Goshen College to hold two virtual summer camps
Goshen College will offer two virtual summer camp opportunities, a musical theater camp and a sports writing camp called “Write on Sports.”
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Community School of the Arts managing COVID-19 crisis by going virtual
The Goshen College Community School of the Arts (CSA) has now gone “virtual,” moving from in-person sessions to online meetings, and instructors are working hard to keep their young students engaged with the arts in a new way during a challenging time.
Leadership lays out fall reopening plans
Goshen College has mapped out plans for safely holding on-campus classes and opening residence halls this fall for students. This includes moving up and streamlining the academic calendar, flexible residential options and flexible classroom formats.
Five faculty and staff leave behind legacies as they transition to retirement
Five retiring employees are saying farewell to Goshen College this year as they begin the next chapters in their lives. Together, they have served a total of 140 years and an average of 28 years at Goshen College.
Summer online courses available starting June 15
Goshen College will be offering a variety of online summer undergraduate courses, starting June 15 and running through July 31, 2020. Courses are available to anyone with a high school diploma, and may be taken for credit toward a college degree or noncredit.
‘Walking in the World’ class takes on new meaning for students in quarantine
From Indiana to New Mexico to Colorado to Virginia, students in the"Walking the World" May term class explored the relationship between human ideas and environmental engagement, all while participating in the act of walking.
91.1 The Globe in pandemic mode: a conversation with General Manager Jason Samuel
Nathan Pauls talks with Jason Samuel, 91.1 The Globe's general manager, to talk about how the station is dealing with COVID-19.
Scattered around the world, astronomy students measure its circumference
On May 12, the May term astronomy class recreated the measurements of Eratosthenes, who completed the first accurate measurement of the circumference of the Earth in 240 B.C.
Merry Lea announces Dr. Jason Martin as new executive director
The search committee for Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College has named Dr. Jason Martin as Merry Lea’s new executive director. He brings over 10 years of programmatic leadership across environmental services and environmental education programs.
Seeing purple: Campus leaders dye hair to raise funds
On May 4, a group of Goshen College faculty and administrators, including President Rebecca Stoltzfus, revealed their un-“dyeing” love for the college. They dyed their hair purple.