Goshen College students participate in 17th Service Day at Elkhart County nonprofits – The Elkhart Truth
From house painting to river cleanup, dozens give back to the community as part of school’s core value of “servant leadership.”
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Goshen College students host service day – WSBT
A number of Goshen College students were giving back to the Elkhart County community Wednesday.
GC students participate in Community Engagement Day – The Goshen News
Goshen College freshmen traded their textbooks for tools Wednesday during the college’s 17th annual Community Engagement Day.
Goshen College listed third among ‘40 Best College Farms’
Goshen College’s Merry Lea Sustainable Farm is number three on a recent list of the “40 Best College Farms,” according to College Ranker.
Five alumni honored during 2015 Homecoming Weekend
The 2015 Culture for Service Awards will be presented to Kathy Short ’75 and Aliko Songolo ’68. The 2015 Young Alumni Servant Leadership Award will be presented to Sonia Graber ’00. The 2015 Dr. Ruth Gunden Champion of Character Award will go to Alice Gunden Bender ’80, and the Dr. Roman Gingerich Champion of Character Award will go to Ken Pletcher ’70.
Ken Pletcher ’70: 2015 Dr. Roman Gingerich Champion of Character Award
Ken Pletcher ’70 is the recipient of Goshen College’s 2015 Dr. Roman Gingerich Champion of Character Award.
Alice Gunden Bender ’80: 2015 Dr. Ruth Gunden Champion of Character Award
Alice Gunden Bender ’80 is the recipient of Goshen College’s 2015 Dr. Ruth Gunden Champion of Character Award.
Sonia Graber ’00: 2015 Young Alumni Servant Leadership Award
Sonia Graber ’00 is the recipient of the 2015 Goshen College Young Alumni Servant Leadership Award.
Kathy Short ’75 : 2015 Culture for Service Award
Kathy Short ’75, professor of language, reading and culture at the University of Arizona and director of Worlds of Words (WOW), is the recipient of the 2015 Goshen College Culture for Service Award.
Aliko Songolo ’68: 2015 Culture for Service Award
Aliko Songolo ’68, professor in the Department of French and Italian and the Department of African Languages and Literature at the University of Wisconsin, is the recipient of the 2015 Goshen College Culture for Service Award.