Events
Peace Talks
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Sat Sep 19, 7pm
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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.Sat Sep 12, 7:30pm
Reflection and Restoration: A Goshen College Musical Offering with Rosalyn Troiano, Philip Serna and friends
On Saturday, September 12 at 7:30 pm in Rieth Recital Hall, guest artists Phillip Serna, Viola da Gamba and Kevin Vaughn, Harpsichord and Organ and Goshen College Music Department Faculty and students will present Reflection and Restoration: A Goshen College Musical Offering, as the inaugural concert of the 2026-27 Rieth Recital Series.Sun Sep 13, 2pm
Juried GC Student Exhibit | Awards Reception
Each year, art students are invited to submit work completed during the previous academic year to a juried exhibit. A juror is selected from the local art community to review the student submissions and select pieces for display, along with…
