On January 25, 2023, Goshen College students, staff and community members gathered in the Church-Chapel to celebrate the recent designation of the college as a Hispanic-Serving Institution by the U.S. Department of Education. This is Goshen College President Rebecca Stoltzfus' speech, as prepared for delivery.
What makes our community so unusually fruitful? Because we are rooted in good soil. We are like a prairie.
Commencement speaker, Dr. John D. Roth, invited graduates to consider the important question: What is the Good Life? He said: "Know that you are loved; dare to live a transparent life, ready to speak the Truth; and do your part to heal a world that is divided and broken."
The 2021 opening convocation speech, as prepared for delivery by President Rebecca Stoltzfus, on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021.
Commencement address (as prepared for delivery) by President Rebecca Stoltzfus, at the 123rd Goshen College Commencement on Sunday, April 25, 2021. » Read the 2021 Commencement story Greetings to the Goshen College Board of Directors, the Goshen College Faculty and leadership, to all the friends and families…
King Celebration Convocation message, delivered by Dr. Rebecca Stoltzfus, President of Goshen College, on Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in the Goshen College Church-Chapel (as prepared for delivery). It is a privilege to speak today to honor the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and to draw connections from…
President Stoltzfus welcomes new and returning students with a speech about passionate learning and our responsibilities to each other during the pandemic.
Goshen College President Rebecca J. Stoltzfus delivered this speech for the 122nd Commencement Ceremony, held online, on April 26, 2020.
Dr. Regina Shands Stoltzfus, professor of peace, justice and conflict studies, delivered a speech titled "Unapologetically Just" on Monday, Jan. 20, 2020 during Goshen College's King Celebration convocation.
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.
