The Goshen College Men's Volleyball team achieved its third-highest ranking in program history on Feb. 24, checking in at 15th in the NAIA men's volleyball coaches poll. The team has now been ranked in three consecutive national polls and received votes in four straight iterations of the rankings.

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Goshen College Men’s Volleyball ranked in NAIA top 15 for third straight poll

TaNiece Chapman joins women’s basketball 1,000-point club
TaNiece Chapman became the 18th Goshen College women's basketball player to score 1,000 career points on Feb. 17 in a home game against Huntington University in the Ruth Gunden Gymnasium.

Stefon Luckey ’15, Cassopolis councilman and teacher, is a voice for the youth
Stefon Luckey '15 wears many hats in the Cassopolis, Michigan community. He balances his role on the Cassopolis Village Council, a seventh-grade teacher and a coach for the district's girls basketball program.

Jeremy Pope ’11 now mentors basketball players in Nashville
Jeremy Pope '11, a men's basketball honorable-mention all-conference pick while playing at Goshen College, now mentors players in Nashville.at Valor Collegiate Academy, a top 5 academic charter school in the state.

Podcast: Professor of English Jessica Baldanzi and “Ms. Marvel’s America”
Professor of English Jessica Baldanzi and Hussein Rashid, co-editors of "Ms. Marvel’s America: No Normal," focus on the superhero Ms. Marvel, Kamala Khan.

For Chad ’89 & Tracey ’90 Klopfenstein, a second location of The Chief is just one of the changes
When Chad '89 and Tracy '90 Klopfenstein bought into The Chief three years ago, they had plans to expand. Now they will have a second location and new flavors for a growing customer base.

Carrie Newcomer Online Concert: “Remembering Radiance, Acknowledging Grief, Claiming Love”
Join Carrie Newcomer for a winter evening of new and favorite songs.

Trevor ’11 and Breanna ’12 Daugherty are new owners and publishers of Edible Michiana
Trevor '11 and Breanna '12 Daugherty are the new owners and publishers of Edible Michiana, a magazine that celebrates the abundance and flavor of local foods across Northern Indiana and Southwest Michigan.

Tales & Trails: Merry Lea’s new program series for preschool families
Hear a tale and hike a trail at Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College in Tales & Trails: a new program series for preschoolers and their caregiver(s). On the last Tuesday of each month, a Merry Lea educator will lead children and their caregiver(s) in a short story that incites curiosity before exploring different places around Merry Lea.

Graysen Cockerham joins women’s basketball 1,000-point club
Graysen Cockerham, a junior, is 17th women's basketball player to reach 1,000 career points and first since 2017.

Austin Branagan crosses 1000-point threshold
Austin Branagan, a junior, became the 29th player in school history to reach quadruple figures in the scoring column.

Achieng Agutu ’18 is the “Confidence Queen” with style to match
On her Instagram, Agutu—who calls herself a “tantalizing confidence queen”—posts short clips that are meant to uplift her 130,000-plus followers and empower them with self-confidence.

Ingrid Friesen Moser ’93: With gratitude for health and pastoral well-being
Ingrid Friesen Moser '93, MA, RDN has worked in wellness for 25 years.

Goshen College expanding coronavirus efforts; requiring weekly tests
Goshen College has ramped up efforts to keep the coronavirus in check, with weekly surveillance testing for all students and employees.

Listen: Sadie Gustafson-Zook’s ’17 “Birdsong”
Sadie Gustafson-Zook's '17 new song ‘Birdsong‘ from her new EP ‘Vol 1‘, is described as a sweet and gentle folk song with "pure voice alongside that fancy finger-picking."

Jose Chiquito ’20 is hopeful but cautious about Biden’s immigration reforms
Dreamers such as 22-year-old Jose Chiquito Galvan '20, are hopeful about the new administration, but know there's a long and arduous road ahead.

Senior Tahj Curry surpasses 1,000 career points with men’s basketball
Goshen College senior Tahj Curry scored his 1,000th career point as the Goshen College men's basketball team battled the University of Saint Francis on Jan. 23.

Spotlight on Student Directors

Rob Vander Giessen-Reitsma ’05 to speak about community-building
Beechy Lecture Series & GC Talks: Rob Vander Giessen-Reitsma '05, a community facilitator from Three Rivers, Michigan, and executive director of *culture is not optional (*cino), will present a virtual GC Talk on Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 10 a.m.

Global Engagement Office moves forward with SST fall 2021

GC president says racial justice has lagged since Civil Rights era
It was a day for sharing perspectives, reflection and a renewed commitment to the ongoing work of equity and justice at Goshen College Monday morning as students, faculty, staff and community members were called to participate virtually in the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Study Day.

TaNiece Chapman wins Crossroads League Player of the Week award
Goshen College junior TaNiece Chapman, a forward on the Maple Leaf women's basketball team, was named the Crossroads League player of the week in women's basketball for the week of January 11-17.

Wahl, Rabadzhiev take home WHAC Player of the Week recognition
The Goshen College men's volleyball team took home two of the three weekly awards for the first full week of the 2021 season in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference as senior Michael Wahl was named Setter of the Week and senior Alexander Rabadzhiev was tabbed Hitter of the Week on Monday.

With 114 marathon wins, Justin Gillette ’05 runs toward free pizza for life
Justin Gillette has won 114 marathons, more than most people have entered, and he's hoping to win many more
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