Doctor of Nursing Practice program celebrates first graduates
Spring 2020 marked the first graduation for seven students in Goshen College's and Eastern Mennonite University's (EMU) joint Doctor of Nursing Practice program.
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‘Place-based Learning for the Plate’ explores relationships with food and land
“How do we integrate places more intentionally into our lives and our lives more consciously into places,” is the question at the heart of Joel Pontius’ first book, “Place-based Learning for the Plate,” which explores 21st century stories of hunting, foraging and fishing for food.
Essential and on the front lines
As our world got accustomed to physical distancing, life in lockdown and virtual everything, many GC alumni have been out on the front lines in the fight against COVID-19. As doctors, nurses and researchers, they are applying their expertise to cure and find cures. We checked in on some…
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.
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.