Goshen College offers a variety of summer camps both on campus and at Merry Lea. Our camp offerings span from academic, STEAM-oriented day camps designed to help young minds engage their creativity and explore the world around them to athletics…

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Photo AlbumsSummer Camp Week 1-4
Photo Albums2026-27 New Student Orientation
Photos from 2026-27 new student orientation at Goshen College, as new students get to know campus, classmates and the people who support them.
Photo AlbumsJune 2026 Photo Album
Global EducationBelfast: Beauty, Unrest, and Action
Our second weekend at Corrymeela, we hopped on an early bus and train to take on Belfast’s bustling streets and the Belfast Book Festival, which featured homemade ‘zines (handmade magazines) for purchase and for free. The main themes of these...
ArticlesGoshen College Student Documentary Selected in Oscar-Qualifying Film Festival
Cora Dale: A Rediscovered Harmony, a Goshen College student documentary, is selected for the Oscar-qualifying Indy Shorts Film Festival in Indianapolis.
Global EducationSaying farewell (for now) to Quito
By Hillary Harder On Friday night, June 19, our group gathered at our Quito headquarters, La Casa de Espiritualidad, to mark the end of our Study period in Quito. We were joined by our host families, professors, and many community…
ArticlesGoshen College Student and Alumni Choir Completes First-Ever Tour to Spain and Portugal
Earlier this summer, 33 Goshen College choral program students and alumni traveled to Spain and Portugal for the college's first international choir tour.
Global EducationLearning from experts: studying Ecuadorian sign language and indigenous history
SST Ecuador students in Quito take classes in Ecuadorian sign language (LSEC) and in the Indigenous peoples and nationalities of Ecuador.
Global EducationA Visit to Derry/Londonderry: Northern Ireland Summer 2026
SST Northern Ireland students take their first train ride in Northern Ireland to visit Derry/Londonderry, one of the country's most famous cities.
Global EducationRathlin Island
On their final week, SST Northern Ireland students take the ferry from Ballycastle Harbor to Rathlin Island, for some their first time on a boat.
ArticlesForbes gives Goshen College an A+ financial grade
Forbes gives Goshen College an A+ financial grade for financial health in its annual review of more than 900 private nonprofit colleges.
Global EducationAt the Gateway to the Amazon
For their final group trip of SST Ecuador, students travel to the western edge of the Amazon rainforest, leaving the central sierra for the first time.
Global EducationA Visit to Narnia: Dunluce Castle
SST Northern Ireland students explore Dunluce Castle, the clifftop ruin often linked to the Narnia castle, on a rainy Monday along the Causeway Coast.
ArticlesGoshen college earns national recognition for preparing future elementary school teachers in the science of reading
Goshen College's elementary education program earns an A+ from the National Council on Teacher Quality for preparing teachers in the science of reading.
Global EducationSeamus Heaney HomePlace Museum
After a long, bumpy bus ride from Corrymeela, SST Northern Ireland students visit Seamus Heaney HomePlace in Bellaghy on their first excursion.
Global EducationArts and Artesanía: glimpses of week 5
By Hillary Harder Last week was full of opportunities to take in art in many forms. As our Study period continues, we have been delving into many areas of specialization that Ecuador is particularly known for. Museo Guayasamín On Thursday,…
Global EducationLife at Corrymeela
When we first arrived, the cliffside view of the coast reassured us that we were really here! Now on days when we don’t have any other excursions, we’ve settled into Corrymeela’s morning schedule of 8:30 breakfast (which always includes fresh...
ArticlesJason Kissel appointed as new executive director of Merry Lea
Goshen College has appointed Jason Kissel as the next executive director of the Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center.
Global EducationFirst Translink Trip: Giant’s Causeway
SST Northern Ireland students take their first Translink bus from Ballycastle to Giant's Causeway, after the 30-minute walk down from Corrymeela.
Global EducationMeeting Muralist, Hector Duarte
In Chicago's Pilsen, SST students learn about the Mexican muralist movement and meet Héctor Duarte, whose murals tell stories of immigration and pride.
The Bulletin MagazineBulletin Spring/Summer 2026
Read the Spring/Summer 2026 Bulletin online: congratulations to the Class of 2026, alumni reflections on career and calling, campus news and more.

“More than a mind factory”
This presidential column originally appeared in the Spring/Summer 2026 issue of Bulletin

What more can a prof do?
No single course may better define Goshen College’s commitment to liberal arts education than Mary Oyer’s Fine Arts class, first introduced in 1945.

Till we meet again
Dan Koop Liechty '88, director of alumni engagement, looks back on his Goshen College career, which began in 1988 as a sociology research assistant.
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