Homecoming to go virtual
Due to the global pandemic, Goshen College's Homecoming activities will go virtual, with a full week of online programming planned for Virtual Homecoming Week, Sept. 27 through Oct. 4, 2020.
News & Events
Six alumni named for 2020 Goshen College alumni awards
Six alumni have been chosen for GC's 2020 alumni awards. They are: Franklin Baer ’72 (Culture For Service Award); Shashi Buluswar ’90 (Culture For Service Award); Paul ’08 and Rebecca Shetler Fast ’08 (Young Alumni Award); Krysten Parson ’02 (Champion of Character Award); and Todd Woodworth ’78 (Champion of Character Award).
Goshen College Athletic Department announces Fall 2020 spectator policy
Leafs announce guidelines to provide safe environment for soccer, volleyball, tennis.
Monday, Sept. 21
Pre-Med/ Pre-Health Open House
Learn more about Goshen College's pre-med program.
Monday, Sept. 28
Homecoming Week Virtual Open House
Interested in attending Goshen College? Learn more about GC by attending this Homecoming Week virtual open house.
Tuesday, Sept. 29
Virtual Roundtable Conversation: Franklin Baer, Rebecca Shetler Fast and Paul Shetler Fast
Three 2020 Goshen College alumni award-winners, Franklin Baer, Rebecca Shetler Fast and Paul Shetler Fast, will speak during a virtual roundtable conversation about community networks and successful global public health on Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 1
Yoder Public Affairs Lecture: Shashi Buluswar, "Decolonizing 'Culture for Service': A New Paradigm for Impact in the Developing World"
Shashi Buluswar, CEO of the Institute for Transformative Technologies (ITT) will present a virtual lecture titled "Decolonizing 'Culture for Service': A New Paradigm for Impact in the Developing World" on Thursday, Oct. 1 at 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 2, 3 & 4
Virtual Performance: Goshen College Peace Plays
The Goshen College Theater Department will revisit two former winning Peace Plays during Virtual Homecoming Week, to be shown virtually Oct. 2-4, 2020.
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President’s Column: A safe start for Goshen College (The Goshen News)
President Stoltzfus writes about GC's safety measures and early success in keeping COVID-19 at bay on campus.
Goshen College remains in top 10 Midwest colleges in U.S. News & World Report rankings
Goshen College remained in the seventh spot this year in the U.S. News & World Report list of the “Best Regional Colleges in the Midwest,” and number five on the list of “Best Value Schools” according to their annual rankings released this week.
Goshen College named NAIA Champions of Character institution for 18th time
Goshen College is one of 180 NAIA Champions of Character Five-Star Institutions for the 2019-20 academic year, and one of just a handful of schools that has received the award every year.
Shashi Buluswar, Culture for Service award winner, to speak about new approaches to global development Oct. 1
Shashi Buluswar, CEO of the Institute for Transformative Technologies (ITT) will present a virtual lecture titled "Decolonizing 'Culture for Service': A New Paradigm for Impact in the Developing World" on Thursday, Oct. 1 at 7:30 p.m.
Roundtable conversation about global public health will bring together three alumni award-winners
Three 2020 Goshen College alumni award-winners, Franklin Baer, Rebecca Shetler Fast and Paul Shetler Fast, will speak during a virtual roundtable conversation about community networks and successful global public health on Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 7:30 p.m.
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Alumni, Faculty & Students in the News
Saba Shami ’81, a giant in Virginia and Arab American politics, passes
Saba Shami '81, a a major influence in Virginia and national politics, passed away on September 17 after a bout with cancer at the age of 65.
Six alumni named for 2020 Goshen College alumni awards
Six alumni have been chosen for GC's 2020 alumni awards. They are: Franklin Baer ’72 (Culture For Service Award); Shashi Buluswar ’90 (Culture For Service Award); Paul ’08 and Rebecca Shetler Fast ’08 (Young Alumni Award); Krysten Parson ’02 (Champion of Character Award); and Todd Woodworth ’78 (Champion of Character Award).
Ben Hartman ’01 and Rachel Hershberger ’99 use ‘lean’ techniques to pivot during COVID-19 crisis
After losing much of their business to COVID-19 restaurant closures, the owners of Clay Bottom Farm in Goshen, Indiana, didn’t flinch.
Josh Hofer ’11 works with rural areas on new ventures
Josh Hofer knows about marketing — after all, he founded a festival based on meat cubes that has drawn thousands of visitors. Hofer has joined the Community Vitality Team with the South Dakota Cooperative Extension Service to create new opportunities for rural areas.
Writer Don Marquis ’59 jazz-loving life in New Orleans comes to a close, with one last dance
For six decades, Don Marquis '59, a son of small-town Indiana, has been the bard of Big Easy jazz. A fixture of the French Quarter, he’s written countless articles and a classic book.
Calvin Redekop ’49: Holy disruptor
GC alumnus and former professor Calvin Redekop is a sociologist, writer, teacher and activist, and has contributed mightily wherever he went and visibly altered the worlds of church, business, service and the environment.