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Apr 05 2022

On Wednesday of this past week during my service placement in Timor I got to visit a seaweed farm. This was an interesting visit and I was able to discuss and learn quite a bit throughout the day. I could...

Apr 04 2022

Goshen College appears in the number eight spot – the top in Indiana – on Academic Influence's ranking of the best colleges and universities in the country by “Academic Stewardship,” a challenge to traditional college rankings that ranks schools based…

Apr 04 2022

Goshen College will host a Transfer Virtual Visit event on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, from 12-2 p.m. EST. The live virtual event will be specifically targeted for individuals who want to learn more about transferring into Goshen College’s traditional undergraduate…

Apr 04 2022

John D. Roth, a 1981 GC alumnus, professor and historian, will be the keynote speaker at Goshen College’s 124th commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 1, 2022 at 3 p.m. in the Roman Gingerich Recreation-Fitness Center. This is a ticketed event.

Apr 01 2022

Following a lengthy discernment process and in collaboration with Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center, the Goshen College Mascot Committee is proud to announce that a community of 21 new embodied mascots will represent the Maple Leafs at athletic and community…

Mar 31 2022

The 23rd annual Goshen College Student Academic Symposium will take place Friday, April 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the college’s Church-Chapel. Faculty will be also recognized for promotions and recently-published work at the event. 

Mar 30 2022

In January, I took a 3-day trip with my host family in Quito, Paola (host-mom) and Sammy (host-sister). It took 2.5 hours to get to Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas. We took the Cordillera de Los Andes road. This very...

Mar 30 2022

These pictures are from my 1st day of teaching English class in Indonesia. I have 2 classes, one lower and one higher level course. I have found as I have begun to teach here that I actually enjoy teaching. It’s...

Mar 30 2022

My first day waking up at my SST placement began at 5 in the morning with the sound of a guitar outside my door. It was somber and I threw on a shirt for morning worship and devotions. Though I…

Mar 29 2022

The Indiana Association of School Broadcasters (IASB) has named 91.1 FM The Globe (WGCS) “Radio School of the Year” for the fourth consecutive time in the college division, with a flurry of awards in 11 of 14 categories. This is…

Mar 29 2022

Goshen College’s nursing programs recently received top rankings for program excellence. 

Mar 28 2022

Before we left for SST, we were told to prepare some gifts for our host family. The suggestion we got was to prepare some things from Goshen or our College. But at that time the bookstore was already closed. I...

Mar 28 2022

Photos from around campus in March 2022. 

Mar 28 2022

In a biennial national student satisfaction survey, Goshen College students expressed high overall satisfaction regarding their college experience related to academics and student life.

Mar 26 2022

Nina and I keep in touch regularly with the students via phone calls and texts, but we especially enjoyed visiting students at their service internship placements throughout the last few weeks. We continue to be so grateful for the many...

Mar 21 2022

Soccer games with the family, an example of so many things I’ve experienced and learned throughout only six short weeks in Ecuador. Every Sunday except those during which we were out of town visiting Mindo or Tena, my host dad...

Mar 19 2022

Students gathered at the Rec-Fitness Center for a night full of snacks, movies, games, inflatables, and even more on Saturday, March 19.

Mar 19 2022

The International Student Club (ISC) presented their annual coffeehouse performance on Saturday, March 19, in the Music Center’s Sauder Concert Hall.

Mar 16 2022

There are a lot of hard things in Quito. For instance, my walk to the Fundación, where we have our classes, is up a very steep hill. My little commute is one of the best parts of my day, however,...

Mar 15 2022

American bassist Edgar Meyer and UK string orchestra Scottish Ensemble will perform at Goshen College on Tuesday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m. for a Performing Arts Series concert in the Music Center’s Sauder Concert Hall. 

Mar 14 2022

We are living through hard times. As researcher and author Brene Brown said in a January 2022 podcast, “People are not okay.” And that was before the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Mr. Rogers famously said that in times of catastrophe,…

Mar 13 2022

The names of the people in the photos are me (Antoinette Mpawenayo), my host grandma in Philly (Popo) and my roommate (Courtney Templeton). The two photos are important to me because they show an amazing relationship that Popo and I...

Mar 13 2022

As the saying goes it’s always sunny in Philadelphia, however, that doesn’t mean it’s not cold. So, here we are another frigid day, but sunny, in downtown Philadelphia. Now, you may be wondering from the photos why we are gardening...

Mar 13 2022

This is a photo of Ben and I with our host parents Pak David and Ibu Eva at the 17 anniversary of PPC (Philadelphia Praise Center). On this day we attended church with our host parents to celebrate the 17th...