Events
Peace Talks
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Sat Sep 19, 8am
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Free
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Umble Center
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Streaming
Peace Talks is a speech competition for college students highlighting peacebuilding and courageous communication.
The goals of Peace Talks include:
- Establish an annual public speaking event for young people
- Cultivate student leadership through mentorship
- Elevate faith-based speaking and storytelling about peace
Eligible student speakers and an accompanying faculty or staff member are invited to attend this all-expenses-paid trip to Goshen College for the inaugural Peace Talks intensive weekend and speech contest on Sept. 18-20, 2026. The weekend will include workshops for the students and faculty/staff, speech coaching and time to connect through shared meals and other activities. On Saturday at 7 p.m., Sept. 19, finalists will compete in the Umble Center on campus in a closing event that will be livestreamed so home campuses and communities can watch.
Peace Talks builds on, extends and expands the model of the C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical contests. Peace Talks is a project of More Than Just Stories, a new media hub made possible through a five-year, $5 million faith and storytelling grant to Goshen College from Lilly Endowment, Inc.
Tue Jun 16–Sun Oct 04
Northern Indiana Amish Quilts From the Rebecca Haarer Collection
The Good Library Gallery will host an exhibit of Amish quilts, collected and documented by Rebecca Haarer ’75, from now until Oct. 8, 2026.- Livestream
Sun Sep 13, 7pm
The LEAFYs Athletic Awards Show
The 2026 LEAFYs Awards are set to take place on Sunday, September 13, at 7:00 pm in Umble Center on the campus of Goshen College. Mon Sep 14, 10am
Science Speakers: Perovskite Solar Cells, Dr. Joseph Berry
Dr. Joseph Berry '94 is a physicist at the National Laboratory of the Rockies (National Renewable Energy Laboratory).
