ResLife Sand Volleyball Tournament and BBQ
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Date: May 14, 2013
Photographer: Brian Yoder Schlabach and Chad Coleman
Residence Life hosted the annual May Term Sand Volleyball Tournament and BBQ on the outdoor courts.
Commencement Weekend 2013 | Family and friends
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Date: April 28, 2013
Photos by: Jodi H. Beyeler, Brian Yoder Schlabach and Alex Pletcher ’14
Commencement Weekend 2013 | Commencement
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Date: April 28, 2013
Photos by: Jodi H. Beyeler, Brian Yoder Schlabach and Alex Pletcher ’14
Commencement Weekend 2013 | Baccalaureate
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Date: April 28, 2013
Photos by: Alex Pletcher ’14
Read the full-text of the Baccalaureate sermon by Dr. James E. Brenneman.
Commencement Weekend 2013 | Senior Show
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Date: April 27, 2013
Photos by: Alex Pletcher ’14
Commencement Weekend 2013 | Department Receptions
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Date: April 27, 2013
Photos by: Jodi H. Beyeler and Alex Pletcher ’14
Commencement Weekend 2013 | Nurses Pinning
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Date: April 27, 2013
Photos by: Brian Yoder Schlabach
Mary Oyer’s 90th birthday celebration
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Dates: April 19-20
Photographers: Alia Munley ’14, Alex Pletcher ’14, and Hannah Bartel ’13
Goshen College Professor Emerita of Music Dr. Mary Oyer turned 90 years old this April. The GC Music Department and Music Center planned a weekend of events in honor of her extraordinary life and legacy. Read more about Mary here.
The celebration began on Friday, April 19, with a Goshen College Symphony Orchestra concert in the Music Center’s Sauder Concert Hall. The weekend continued on Saturday, April 20, with a hymn sing, discussions on Oyer’s work in Africa and an African-themed dinner, culminating with an evening program with an address by Oyer, music by the GC Women’s World Music Choir, hymn singing led by Eastern Mennonite University Professor of Music Dr. Kenneth Nafziger (1963 Goshen College alumnus and former student of Oyer’s), and a performance by the Goshen College String Quartet.
Children’s and Adolescent Literature Class open house
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Date: April 18, 2013
Photographer: Brian Yoder Schlabach
The Children’s and Adolescent Literature Class hosted an open house. Guests were invited to read the books each class member had written as their final class project.
Spring campus photos
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Dates: April 18 & 25, 2013
Photos by: Brian Yoder Schlabach and Alex Pletcher ’14
Earthtones Choir Concert
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Date: Saturday, April 13
Photos by: Hannah Bartel ’13
Goshen College choirs performed a variety of world music during the annual Earthtones concert. Press release about the event.
Hour After: Coffeehouse Variety Show
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Date: April 6, 2013
Photographer: Alia Munley ’14
CAC presented Hour After: Coffeehouse Variety Show style with students sharing their talents of music and spoken word. It closed out a week of United Club Week festivities.
Controlled burn of campus prairies
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Date: April 4, 2013
Photographer: Jodi H. Beyeler
The campus was ablaze, but all was well. For the first time, several acres were burned (south of the Newcomer Center and the retention pond area by the athletic complex) as part of a management plant to establish the prairie and control non-native weeds. The controlled burn was led by Associate Professor of Biology and Environmental Science Ryan Sensenig, with assistance from biology student assistants and Sustainability Coordinator Glenn Gilbert. The fire department was on hand, as well as a few curious observers who gave standing ovations for the rabbits as they escaped the flames and ran for their lives.
In recent years, Goshen College has restored 12 acres of lawn to native landscaping (only part of this was burned today). In order to promote this native landscape, it is very helpful to simulate naturally occurring fires. For more background on this project, read this.
Goshen Community Fair and Union Open House
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Date: March 24, 2013
Photographer: Jodi H. Beyeler and Alex Pletcher ’14
Goshen residents had an opportunity to explore renovated spaces in the college’s Union Building, experience a live broadcast of 91.1 The Globe and win prizes, including an iPad mini, during a community fair and open house. The family friendly event also featured student musicians and performers, face painting, student and faculty artwork and complimentary food.
In 2012, the Union Building underwent a renovation that transformed the west half of the old gym into new office spaces, a conference room, reception area and renovated bathrooms. The project was funded by the Lilly Endowment, which in 2006 granted $12.5 million to Goshen College to establish the Center for Intercultural Teaching and Learning (CITL), now known as the Center for Intercultural and International Education (CIIE). CIIE encompasses what was once the Multicultural Affairs Office, CITL, and the International Education and Study-Service Term (SST) programs. View more photos of the renovation.
