The campus community of Goshen College is delightfully tinged with music. Such deep-seated passion is palpable in their current online-only production of Christoph Willibald Glück's Orfeo ed Euridice.

GC In The News

Review: Orfeo ed Euridice at Goshen College is a well-designed treat

Pandemic a chance to sing a new song
With a year of COVID experience and lots of new livestreaming equipment, music departments are offering recorded and outdoor performances to churches for use in recorded or livestreamed Sunday services.

David Reimer ’84 named new U.S. ambassador to Sierra Leone
Ambassador David Reimer is the newly appointed U.S. Ambassador to Sierra Leone effective March 2021, replacing outgoing Ambassador Maria E. Brewer.

Dr. Michelle Shelly ’85 on the challenges and opportunities of running Goshen’s Center for Healing and Hope
Dr. Michelle Shelly '85 explains the challenges and opportunities of running Goshen's Center for Healing and Hope.

Five track and field All-American student-athletes, eight national finalists recognized
The Goshen College track and field programs brought home a pair of All-American honors, encompassing five athletes, and three more spots in the national finals at the NAIA indoor national championships held March 3-6 in the Ruth Donohoe First Dakota Fieldhouse on the campus of Mount Marty University in Yankton, South Dakota.

Elementary school rallies behind Jason Potsander ’01, hosting fundraiser
Chamberlain Elementary in Goshen is rallying behind one of their teachers, Jason Potsander '01, as he experiences cancer.

Kenton Swartley ’83 receives Iowa STEM Teacher Award
Kenton Swartley '83, community partnerships and STEM facilitator at Cedar Falls Schools, has been named as a recipient of the 2021 Iowa STEM Teacher Award. The award is given to teachers who go above and beyond to inspire student interest in and awareness of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Ten Goshen College track and field athletes headed to indoor nationals
Seven women and three men comprise seven entries in next week's showcase at Yankton, S.D.

Goshen College Men’s Volleyball ranked in NAIA top 15 for third straight poll
The Goshen College Men's Volleyball team achieved its third-highest ranking in program history on Feb. 24, checking in at 15th in the NAIA men's volleyball coaches poll. The team has now been ranked in three consecutive national polls and received votes in four straight iterations of the rankings.

TaNiece Chapman joins women’s basketball 1,000-point club
TaNiece Chapman became the 18th Goshen College women's basketball player to score 1,000 career points on Feb. 17 in a home game against Huntington University in the Ruth Gunden Gymnasium.

Stefon Luckey ’15, Cassopolis councilman and teacher, is a voice for the youth
Stefon Luckey '15 wears many hats in the Cassopolis, Michigan community. He balances his role on the Cassopolis Village Council, a seventh-grade teacher and a coach for the district's girls basketball program.

Jeremy Pope ’11 now mentors basketball players in Nashville
Jeremy Pope '11, a men's basketball honorable-mention all-conference pick while playing at Goshen College, now mentors players in Nashville.at Valor Collegiate Academy, a top 5 academic charter school in the state.

Podcast: Professor of English Jessica Baldanzi and “Ms. Marvel’s America”
Professor of English Jessica Baldanzi and Hussein Rashid, co-editors of "Ms. Marvel’s America: No Normal," focus on the superhero Ms. Marvel, Kamala Khan.

For Chad ’89 & Tracey ’90 Klopfenstein, a second location of The Chief is just one of the changes
When Chad '89 and Tracy '90 Klopfenstein bought into The Chief three years ago, they had plans to expand. Now they will have a second location and new flavors for a growing customer base.

Carrie Newcomer Online Concert: “Remembering Radiance, Acknowledging Grief, Claiming Love”
Join Carrie Newcomer for a winter evening of new and favorite songs.

Trevor ’11 and Breanna ’12 Daugherty are new owners and publishers of Edible Michiana
Trevor '11 and Breanna '12 Daugherty are the new owners and publishers of Edible Michiana, a magazine that celebrates the abundance and flavor of local foods across Northern Indiana and Southwest Michigan.

Tales & Trails: Merry Lea’s new program series for preschool families
Hear a tale and hike a trail at Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College in Tales & Trails: a new program series for preschoolers and their caregiver(s). On the last Tuesday of each month, a Merry Lea educator will lead children and their caregiver(s) in a short story that incites curiosity before exploring different places around Merry Lea.

Graysen Cockerham joins women’s basketball 1,000-point club
Graysen Cockerham, a junior, is 17th women's basketball player to reach 1,000 career points and first since 2017.

Austin Branagan crosses 1000-point threshold
Austin Branagan, a junior, became the 29th player in school history to reach quadruple figures in the scoring column.

Achieng Agutu ’18 is the “Confidence Queen” with style to match
On her Instagram, Agutu—who calls herself a “tantalizing confidence queen”—posts short clips that are meant to uplift her 130,000-plus followers and empower them with self-confidence.

Ingrid Friesen Moser ’93: With gratitude for health and pastoral well-being
Ingrid Friesen Moser '93, MA, RDN has worked in wellness for 25 years.

Goshen College expanding coronavirus efforts; requiring weekly tests
Goshen College has ramped up efforts to keep the coronavirus in check, with weekly surveillance testing for all students and employees.

Listen: Sadie Gustafson-Zook’s ’17 “Birdsong”
Sadie Gustafson-Zook's '17 new song ‘Birdsong‘ from her new EP ‘Vol 1‘, is described as a sweet and gentle folk song with "pure voice alongside that fancy finger-picking."

Jose Chiquito ’20 is hopeful but cautious about Biden’s immigration reforms
Dreamers such as 22-year-old Jose Chiquito Galvan '20, are hopeful about the new administration, but know there's a long and arduous road ahead.
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