GC In The News

Oct 14 2023

Goshen College is set to advance its commitment to fostering student success and reducing the equity gap, thanks to a $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education.

Oct 12 2023

During high school, Peter Fairfield '02, Dan Steller, David Wingfield, and Peter Fairfield were all in the same graduating class of ’98 at Eastern Mennonite School. Now, the three are part of a team racing against time to help preserve the Ojibwe language.

Oct 11 2023

Knowing there has to be a better way than simply swiping left or right, Emily Stutzman '08 decided to bring community back to online dating, like how it used to be. Friends making recommendations and connections for other friends. And in bringing back community, she hopes to also bring back the humanity. She shared that idea in her TEDx Portland Talk.

Oct 11 2023

Mission Network leader Marisa Smucker knows what it means to be welcomed into the household of faith.

Sep 27 2023

Day of service part of GC's core activities.

Sep 20 2023

Martha Smith Good, DMin, of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada; Peter Stucky, MDiv, of Bogotá, Colombia; and J. Denny Weaver, PhD, of Madison, Wisconsin; are the 2023 recipients of Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary’s (AMBS) Alumni Ministry and Service Recognition.

Sep 18 2023

Unless you’ve had your head buried in the sand this summer, you’ve probably heard of the Merlin Bird ID App. It’s a creation of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology that allows you to identify birds you see or hear, with ease. Over the course of this year, it’s been downloaded by millions of people who use it to identify thousands of species of birds based on their song. And the man behind the app is 2006 Goshen College graduate named Drew Weber.

Sep 18 2023

The Moms for Liberty organization was new to Shirley Showalter, who had returned to her hometown of Lititz in 2021, after 55 years living throughout the country from Texas to Virginia.

Sep 18 2023

Goshen singer/songwriter Sadie Gustafson-Zook '17 began performing music in Goshen as a fiddle player in the family band at the age of six.

Sep 08 2023

Located in the heart of campus at the corner of College and Main streets, Westlawn Hall normally houses students and the college’s dining hall. But this week, construction crews moved in as Goshen College broke ground on a massive renovation project that college leaders say will bring their nursing program into the 21st century.

Sep 01 2023

Aug 24 2023

From the beginning, the phrase “The Earth Is the Lord’s” seized the imagination of Anabaptists. In this Anabaptist Perspectives podcast interview, John D. Roth unpacks the powerful resonances of this phrase in the 16th century and calls us to see its contemporary significance for the global Anabaptist movement.

Aug 23 2023

Maple Leafs pitcher and first baseman Alisyn Catenacci was experiencing the highest of highs in mid-March earlier this year. She played an instrumental leadership role, on the mound and at the plate, in Goshen’s historic season, which saw them set the program conference wins record and tie the record for overall wins in a season. For all her success during the year, it is hard to believe that her career was in jeopardy last August. Yet she continues to be a leader on the field and in the classroom.

Aug 23 2023

Tim Wilkening has yet to play in a soccer game with Goshen College. However, he has made his presence known around campus since arriving in January. Wilkening has also learned a lot over the last year. He has learned about the United States after coming from Germany. He has learned how to recover from a broken tibia. He has learned about Goshen College. And he learned the ins and outs of a team as the assistant coach for Goshen City FC this summer. Yes, he has experienced much growth, but he is far from reaching the goals he has set.

Aug 22 2023

Arleth Martinez stays busy. But no matter which organization she is working to make better, she always has a solid ability to unite whatever team she is a part of. “In the end,” she says, “we all come together in one big circle.”

Aug 22 2023

The Zion Neat, Goshen College women's basketball star, has been battle-tested in many ways throughout her life, but she has kept her faith and relationship with God at the forefront throughout. Her trust in God makes perfect sense when you hear her talk about her mother.

Aug 17 2023

Aug 15 2023

Jeff Phillips will serve as the Director of Volleyball at Goshen College, and serve as the head coach of the men's and women's volleyball teams. Wyatt Bollinger '23 will be the Associate Head Coach for the men's program and Assistant Coach for the women's program.

Aug 14 2023

Director of Athletics Dr. Erica Albertin announced Jon Bemisderfer as the next Director of Tennis at Goshen College. Bemisderfer has over 35 years of tennis coaching experience and was most recently at Indiana Wesleyan.

Aug 09 2023

Mennonite Church USA Executive Board staff has named Olivia Krall '23 as archives coordinator for the MC USA Archives in Elkhart. Krall holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Goshen College, with minors in political studies and sociology.

Aug 02 2023

Mennonite Church USA arranged for a sculpture designed and built by Emma Zuercher, a 2023 graduate of Goshen College from Apple Creek, Ohio, under the mentorship of John Mishler, sculptor and Goshen College associate professor of art.

Jul 31 2023

Jul 24 2023

Jul 24 2023

Central District Conference of Mennonite Church USA has reinstated the ministerial credential of Keith Schrag 36 years after he relinquished it in 1987 during a ministerial meeting in which he was questioned for being a gay man.