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May 21 2024

Goshen College recently recognized 156 undergraduate students for excellence in academics on the 2023-24 spring semester Dean’s List.

May 20 2024

Our day began as any good Amish morning, at the Rise‘n Roll Bakery which is – disappointingly – not owned by the Amish founders anymore. Curious folks entered the store and scoured through the endless aisles of Amish goods in...

May 19 2024

After orientation, students met their host families and joined them in daily life. Through this key component of SST, students learn about cultural practices, social dynamics, and personal relations. A few days after orientation, we returned to Centro Histórico to...

May 17 2024

We spent the rest of last week working hard on the two homes we’re helping rebuild for members of the Red Lake Nation. The students are learning quickly. They have all gained a wide variety of new skills, and everyone...

May 16 2024

What a night we had at open mic night! The vibes in the room were everything from comedy, sorrow, grief, revenge and happiness. We traveled to Tower Hamlets, London to attend open mic night at RichMix. They welcome the communities...

May 15 2024

Our first full day in Chicago was a whirlwind! Not only did we learn how to use the public transportation there, but also about various different neighborhoods through a workshop on CHicago’s maps and growth. During the afternoon, we focused...

May 15 2024

This morning we had the pleasure of welcoming to our class Daljit Nagra, a poet whose work we’ve been reading. Nagra is a British poet whose poems relate to the experience of Indians born in the UK (especially Indian Sikhs), and...

May 13 2024

Today we began our day by visiting the National Museum of Mexican Art in Harrison Park. Art from the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition and current Mexican artists living in Chicago was displayed. The history, personal stories, and finding identity in...

May 12 2024

In Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, the presence of romance or lack thereof is frequently tested in various forms from friend to friend, lover to lover, and friend to lover. For many of us, Beatrice was a stand-out character in...

May 10 2024

Last week we took a day trip out to the city of Oxford to explore the city and the university, tour the Oxford University Press, and attend a lecture by Helen Oyeyemi, an author we had read in class.  We...

May 08 2024

Our class recently went to the National Gallery in London, home to over 2,300 paintings mostly from Europe, spanning from the 13th to the 19th centuries. We’ve seen art from other eras and cultures at some of London’s other museums,...

May 07 2024

On the first of May we loaded up and headed north, bound for Red Lake, Minnesota, home of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians. We went to volunteer with Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS), and to learn and build relationships...

May 06 2024

Jakyra Green graduated this year as an English and Secondary Education major. I will skip summarizing boring logistics and I’ll dive straight into the heart of my short but rewarding experience in Guatemala. Despite being here less than a week,...

May 05 2024

1. “This isn’t a restaurant!” Not exactly what I expected to hear during a sung eucharist at Westminster Abbey, but this sound assaulted my ears nonetheless. My cheeks burned hot with shame and second-hand embarrassment and I lowered my eyes...

May 03 2024

We started off our day with class in the basement of our hotel. We introduced ourselves and dove right into our first book. We are reading Zadie Smith’s lovely novel White Teeth. After a productive discussion we headed to the...

May 03 2024

This year's Chicago to Amish Country course has 21 students, and they are gearing up for their trip to Chicago, May 5 to 9. Destinations include: Chicago's Little India, Pilsen and the National Museum of Mexican Art, the Swedish American…

May 03 2024

Our Summer SST Ecuador group arrived this May 1. We are all very excited to start this new term! Bienvenidos a Casa, chicos! One of the first actives of orientation was a group discussion about expectations, hopes, and how to...

May 03 2024

All 23 London students arrived safe and sound (if a bit sleepy) yesterday morning around 10am British Summer Time. I (Peter) met them at the airport, and we took a bus (“coach”) into city center. Our lodgings are at St...

Apr 28 2024

On April 28, 2024, members of the Goshen College Class of 2024 received undergraduate and graduate degrees at the college’s 126th commencement in the RFC Gym.

Apr 28 2024

On April 27, 2024, nursing graduates in the bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs gathered in the Church-Chapel to celebrate their accomplishments during a nurses’ pinning ceremony.

Apr 28 2024

On April 27, 2024, Goshen College graduates and their families joined with faculty at departmental receptions all over campus. Later that evening seniors and families gathered for a Baccalaureate celebration and reception featuring music, juggling, poetry, and spoken word.

Apr 28 2024

During Goshen College's 126th Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, April 28, 2024, Glen Guyton, executive director of Mennonite Church USA, delivered an inspiring message, "I Succeeded," to the 182 graduates urging them to focus on, appreciate and celebrate the present moment.

Apr 28 2024

Commencement address (as prepared for delivery) by Glen Guyton, excecutive director of Mennonite Church USA — at the 126th Goshen College Commencement on Sunday, April 28, 2024. » Read the 2024 Commencement story » Commencement photo album » Academic Department Receptions and Baccalaureate...

Apr 28 2024

Baccalaureate address (as prepared for delivery) by President Rebecca Stoltzfus at the Goshen College Baccalaureate Celebration on Saturday, April 27, 2024.