ComMedia | Fall 2020
The newsletter of the Goshen College Department of Communication.
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Kori Cripe ’96 pairs horses with stressed people at therapy farm
Kori Cripe '96 combines her longtime passion for horses with her profession as a mental health counselor at The Barn is Therapy practice, providing a counseling option for farm folk and city dwellers alike—children, teens and adults.
Gayatri Patnaik ’90 receives Biographer’s International Organization’s 2020 Editorial Excellence Award
Gayatri Patnaik '90 received BIO’s 2020 Editorial Excellence Award on November 9, at an online ceremony. Patnaik is Associate Director and Editorial Director of Beacon Press, where for 18 years she has edited and published many books on race, ethnicity, and immigration.
Ronit Goswami wins 2020 binational intercollegiate C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest
Ronit Goswami, a junior exercise science major, was named the winner of the 2020 binational intercollegiate C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest administered by Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) U.S. with his speech “Finding Peace in the Trenches: The War on Homelessness.”
Fall mainstage goes interactive with Cymbeline: Interrupted
The GC Theater Department's fall mainstage online experience, titled "Cymbeline: Interrupted," will be available from Nov. 6 through Dec. 6 at cymbeline.goshen.edu, and a radio broadcast will take place on 91.1 FM (WGCS) The Globe (globeradio.org) on Sunday, Nov. 8 at 3 p.m. EST.
Goshen College featured in 2021 Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges
Goshen College is one of the nation's most environmentally responsible colleges, according to The Princeton Review.
Brent Trumbo ’81 retires after 46 years with electric company his dad founded
Brent Trumbo '81, president of Trumbo Electric, has been with the company his father founded for 46 years and plans to retire at the end of the year.
Research used to work toward tree canopy goal
Aaron Sawatsky-Kingsley '97, Goshen’s urban forester, worked with 2020 alumnus Aidan Friesen to conduct research looking at projected climate change impacts to our urban forest.
Anja Schaefkofer ’18 chosen by the Knowles Teacher Initiative as a 2020 Teaching Fellow
Anja (Kenagy) Schaefkofer '18 has been chosen by the Knowles Teacher Initiative as one of 34 Teaching Fellows for the 2020 cohort. The Knowles Teacher Initiative supports a national network of mathematics and science teachers who are collaborative, innovative leaders improving education for all students in the United States.
Donna (Perlich) Crow ’81 retires after serving patients for more than three decades
Donna (Perlich) Crow '81 is retiring after serving patients for more than three decades.