October 2008 events at Goshen College

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

Oct. 3-5
Homecoming Weekend, for all alumni and friends
For more information or to register, contact the Alumni Office at (574) 535-7565.

Friday, Oct. 3
10 a.m., Chapel, Two Alumni Faith Stories, Dale Kempf ’78, Culture for Service Alumni Award recipient, and Janna Hunter-Bowman ’00, Decade of Service Leadership Award, Church-Chapel

Other 2008 award recipients: Culture for Service (James Mininger ’65, Virginia Mast Mininger ’65, Paul Myers ’66) and Champions of Character (John Ingold ’59 and Trinda Hirschey Bishop ’69).

1:30-2:30 p.m., SST Tea, Church-Chapel Gathering Rooms
Join alumni, students and friends in honoring the founders and faculty leaders of SST.

2:30-4:30 p.m., Good Library exhibit reception: Haitian Art – The Hunsberger Collection, Good Library Gallery
For over 40 years, Arlin and Naomi Hunsberger have assembled one of the finest collections of Haitian art found in the Midwest. Selected paintings, art objects, metal and wooden sculpture in this exhibition express the colorful life of Haitian culture. Professor Emeritus of Art Abner Hershberger is curator. A short program and reception will begin at 3 p.m. The exhibit will be up until Oct. 17.

5:30-7:30 p.m., Reception for Art Gallery exhibit: Judy Wenig-Horswell – A Retrospective, Hershberger Art Gallery
The exhibit includes drawing, watercolor, enameling, jewelry, ceramics and sculpture from the past 40 years by Associate Professor of Art Judy Wenig-Horswell. It will be up until Oct. 12.

7 p.m., Women’s Volleyball vs. Purdue North Central, Gingerich Recreation-Fitness Center

7:30-8:30 p.m., Homecoming Music Gala, Sauder Concert Hall
The Music Department presents its annual showcase of student and faculty talent. Tickets are $8 for all seats.

9 p.m., Peace Plays, Umble Center
The plays will be performed of the winners of the biennial Goshen College Peace Play competition: “Here to Serve You” (first place) by Barbara Lindsay, and “29 Questions” (second place) by Hillary Rollins.
Tickets are $3 at the door.

Saturday, Oct. 4
7:45 a.m., Fall Classic 3K Walk, Gingerich Recreation-Fitness Center. $12 in advance ($15 on site)

8 a.m., 5K Run, Gingerich Recreation-Fitness Center. $12 in advance ($15 on site)

11:15 a.m., Children’s Parade Celebrating 40 Years of SST, beginning at Gingerich Recreation-Fitness Center and ending at Schrock Plaza

12:30-2 p.m., Back to the Classroom Seminars – SST Regional Dialogues: Facilitated by faculty with experience in these regions
• Africa – Jan Bender Shetler, professor of history, Wyse 123
• Asia – Keith Graber Miller, professor of Bible, religion and philosophy, Wyse 319
• Caribbean – Paul Meyer Reimer, associate professor of physics, and Kathy Meyer Reimer, professor of education, Wyse 211
• Europe – Jo-Ann Brant, professor of Bible, religion and philosophy, and Joe Springer, curator, Mennonite Historical Library, Church-Chapel 112-113
• Latin America – Dean Rhodes, associate professor of Spanish, and Beth Martin Birky, professor of English, Church-Chapel 110-111

1-2 p.m., Men’s Soccer 50^th Reunion Reception, Tent at the GC soccer fields

1-5 p.m., Center for Intercultural Teaching and Learning (CITL) Open House, Union Building
Tour the newly renovated CITL offices and meet the faculty and staff in the north side of the Union Building.

2 p.m., Men’s Soccer vs. Holy Cross, GC soccer fields

2:30-3:30 p.m., Alumni Award Recipient Seminars
• Dale Kempf, “Designing drugs for AIDS therapy: From the lab bench to the bedside,” Wyse 211

• James and Virginia Mininger, “Lithuania Christian College International University: A Christian Liberal Arts University for Eastern Europe,” Church-Chapel 110-111
• Paul Myers, “The poor are amazing when . . .,” Wyse 318
• Janna Hunter-Bowman, “Resolute victims and prophetic Christians doing faith in Colombia: The sacred ‘Yes’ of peacebuilding in a war-torn land,” Wyse 123

3:30-4:30 p.m., WGCS – 91.1 The Globe – 50^th Reunion Reception, Union Building

4 p.m., Women’s Soccer vs. Bethel, GC soccer fields

4-5 p.m., Peace Plays, Umble Center
The plays will be performed of the winners of the biennial Goshen College Peace Play competition: “Here to Serve You” (first place) by Barbara Lindsay, and “29 Questions” (second place) by Hillary Rollins.
Tickets are $3 at the door.

5-6:45 p.m., International Picnic, tent by the Kratz-Miller-Yoder Connector
Enjoy a picnic of international flavors.
Cost: $11 adults, $5 children 4-10, children under 4 eat free.

