Jonathan Orjala shares about the early morning hike that came at the end of a five-day “camp meeting” at our host church on the Navajo Nation: The Sunday we left Black Mountain Mennonite Church, about ten of us woke up...

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Waking Up on a Mesa
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Goshen College named to Forbes’ list of America’s Best Small Employers
Goshen College was recently ranked one of America’s Best Small Employers by Forbes. The college was ranked 166 out of the top 300 companies or organizations in a variety of industries.
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Hospitality
Alex Koscher shares his thoughts about the hospitality our group has received during our time in the Navajo Nation, contrasting it to what he encountered while stopping for lunch on the way to Grand Canyon National Park: Hospitality has often...
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The Chuska Mountains Welcome Me Back
Estefania Soto shares what she learned about the land from our Navajo teachers, beginning with the creation myth and applying this to an experience that connected her to this place: During my time with the Navajo I’ve listened, learned, and...
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The Day the Land was in Control of Me
Lukas Bontrager-Waite shares his insights after a challenging experience in the Chuska Mountains: There is a question that has especially been on my mind since this SST began: “what are we bound by?” Generally, my answer has always been the...
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July 2023 Snapshots
Photos from around campus during July 2023.
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Goshen College collaborates to form the Institute for Indonesian Academic Partnerships
Goshen College is launching the new Institute for Indonesian Academic Partnerships (IIAP) to foster a network between Anabaptist higher education institutions, other U.S. universities, Indonesian higher education institutions and nonprofits.
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Individual tickets go on sale August 1 for the 2023-2024 Goshen College Performing Arts Series
Beginning Tuesday, August 1, concertgoers have the opportunity to purchase individual tickets for all concerts in Goshen College’s Performing Arts Series 2023-24 season.
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“Hey guys, follow me!”
For Fourth of July the group headed out from Diné College and drove about an hour to the capital of the Navajo Nation, Window Rock. Our plan was to attend the Navajo Nation celebration, seeing traditional dancing, shopping at different...
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Barbie and me
My thoughts have been circling around issues of gender for a while: a recent essay on masculinity, Haitian women competing in the World Cup, Barbie becoming human, Lionel Messi in pink.
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Finding My Clan
Areli Guzman shares her thoughts on Navajo clans and her family’s heritage: Yá’ át’ ééh (Hello) Shi éi Areli yinishyé (I am called Areli) Ákót’ éego Naakai dine’ é asdzáán nishłí (In this way, I am a Mexican woman) Here...
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Maple Scholars Final Colloquium 2023
On July 21, 2023, Goshen College students presented their final projects as part of the Maple Scholars Program Final Colloquium. Each student presented their research, findings, and next steps along with their advisors and colleagues.
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New Student Orientation 2023
On July 21, 2023, new students gathered at the Church-Chapel to participate in New Student Orientation for the 2023-24 school year at Goshen College. Students were able to meet professors and staff, tour campus, and review their class schedules with…
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Expectations and Observations
My service has challenged me in a wide variety of ways. I have struggled to develop a routine and find my role within my service organization. Whenever I would take the initiative and ask what our purpose here was, our...
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Balance
Teresa Ross Richer reflects on a key concept in Navajo culture: Balance: a condition in which different elements are equal or in the correct proportions. In my culture, we do not seem to take to heart the concept of balance...
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Photography and Motherhood
Virginia Jimenez shares her reflections on an inspiring presentation by a photography student at Diné College: At Diné College we met various Navajo people who shared their culture with us — one of them was a photography student, Candace Harrison,...
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Challenge and Beauty
At this stage of the service portion of SST, a distinct highlight for me has been continuing to experience the abundance of natural beauty that Ecuador has to offer. In the study portion of SST, we were able to experience...
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Maple and Hickory Scholars spend summer researching
Eighteen students participated in this year's Maple and Hickory Scholars Program, where awarded students spend eight weeks focusing on a particular area of research, alongside a professor who serves as both a supervisor and colleague
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Funerals and Worship
As is often the case on SST, I found myself one afternoon on a bus with essentially no knowledge of where I was going. My mom quickly explained that we were headed to a funeral, and I became concerned. “Did...
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Choclo
One of the first things you learn when you come to Ecuador is their love of choclo, which is essentially their variety of sweet corn. On one of our trips to different parts of Ecuador, we even drove past a...
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“What Does Peace Look Like?”
“What Does Peace Look Like?” Emma Gingerich One Friday afternoon, Zoughbi, the director of the Wi’am Conflict Transformation Center, invited our group to a dialogue with Palestinian “young people.” We had the privilege of sitting in small groups with these...
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“Differences of Identity”
“Differences of Identity” Luisa Dutchersmith As we loaded onto a big tour bus and started our drive from Bethlehem north towards the Galilee, I could tell that this part of our trip was going to be different. We had spent...
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Teaching English and Flying Kites
Teaching two hours of English daily is no joke, especially when you have no teaching experience and are creating your own curriculum. Teachers and students alike get tired and worn out by the constant focus it takes to learn a...
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“Reconciliation”
“Reconciliation” Naomi Torres Being back in the U.S., I still have trouble processing everything I witnessed on our SST. I do not say this discontentedly, but with awe and bewilderment. It was a blessing to see all the religious sites...
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