On Wednesday, August 27, 2025, President Rebecca Stoltzfus welcomed new and returning students to campus in her annual welcome address.
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Photo Albums2025 Opening Convo and Applause Tunnel
President’s Welcome Speech: ‘Making Room’
President Rebecca Stoltzfus's welcome speech, 'Making Room,' opened the 2025-26 academic year at Goshen College's first convocation on Aug. 27, 2025.
ArticlesThree seniors win 2025 Global Citizenship Award
Fernando Daza, Lindsey Graber and Aysia Adkins receive Goshen College's 2025 Global Citizenship Award from President Rebecca Stoltzfus.
Photo AlbumsMove In and Leaf Launch
Students have arrived at Goshen College, and with classes now beginning, let's take a look at their welcome to campus!
President's BlogMy 17-year-old self
Seeing her former piano professor Marvin Blickenstaff again, the author is transported back to her 17-year-old self as a first-year student in 1979.
ArticlesGoshen College sets giving records, fueling transformational student opportunities
Goshen College raised $18,004,693 in 2024-25, its highest total in more than two decades, with record giving to the Goshen College Fund.
ArticlesGoshen College awarded half-million-dollar NSF grant for STEM internet upgrades
A National Science Foundation (NSF) grant of more than $550,000 funds campus internet upgrades at Goshen College to benefit STEM education.
ArticlesDonald Clemens, 37-year professor of chemistry, dies at 86
Donald Clemens, Goshen College professor emeritus and longtime chair of the chemistry and natural science departments, has died at 86.
ArticlesHonors program encourages camaraderie, conversations
Honors students have formed a close, diverse community rooted in lively discussion, curiosity and collaborative learning.
ArticlesTen Students Present Maple Scholars Research
Ten Goshen College students in the 2025 Maple Scholars summer research program present their projects and findings at a final colloquium.
Global EducationWhat Mindo Taught Me to See
Serving in Mindo, Ecuador, an SST student notices the calm, self-assured approach to life of the 'Mindo-nites' and what it taught them to see.
Global EducationA Day in the Life: Working on a Flower Farm
An SST student describes a day working on a flower farm in Cayambe, Ecuador, with FACE, a group of organizations working to break the cycle of abuse.
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Where Art Meets History
While being in Ecuador, I’ve noticed how people value their history. It was so impressive and inspiring to see how much they know about their history. They’re not afraid to share it, even through their art. During my first weekend…
Global EducationFestivities of Pujilí
During my first week in my service placement town of Pujilí, I attended 4 different parades. The first one was on my second day here! I wasn’t quite sure what to expect, but I knew that we were going to…
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Reforesting Ecuador: Small Steps, Lasting Impact
An SST student serves with an organization reforesting Ecuador to combat deforestation, taking small steps toward a lasting impact on the land.
Global EducationA Work Trip to La Maná
After six weeks in Quito, an SST student, more at home in the culture and the language, heads out on a work trip to La Maná, Ecuador.
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Visit with the Basquitay Community and Ingapirca ruins
We were so fortunate to meet Maria Virginia Farinango, the author of The Queen of Water. Students read this book together for class discussions. She writes of her experiences as an indigenous child forced into domestic service. Her path to…
Photo AlbumsGC @ Mennonite Church USA “Follow Jesus” Convention
The Mennonite Church USA's Follow Jesus 25 convention took place July 8-12, 2025 in Greensboro, NC and Goshen College connected with prospective students and alumni at the booth, conducted the Gratitude Letters project, led several seminars and hosted a large Alumni & Friends Gathering.
Global EducationMaking Food Kits in Cayembe
Cayambe, a smaller city in Ecuador, is surrounded by indigenous communities spread throughout the surrounding mountains. Casa Hogar is an organization in Cayambe that houses children who have been removed from their families for varying reasons. The main goal of…
Global EducationAppreciating the Natural Beauty of Ecuador – Without my Phone
An SST student explains why their time in Ecuador differed from everyone else's: appreciating its natural beauty, like Mindo's waterfalls, without a phone.
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Feeding Strays – Empathy in Everyday Encounters
On SST service in Mindo, Ecuador, a student sees how many street dogs go unspayed and reflects on empathy in everyday encounters with strays.
Photo AlbumsCCE Summer Camps: Write On Sports
From June 9-20, rising seventh, eighth and ninth graders participated in Write On Sports camp at Goshen College's Center for Community Engagement. At the camp, students created a multimedia project, either a video or a podcast episode, as well as writing a feature article, all relating to sports.
Global EducationLa Familia
An SST student reflects on family in Latin American culture, a core value that extends beyond the immediate family to the whole extended family.
Photo AlbumsCCE Summer Camps: Read, Act, Create! and Board Game Creation
In the first week of June, Goshen College’s Center for Community Engagement hosted two summer camps: Read, Act, Create! and Board Game Creation. See photos of the campers here! Photos by Sarah Miller.
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