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Mar 24 2024

Today’s blog is written by Jonathan Weaver, who is doing his service on the island of Sumba. I have been living with my host family in Sumba for close to four weeks now. During this time I have continued to...

Mar 24 2024

Today’s post is written by Johanna Morford-Oberst, who is doing her service at UNDANA university in Kupang, Timor. On Tuesday, March 5th, Pak Dr. Niko, my supervisor, took Brenton, my service partner, and I to Susteran Alma Orphanage. This is...

Mar 20 2024

Dr. Jonathan N. Roth, professor emeritus of biology at Goshen College, passed away in Goshen on March 13, 2024, at the age of 86. He taught at the college for 42 years, from 1962 to 2004.

Mar 19 2024

This blog post was written by Johanna Morford-Oberst, who is serving at Undana University in the city of Kupang on the island of Timor in eastern Indonesia. On Tuesday, March 5th, Pak Dr. Niko, my supervisor, took Brenton, my service...

Mar 19 2024

On March 16, 2024, the International Student Club presented their annual coffeehouse performance in the Church-Chapel Fellowship Hall. Photos by Julian Gonzalez. On March 16, 2024, the International Student Club presented their annual coffeehouse performance in the Church-Chapel Fellowship Hall.

Mar 19 2024

Today’s blog is written by Evan King, a junior who is doing his service in Yogyakarta in an Islamic boarding school. During service, I have not been given much opportunity to interact with my host family because, during the week,...

Mar 14 2024

Dr. Beth Martin Birky, associate academic dean and Title IX coordinator and long-time professor of English and Women's & Gender Studies, is set to retire in April after a distinguished career spanning over three decades in Goshen.

Mar 14 2024

Glen Guyton, executive director of Mennonite Church USA, will be the speaker for Goshen College’s 126th Commencement on Sunday, April 28, 2024 at 3 p.m. in the Roman Gingerich Recreation-Fitness Center.

Mar 14 2024

Each Study Service Term culminates in six weeks of service engagement with local organizations throughout the host country (casually referred to as “Service”). After the initial six weeks of cultural and academic study, the shift in location and purpose opens...

Mar 12 2024

Goshen College's broadcast and film production students recently received multiple awards from the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS) and the Broadcast Education Association (BEA), including eight first-place honors.

Mar 12 2024

On Sunday March 10, 2024, Goshen College students performed stories from women and non-binary students, faculty and staff about mental health, body image, sexuality, trauma and relationships in the tenth annual Goshen Monologues. Photos by Tyson Miller On Sunday March 10,…

Mar 12 2024

Today’s post was written by Brenton Pham.  He is currently doing his service portion in Kupang on the island of Timor. It just so happened that, in the first week of service, the University Nusa Cendana in Kupang would be...

Mar 11 2024

In honor of Women’s History Month, join us as we shine a spotlight on GC’s BIPOC women’s singing group, The Queen Singers, and celebrate their talent, passion and unwavering dedication to making beautiful music together.

Mar 11 2024

The Janice Stutz Rasley Endowed Scholarship for Journalism, a tribute to the legacy of Janice Stutz Rasley, a distinguished journalist from the Goshen area, seeks to assist GC students working in the fields of communication and journalism.

Mar 11 2024

I honor Anne Frank this Women’s History Month because hearing her voice speak across the decades through her house-turned-museum woke me up to the power of girls. My experience in those upstairs rooms made me see not only the world…

Mar 07 2024

On Wednesday, March 7, 2024, Goshen College students, staff, and community members gathered in the Church-Chapel to celebrate the annual Community Engagement Fair. During the convocation, guest speakers were Yolo Lopez Demarco, a Bilingual Multimedia Developer, and Arvis Dawson, Board…

Mar 05 2024

On February 25 – March 3, 2024, The Goshen College Voices of the Earth choir, directed by H. Roz Woll, spent their spring break touring and performing in churches and schools across Ohio and Chicago, with a home concert on…

Feb 28 2024

Here is a look back at some of the events and content that were shared to help amplify Black voices on campus and showcase Black excellence during the 2024 Black History Month. Feb. 21: Black History Month Chapel – “It’s…

Feb 26 2024

Goshen College senior Annika Alderfer Fisher, a sociology and art double major from Staunton, Va., won the college's annual C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest on Feb. 20 with her speech titled “The Inequity of Overconsumption."

Feb 26 2024

Photos from around campus during February 2024. Photos by Kiara Blackshire, Julian Gonzalez, Ashlee Hoogenboom, Seth Kauffman, Tyson Miller, Liam Morris and Gunnar Sadowey. Photos from around campus during February 2024.

Feb 26 2024

Friends, I have never led SST before, so I do not know how unusual our experience in Yogyakarta was, but I have been astounded at every turn with the kindness and generosity of our host families, our teachers, the international...

Feb 26 2024

To the east of Yogya is the Hindu temple of Prambanan and to the northwest of Yogya is the Buddhist temple of Borobudur.  Borobudur is slightly older (build in 8th Century, while Prambanan was built in the 9th Century; both...

Feb 25 2024

Friends, I will first confess that I am behind on blogging, but I fully intend to catch up in the next 24 hours.  Watch for blogs on our visits to Prambanan and Borobudur Temples, as well as our final farewell...

Feb 24 2024

Our sixth week came fast and, with it, time to wrap up our academic, cultural, and artistic activities, and to say goodbye to Quito. The time flew by, and while we had great times as a group exploring the city,...