Interim head baseball coach Brad Stoltzfus will no longer have the interim tag in front of his title. Goshen College Director of Athletics Dr. Erica Albertin announced the GC grad will be the next head baseball coach for the Maple Leafs, effective on August 1.
GC In The News
Brad Stoltzfus ’18 selected as next Maple Leafs head baseball coach
Six Anabaptist-Mennonite higher education schools collaborate to develop new curriculum on Anabaptism
Nancy Kauffmann ’73 named MC USA interim denominational minister of Church Safety
Mennonite Church USA has named Nancy Kauffmann, former board president of Dove’s Nest and longtime Mennonite church leader, as the interim denominational minister of Church Safety for MC USA’s Church Vitality office.
Goshen College student finds meaning in scrap metals
Goshen College students help Mennonite Disaster Service get started in Red Lake
Owen Gingerich ’51, astronomer who saw God in the cosmos, dies at 93
Owen Gingerich ’51 died on May 28. He received the Goshen College Culture for Service Alumni Award in 1991. Owen was a professor of astronomy and history of science emeritus at Harvard University, and also a senior astronomer emeritus at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.
GC featured in recent episode of PBS Show, John McGivern’s Main Streets
Goshen College was recently featured in an episode of John McGivern's Main Streets on PBS.
Bryan Nateren honored with Senior Leadership Award
Bryan Nataren Barahona, a physics major and math minor from San Pedro Sula, Honduras, was among the recipients of the new President’s Graduating Leader Award.
Q&A with Jonathan Shenk ’88
Jonathan Shenk '88, a current student at the International Institute for Restorative Practices, was interviewed about his experience.
Q&A with Marvin Blickenstaff, retired professor of music (1978-1999)
PianoInspires.com did a Q&A with Marvin Blickenstaff, a retired professor of music who taught from 1978-1999 at Goshen College. PianoInspires.com is the digital home for the Frances Clark Center community. In 2023, the Frances Clark Center established the Marvin Blickenstaff Institute for Teaching Excellence in honor of his legacy as a pedagogue.
Gina Leichty ’95 named interim Goshen mayor
Gina Leichty '95 was recently selected as the interim mayor of Goshen.
Verlin Miller ’68 – Crafting Entrances to Sacred Places
Verlin Miller ‘68 is a custom craftsman whose work makes a grand impression all over the University of Notre Dame campus.
Professor John Buschert retires after 33 years at Goshen College
Together with students, he designing and built networked, electronic musical instruments. His Electronics and Astronomy classes will be remembered by students across campus. [Prof. John Buschert on the ‘Obloe’ (left) and Sophomore John Miller on the ‘Marimbar’ at the Guthman...
Goshen College Athletics adds men’s and women’s bowling as newest teams, announces Scott Curtis as head coach
The Goshen College Athletic Department is excited to announce the addition of men's and women's bowling as the 15th and 16th teams, becoming the eighth Crossroads League school to add the sport. The teams will get underway during the 2024-25 academic year.
Keith Mast ’82 sponsors Ukrainian refugee family – The Transylvania Times
“It started on Feb. 24 last year,” said 38-year-old Yuri Polienok. He and his wife, Anastasia, also 38 – who at the time was pregnant with their daughter, Nicole – along with her 13-year-old son, Kirill, lived in Mariupol, Ukraine.
Malinda Berry ’96: Technicolor truth-telling – Living in the overlap of womanist theology and Anabaptism
I feel honored to be in a unique place to speak to the overlap between womanist theology and Anabaptism. In my experience, 99.9% of Anabaptist-Mennonites are unaware of womanist theology beyond the basic idea that it focuses on Black women’s experience. And there is so much more to womanism than that.
Kemboi named All-American on third day of indoor track & field national championships
Nelson Kemboi was named an All-American for his school record performance in the men's 3000-meter finals on Saturday at the final day of the NAIA Indoor Track & Field Championships.
Krysten Parson’s ’02 journey to state even more special with support of adopted nephews
Krysten Parson '02 coached the Bethany Christian Varsity Girl's Basketball team to a semi-state victory. The victory was even more special thanks to the support from her adopted nephews.
Out Now: Howard Zehr’s (’66) book “Restorative Justice: Insights and Stories from My Journey”
February 7, 2023 was the official release date for Dr. Howard Zehr’s newest book Restorative Justice: Insights and Stories from My Journey. Published by Walnut Street Books, the book contains what the title suggests – stories and insights (and photographs!) from Howard’s years spent teaching, practicing, critiquing, synthesizing, mentoring, and leading.
Sonja Bontrager ’87 receives special award from Newman University
Sonja Bontrager '87, assistant professor of Spanish and co-director of Hispanic Initiatives at Newman University, was awarded the "Martin Luther King Jr. Distinguished Award" by the university.
Jeff Phillips named head women’s volleyball coach
Jeff Phillips has been named as the 12th head women's volleyball coach at Goshen College, as announced by Director of Athletics Dr. Erica Albertin today. He most recently served as the head girl's volleyball coach at Wawasee High School in Syracuse, Indiana.
Here Are Five College Students Psyched About Radio
Hannah Sommers ’96 appointed new Associate Librarian for Researcher and Collections Services for Library of Congress
Brooke Rothshank ’00 reflects on her time teaching a painting course at Elkhart County Jail
Brooke Rothshank '00 reflects on finding perspective and common ground during her time teaching a gratitude-focused painting course to men at the Elkhart County Jail in Indiana.
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