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Goshen College president opens school year with call for Christ-centeredness

Goshen College President James E. Brenneman opened the new school year by calling on members of the campus community to become a Christ-centered college defined by faithfulness, openness, reconciliation and unity.

President’s speech: “Christ, the Core’”

Convocation message by Dr. James E. Brenneman, president of Goshen College on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010 – Goshen College Church-Chapel (as prepared for delivery)

Goshen College introduces new employees for 2010-11

Goshen College will open the 2010-2011 academic year later this month with many new faces-- and not just among new and transfer students. The college also will be welcoming new employees, some of whom were hired and began their duties earlier in the year.

President’s speech: “Finding Education’s Sweetness: On the State of Goshen College'”

State of the College Address by Dr. James E. Brenneman, President of Goshen College on Friday, Aug. 20, 2010 – Goshen College all-employee brunch

‘U.S. News’ and Forbes rankings include Goshen College among best liberal arts colleges

The annual college rankings have hit the presses, and Goshen College was again included by "U.S. News & World Report" and Forbes magazine on their lists of best U.S. colleges.

Goshen College receives best giving to operating budget in 17 years, despite the economy

More Goshen College students will have the opportunity to learn and thrive in the coming year due to the generosity of supporters. During the 2009-10 fiscal year (which ended June 30) the largest amount of donations was given to the Goshen College Fund in 17 years.

Grandmother’s Flower Garden: Floral Design in Mennonite and Amish Quilts

Antique and contemporary quilts by Mennonite and Amish makers, using both geometric and naturalistic flower motifs. The exhibit is a tribute to the traditional design known as “Grandmother’s Flower Garden” that has become one of the most popular patterns in the history of American quilt-making. Quilts will come from the…

Cross-cultural studying right in their own backyard

Sometimes you don't have to travel thousands of miles in an airplane over oceans to truly encounter another culture. Sometimes you just have to cross the street.

Trading turf for prairie

A small corner of the campus has started to turn greener thanks to a student proposal and the care and involvement of a professor and a utilities manager.

Community, Mennonite church and Goshen College community members bid farewell to former President J. Lawrence Burkholder after he is laid to rest

Residents of Elkhart County as well as members of the Mennonite church and the Goshen College community praised President Emeritus J. Lawrence Burkholder as a visionary leader with an enduring love for the church, his family and scholarship during a memorial service Wednesday, June 30.