these resources. You can also contact us.

Study with other international programs

Still not finding a global education option that fits you? Check out other options with some of our partners.

Study Abroad with Other Schools