Marlea Hershberger-Leinbach '03 was not always the seasoned artist she is today. While she is currently best known for her nature-inspired mixed media paintings, she is also an instructor for the Holmes Center for the Arts.
Andy Brubaker '10 is a Goshen High School biology teacher who spent last summer on an epic mountain biking trip on the Colorado Trail. To fulfill his calling to be a teacher, he knows the importance of renewing himself outside of the classroom, too.
It’s not often that employment anniversaries dovetail perfectly with organizational milestones, but for Janet Whalen Couch, a celebration of 20 years of service as Executive Director will coincide with the 20-year anniversary of the Campus Center for Young Children (CCYC).
Kathryn Aschliman, professor emerita of education, taught in the Laboratory Kindergarten for 34 years, and now has a peace arts collection named after her.
Goshen College’s Education Department has been ranked in the 96th percentile nationally for its undergraduate secondary education program in the National Council on Teacher Quality’s (NCTQ) latest ratings of 717 undergraduate programs that prepare high school teachers.
A community won’t get rid of poverty overnight, according to Ruby Payne. But if it works at the issue well for 15 or 20 years, it can make a difference.
In the first undergraduate program of its kind, Goshen College students are learning to teach music based on the principles of El Sistema.
Educators and parents brainstormed Tuesday night at Goshen College’s Church-Chapel, helping state officials chart a path for its plan for the Every Student Succeeds Act.
Building on its academic distinctives, Goshen College faculty and administration recently approved 12 new undergraduate academic programs of study, including six majors, three minors, two concentrations and an education licensure add-on program, across five areas of study. The new opportunities will be offered beginning in the fall of 2017.
A Goshen College graduate from Wakarusa, Martin found out she enjoyed teaching after spending four years studying business. "I was going to school for my bachelors in business and I had a senior internship that went well, but was really just OK," she said. "I noticed that whenever I was in a room full of kids I lit up and so I told my parents I wanted to redirect my degree program."
