Campus event headlines

Toledo Symphony Orchestra and Goshen College choirs present Fauré's 'Requim' with Grammy award winning conductor Vance George

The Toledo Symphony Orchestra and Goshen College choirs will come together under the direction of Grammy award winning conductor and Goshen College alumnus Vance George to perform Fauré's "Requim" and other choral masterpieces in a Performing Arts Series concert on Sunday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. in Goshen College Music Center's Sauder Concert Hall.

Feb. 14 Afternoon Sabbatical program incorporates love for coffee and Baroque music

Love coffee? Well, so did J.S. Bach, so much so that he dedicated an entire piece of music to it. Join Community School of the Arts String Director Rosalyn Troiano, along with a "merry band" of musicians, for a performance of "The Coffee Cantata," by J.S. Bach, during the Afternoon Sabbatical "Goshen's Coffee Connection." The performance will be on Tuesday, Feb. 14 at 1 p.m. in Goshen College Music Center's Sauder Concert Hall, and is free and open to the public.

Goshen College students grapple with peace and justice issues in annual peace speech contest

Five Goshen College students will address current issues of peace and justice in the 2012 C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest on Tuesday, Feb. 14 at 7 p.m. in Goshen College's Umble Center. This annual contest gives students the opportunity to get involved in a peace cause as they each deliver an eight- to 10-minute extemporaneous speech.

Area schools gather on campus for Science Olympiad Regional Tournament on Feb. 11

Science Olympiad teams from 10 area schools will gather on the Goshen College campus on Saturday, Feb. 11 to compete in over 30 events, ranging from astronomy to food science to rocks, for the annual Science Olympiad Regional Tournament.

Six student musicians featured in 52nd annual concerto-aria contest on Feb. 11

Six Goshen College student winners will perform with the Goshen College Symphony Orchestra, directed by Christopher Fashun, in the 52nd annual Concerto-Aria Concert on Saturday, Feb. 11.

Goshen College Winter One Act plays explore misconceptions of identity

Goshen College's 2012 Winter One Acts will feature a playful opera and a modern drama, each about the misconceptions of identity, directed by two December 2011 graduates. The Goshen College Players will present "Haiku," by Katherine Snodgrass and directed by Josh Hofer, and "La Serva Padrona (The Servant Turned Mistress)," by Giovanni Pergolesi and directed by Patrick Ressler, on Saturday, Feb. 3 and Friday, Feb. 4 at 8 p.m., and on Sunday, Feb. 5 (ASL interpreted) at 3 p.m. in Goshen College's Umble Center.

Nursing students gather for annual mock convention for the last time

Goshen College nursing students will gather for the last Annual Nursing Mock Convention as they focus on "Improving Patient Care: Building on the Foundation of Nursing" on Friday, Feb. 10 in the Church-Chapel Fellowship Hall.

February 2012 events at Goshen College

All events are open to the public and are free unless otherwise noted.

Goshen College student talent show to raise money for employee Habitat house

The Kick-off talent show is a well-loved tradition among students at Goshen College that celebrates campus talent through song, dance, video and more. This year, the college is inviting the public to the show, and tickets will be sold as part of fundraising efforts to build a Habitat for Humanity house for a GC employee.

Merry Lea to host valentine hike Feb. 11

If your valentine is the outdoor type, he or she will enjoy this couple's hike more than another bottle of cologne. Come to Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College, Saturday, Feb. 11, 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. for a valentine hike. The group will meet at the Farmstead Barn site.