News

Mar 11 2024

Remembering a year abroad in Tanzania with her 11-year-old daughter, the author reflects on the power of girls and the plea 'Let me be myself.'

Mar 07 2024

On Wednesday, March 7, 2024, Goshen College students, staff, and community members gathered in the Church-Chapel to celebrate the annual Community Engagement Fair. During the convocation, guest speakers were Yolo Lopez Demarco, a Bilingual Multimedia Developer, and Arvis Dawson, Board…

Mar 05 2024

On February 25 – March 3, 2024, The Goshen College Voices of the Earth choir, directed by H. Roz Woll, spent their spring break touring and performing in churches and schools across Ohio and Chicago, with a home concert on…

Feb 28 2024

Here is a look back at some of the events and content that were shared to help amplify Black voices on campus and showcase Black excellence during the 2024 Black History Month. Feb. 21: Black History Month Chapel – “It’s…

Feb 26 2024

Senior Annika Alderfer Fisher, a sociology and art major from Staunton, Virginia, wins Goshen College's 2024 C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest.

Feb 26 2024

Photos from around campus during February 2024. Photos by Kiara Blackshire, Julian Gonzalez, Ashlee Hoogenboom, Seth Kauffman, Tyson Miller, Liam Morris and Gunnar Sadowey. Photos from around campus during February 2024.

Feb 26 2024

Friends, I have never led SST before, so I do not know how unusual our experience in Yogyakarta was, but I have been astounded at every turn with the kindness and generosity of our host families, our teachers, the international...

Feb 26 2024

SST Indonesia students visit two ancient Indonesian temples near Yogyakarta: Hindu Prambanan and Buddhist Borobudur, built in the 9th and 8th centuries.

Feb 25 2024

Friends, I will first confess that I am behind on blogging, but I fully intend to catch up in the next 24 hours.  Watch for blogs on our visits to Prambanan and Borobudur Temples, as well as our final farewell...

Feb 24 2024

Our sixth week came fast and, with it, time to wrap up our academic, cultural, and artistic activities, and to say goodbye to Quito. The time flew by, and while we had great times as a group exploring the city,...

Feb 22 2024

Alum Joel Jimenez '01 is named Backline Technician of the Year at the Country Music Association Touring Awards for his work as a backline crew chief.

Feb 20 2024

Ten student winners of the 2024 Goshen College Concerto-Aria Competition perform with the Symphony Orchestra at the 64th annual Concerto-Aria Concert.

Feb 20 2024

Isaac Miller, a senior marketing major, shares a bit of his experience as a transfer student to Goshen College.  Listen as he talks about what led him to choose his first college and how Goshen’s smaller class sizes felt more...

Feb 20 2024

Goshen College is pleased to announce the establishment of the Merle E. and Elizabeth Jacobs Endowment Fund with a $1.4 million gift from their estate. The fund is dedicated to supporting research endeavors at the college, and will especially underwrite…

Feb 15 2024

While our theme for the 2024 Indonesia SST unity is “unity in diversity,” with a particular focus on inter-religious work, we have participated in a number of arts in Indonesia as well.  Having these creative outlets over the last 5...

Feb 12 2024

On February 10, 2024, The Goshen College Choirs presented their annual Winter Choral Concert in Sauder Concert Hall. The groups that performed were: Vox Profundi, directed by Scott Hochstetler, Voices of the Earth, directed by H. Roz Woll and Marcia…

Feb 12 2024

We journeyed forth on our environmental field trip this past week.  Our destination was a traditional village that is working to address environmental and economic issues by reforestation with productive trees (mango and avocado) and development of environmental tourism to...

Feb 11 2024

This week, we visited a property on the outskirts of Quito where two families that sadly and abruptly fled their home countries have found a place to live. The location was generously lent by a member of the Mennonite Church...

Feb 11 2024

SST students and faculty visited Dream Farm, a flower producing facility in Guayllabamba, a small town 45 minutes north from Quito. We learned that the business of flowers is a huge source of revenue for the area, specially before Valentine’s...

Feb 11 2024

This week we were privileged to see several new sides of Indonesian culture.  Last Monday was opening day of the new semester of classes at the university in which we study (UKDW, here in Yogyakarta).  We were invited to the...

Feb 11 2024

SST Ecuador students meet María Virginia Farinango, whose life inspired the book The Queen of Water, in Otavalo, a town known for its Indigenous crafts.

Feb 06 2024

Our first day with Ibu Kitsie and Pak Wakidi was so amazing, and there was more in store for us.  They had arranged for our Goshen group to play the song that we had just learned in an actual wayang...

Feb 04 2024

Last Thursday, we left our beloved Quito for some adventurous adventures in Imbabura Province, named after a great inactive volcano. Our agenda included hiking around a lagoon in a volcanic crater, meeting new SST partners, and visiting Parque Condor, a...

Feb 04 2024

On Wednesday after class, students traveled by commuter train up to Solo: Quite the trip–standing room only!  Luckily the train ride was just an hour, and everyone emerged (relatively) unscathed.  The Setiawan family actually was on our way to Semarang...