Afternoon Sabbatical and Haitian art exhibit feature Arlin and Naomi Hunsberger

Included in the Hunsberger Collection of Haitian art is "Noah's Ark" by Andre Normil, a 1964 oil painting.

Event: Afternoon Sabbatical – "Whiskey to Goats: Challenges of Working Abroad" by Goshen College Director Emeritus of International Education Arlin Hunsberger and Naomi Hunsberger
Date and time: Tuesday, Sept. 9 at 1 p.m.
Location: Sauder Concert Hall, Goshen College Music Center
Cost: Free and open to the public
For more information: call College Relations at (574) 535-7565 or e-mail edutravel@goshen.edu

Exhibit: Haitian Art – The Hunsberger Collection
Dates: Aug. 24-Oct. 17
Reception: Friday, Oct. 3 from 2:30-4 p.m.
Location: Good Library Gallery, Goshen College
Cost: Free and open to the public

GOSHEN, Ind. – With the 40^th anniversary of Goshen College's Study-Service Term (SST) this year, it's only fitting to begin this year's Afternoon Sabbatical series with one of the people who helped start the program in 1968.

Goshen College Director Emeritus of International Education Arlin Hunsberger and his wife Naomi Hunsberger will be presenting a lecture titled "Whiskey to Goats: Challenges of Working Abroad" on Sept. 9 at 1 p.m. in Sauder Concert Hall of Goshen College's Music Center. As a supplement to their speech, a colorful exhibit of more than 50 Haitian works of art is on display until Oct. 14 in the basement gallery of Goshen College's Harold and Wilma Good Library.

The Hunbergers have spent significant time abroad, especially in Haiti where they lived for 18 years working with various programs, including five SST units, which they led during Arlin's 20 years as the director of SST (1968-1990). During the presentation, they will talk mainly about their time in Haiti, but also about other experiences they had abroad.

Because they were on the small island in the Caribbean during some tense political times, "we had some very scary times, some exciting and some challenging times," Arlin said.

The Hunsbergers hope that through their presentation they can express a deep gratitude to the organizations that gave them to opportunity to work abroad. "It's because of Goshen College that our views have been broadened," Arlin said.

Throughout their extensive travels in Haiti, they became acquainted with local artists and have collected non-commercial Haitian artwork since they first went to the island when few tourists were visiting. The Hunsberger Collection is one of the finest Haitian art collections in the Midwest, and it commemorates the 40^th anniversary of the Study-Service Term program at Goshen College, as Haiti was one of more than 20 SST locations.

A reception for the exhibit will be held on Friday, Oct. 3 from 2:30 to 4 p.m. as part of the college's Homecoming Weekend festivities. The exhibit is free and open to the public.

The Library Gallery, located on the lower level of the Harold and Wilma Good Library on the campus of Goshen College, is open from 7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, noon to 6 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 11 p.m. Sunday.

-By Tyler Falk

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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