Erica Prough ’90 and daughter working together to treat coronavirus patients
Nurses Erica Prough '90 and her daughter Courtney Brickner are working together at Goshen Hospital.
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Small things, great love
For 21 days, students in Merry Lea’s Master of Arts in Environmental Education learn about a subtropical ecosystem and then work with six elementary schools to get kids outside and connect them to their environment. Every year, I am amazed by how much they absorb.
Gascho receives Environmental Education Association of Indiana’s Howard Michaud Award
Luke Gascho, former director of Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College, is the recipient of the 2019 Howard Michaud Award from the Environmental Education Association of Indiana.
Nursing programs recognized for excellence
Goshen College’s nursing programs have recently been recognized by multiple online outlets for program excellence.
Forest to Table: Deer hunt delves into the ethics of eating
Although the ethics around eating meat can be polarized, experiencing how our food comes to us—and the processes and relationships around it—can help us understand our places, others and ourselves.
Graduate Story: Many doors lead Ben Friesen to a career in nursing
Ben Friesen can be described in many ways: father, husband, potter, writer, miner, teacher, principal, factory worker, missionary, traveller, a man of faith, student and nurse. But come May 28, Friesen will add one more title to his already extensive list: graduate of Goshen College’s master of science in nursing program.
Vibrant People of Elkhart County: Luke Gascho
Luke Gascho is a professor in the Sustainability and Environmental Affairs Education Department at Goshen College and the executive director of Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center.
Wood Ducks, Marl Soil, Chorus Frogs and More: Natural Surprises Await Researchers and Students at Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College
Located near scenic Wolf Lake in Indiana, Merry Lea boasts geological riches of an unusually wide variety such as peat bogs, a marl pit and glacial gravel formations. Merry Lea is also home to wetland, prairie, and savanna restorations and participates in sustainable agriculture.
Andros Island clinches career direction
For some students, the prospect of a course in the Bahamas clinches the decision to attend Merry Lea’s Master of Arts in Environmental Education program. For Ali Sanders, the course also settled her career direction.
Environmental issues class focuses on hope
Students in Merry Lea’s Master’s in Environmental Education program discuss vexing social problems in their Environmental Issues and History class. They prepare presentations on topics like micro-plastics and nuclear disasters. All the same, students say they find hope in the course.