Goshen College senior Tahj Curry scored his 1,000th career point as the Goshen College men's basketball team battled the University of Saint Francis on Jan. 23.

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Senior Tahj Curry surpasses 1,000 career points with men’s basketball

Spotlight on Student Directors

Rob Vander Giessen-Reitsma ’05 to speak about community-building
Beechy Lecture Series & GC Talks: Rob Vander Giessen-Reitsma '05, a community facilitator from Three Rivers, Michigan, and executive director of *culture is not optional (*cino), will present a virtual GC Talk on Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 10 a.m.

Global Engagement Office moves forward with SST fall 2021

GC president says racial justice has lagged since Civil Rights era
It was a day for sharing perspectives, reflection and a renewed commitment to the ongoing work of equity and justice at Goshen College Monday morning as students, faculty, staff and community members were called to participate virtually in the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Study Day.

TaNiece Chapman wins Crossroads League Player of the Week award
Goshen College junior TaNiece Chapman, a forward on the Maple Leaf women's basketball team, was named the Crossroads League player of the week in women's basketball for the week of January 11-17.

Wahl, Rabadzhiev take home WHAC Player of the Week recognition
The Goshen College men's volleyball team took home two of the three weekly awards for the first full week of the 2021 season in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference as senior Michael Wahl was named Setter of the Week and senior Alexander Rabadzhiev was tabbed Hitter of the Week on Monday.

With 114 marathon wins, Justin Gillette ’05 runs toward free pizza for life
Justin Gillette has won 114 marathons, more than most people have entered, and he's hoping to win many more

Anna Costanza ’15 connects marine science and art
Anna Costanza '15 is in the process of completing her Masters of Science in Interdisciplinary Marine and Estuarine Science, studying Geographic information systems (GIS), which deals with spatial analyses and mapping.

Tatevik Sekhposyan ’01 investigates the nature of uncertainty in the macroeconomy
Dr. Tatevik Sekhposyan '01, an economics professor at Texas A&M University, investigates the nature of uncertainty in the macroeconomy.

Stephanie Kennell-Heiling ’08 named among 40-under-40 Rising Nurse Leaders
Stephanie Kennell-Heiling has a passion for improving health on a global scale, and has worked to build nursing capacity in low- and middle-income countries in East Africa.

Mark Kreider ’18: A master student mastering all
Mark Kreider '18 believes piano performance is an energizing complement to his graduate work in ecology.
JD Martin ’70 talks about and performs “Jesus, help us live in peace”
Singer/Songwriter JD Martin '70 performs his song "Jesus, help us live in peace" as part of the Voices Together project.

Doug Landis ’81 named Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Doug Landis '81, a University Distinguished Professor in the Michigan State University Department of Entomology and Ecology, Evolution and Behavior Program, has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

ISGA publishes history of the Muria Javanese Mennonite Church in Indonesia
An upcoming book published by the Institue for the Study of Global Anabaptism, "The Way of the Gospel in the World of Java: A History of the Muria Javanese Mennonite Church" (GITJ), tells the story of one branch of the Anabaptist-Mennonite churches in Indonesia.

Jason Potsander ’01 cycles against cancer, conquers his own Everest
Since graduating from Goshen College in 2001, Jason Potsander has dealt with many setbacks in his life – including 17 cycles of chemotherapy for stage IV pancreatic cancer – but none have stopped him from pursuing his goals, which recently included an "Everest," riding up and down a hill to accumulate the altitude of Mount Everest’s peak, which is just over 29,000 feet.

Nimoy Vaidya ’19: Connecting healing and Hip Hop
Breakdancing is more than a hobby for Nimoy Vaidya '19.

Goshen College mourns passing of assistant baseball coach Doug Wellenreiter
Doug Wellenreiter, a longtime teacher, coach and official in his seventh season as Goshen College assistant baseball coach, passed away suddenly on Nov. 17. He was 63 years old.

Nancy Geiser Kauffmann ’73 honored with AMBS Alumni Ministry and Service Recognition
Nancy Kauffmann, D.Min., of Goshen, Indiana, is a 2020 recipient of Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary’s (AMBS) Alumni Ministry and Service Recognition.

Kori Cripe ’96 pairs horses with stressed people at therapy farm
Kori Cripe '96 combines her longtime passion for horses with her profession as a mental health counselor at The Barn is Therapy practice, providing a counseling option for farm folk and city dwellers alike—children, teens and adults.

Gayatri Patnaik ’90 receives Biographer’s International Organization’s 2020 Editorial Excellence Award
Gayatri Patnaik '90 received BIO’s 2020 Editorial Excellence Award on November 9, at an online ceremony. Patnaik is Associate Director and Editorial Director of Beacon Press, where for 18 years she has edited and published many books on race, ethnicity, and immigration.

John D. Roth to speak about how Anabaptism became a global movement
Professor of History John D. Roth will present "From Zurich to Addis Ababa: How Anabaptism Became a Global Movement," about how the movement spread from Zurich, Switzerland to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and places in between, reflecting on why it matters.

Ronit Goswami wins 2020 binational intercollegiate C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest
Ronit Goswami, a junior exercise science major, was named the winner of the 2020 binational intercollegiate C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest administered by Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) U.S. with his speech “Finding Peace in the Trenches: The War on Homelessness.”
‘There’s no help coming before the election’: Indiana’s RV capital faces its worst coronavirus outbreak alone
President Stoltzfus weighs in on Elkhart County’s coronavirus fight.
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