Students Wrapping Up the Semester 2009

Spring in Indiana has been a very long time coming this year. But, as signs of spring slowly appear one can see and feel the anticipation of students for this new season.

As soon as the snow melts and the temperature climbs above freezing, coats are shed, students are outside and the bikes come out of storage. The campus seems to come alive again!

This spring brought with it some excellent, high quality student performances, events and activities. Just a few examples:

• Students involved in The Center for Intercultural Teaching and Learning led a meaningful chapel a few weeks ago. The service featured songs, prayers and poetry.
• Students in "Principles of Environmental Science" taught by Ryan Sensenig proposed and researched projects that would decrease the carbon footprint of the GC campus and reported on their projects to Goshen City Parks Department's 'Sound of the Environment' roundtable.
• The International Student Coffeehouse, a diverse student led evening of ethnic food, songs and traditional clothing and dances from our international students' home countries.
• One hundred and fifty students volunteered to help unload semi-truck loads of food which came to Elkhart County to help ease the plight of the many unemployed in our county.
• The GC Chamber Choir wrapped up the spring tour with a presentation on campus. Not only was the music worshipful and of astonishing quality, but the choir ended the evening with their own composition developed while en route entitled Spring Break - Ridin' the Bus, illustrating their love of music, their creativity and the close bonds formed on tour.
• The operetta, The Gondoliers, was performed the end of March and early April. This performance includes dance, song, romantic comedy and bipartisan references to politics all in a Gilbert & Sullivan 17th century opera redesigned for the 21st century.

These are just a few examples of campus activities that reflect the character of the students GC attracts; students with talent, with an appreciation of people from many backgrounds and experiences, with a commitment to GC's core values centered in Christ.

We will send many of them off in a few short weeks to their homes, summer jobs, summer inquiry and service programs and on SST to Peru, Nicaragua and Germany. We will miss them during the summer months. Please keep our students, your children, in your thoughts and prayers.

 

 

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