The Fall/Winter 2019 issue explores the 125th anniversary of the college, shares the stories of this year's alumni awardees and gives a peek at the new Hunsberger Haitian Art Collection on display in the renovated Union.
Historians Susan Fisher Miller ’79 and Joe A. Springer ’80 share “touchstones” from the college’s 125-year history — events and themes that represent specific moments in time and larger symbols of institutional identity.
This presidential column originally appeared in the Fall/Winter 2019 issue of The Bulletin BY REBECCA J. STOLTZFUS ’83, President of Goshen College IN THIS 125TH anniversary year, we pause and wonder at the heritage that we have received, and consider how we are shaping that heritage in this time for the…
Founder Henry A. Mumaw (1850-1908) sits at the right of this early group of Elkhart Institute students in Elkhart’s Grand Army of the Republic hall during its inaugural year in 1894-95. This story originally appeared in the Fall/Winter 2019 issue of The Bulletin BY JOE SPRINGER ’80, Curator,…
What have we inherited from our founders and servant leaders over these 125 years?
In fall 2020, Goshen College will open a new center for media arts and journalism in the west wing of the Newcomer Center, bringing together television, radio, print and other media under one roof.
During Goshen College’s Homecoming Weekend on Oct. 4-6, the college will honor Minh Kauffman ’74, Carolyn Sauder ’55, Rob Vander Giessen-Reitsma ’05, Kari Heusinkveld ’12 and Garrett Cannizzo ’12 for their commitment to the college’s core values.
Students react to the new renovations in the Union Building.
The Goshen College Union Building opened its doors this week after an eight-month renovation project, welcoming visitors to the new Hunsberger Commons, which is home to the Hunsberger Haitian Art Collection and the relocated Juanita Lark Welcome Center, as well as an overhauled Leaf Raker Cafe.
Goshen College was brought into being by ordinary people who saw potential and had the courage to develop that potential. By extraordinary leaders who were motivated by their own joy in the work, and also to create something for their community, as it was then and for the generations to come.
