“Between my finger and my thumb / The squat pen rests. / I’ll dig with it.” –Seamus Heaney, “ The quote cited at the top of the page comes from one of the most famous poems by one of the...
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The Bulletin MagazineThe Bulletin | Spring/Summer 2024
The Spring/Summer 2024 issue of The Bulletin, with a focus on research, will arrive in mailboxes in mid to late June. Look for yours soon!
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Together in Northern Ireland at Last!
It took a long 10-hour flight, a three-hour bus ride, two different airport arrivals, and the coordination of two different groups without data, but the Poetry & Purpose in Ireland group is finally all together and the experience is underway!...
ArticlesFive earn inaugural Maple Leaf Awards for Employee Excellence
Goshen College President Rebecca Stoltzfus awarded the first annual Maple Leaf Awards for Employee Excellence to five employees during an end-of-the-year employee celebration on May 24
ArticlesLeafs earn All-American honors in five events at NAIA outdoor track & field championships
Goshen College's track and field team made a remarkable showing at the 2024 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships, concluding the event with All-American honors in five different events.
Photo AlbumsMay 2024 Snapshots
Photos from around campus during May 2024. Photos by Julian Gonzalez Photos from around campus during May, 2024.
Study AbroadWorms, Composting, and Renewal: A Day at the Rujotay Project in Guatemala
By Elizabeth Miller ’06, Asst. Prof. of History / Director of the Institute for the Study of Global Anabaptism Benita directed the bus to park next to Comalapa’s town dump, as she began to tell the members of the Goshen...
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Cuicocha Lake, Otavalo, and a visit to the Queen of Water
Last week, we went to Otavalo and other places in Northern Ecuador to see the sights, meet people, and learn more about the local culture and history. Otavalo is home to the largest craft market in Latin America, so we...
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2023-2024 Employee Years of Service
Photos taken at the Employee Appreciation Celebration held on Friday, May 24. 2023-2024 Employee Recognition 25 Years Michelle Horning – Professor of Accounting, Program Director David Housman – Professor of Mathematics Jan Ramer – Administrative Assistant to the Vice President…
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Northern Ireland Introduction
The Northern Ireland SSTers left the U.S. on Sunday morning, May 26 and arrived safely at Corrymeela yesterday. This involved successfully coordinating connections between travelers converging from three different locations, so we congratulate them. They were last seen enjoying the...
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Mindo Trip: Planting Trees, Hiking to the Waterfalls, and Tasting Chocolate.
Our first trip was to Mindo, a small parish about two hours Northeast from Quito, in the middle of the cloud forest. There, we meet with our enduring partner, Kléver Tello. He is the head of the parish and has...
ArticlesGoshen College announces Spring 2023-24 undergraduate Dean’s List
Goshen College recently recognized 156 undergraduate students for excellence in academics on the 2023-24 spring semester Dean’s List.
Study AbroadAmidst The Amish Among Us
Our day began as any good Amish morning, at the Rise‘n Roll Bakery which is – disappointingly – not owned by the Amish founders anymore. Curious folks entered the store and scoured through the endless aisles of Amish goods in...
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Life in Quito
After orientation, students met their host families and joined them in daily life. Through this key component of SST, students learn about cultural practices, social dynamics, and personal relations. A few days after orientation, we returned to Centro Histórico to...
Study AbroadGuatemala: Hand in Hand
by Mariela Esparza, a class of 2023 English major. Day 6: Mayan spirituality lecture – SEMILLA We received our guest speaker, Ronaldo, at 9 a.m. on Monday. Ronaldo told us that for the Mayans, everything spiritual was grounded in tangible…
Study AbroadHard Work, Northern Lights and a Powwow
We spent the rest of last week working hard on the two homes we’re helping rebuild for members of the Red Lake Nation. The students are learning quickly. They have all gained a wide variety of new skills, and everyone...
Study AbroadPoetry Open Mic at RichMix
What a night we had at open mic night! The vibes in the room were everything from comedy, sorrow, grief, revenge and happiness. We traveled to Tower Hamlets, London to attend open mic night at RichMix. They welcome the communities...
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Across the Street and Around the World on Chicago’s Devon Ave.
Our first full day in Chicago was a whirlwind! Not only did we learn how to use the public transportation there, but also about various different neighborhoods through a workshop on CHicago’s maps and growth. During the afternoon, we focused...
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A Visit from Daljit Nagra
This morning we had the pleasure of welcoming to our class Daljit Nagra, a poet whose work we’ve been reading. Nagra is a British poet whose poems relate to the experience of Indians born in the UK (especially Indian Sikhs), and...
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Mexican-American Identities and Art in Pilsen
Today we began our day by visiting the National Museum of Mexican Art in Harrison Park. Art from the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition and current Mexican artists living in Chicago was displayed. The history, personal stories, and finding identity in...
Study AbroadPlay Review: Much Ado About Nothing
In Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, the presence of romance or lack thereof is frequently tested in various forms from friend to friend, lover to lover, and friend to lover. For many of us, Beatrice was a stand-out character in...
Study AbroadExploring Guatemala City
Augusta Nafziger is a junior writing and music double major from Weyers Cave, Virginia. Our second day in Guatemala began with a delicious breakfast (thank you Reyna and Ingrid!), followed by a guest speaker lecture by Israel Ortiz, a professor at...
Study AbroadA Day in Oxford
Last week we took a day trip out to the city of Oxford to explore the city and the university, tour the Oxford University Press, and attend a lecture by Helen Oyeyemi, an author we had read in class. We...
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Art, Photography, and the National Gallery
Our class recently went to the National Gallery in London, home to over 2,300 paintings mostly from Europe, spanning from the 13th to the 19th centuries. We’ve seen art from other eras and cultures at some of London’s other museums,...
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