Pinchpenny Press student book release party
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Date: March 20, 2013
Photographer: Alex Pletcher ’14
The Pinchpenny Press book release party was for:
Rikki Entrekin’s “The Purple Victorian”
Mary Roth’s “Getting There”
Nathan Vader’s “Bad”
Abby Hertzler’s “The Pen and the Pieces of Myself”
Earth Week Activities
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Date: March 18-23, 2013
Photographer: Alia Munley ’14 and Hannah Bartel ’13
EcoPAX Club sponsored Earth Week activities, which included:
Communion by the dam
Herb planting (photos)
Yoder Public Affairs Lecture by Simran Sethi on “Bridging divides through food, faith and the environment” (photos)
UPcycling project with Art Club of transforming a mason jar into a reusable cup (photos)
Landfill field trip
Poster booth explaining landfill waste & composting at Goshen College
Shower Olympics: Can you keep your shower under 4min?
Earth Hour, drum circle
GSWA’s Chocolate House
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Date: March 17, 2013
Photographer: Alia Munley ’14 and Alex Pletcher ’14
The Goshen Student Women’s Association (GSWA) sponsors an annual Chocolate House on campus for students to enjoy chocolate treats and entertainment.
Masquerade Ball
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Date: March 16, 2013
Photographer: Alex Pletcher ’14
Campus Activities Council sponsored a Masquerade Ball on campus for students and employees to enjoy together.
Peter Yarrow convocation and concert
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Date: March 15, 2013
Photographers: Jodi H. Beyeler and Alex Pletcher ’14
Legendary musician, songwriter and activist Peter Yarrow from “Peter, Paul and Mary” captivated the Goshen College campus on March 15 during convocation and an evening concert by singing a selection of his songs from the 1960s, inviting the crowd to sing along and sharing stories from his work with the Civil Rights Movement.
In addition to singing “Ain’t Gonna Study War No More,” “Blowin’ in the Wind” and “If I Had a Hammer” for the crowd, Yarrow sang “Puff the Magic Dragon” and his song “Don’t Laugh at Me,” which is a plea to children to not call each other names, hurt each other or put each other down. “Bullying is an injustice and the antithesis is peace,” he said. He and his colleague Mark Weiss, director of education for Operation Respect, offer an anti-bullying message that advocates for interpersonal peace.
International Student Club Coffeehouse
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Date: March 9, 2013
Photographers: Alia Munley ’14 and Emily Trapp ’13
The Goshen College International Student Club (ISC) offered a student-catered international dinner and a show featuring international music and dance during their annual ISC Coffeehouse. The coffeehouse showcases the cultures of international students on campus, who come from more than 30 countries. Ticket funds serve as a fundraiser for various international projects, including Goshen College international student scholarship assistance and ISC events. A percentage of the show also go to a local charity.
Chamber Choir’s spring break “home” concert
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Date: March 3, 2013
Photographer: Alex Pletcher ’14
The Goshen College Chamber Choir concluded their spring break tour to Ontario, Canada, with a “home concert” in the Music Center’s Sauder Concert Hall. The student ensemble sang a collection of sacred and secular music and poetry following the theme of “Giving Glory” in English, Spanish, Latin and Yoruba. Dr. Debra Brubaker, professor of music, directs the 19-student ensemble. The Goshen College Chamber Choir is an auditioned group of juniors and seniors performing secular and sacred music from the Medieval through Modern periods.
Chemistry show for Downtown Goshen’s First Friday
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Date: March 1, 2013
Photographer: Alex Pletcher ’14
Professor of Chemistry Dan Smith and a group of his chemistry students put on a show of fascinating experiments for the public during Downtown Goshen’s First Friday event in March, which focused on science.
Habitat for Humanity spring break volunteering in Elkhart
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Date: Feb. 23-March 2, 2013
Photographer: Emily Trapp ’13
Student Senate coordinated the opportunity for Goshen College students and employees to work on a Habitat for Humanity house build in Elkhart, Ind., during their spring break. The work included painting, finish wood trim work and putting up outdoor siding.
C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest
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Date: Feb. 19, 2013
Photographer: Emily Trapp ’13
Speaking on “Laos’ history of war: The need for UXO removal,” Goshen College sophomore Jacob Putnam, from Chicago, Ill., placed first in Goshen College’s 2013 C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest. Read more about the contest.
