President’s Blog: ‘A Delightful Inheritance’
What have we inherited from our founders and servant leaders over these 125 years?
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President Stoltzfus backs Higher Education Mental Health Act of 2019
Goshen College President Rebecca Stoltzfus added her signature this week to a letter of support for the Higher Education Mental Health Act of 2019, a bill that seeks to address the growing number of students in higher education with mental health concerns.
President’s Speech: Reflections on Servant Leadership
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.
Our commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion
President Rebecca J. Stoltzfus shares about the college’s commitments to these important values.
Our new, distinctively Goshen mission
President Stoltzfus discusses GC's new mission statement and vision statement, and how they will guide us forward.
Editorial: Unforeseen outcomes – Colleges change lives in unpredictable ways
Rebecca Stoltzfus says accepting the presidency of Goshen College was “one of the scariest decisions I have ever made.” Drawn to “the possibility of education that integrates reason and love,” she now says, “there is no place I would rather be.”
President’s baccalaureate speech: “Written on your heart”
Commencement address (as prepared for delivery) by Dr. Rebecca Stoltzfus, at the 121st Goshen College Commencement Weekend Baccalaureate Service on Sunday, April 28, 2019. Related Links: Commencement story Baccalaureate worship service photo album Commencement photo album Full text of Commencement address by Gayatri Patnaik Welcome to you…
President Stoltzfus – Viewpoint: Four reasons I am angry about the college admissions scandal
President Stoltzfus shares four reasons she is angry about the college admissions scandal.
Women who lead the colleges their fathers did
Rebecca J. Stoltzfus became president of Goshen College in 2017, which her father led from 1984 to 1996. She had some of the experiences her father did, like getting the traditional dunk in the fountain for new presidents, but she was determined to set her own path.
Rebecca Stoltzfus: Transformed by the experience of Christ
In a world that is deeply broken and in need of healing, President Stoltzfus believes Mennonite higher education matters very much to these issues.