Here is an interview with Andrea Cruz, a 2021 graduate. What did you do right after graduation? I got married! I then started working at Goshen Health as an Account Coordinator for the Get Fit Get Healthy department, coordinating and...
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Emma Zuercher ’23
Jun 28 2021
Apple Creek, Ohio
Major: Sign Language Interpreting, Art minor
Why did you choose Goshen?
Initially I chose Goshen for the American Sign Language and Interpreting program but quickly realized it was a good fit for me in nearly every way. I love the small class sizes and the interdisciplinary education that a liberal arts school offers. I can study everything I love, find new passions and see the ways that all of that knowledge fits together.
Why did you choose your major?
I love learning and am fascinated by many things which made choosing a major very daunting. During my gap year between high school and college, I worked with and made friends with people in the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community through internships and church. Guided by many experiences during that year, I decided to pursue interpreting.
What career are you interested in pursuing?
Interpreting is a field for lifelong learning and offers so many opportunities to interact with new people and ideas. I am excited for a variety of places I could go with interpreting whether that be in medical, educational, theater or legal settings. I am especially interested in environmental education.
What is a valuable experience you have had at Goshen?
The Merry Lea Sustainability Leadership Semester was an extremely valuable experience for me. I saw how sustainability is environmentalism, but that it is also language, culture, community, justice and art. My experience at Merry Lea shaped the way I approach interpreting, art, relationships and every other aspect of my life.
Alum Feature: Andrea Cruz
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Johnny Gerig Meyer ’08
What is your current job and what have you been doing since graduation from GC? After graduating from Goshen College in 2008, I received an MA in Theological Studies from Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, and then taught philosophy and religious...