Other participants and their topics were:
- (second place) Sophomore Abby Deaton, a psychology and communication double major from Indianapolis, spoke on “Making Peace with Warriors.”
- (third place) Senior Mara Weaver, a history major from Bloomington, Ill., spoke on “The price of incarceration: Private prisons in the U.S.”
- Senior Marcelle Al-Zoughbi, a TESOL major from South Bend, Ind., spoke on “Please don’t invest in Palestine’s oppression.”
- Senior Jeffrey Moore, a Bible and religion major from Ashland, Ohio, spoke on “Tribalitis: Curing the disease of polarization.”
Each participant delivered an 8 to 10-minute speech on a topic of their choice relating to peace in a universal or specific context.
Winter Choral Concert: “An Evening of Opera”
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Date: Feb. 17, 2013
Photographer:Alia Munley ’14
The Goshen College Choirs presented scenes from operas by Verdi, Offenbach, Gilbert & Sullivan, and more, minimally staged and performed with piano. Performing were the Goshen College Chorale, Men’s Chorus, and Women’s World Music Choir, directed by Dr. Debra Brubaker and Dr. Scott Hochstelter. The concert also featured the Fairfield High School Concert Choir, directed by Ben Kambs; and lyric soprano and 2011 GC graduate Allison Yoder.
Hour After: Logan Miller, Martin Flowers’ band
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Date: Feb. 15-16, 2013
Photographer: Alex Pletcher ’14
Campus Activities Council hosted an Hour After with junior Logan Miller performing solo and then first-year Martin Flowers with his band including students Brendyn Cane, Ben Shelly and David Zehr, and his brother Garret Flowers.
Habitat for Humanity Wall Build
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Date: Feb. 15, 2013
Photographer: Alex Pletcher ’14
As part of midterm break, Student Senate coordinated with Habitat for Humanity the opportunity to work on a house build in Elkhart, Ind. On Feb. 15, campus volunteers worked to get the walls ready on campus for the week of work between Feb. 23-March 2.
Science Olympiad
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Date: Feb. 9, 2013
Photographer: Alex Pletcher ’14
15 area middle and high schools compete at the Science Olympiad Regional Tournament hosted by Goshen College. The tournament challenges students to perform science, chemistry and math-based events for a panel of judges. Teams of up to 15 students competed in 23 events – ranging from an egg drop to a crime scene – to advance to the State Tournament. This year, more than 78 GC students, 19 faculty/staff volunteers and 9 community members oversaw and judged the events.
53rd Annual Concerto-Aria Concert
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Date: Feb. 9, 2013
Photographer: Alia Munley ’15
Eight student winners of the 2012-2013 Goshen College Concerto-Aria Competition performed arias and individual concerto movements with the Goshen College Symphony Orchestra, directed by Assistant Professor of Music Christopher Fashun, in the 53nd annual Concerto-Aria Concert.
- Junior Hillary Harder, violin, performed Jean Sibelius’ “Concerto in D minor, Op. 47.”
- Senior Emily Grimes, soprano, performed “Quando me’n vo soletta” from Giacomo Puccini’s La Boheme.
- Senior Sophie Lapp, piano, performed W.A. Mozart’s “Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466.”
- Senior Josh Yoder, violin, and senior Chelsea Wimmer, viola, performed W.A. Mozart’s “Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola, K. 364.”
- Senior Madeline Ruth, piano, performed Maurice Ravel’s “Piano Concerto in G Major.”
- Junior Stephen Graber, tenor saxophone, performed Heitor Villa Lobos’ “Fantasia for Saxophone and Orchestra.”
- Senior Rachel Mast, mezzo soprano, performed “Una voce poco fa” from Giaochino Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia.
Yoder Public Affairs Lecture: Daniel Philpott, “Reconciliation in Politics?”
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Date: Feb. 5, 2013
Photographer: Alex Pletcher ’14
Yoder Public Affairs Lecture: “Reconciliation in Politics? On the Meaning of Justice in the Wake of Massive Injustice” by Daniel Philpott, associate professor of political science and peace studies at the University of Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies. Read more about the event.
Black Student Union Red Carpet Dance
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Date: Feb. 2, 2013
Photographer: Alex Pletcher ’14
Hospital House hosts East African meal
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Date: Feb. 2, 2013
Photographer: Hannah Bartel ’13
Students living in Hospital House hosted an evening East African meal to help learn and practice Swahili.
