Seven student winners of the 2017 Goshen College Concerto-Aria Competition will perform arias and individual concerto movements with the Goshen College Symphony Orchestra, directed by Associate Professor of Music Jose Rocha, in the 57th annual Concerto-Aria Concert on Saturday, Feb. 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the Music Center’s Sauder Concert Hall.
A Goshen College graduate from Wakarusa, Martin found out she enjoyed teaching after spending four years studying business. "I was going to school for my bachelors in business and I had a senior internship that went well, but was really just OK," she said. "I noticed that whenever I was in a room full of kids I lit up and so I told my parents I wanted to redirect my degree program."
Goshen College will host a one-day men’s choir festival Sunday, Feb. 5, culminating in a joint concert at 4 p.m. in the Music Center’s Rieth Recital Hall.
During his junior year at Goshen College, Stephen Graber became interested in being a doctor. Shadowing physicians at a family practice and cancer clinic exposed him to the profession. But his time at St. Elizabeth’s, seeing the passion with which the health providers serve, has strengthened his sense of mission.
I saw these beautiful bookends in a new way this week. They commemorate a momentous time in my life, the day the Goshen College community formally initiated me into the role of president, after having called me a year earlier.
I think that a lot of people right now are feeling lost, and empathy is the only balm that can heal us. My song “Lines that Divide” attempts to be a reminder that we are bigger than our opinions, and our ability to respect each other should be based on our common humanity.
Professor emeritus of nursing Norma Jean Weldy, 87, died Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. She had worked at the college for 33 years until her retirement in 1995.
Robert Abel shoved every once of energy he had into a full, lively 92 years on Earth. He wasn't afraid to serve 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. It may take another 92 years for Elkhart County to recount all of the grand tales of his legacy, appreciate his efforts and thank him properly. The man simply known as "Doc" died Friday, Jan. 13, after battling pneumonia and heart trouble. Yet Dec. 27, two days after Christmas, Doc was still working.
With more than 10 Grammy Award nominations between them, The Branford Marsalis Quartet, along with jazz vocalist Kurt Elling, will present a Performing Arts Series concert in Goshen College Music Center’s Sauder Concert Hall on January 29 at 7:30 p.m.
