“College leaders push gun laws” in the South Bend Tribune
Three area college presidents have joined an effort urging U.S. policy leaders to take steps designed to reduce gun violence.
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“GC’s new master’s degree to begin” in the Goshen News
Building on the success of its master’s degree programs in environmental education and nursing, GC officials have announced that the college will begin offering the new master’s degree in intercultural leadership beginning in May of this year.
“Goshen College wins radio, television broadcasting honors for second year” in the Elkhart Truth
Goshen College faculty advisor for the student radio station, The Globe, Jason Samuel, and television faculty advisor Seth Conley attributed Goshen’s success at the competition to the college’s emphasis on getting students involved with their areas of interest early.
“Goshen College earns broadcasting awards” in the Goshen News
“The whole department is rejoicing,” said Jason Samuel, Goshen College assistant professor of communication and general manager of The Globe. “It’s hard to put into words the amount of work our students put into the broadcasting program, and to be recognized is extra special. It’s a remarkable achievement for us, and we’re the smallest school in the competition. It makes us feel good.”
“Why the church needs to discuss sex . . . and how to do it” on Canadian Mennonite Young Voices
While some churches, families or youth groups do a good job, many ignore the uncomfortable subject to the possible detriment of future relationships. “I don’t know how we can imagine, as a church, that our people are going to grow up to be healthy sexual beings in congregations if the church does not talk about sexuality at all during their adolescent years,” Goshen College Professor Keith Graber Miller says.
“Standardization Is a Driving Factor Behind Goshen College’s 1:1 iPad Initiative” in Campus Technology
Halfway into the first year of Goshen College's 1:1 iPad initiative, Director of Information Technology Michael Sherer explained that standardization of devices and apps is key to innovation in the classroom.
“Science Olympiad ‘fun’: Event at Goshen College draws students from across region” in the South Bend Tribune
When Adams High School students Jarek Allin and Leah Blickensderfer launched their miniature gravity-driven vehicle down a hand-crafted wooden slope, it made a smooth, straight path across the floor, stopping within a few centimeters of the designated target.
“Full day of MLK Day activities at Goshen College” in the Elkhart Truth
Wilbert Smith grew to be close friends with Vertus Hardiman through a church choir, but Smith wondered why Hardiman always wore a dark black wig or a hat. When he found out the answer, Smith was inspired to tell Hardiman’s story to others through film.
“Goshen College in 20th year of honoring service of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.” in the Goshen News
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the annual MLK Study Day at Goshen College.
“International Women’s Opportunity Foundation helping Haiti soccer players” in the Elkhart Truth
Sharisse Yoder learned more than just another way to approach soccer last summer as an American playing on an FC Indiana club filled with members of the Haiti Women’s National Team. Yoder, a Bethany Christian High School graduate and Marian University sophomore center midfielder, became familiar with the troubling conditions in a country where economic depression, political violence, poverty and abuse — verbal, physical and sexual — is a grim reality, especially for young girls, and the damage of the 2010 earthquake is...