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Top News of 2025

Dec 28 2025

As we turn to the new year, take a look back at 2025 through GC’s top news stories of the year!

People singing in the Church Chapel in Goshen College

January

At Goshen College, Anabaptists celebrate 500 years

Anabaptists from around the continent gathered, both in-person and virtually, for a worship service on the night of the 500th anniversary of Anabaptism.

New book from professor emerita features the Virgin Mary

February

Senior Naomi Lapp Klassen wins annual peace oratorical contest

Lapp Klassen, a history and criminal and restorative justice double major from Goshen, won the annual C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest with her speech, “Confronting Mass Incarceration: A Story of Agency and Sight.”

Classical album recorded in Sauder Concert Hall wins Grammy

March

Maple Leafs compete at NAIA national championships

Goshen College made its 27th consecutive appearance at the NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships.

College launches partnership with Lippert in language classes

April

Sarah Augustine urges Class of 2025 to “grow for the life of the people” in 127th Commencement address

With her speech, “You are enough,” Augustine encouraged the 190 graduates to embrace hope, creativity and collective action as they step into their future.

Six seniors honored with President’s Graduating Leader awards

91.1 The Globe named Indiana Radio School of the Year

May

Powered by community partnership, college launches new Center for Nursing and Public Health

The college marked the opening of the state-of-the-art facility with a public ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 7.

College welcomes Dwight Gingerich as new athletic director and head men’s basketball coach

Six Goshen employess winnigs The Maple Leafs Award for excellence.

June

Six employees earn Maple Leaf Awards for excellence

President Rebecca Stoltzfus awarded the second annual Maple Leaf Awards for Employee Excellence during an end-of-the-year employee celebration.

New nursing scholarship established from Geraldine Chan ’64 estate

Maple Scholars students pose together outside

July

Ten students present Maple Scholars research

Students spent eight weeks focusing on a particular area of research alongside a professor.

Honors program encourages camaraderie, conversations

Donald Clemens, 37-year professor of chemistry, dies at 86

August

College sets giving records, fueling transformational student opportunities

Goshen College raised an extraordinary $18,004,693 total in the 2024–2025 fiscal year — the highest total in more than two decades.

Three seniors win 2025 Global Citizenship Award

College awarded half-million-dollar NSF grant for STEM internet upgrades

September

College welcomes 22 new employees for 2025-26

Six of those 22 are teaching faculty.

Six outstanding alumni honored with 2025 Alumni Awards

October

College to add disc golf teams for 2026, Jason Samuel to serve as head coach

Men’s and women’s disc golf will become the 17th and 18th teams at Goshen College, with the inaugural season in the fall of 2026.

Enrollment stays steady overall, while local, first-generation and Mennonite numbers rise among new students

December

Lilly Endowment Inc. awards GC a $5 million faith and storytelling grant

The grant will support the college’s launch of five innovative storytelling projects under the new media hub, More Than Just Stories.