Goshen College President Rebecca Stoltzfus gave this opening convocation speech, "Sweet Synergy," on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. She said: "Synergy is sweet. And synergy is all around us – in flavors, in music, on teams, in relationships and business and biology." It includes the story of Orie Eigsti '31, as well as announcing the 2023 student recipients of the Global Citizenship Awards.
Baccalaureate address (as prepared for delivery) by President Rebecca Stoltzfus at the Goshen College Baccalaureate Celebration on Saturday, April 29, 2023. » Read the 2023 Commencement story » Full-text of Commencement Address by Dr. Felipe Hinojosa » Commencement photo album » Academic Department Receptions and…
Commencement address (as prepared for delivery) by Dr. Felipe Hinojosa -- a Latino civil rights historian from Texas A&M University -- at the 125th Goshen College Commencement on Sunday, April 30, 2023.
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.
