Hometown: Torres Vedras, Portugal Major: Business, Sport Management minor Why did you choose Goshen? I chose Goshen mainly because I was very attracted to the school’s athletic soccer program. My brother (Tomás da Fonseca) is a Goshen College alumni, so...

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Matias Martins da Fonseca ’22
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Lukas Bontrager-Waite ’24
Goshen Major: computer science Why did you choose Goshen? I chose Goshen not only because I’m from here, but also because I wanted a smaller school. I think it helps to have class sizes that allow for more hands-on...
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Douglas Kaufman ’89
Goshen, Indiana MAJOR: history Pastor, Benton Mennonite Church; director of pastoral ecology, Center for Sustainable Climate Solutions How did your experience at Goshen College inform your vocational calling and/or approach to ministry? My history classes brought a richness of understanding the...
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Dr. Matthew Hill, Professor of Music
Professor of Music “‘This is my beloved Son, listen to him!’ Thus spoke God at the moment of the Transfiguration. Music is a means of listening to Him who is the fullness of truth, life and beauty. It can act...
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Dr. Julie Reese, Professor of Psychology
Professor of Psychology “How do I bring faith and learning together? Each morning, I read the Bible, pray, and ask God to prepare me to share His truth and love. My discipline, psychology, naturally involves values, behaviors and relationships, fruitful...
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Dr. Julia Schiavone Camacho, Associate Professor of History
Associate Professor of History “My first years teaching at a Christian college have been an exercise in shedding secular ways and getting used to bringing my whole self to teaching. After attending Catholic schools for most of K-12, my higher...
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Andrew Hartzler ’98
Professor of Accounting “For me, my faith is an inseparable part of who I am. Faith is not about a set of tenets, a rigid set of rules, it is intricately connected to the design of who we are as...
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Quinn Brenneke ’14
Elkhart, Indiana MAJORS: communication, interdisciplinary studies Co-pastor, Prairie Street Mennonite Church How did your experience at Goshen College inform your vocational calling and/or approach to ministry? I encountered Anabaptism for the first time at Goshen College. You can read about it in...
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Hillary Watson ’09
Ypsilanti, Michigan MAJORS: Bible & religion, Philosophy Pastor, Shalom Community Church; Program consultant, Nonprofit Enterprise at Work How did your experience at Goshen College inform your vocational calling and/or approach to ministry? Goshen allowed me to explore the breadth of the...
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Jeff Hochstetler ’08
Berlin, Ohio MAJORS: business, history Lead pastor at Berlin Mennonite Church How did your experience at Goshen College inform your vocational calling and/or approach to ministry? Goshen College provided opportunities for me to test the call to ministry through the Ministry Inquiry...
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Mandy Yoder ’99
Goshen, Indiana MAJORS: Bible and religion, psychology Pastor, Belmont Mennonite Church How did your experience at Goshen College inform your vocational calling and/or approach to ministry? Doing the Ministry Inquiry Program during the summer after my junior year is what made me...
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Shawn Gerber ’99
Bloomington, Indiana MAJOR: Bible and religion Director of spiritual care and chaplaincy services, Indiana University Health- South Central Region How did your experience at Goshen College inform your vocational calling and/or approach to ministry? I am deeply grateful for professors that...
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Malinda Berry ’96
Elkhart, Indiana MAJORS: history, English Associate professor of theology and ethics, Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary How did your experience at Goshen College inform your vocational calling and/or approach to ministry? Attending GC was very instrumental in shaping my work in theological education....
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John David Thacker ’95
MAJORS: chemistry; Bible and religion Church planter with Virginia Mennonite Missions How did your experience at Goshen College inform your vocational calling and or approach to ministry? My Bible and religion classes started me on my course to seminary and then Christian...
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Richard Wineland ’90
Nashville, Tennessee MAJOR: music Episcopal priest, Christ Church Cathedral and St. Augustine’s Chapel at Vanderbilt University How did your experience at Goshen College inform your vocational calling and/or approach to ministry? At Goshen College I was introduced, for the first time,...
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Marilyn Rudy-Froese ’85
Kitchener, Ontario MAJOR: social work Church leadership minister, Mennonite Church Eastern Canada How did your experience at Goshen College inform your vocational calling and/or approach to ministry? Both my major in social work and the integration of faith and service in...
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Ryan Ahlgrim ’79
Richmond, Virginia MAJOR: English Pastor, First Mennonite Church of Richmond How did your experience at Goshen College inform your vocational calling and/or approach to ministry? GC helped me develop a philosophy that integrated science, sociology, history, art, literature, biblical studies and...
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Lisa Rosado Rivera ’21
Where are you from? I am Lisa Rosado Rivera and I am from Puerto Rico. I was born and raised in the capital San Juan. What made you decide to attend Goshen College? I decided to go to Goshen College...
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Stephen Lowe ’21
Dayton, Virginia MAJORS: music, secondary education “Questioning has always been a key part of my faith life. Growing up, my parents cultivated a curiosity in me that asked questions about the world around me and the people with whom I interacted....
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Elizabeth Reimer ’21
Naperville, Illinois MAJORS: Bible & religion; peace, justice & conflict studies “When I first came to GC as a freshman, I had no intention of majoring in Bible and religion. I had spent most of high school struggling with my faith,...
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Khampha Stempel ’21
Broadway, Virginia MAJOR: sustainability studies “Global social and environmental justice movements have one thing in common, they fight for the basic humanity and love of people in the world. The Mennonite contexts I grew up in disagreed with the common sentiment...
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Genevieve Cowardin ’21
Lancaster, Pennsylvania MAJOR: nursing “When I think about my faith growth at GC, Study-Service Term (SST) comes to mind. In the fall of 2018, I went to Peru for my SST. It was a whirlwind of new experiences and unexpected challenges....
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Clarissa Gaff ’00
Clarissa Gaff ’00 is the executive director at Land of Lincoln Legal Aid, which provides free civil legal assistance to low income individuals in St. Louis, Missouri. She was an English major at Goshen College. “I work for Land of...
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Sammy Rosario ’13
Sammy Rosario is a humanitarian lawyer in San Francisco, California, who follow’s GC’s core values to help bring peace to the world. He was a broadcasting and theater double major at Goshen College. GC’s core values have always influenced me...
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