with international students on campus. In addition to those students who have

traveled overseas, Goshen hosts admirable numbers of international students

each year. One 1952 graduate says during his four years at Goshen, he had

roommates, classmates and friends from 16 countries in four continents.

"Almost two decades before the start of SST, Goshen provided me with many

opportunities to train for global citizenship," he says.⁵⁸In the 1997-98 year,

60 students, or about 6 percent of the student body, enrolled at GC were from

outside the United States, representing 29 different countries. Some were

Mennonite, others were from various Protestant, Catholic, or Eastern Orthodox

traditions; and yet others were from Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, and other

religious or non-religious traditions.

An additional spin-off of Goshen's SST program is a Multicultural

Affairs Office, which stimulates discussion about multiculturalism and raises

awareness on campus; invites alumni from underrepresented groups back to

lecture and meet with students; directs a mentoring program for North

American students from underrepresented groups; and gives grants to faculty

members to integrate multicultural perspectives into their classes. Most

departments include courses with international dimensions:Religious History

in the Americas, Asian Religions, Third World Theologies and Liberation

Theologies in Bible, Religion and Philosophy and Peace Studies, as well as

occasional Doing Theology Abroad offerings; Transcultural Seminar

(Agriculture) in Biology;Communicating Across Cultures in Communication;

International Literature in English; Hispanic Culture and Society in Hispanic

58_{Edgar Metzler, "International Orientation Decades Old," Goshen College}
Bulletin(November 1988):3. For a refined understanding of how cultural
differences are manifest on campuses with foreign students, see Gary Althen's
"Cultural Differences on Campus," in Althen, ed., Learning Across Cultures, 55-
71.

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