Thursday, August 24, 2006
Goshen College welcomes Class of 2010 this weekend, classes
begin Aug. 28
GOSHEN, Ind. — In the minds of most incoming first-year
college students, Google has always been a verb and the Soviet
Union has never existed, according to the recently released Beloit
College Mindset List. Just over 200 of these students – most
born in 1988 – are beginning their college career at Goshen
College this weekend on Aug. 26.
In the Goshen College Class of 2010, 44 percent are from
Indiana, 24 percent are from Pennsylvania and Ohio. The class
average G.P.A. is 3.53 and two National Merit finalists are in the
class.
First-year students will begin moving into Kratz, Miller and
Yoder residence halls and checking in at 8 a.m. Saturday. Returning
students arrive later in the weekend. Athletes and student leaders
moved in earlier during the week. Placement tests and registration
takes place Aug. 28, with classes beginning Aug. 28 at 7
p.m.
Orientation activities range from moving into their residence
halls to a Sunday morning worship service to a retreat time at
Merry Lea Environmental Center. Activities are designed to provide
students and parents with the tools they need to survive and thrive
as they take the next step in their educational
experience.
Schedule for new and returning students to Goshen College:
Saturday, Aug. 26
8-11:30 a.m. – Check-in at College Mennonite Church
Fellowship Hall. Students may move in to their residence hall
during this time. Fall sport athletes and returning theater
students are assisting with moving in.
1-2 p.m. – Welcome convocation for students and parents
into the Goshen College community, Church-Chapel
5:30-7 p.m. – Presidential picnic on College Green, north
of the Administration Building
Sunday, Aug. 27
10-11 a.m. – Parents’ Council brunch for students
and parents, Schrock Plaza
11 a.m. – Worship service for new students and parents,
Church-Chapel
12 p.m. – Parents say goodbye and depart.
2-8 p.m. – New and transfer students spend the afternoon
getting acquainted, doing challenge course activities and having
fun at Merry Lea Environmental Center near Wolf Lake, Ind., located
40 minutes southeast of Goshen.
2-8 p.m. – Returning students arrive and move
in.
Monday, Aug. 28
12:30 p.m. – Check-in for returning
students.
7 p.m. – Evening classes begin.
Tuesday, Aug. 29
8 a.m. – Fall day classes begin.
Wednesday, Aug. 30
10 a.m. – Opening convocation with President James E.
Brenneman
Editors: Photographers are welcome at any of the events listed.
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.