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Jul 23 2021

Two recent Goshen College graduates have been selected for the Department of State’s Critical Language Scholarship: Ariana Perez Diener '21 and Sophia Martin '20.

Jul 23 2021

Landon is a junior who is majoring in Biology. Throughout our journeys in the Navajo and Hopi nations, we are required to share our thoughts, themes and emergent experiences via journal entries. Three times a week, students are given journal...

Jul 22 2021

Goshen College is one of seven Indiana colleges participating in the COVID-19 College Vaccine Challenge led by the White House and U.S. Department of Education, pledging and committing to taking action to get college communities vaccinated.

Jul 22 2021

Goshen College launched a new online bookstore this summer for all course materials and branded merchandise at goshen.edu/bookstore, closing its physical location on the west side of campus. 

Jul 21 2021

An 18th century portrait of Gerrit Roosen (1612-1711), a historical Mennonite leader, has returned to the Mennonite Historical Library (MHL) after being professionally restored.

Jul 20 2021

Mariah Kaufman is a senior who is double majoring in Music and Secondary Education. On Wednesday, we had our largest attendance at Math Camp thus far- a grand 23 students showed up and outnumbered us. With a steady increase in...

Jul 20 2021

Gabe Beck is a senior who is majoring in chemistry and secondary education. This week marked the beginning of Summer Math Camp at the Peace Academic Center, and our group had the wonderful opportunity of getting to plan and run...

Jul 19 2021

This summer, 15 students participated in the Maple Scholars and Hickory Scholars, Goshen College’s eight-week, hands-on interdisciplinary summer research programs.

Jul 19 2021

This summer, 15 students participated in the Maple Scholars and Hickory Scholars, Goshen College’s eight-week, hands-on interdisciplinary summer research program. Students presented their final projects on Friday, July 16, 2021. » Read more              …

Jul 15 2021

Our first few days on Hopi land have been filled with pottery sherds—not shards as I had previously thought—petroglyphs, ruins, and other pieces of the past. Monday’s trip began with a very bumpy 40-minute drive, after which Erik and Lance...

Jul 13 2021

The first phase of a new entrance project to the Goshen College campus is underway at College Avenue and 10th Street, requiring the removal of one house with plans to remove a second house next year. 

Jul 13 2021

Josh Friesen is a Senior biochemistry major with a Spanish minor. This past Thursday, we were fortunate enough to be able to spend a day at Grand Canyon National Park, and naturally it was exciting to be able to visit...

Jul 13 2021

Jared Juarez Salgado is a sophomore at Goshen College with a major in biochemistry and a minor in Spanish. During our stay in the Navajo reservation we had the opportunity to learn about Navajo customs and also practices. One day...

Jul 12 2021

Syracuse, Indiana Major: Theater, Art   Why did you choose Goshen? Initially I chose Goshen College because it was close to home, but I ended up staying because of the community of Goshen College and I was really interested in...

Jul 11 2021

I ended my last blog with the question: how would Goshen College be different if we were more truly centered in robust and productive engagement across lines of difference? I suggest we need to become more intentional about three things:…

Jul 11 2021

Goshen College students have teamed up with the City of Goshen and ADEC Inc. to create an app as part of a sensory trail initiative to help connect individuals with disabilities to the health benefits and wonder of nature.

Jul 09 2021

Elizabeth Reimer, the author of this post, is a double major in Bible and Religion and Peace Justice & Conflict Studies. On Sunday, we transitioned from Navajo to Hopi. We said goodbye to our gracious hosts at Black Mountain Mennonite...

Jul 09 2021

Acadia Imhof is a junior sustainability studies major. As our time at Black Mountain Mennonite comes to a close, I cannot help but reflect on how we were embraced into that community. When I first set foot there I felt...

Jul 09 2021

New Paris, Indiana Major: Film Production, International Studies minor Why did you choose Goshen? I chose Goshen because I originally wanted to major in marine biology and the campus was close enough for me to commute. I then decided to...

Jul 09 2021

The majority of our time in the Navajo Nation was spent building relationships with the Black Mountain Church community. But, we also managed to fit in a number of guest speakers, field trips, hikes and other activities. Crystalyne Curley, Senior...

Jul 09 2021

Willa Beidler is a sophomore biochemistry major and the author of this post. This week the adventure shifted as we stayed with host families for three days. I stayed with a woman named Sami and her mother Leta. The two...

Jul 09 2021

Anna Smucker is a Graphic Design major, double minoring in Music and Bible and Religion. For the past three days, I had the opportunity to stay with a host family and two other students, a couple of miles away from...

Jul 08 2021

Goshen College faculty, staff and students are scheduled to present workshops during the hybrid and in-person and online Mennonite Church USA biennial convention, or MennoCon21, July 6-10, 2021 at the Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati, Ohio

Jul 08 2021

Aurora Flores Avila is a sophomore nursing major with a minor in Spanish. After a late night of singing and prayer we all awoke sleepy eyed and ready for another day of church camp. The day’s activities started with breakfast...