Katy Thornthwaite is a music and secondary education double major from Black River, NY. Our first weekend in Guatemala started bright and early with our van leaving Semilla at 6:00 am. After about an hour and a half in the...

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Global EducationWeekend #1: Visiting Lake Atitlan and the Surrounding Communities
Global EducationSlowly Exploring (and Baking!) in the Plains
I am so sorry for the delay. I did attempt to post several days ago, but it looks like it never published. Our internet has been very dicey until now. So let me catch you up! Our 27 students trickled...
Global EducationA Modernist Walking Tour
I would say today started like the rest of the other days, but that would have been a lie. We all got to sleep in an extra couple of hours, which, in my opinion, was very well needed. The focus...
Global EducationDesastre ambiental y respuesta con el servicio menonita de desastres ‘22
¡Bienvenido a bordo! ¡Abróchense los cinturones y disfruten del viaje! Próxima parada: McAllen, Texas. Después de un ligero retraso en el aeropuerto de Dallas-Fort Worth, llegamos a McAllen, Texas. A nuestra llegada, el director del proyecto, Larry, junto con el...
Global EducationEnvironmental Disaster & Response with MDS ‘22
Welcome aboard! Fasten your seatbelts and enjoy the ride! Next stop–McAllen, Texas. After a slight delay in the Dallas-Fort Worth airport, we arrived in McAllen, Texas. At our arrival,Project Director Larry, along with Mennonite Disaster Service volunteer Roger, were waiting...
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A Day of Rest
Today we had a late morning, which was a very nice change from our 8 am’s, but the sun called us to be up at 7am to watch the sunrise anyway. At 10am we attended the Layton Baptist church and...
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Welcome to Quito!
Welcome to Quito! We are so pleased and honored to welcome 21 new students to this beautiful country of Ecuador. And welcome to you, who may be following along and supporting our journey from afar. After picking up students from...
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Mangrove and Sponge Symbiosis
We had a slow but productive morning after Friday’s excitement; we started off by learning about sponges and mangroves and their unique places in the marine ecosystem. There are three species of mangrove in our area, and the red mangrove...
ArticlesGoshen College named best Audio Program by Broadcast Education Association
The Broadcast Education Association (BEA) has ranked Goshen College as the number one Audio Program in the country in their first ever rankings from the BEA Festival of Media Arts. Goshen College is also ranked 14th in Film & Video...
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Old Dan Bank
We had many adventures on Friday! In the morning we discussed the marine creatures found in the epipelagic, the surface waters of the open ocean. Microscopic phytoplankton and zooplankton are found in the epipelagic, in addition to easily visible creatures...
President's BlogA love note to Mother Earth
One of the great things about gardening is that the garden talks back. I am constantly learning what works and what doesn’t work, grappling with the realities of my garden and myself, and yielding to them.
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Seagrass Beds and Rocky Shore
It was a balmy and beautiful Thursday. Before we left for class, Annalise spotted a large cowrie about 6 inches long. Other organisms we’ve observed at our resort are nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum), spiny lobsters (Panulirus argus), and hermit crabs...
Global EducationWoolf’s Westminster, Shakespeare’s Globe
We kicked off the day at 8:30am by having our usual class meeting in the basement of the St. Athans Hotel, discussing the ending of our novel White Teeth by Zadie Smith. We also read through the first couple pages...
Global EducationIndia May Term 2022!!
Sorry for the delay! Wi-Fi access and time to dedicate to blogging haven’t quite matched up. Nevertheless, we have had a great start to our time here in India. Over the first 30+ hours, our 27 students trickled in on...
Global EducationFrom Buckingham Palace to Jamaican Patties
I think we all surprise ourselves at how awake we are for our first full day in London! Most of us powered through the exhaustion the day before and took the chance to explore the city and orient ourselves while...
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Marine Biology 2022 Begins!
Eleven students arrived on Tuesday after a long day of travel. We left Miami airport at 7pm and arrived in Layton at the Fiesta Key RV resort at 9pm. We will stay at this resort while exciting renovations are completed...
Global EducationWe’ve arrived!
All twenty London students arrived safe and sound (if a bit sleepy) yesterday morning around 8:30am British Summer Time. I (Peter) met them at the airport, and we took a bus into city center. Our lodgings are at St Athans,...
Global EducationFruit and Conversation: First Day in Guatemala
We’re here! Yesterday’s one-stop flight to Guatemala was uneventful — almost easy — and we arrived at 9pm hora de Guate (11pm Eastern) although it was closer to 1pm Eastern by the time we made it to CASAS and took this...
ArticlesThe Record wins state ‘Newspaper of the Year’ award for fifth consecutive year
The Indiana Collegiate Press Association (ICPA) named The Record “Newspaper of the Year” for the fifth consecutive time in the college division, with strong photography and page design providing the margin in a close competition.
ArticlesRetiring history professor encourages the Class of 2022 to live the ‘Good Life’ with love, truth and healing
During the 124th Goshen College Commencement on Sunday, May 1, Dr. John D. Roth addressed the 214 graduates about the big question, “What is the Good Life?” and encouraged them to live with love, truth and healing.
Photo AlbumsCommencement 2022
Members of the Goshen College Class of 2022 received undergraduate and graduate degrees at the college’s 124th commencement on Sunday, May 1.
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Commencement 2022: Academic Department Receptions and Baccalaureate
On Saturday April 30, 2022 graduates and families joined faculty at departmental receptions. Later that evening seniors and families gathered for a Baccalaureate celebration and reception.
Photo AlbumsCommencement 2022: Nurses Pinning Ceremony
Nursing graduates in the bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs celebrated their accomplishments during a nurses pinning on Saturday, April 30, 2022.

Commencement speech 2022 (full text): “What is the Good Life?” by Dr. John D. Roth
Commencement speaker, Dr. John D. Roth, invited graduates to consider the important question: What is the Good Life? He said: "Know that you are loved; dare to live a transparent life, ready to speak the Truth; and do your part…
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