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May 09 2023

After taking advantage of an exploration day on Sunday, we started off Monday morning by meeting a Goshen College alumni, Hermann Bauer. Our group learned that he had lived most of his life in Aibonito, Puerto Rico (which we will...

May 09 2023

FiveCore Media was nominated for a regional Emmy award for its production of “Vital Passage: A Holocaust Rescue Story.”

May 09 2023

by Silas Immanuel – 2nd year from New Delhi, India The Trip to Japan has been one of the craziest opportunities that I have gotten at Goshen college thus far. Never had I imagined that I would be writing a...

May 08 2023

On our first full day in London, Thursday, we embarked on a city tour. In two groups, we familiarized ourselves with public transit, places we will visit later in class, and some famous landmarks. On all of our stops we...

May 08 2023

Finally, we made it! We have waited for a much-needed break from our busy days. We started our day attending Layton Community Baptist Church. Goshen College has been attending this church for about forty years tracing back to when Professor...

May 08 2023

On Saturday, we started our day at 8 am with a lesson on mangroves and sponges. We learned that there are 3 types of mangroves in Florida, the red mangroves (Rhizophora mangle), black mangroves (Avicennia germinans), and white mangroves (Laguncularia...

May 08 2023

Friday started with a lesson on the creatures that fall under the Phylum Porifera (sponges) and Arthropoda (sea spiders, crabs, shrimp, etc), as well as some discussion regarding plankton and other life in the epipelagic. All of this information was...

May 07 2023

A new group of students has landed in Ecuador, just south of the Equator.  Students often debate amongst themselves just what it means to “go on SST”.  In the lore of SST, there are stories of physical hardship, living far...

May 07 2023

We headed towards Minnesota and the sovereign nation of the Red Lake Band of Ojibwe, on Friday, May 5th, in anticipation of our two week service stint with Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS).  After a long day of driving, we spent...

May 06 2023

Puerto Rico (PR) SST 2023 started with a long day at the airport — 23 of us sitting and waiting anxiously for the plane to start boarding. I, for one, was growing impatient and just wanted to go home and...

May 06 2023

by Kendyl Silveus – Sophomore Film Major from Warsaw, IN As a Goshen film major, I have had access to many opportunities and learning experiences. One prime example has been my time in Japan. During this time, I have continued...

May 05 2023

For our second full day of class, we started out at 8am with our first marine biology lecture. We discussed differences between the open, broadly dispersing marine ecosystems and the more rigidly delineated terrestrial ecosystems, and talked about how those...

May 05 2023

May 05 2023

After arriving in San Juan late Wednesday night, May 3, we jumped right in the next day with a visit to La Fortaleza. Originally built as a defensive fortress, it was quickly replaced with the Castillo San Felipe del Morro...

May 05 2023

After a long 16hrs of flights and another 6hrs to get to our destination our tired and jet lagged crew made it to ARI in Nasushiobara, Japan. It was a long 24hrs of travel door to door, but we were...

May 04 2023

Ten students arrived on Tuesday, ready to begin class on Wednesday morning! We started the day with breakfast together and orientation to the course, then we loaded our equipment on the boat and headed to the Bight. The Bight is...

May 02 2023

The Community Foundation of Elkhart County has awarded Goshen College a $1 million grant to invest in the renovation of Westlawn Hall for a new nursing and public health teaching facility. 

May 01 2023

During the 125th Goshen College Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, April 30, Dr. Felipe Hinojosa challenged the 165 members of the Class of 2023 to share their education with others and use it to change the world.

May 01 2023

This May Term I am leading a group of 14 students to Tochigi, Japan for a video documentary project for an NGO called Asian Rural Institute (ARI). This documentary will document the organization’s 50 year history and stories of their...

May 01 2023

Baccalaureate address (as prepared for delivery) by President Rebecca Stoltzfus at the Goshen College Baccalaureate Celebration on Saturday, April 29, 2023. » Read the 2023 Commencement story » Full-text of Commencement Address by Dr. Felipe Hinojosa » Commencement photo album » Academic...

May 01 2023

Commencement address (as prepared for delivery) by Dr. Felipe Hinojosa -- a Latino civil rights historian from Texas A&M University -- at the 125th Goshen College Commencement on Sunday, April 30, 2023.

Apr 30 2023

On April 30, 2023, members of the Goshen College Class of 2023 received undergraduate and graduate degrees at the college’s 125th commencement in the RFC Gym.

Apr 30 2023

On April 29, 2023, nursing graduates in the bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs gathered in the Church-Chapel celebrated their accomplishments during a nurses pinning ceremony.

Apr 30 2023

On April 29, 2023, Goshen College graduates and their families joined with faculty at departmental receptions all over campus. Later that evening seniors and families gathered for a Baccalaureate celebration and reception featuring music, dance, poetry, and art.