In 2025, Mennonites and other Anabaptists celebrate 500 years since the first believers gathered in secret, launching a renewal movement grounded in adult baptism, pacifism, discipleship and church-state separation. This anniversary invites reflection on how “true evangelical faith” is lived out at Goshen today — on campus, through alumni contributions and in a renewed vision for faith formation.
News and Events
NewsThe Bulletin | Spring/Summer 2025
NewsNew nursing scholarship established from Geraldine Chan ’64 estate
Through a generous estate gift of $1.97 million from Dr. Geraldine Chan ’64, Goshen College has established the new endowed Geraldine Y. Chan Nursing Scholarship. “We are deeply grateful to Dr. Chan for this gift and the significant impact...
NewsSix employees earn Maple Leaf Awards for excellence
Goshen College President Rebecca Stoltzfus awarded the second annual Maple Leaf Awards for Employee Excellence to six employees during an end-of-the-year employee celebration on May 23. The initiative recognizes and celebrates the outstanding contributions of employees, fostering a positive...
NewsGC junior selected for nationally competitive law program
Krysttal Ortega, a rising junior criminal justice and restorative justice major at Goshen College, will participate in the prestigious Roadmap Scholars Initiative at the University of Virginia this summer. The goal of Roadmap Scholars, a three-week summer prep program for...
NewsGoshen College welcomes Dwight Gingerich as new athletic director and head men’s basketball coach
Dwight Gingerich, who has more than four decades of coaching and educational leadership experience and a track record of success, has been named as Goshen College’s new athletic director and head men’s basketball coach. Gingerich, a member of the Iowa...
NewsPerforming Arts Series 2025-26 season lineup announced
Goshen College’s Performing Arts Series returns for its 29th season in 2025-26, featuring 10 performances by both new artists and returning favorites. United by their exceptional talent, these performers offer an eclectic mix of genres and cultural perspectives, creating a...
Fri Sep 12, 7:30pm
Performing Arts Series: Mariachi Los Camperos
In its first performance of the 2025-26 season, the Goshen College Performing Arts Series will host Los Angeles-based Mariachi Los Camperos in Sauder Concert Hall on Friday, September 12 at 7:30 p.m.Fri Sep 19, 7:30pm
Performing Arts Series: Lea Salonga
The Goshen College Performing Arts Series is proud to welcome Lea Salonga and her “Stage, Screen & Everything In Between” tour to Sauder Concert Hall on Friday, September 19 at 7:30 p.m.Fri Oct 03–Sun Oct 05, 4pm
Homecoming Weekend
Join us for our annual Homecoming Weekend for celebrating class reunions, alumni awardees and so much more, Oct. 3-5! Register nowWed Oct 15, 7:30pm
Performing Arts Series: An Evening With David Sedaris
The Goshen College Performing Arts Series presents An Evening With David Sedaris on Wednesday, October 15 at 7:30 p.m. With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, David Sedaris has become one of America’s leading humor writers.Sat Dec 13, 7:30pm
Performing Arts Series: Voctave
The Goshen College Performing Arts Series presents sensational a cappella group Voctave, who will perform on Saturday, December 13 at 7:30 p.m. in Sauder Concert Hall.
Photo AlbumsCCE Summer Camps: Write On Sports
From June 9 to June 20, rising seventh, eighth and ninth graders participated in Write On Sports camp at Goshen College’s Center for Community Engagement. At the camp, students created a multimedia project, either a video or a podcast episode,…
Photo AlbumsCCE Summer Camps: Read, Act, Create! and Board Game Creation
In the first week of June, Goshen College’s Center for Community Engagement hosted two summer camps: Read, Act, Create! and Board Game Creation. See photos of the campers here! Photos by Sarah Miller.
Photo AlbumsMay 2025
With students gone from campus for the summer, enjoy some photos from the last month of the academic year! Photos by Daniel James and Mackenzie Miller
Photo AlbumsWestlawn Ribbon Cutting & Open House
On Wednesday, May 7, the Goshen College community gathered to celebrate the newly renovated Westlawn, which features gathering, dining and the Center for Nursing and Public Health. The public event featured a special program with ribbon-cutting, tours, live music and...
Photo AlbumsCommencement 2025
Thank you to everyone who joined us in celebrating and honoring the Class of 2025 — a remarkable group of courageous, creative, and compassionate leaders ready to make a difference in the world. It was a day full of smiles,...
Study plus service transforms students and communities alike
When Aysia Adkins, a rising senior at Goshen College, found herself on a Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) site, it changed her life.
Q&A: Dwight Gingerich settles in for first few days playing double duty for Goshen College
Dwight Gingerich, Goshen College’s next athletic director and men’s basketball head coach marked his official start this week, and during his orientation, The Goshen News sat down with him and spoke about his transition.
Goshen College’s intergenerational letter writing campaign launches at Follow Jesus ‘25
The Gratitude Letters, a storytelling project launching at MC USA’s Follow Jesus ‘25 convention, invites people of all ages to share stories of gratitude and faith through a letter writing campaign.
Erica Emanuel ’12 and Jordan Kauffman ’11 named to Michiana Forty Under 40
Erica Emanuel ’12 and Jordan Kauffman ’11 were honored by the South Bend Regional Chamber for achieving outstanding professional success while also engaging in their communities through charitable and civic involvement.