7:30-8:30 p.m., SST 40^th Celebration: “Father Jack, Padre Juan: Helping the Poorest of the Poor in Chimbote, Perú,” Church-Chapel
Father Jack has spent more than 30 years living and working with the poorest of the poor and recently with Goshen College students on SST service projects in Perú.

8:30-9:30 p.m., Homecoming Hymn Sing, Church-Chapel
Enjoy hymn singing at its finest, led by Scot Hochstetler, associate professor of music.

Sunday, Oct. 5
2-3 p.m., Peace Plays, Umble Center
The plays will be performed of the winners of the biennial Goshen College Peace Play competition: “Here to Serve You” (first place) by Barbara Lindsay, and “29 Questions” (second place) by Hillary Rollins.
Tickets are $3 at the door.

9-12
5:30 p.m., Nature Photography Workshop, Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College, Farmstead Site
Join a professional photographer for three days in the woods with your camera. The format includes slide-illustrated lectures, time outdoors for shooting photographs, critique of student work and help with digital issues.
Cost: $475 includes lodging and all meals from Thursday supper through Sunday noon. For information or to register, contact: Jennifer H. Schrock, phone (260) 799-5869 or e-mail jenniferhs@goshen.edu

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7:30 p.m., Guest Recital: Rebecca Martin, mezzo-soprano, and Marvin Blickenstaff, piano, Sauder Concert Hall
GC alumnus Rebecca Martin ’88 and former Professor of Music Marvin Blickenstaff return to campus for a collaborative concert.
Tickets are $7 adults, $5 seniors/students. Available at the door only. GC students are free with valid ID.

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1 p.m., Afternoon Sabbatical: A City on the Go, Sauder Concert Hall
Eric Kanagy, president of Downtown Goshen, Inc, and others will give an up-to-date look at what is happening in Goshen’s historic downtown. What and who are the forces behind the great changes that we are seeing downtown? From the façade program to First Fridays to entrepreneurial vision, Goshen is a “City on the Go” being talked about throughout Michiana.

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Art exhibit opens: Erin Coleman-Cruz, sculpture, and Jordan Buschur, painting, Hershberger Art Gallery
This exhibit features the work of two Goshen College alumni, Erin Coleman-Cruz ’02 and Jordan Buschur ’01, who recently completed their MFAs. The reception will be on Sunday, Oct.19, 2-4 p.m. in the Hershberger Art Gallery. The exhibit is up until Nov. 16.

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8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m, Sixth Annual Grief Seminar: “Between Loss and Hope – Tools to Cope,” College Mennonite Church Building
Keynote speakers are retired educators Rex and Nancy Gleim, co-founders of Ryan’s Place, a center for grieving children and teens. Workshops will be presented in both morning and afternoon sessions featuring well-qualified local therapists and practitioners.
For further information, contact Marge Brandeberry, phone (574) 535-7400 or e-mail margemb@goshen.edu. $60 for professionals, $20 for students or retirees.

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8 a.m., Campus Open House, Music Center Lobby
This event offers high school juniors and seniors an overview of Goshen College. Attend classes, eat in the dining hall and meet with faculty and students. The option of an overnight stay in the residence halls is also available. To register for this event call (574) 535-7535 or go online at www.goshen.edu/admission/vis_openhouse.php.

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7:30 p.m., Goshen College Orchestra Fall Concert, Sauder Concert Hall
Goshen College Associate Professor of Music Gregg Thaller leads the GC Orchestra in their fall concert. Tickets are $7 adults, $5 seniors/students, available at the door only.

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7:30 p.m., Performing Arts Series: Christine Ebersole, Sauder Concert Hall
Direct from her 2007 Tony Award-winning role on Broadway as “Little Edie” in Grey Gardens, Christine Ebersole promises to delight audiences with energetic and stylish renditions of Broadway and jazz favorites. Her latest CD, Sunday in New York, features Ebersole and her former 42nd Street co-star Billy Stritch in their highly acclaimed collaborative style.
Cost: $35, $30, $20; Choral terrace $15. For ticket information, call (574) 535-7566 or e-mail welcomecenter@goshen.edu.

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2-4 p.m., Opening reception for art exhibit: “The Art of Sylvia Gross Bubalo – A Retrospective,” Good Library Gallery
This exhibit includes acrylic, watercolor, gouache, ink, graphite and other two-dimensional art representing the life achievement of Sylvia Gross Bubalo, who studied art at Goshen College (1947-51) and at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (1955-58). The strong religious motifs in her art reflect her Mennonite background and her goal as an artist: “For my work to be a window or door to the spiritual, and not an end [in] itself.” Faye Peterson, curator. Sponsored by the Mennonite-Amish Museum Committee. This exhibit is up until Dec. 12.

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8 p.m., Fall Mainstage: “Saint Plays,” Umble Center
Directed by Assistant Professor of Theater Michelle Milne, “Saint Plays” by Erik Ehn explores connectedness between historical saints, contemporary life, earthly existence, spirit and eternity. This will also include an original piece written in memory of GC student Deanne Binde, who died in a car accident in May 2008.
Tickets are $8 adults, $5 students/seniors. For ticket reservations, call (574) 535-7566 or e-mail welcomecenter@goshen.edu.

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.