Celebrate Scholar Day banquet
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Date: Feb. 2, 2013
Photographer: Hannah Bartel ’13
The Half-Naked Half-Mile fundraiser for The Window
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Date: Feb. 2, 2013
Photographer: Alex Pletcher ’14
Java Junction hosted The Half-Naked Half-Mile to benefit The Window, a local charity organization. Participants ran a half mile through campus and at different check points took off an article of clothing. Finishers of the race ended up in shorts and a t-shirt. The clothing was then donated to The Window.
Nite @ the RFC
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Date: Feb. 1, 2013
Photographer: Hannah Bartel ’12
Residence Life hosted another Nite @ the RFC (Rec-Fitness Center) featuring inflatable activities: sumo wrestling, obstacle course, bungee runs, jousting, bingo, cake walk and a host of activities and games.
Parables performance
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Date: Jan. 30, 2013
Location: Rieth Recital Hall, Goshen College Music Center
Photographer: Emily Trapp ’13
Parables is an eight-student worship team directed by Dr. Deb Brubaker, professor of music, and Gwen Gustafson-Zook, minister of worship. The 2012-13 group performs dramas, personal faith stories and music following the theme “Wherever You Are: Creating Sacred Space.”
Parables includes: Stefan Baumgartner, a sophomore sociology and music major from Goshen; Rhianna Cockrell, a sophomore music and theater major from Rileyville, Va.; Micah Detweiler, a sophomore music education major from Kokomo, Ind.; Hillary Harder, a sophomore music and Spanish double major from Wichita, Kan.; Gloria Showalter, a sophomore peace, justice and conflict studies major from Waynesboro, Pa.; Jake Smucker, a sophomore music major from Woodward, Pa.; Ruth Wiens, a senior biochemistry major from Newton, Kan.; and Seth Yoder, a sophomore music and informatics double major from Quakertown, Pa.
Hymn Club hosts hymnsing in the racquetball courts
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Date: Jan. 29, 2013
Photographer: Hannah Bartel ’13
Spring Kick Off 2013
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Date: Jan. 26, 2013
Photographer: Hannah Bartel ’13
Martin Luther King Jr. Study Day 2013
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Date: Jan. 19-21, 2013
The students in the photojournalism class taught by Professor of Art Merrill Krabill – Liz Wiebe, Alex Pletcher, Hannah Grieser, Abi Tsigie, Emily Trapp, Shina Park, Kelley Scholfield – took these photos.
Read more information about these events.
Festival of Carols 2012
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Date: Dec. 7-9, 2012
Photographer: Alia Munley ’15
Read this for more information about the show.
Is the Word Poetry Open Mic and Slam
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Date: Oct. 14 & Dec. 9, 2012
Photographer: Alia Munley ’15
Is the Word: Goshen College’s twice monthly open mic and poetry slam. Learn more on their Facebook group.
Donor Appreciation Dinner
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Date: Dec. 8, 2012
Photographer: Alia Munley ’15
Lavender Jazz Fall Concert
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Date: Nov. 30, 2012
Photographer: Emily Trapp ’13
Lavender Jazz, Goshen College’s big band, is directed by Assistant Professor of Music Dr. Christopher Fashun.
Fall Student Chamber Music Recital
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Date: Nov. 27, 2012
Photographer: Emily Trapp ’13
Hour After: Maria Koshmider
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Date: Nov. 17, 2012
Photographer: Alia Munley ’15
Nite @ the RFC
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Date: Nov. 9, 2012
Photographer: Hannah Bartel
This night of fun for students — hosted by Residence Life and intramural sports — featured: roller skating/blading (in the former pool space), a 3-on-3 basketball tournament, a cake walk to win a free cake, swing dancing, Giant Dutch Blitz, wallyball, racquetball, ping pong, Cornhole, Ladder Golf and more.
Construction Progress: Railroad Underpass
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Date: May 4 – Nov. 9, 2012
Photos by: Anna Ruth ’12, Kaeli Evans ’14, Alysha Landis, Summer Hasan ’12 and Jodi H. Beyeler
Visit the train underpass blog for more information, photos and videos!
Fall mainstage: “Urinetown, The Musical”
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Dates: Nov. 9-10 and 16-18
Photographer: Alex Pletcher ’14
Read this for more information about the show.
Symphony Orchestra Fall Concert
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Photos by: Alex Pletcher ’14
Date: Nov. 2, 2012
Read more about the concert.
Service Day 2012 for first-year students
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Date: Oct. 31, 2012
Photographers: Jodi H. Beyeler & Lisa Guedea Carreno
On Goshen College’s 14th annual service day, eight groups of Goshen College first-year students and faculty volunteered a day of work at sites in Goshen and Elkhart.
