February 2006 events at Goshen College

 

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

 

Feb. 1
9 p.m., Campus Worship Night, Newcomer Center Room 19

Student-led service of praise and worship.

 

3
8 p.m., One Acts, Umble Center

Four of Christopher Durang’s comedies will be performed. Cost: $3 at the door.

 

4
7:30 p.m., Faculty Recital: Susan and Lee Dengler, Rieth Recital Hall

Goshen College Assistant Professors Susan Dengler, soprano, and Lee Dengler, baritone, will perform a recital of solos and duets. The couple has been appearing together and individually in operas, oratorios and recitals since they met as undergraduates at West Chester (Pa.) University.

Cost: $6 adults, $4 seniors/students. GC students free with ID. Tickets available at the door.

 

8 p.m., One Acts, Umble Center

Four of Christopher Durang’s comedies will be performed. Cost: $3 at the door.

 

5
2-4 p.m., Black History Month reception, The Good Library Gallery

A reception with jazz and poetry will be held in celebration of Black History Month. The gallery exhibit “Hope and History” includes sculptures, drawings and paintings by local artists, including Terry Waddell (South Bend, Ind.) and Jake Webster (Elkhart, Ind.), depicting Black life in the past, present and future.

This exhibit runs until Feb. 24.

 

3 p.m., One Acts, Umble Center

Four of Christopher Durang’s comedic short plays will be performed. Cost: $3 at the door.

 

8
9 p.m., Campus Worship Night, Newcomer Center Room 19

Student-led service of praise and worship.

 

10
7 a.m., 35th Annual Nursing Mock Convention, College Mennonite Church Fellowship Hall

Initiated in 1975, the Mock Convention has provided an excellent learning opportunity for nursing students in the past three decades to explore the ever-evolving process of the nurse’s role as change agents in political and governmental structures. This day-long simulated convention involves all nursing students as members of either a district or the Mock Convention board. Debate is held on resolutions following parliamentary procedure as would an actual convention of a state-level professional nursing organization. Mock Convention has received national recognition for it’s creative approach to introducing student nurses to the organizational process in professional nursing.

 

7:30 p.m., Winter Choral Concert, Sauder Concert Hall

The Goshen College choirs will present their Winter Choral Concert. Performances are expected from the Chorale, Chamber Choir, Men’s Chorus and Women’s World Music Choir. The choirs are directed by Professor of Music Debra Brubaker and Associate Professor of Music James Heiks. Tickets are available at the door for $6 adults, $4 seniors/students. GC students admitted free with valid ID.

 

11
7:30 p.m., Performing Arts Series Add-On: The Peter Rowan and Tony Rice Quartet, Sauder Concert Hall

Two of the most influential musicians in American bluegrass music today are Tony Rice and Peter Rowan. Rice is recognized as an acoustic guitar virtuoso in bluegrass, folk and jazz-influenced new music, while Grammy-award winner and five-time Grammy nominee Peter Rowan is a soulful singer and a poignant songwriter. Together they give a phenomenal performance. Cost: $20, $15, $7.

 

12
4 p.m., Hymn Sing, Rieth Recital Hall

 

14
1 p.m., Afternoon Sabbatical: Women’s World Music Choir, Sauder Concert Hall

The Goshen College Women’s World Music Choir, formed by Associate Professor of Music Debra Brubaker in the spring of 2004, performs music from across the world that highlights the role of women, especially in indigenous cultures. Their music celebrates the unique spirit and energy that women bring to the world. During performance, the women sing barefoot and wear fabrics from around the world to affirm their connection to women of all cultures. Join the choir for this special afternoon performance.

 

7:30 p.m., Honors Wind Symphony concert, Sauder Concert Hall

The Goshen College Honors Wind Symphony, directed by Associate Professor of Music John Graulty, will perform a concert of music for wind band in Sauder Concert Hall. The Honors Wind Symphony features collegiate players with advanced high school instrumentalists selected by audition. Tickets are $6 adults, $4 seniors/students, available at the door. GC students admitted free with ID.

 

9 p.m., Taizé Prayer Service, Newcomer Center Room 19

Reflective worship service with songs, Scriptures, silence, prayers and candle light.

 

15
7:30 p.m., “The Vagina Monologues,”Umble Center

The Goshen College Student Women’s Association will perform “The Vagina Monologues,” written by Eve Ensler, as part of national V-Day celebrations. V-Day is a global movement to stop violence against women and girls. Through V-Day campaigns, local volunteers and college students produce annual benefit performances of the internationally known play to raise awareness and funds for anti-violence groups within their own communities. In 2004, more than 2,000 V-Day benefit events were presented by volunteer activists in the U.S. and around the world, raising awareness about the reality of violence against women and girls.

The money raised from this production will go to benefit a local women’s shelter. The content of this performance is not appropriate for children. Cost: $7 for adults, $5 seniors and students.

 

9 p.m., Campus Worship Night, Newcomer Center Room 19

Student-led service of praise and worship.

 

17
7:30 p.m., Goshen College Orchestra: Concerto-Aria Concert, Sauder Concert Hall

Winners of the 2006 Concerto-Aria Competition will perform with the Goshen College Orchestra, directed by Associate Professor of Music John Graulty. Tickets are $6 adults, $4 seniors/students, available at the door. GC students admitted free with ID.

 

18
7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Science Olympiad – regional tournament

This is an annual event for middle school and high school teams from the northern Indiana region, with over 300 participants for about 30 events. As the name implies, the Science Olympiad is modeled after the Olympic games. Participating schools field a team of 15 students, which prepare to compete in a variety of science events, hopefully moving on to state and national competitions. Nearly all of the events are hands-on.

For more info, visit: www.goshen.edu/bio/SciOlymp/GCSciOly.html

 

19
2-4 p.m., Art exhibit reception: Susan and David Cayton, clay and fiber, Hershberger Art Gallery

This exhibit will run through March 20.

 

20
10 a.m., Convocation: Wilhelm Verwoerd, Church-Chapel

Wilhelm Verwoerd has done extensive research and writing on the dynamics of reconciliation, especially in public and political terms, including writing his thesis about the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission. His work is rendered all the more significant because he is the grandson of Hendrik Verwoerd, the South African prime minister (1958-1966) who is regarded as the “architect of the apartheid state.” Verwoerd is married to the South African ambassador in Ireland and has helped to create a program for Irish ex-combatants – paramilitary, police and military.

 

22
9 p.m., Campus Worship Night, Newcomer Center Room 19

Student-led service of praise and worship.

 

Feb. 25-March 4
Spring Break service trip to Jubilee Partners in Comer, Ga.

Goshen College students will serve and learn with other students as part of a Campus Ministries-sponsored trip to Jubilee Partners, an intentional Christian community in Georgia that focuses its ministry on welcoming refugees from around the world and speaking out for peace and justice in the name of Jesus.

 

Feb. 27-March 3
Goshen College Spring Break

 

Goshen College’s Administration Building, Church-Chapel, Good Library, Music Center, Newcomer Center, Union Gymnasium, Umble Center and Westlawn Lounge are accessible to people using wheelchairs and others with physical limitations.

 

Directions to the college and a campus map are available at: www.goshen.edu/aboutgc/map.php. For ticket information, contact the Welcome Center, at (574) 535-7566, or e-mail welcomecenter@goshen.edu.

 

Editors: For more information about this release, to arrange an interview or request a photo, contact Goshen College News Bureau Director Jodi H. Beyeler at (574) 535-7572 or jodihb@goshen.edu.

 

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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/.