Enjoy learning more about the college’s new mascot, Dash, a black squirrel, which was unveiled during Homecoming Weekend, as well as the history around a previous unofficial mascot, Captain Maple Leaf. This article originally appeared in the Fall/Winter 2022 issue…
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Westlawn: Built to last
221 tons of structural steel, 515 cubic yards of mass concrete and another 37,000 square feet of concrete slabs. All of this and more went into the original construction of Westlawn Hall. This article originally appeared in the Fall/Winter 2022…
New history professor hired!
In August 2022, Elizabeth Miller joined the Goshen College History Department as an assistant professor of history and is also serving as the next director of the Institute for the Study of Global Anabaptism (ISGA) and the Mennonite Historical Library.
President’s speech: “Rooted in good soil”
What makes our community so unusually fruitful? Because we are rooted in good soil. We are like a prairie.
New VR Headsets
Goshen College obtains 20 new virtual reality headsets from a grant program for use in Jeanette Shown's game design courses.
Build Your Own Computer Camp
During the summer of 2022, Jeanette Shown hosted a Build Your Own Computer camp for middle school students. As Jeanette likes to say, “Coding is today’s language of creativity. Everyone deserves a chance to become creators instead of consumers...
Psychology Research presented at the 2022 GC Academic Symposium
Once again, upper-level psychology majors in Psychology Research (R to L: Ben Troyer, Dorian Torres, Hayley Bickford, Professor Julie Reese, Jen Avila, Hannah Hackman, & Adhika Ezra) presented original research at the annual Goshen College Symposium. Their research built...
Becoming a Hispanic Serving Institution
How does a small, historically Mennonite college in Northern Indiana find itself on the brink of becoming a Hispanic Serving Institution?
Institute for the Study of Global Anabaptism: Renewal in the Global Church
Professor John D. Roth ’81 writes about how renewal is happening globally for Anabaptist-Mennonites and how that is shaping the college’s approach to scholarship for the church.
Imagination that embraces the world
Goshen College is not only ever singing, but ever dreaming and boldly aspiring.
Marine Biology: From Indiana to the Florida Keys
Professor Ryan Sensenig writes about how a Midwestern college’s unique marine biology program has significantly grown and evolved since it began in 1966.
From a Dream to a Reality: President Stoltzfus interviews Girl Named Tom
Siblings Caleb ‘18, Joshua ‘19 and Bekah Liechty, known as the musical group Girl Named Tom and winners of season 21 of NBC’s “The Voice,” sat down with President Rebecca Stoltzfus before their sold-out October 2021 performance in the Goshen…
Ruth E. Gunden ’52: ‘You have to play to improve’
This article originally appeared in the Spring/Summer 2022 issue of The Bulletin. BY JOE SPRINGER ’80, curator, Mennonite Historical Library “Conned” by five older brothers into learning to catch and throw, Ruth E. Gunden ’52, professor of physical education from 1953...
Congratulations and Thank you!
The social work department would like to take a moment to thank each of the organizations who hosted a social work senior intern this year. Educating new social workers is not possible without the careful work of these organizations...
Commencement speech 2022 (full text): “What is the Good Life?” by Dr. John D. Roth
Commencement speaker, Dr. John D. Roth, invited graduates to consider the important question: What is the Good Life? He said: "Know that you are loved; dare to live a transparent life, ready to speak the Truth; and do your part…
ISGA Initiates Research Fellow Program
The Institute for the Study of Global Anabaptism (ISGA) has recently gathered several scholars from around the world to collaborate on research related to Global Anabaptist-Mennonite history and theology. This initiative grows out of ISGA’s mission to foster academic research…
Theater Camp Form Test
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2021 Fall Psyclone
Vol. 47 No. 1 The longest running departmental newsletter on campus. Written by students. Greetings: Hello everyone! We hope that this Fall Semester has been good to all of you. This semester may have started rough, but we...
Spring semester return-to-campus plans outlined
As Goshen College students and faculty & staff prepare for the Spring 2022 semester, the Pandemic Task Force has outlined plans for a safe return to in-person learning amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and new, highly-contagious Omicron variant.
Merry Christmas from Goshen College!
May you experience the joy and peace of Christ this season. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from all of us here at Goshen College!
2021 Yoder Public Affairs Lecture – Women and Peacebuilding in Indonesia
https://www.goshen.edu/news/2021/11/08/conversation-on-women-and-peacebuilding-in-indonesia-to-take-place-nov-30/
Investing in the community, ahead of the curve
Whether volunteer or paid, in school classrooms or church basements, many GC students, faculty and alumni continue to invest skills and time to strengthen English language capacities among newcomers to Elkhart County and elsewhere.
What is our community engagement?
Community engagement has been central to Goshen College since our founding, and our motto “Culture for Service” captures it well.
The enduring value of ‘Culture for Service’
This presidential column originally appeared in the Fall/Winter 2021 issue of The Bulletin.
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