A fun, unique and newsworthy campus event

WHO: President James E. Brenneman, Goshen College’s all-weather leader; Campus Minister Bob Yoder; Professor of Physics John Ross Buschert, co-inventor of the retired Goshen College Sapometer; GC sophomore Analisa Gerig-Sickles; the acclaimed Goshen College “Let It Snow” Singers — and scores of students, faculty, staff and community members. Our emcee: Jason Samuel, general manager of 91.1FM The Globe.

WHAT: The Goshen College “Weather or Not” Celebration. We will gather as a campus community to welcome the arrival of sun, wind, rain, sleet, snow — or locusts and frogs. Highlights: a presidential proclamation; scientific explanations for our relatively mild (so far) northern Indiana winter; a weather-proof prayer; cold-weather poetry; music, merriment and more. Plus, ice cream novelties will be served to all!

WHEN: Wednesday, Jan. 24, at 12:30 p.m.

WHERE: Beside the Adelphian Fountain — just north of the Administration Building — on the beautiful, and relatively snow-free, Goshen College campus.

WHY: Goshen College is committed to academic excellence and is dedicated to the development of informed, articulate, sensitive and responsible Christians. We also like to have a good time and celebrate life — more than enough reason to gather for this event.

All news media are invited and welcome to attend. For directions, visit: http://www.goshen.edu/aboutgc/map.php. Please contact the Goshen College Public Relations Office if you have questions about the celebration by calling Jodi H. Beyeler, director of the campus news bureau, at (574) 535-7572 or e-mailing jodihb@goshen.edu.

Weather advisory: In case of sunshine, we will cheer the snow break. If it’s snowing, we will welcome the arrival of God’s welcoming winter blanket. Sleet and ice? Wind? Raining cats and dogs? No problem! In other words, the party is on no matter what.

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Goshen College, established in 1894, is a four-year residential Christian liberal arts college rooted in the Anabaptist-Mennonite tradition. The college’s Christ-centered core values – passionate learning, global citizenship, compassionate peacemaking and servant-leadership – prepare students as leaders for the church and world. Recognized for its unique Study-Service Term program, Goshen has earned citations of excellence in Barron’s Best Buys in Education, “Colleges of Distinction,” “Making a Difference College Guide” and U.S.News & World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges” edition, which named Goshen a “least debt college.” Visit www.goshen.edu.