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Jul 06 2022

Goshen College will be offering daily tours during Indiana Private Colleges Week, July 18-22, 2022.

Jul 06 2022

Goshen College graduate David Waltner-Toews ’71 was recently appointed to the Order of Canada, one of the highest honors given by the Canadian government for citizens who make extraordinary contributions to the country.

Jul 06 2022

After completing 20 days in Tena we got the green light and made a move to Service this past Saturday. Yay! Some students were joking that instead of Study-Service Term SST (which is named for the two significant halves of...

Jul 01 2022

CONAIE is the Confederación de Nacionalidades Indígenas del Ecuador and it is a large organization composed of representatives of various indigenous groups in Ecuador and they advocate for more indigenous rights. They do this most often by shutting down main...

Jun 30 2022

As of today, we have been in Tena for more than a week longer than expected. This is due to the countrywide protests regarding indigenous rights and economic security, led by the organization CONAIE, which stands for the Confederación de...

Jun 30 2022

CONAIE stands for the Confederación de Nacionalidades Indígenas del Ecuador. They represent the rights of indigenous people in Ecuador, specifically including the following communities: Quichua, Shuar, Achuar, Huaorani, Siena, Secoya, Shiwiar, Záparo, Cofán, and many more. Since the 1980s this...

Jun 29 2022

Jun 29 2022

Four Goshen College students were recently awarded a Gilman International Scholarship from the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to study abroad for a semester this year through the college’s Study-Service Term (SST). 

Jun 29 2022

Mackenzie Miller, a 2021 Goshen College graduate, was recently awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to pursue a master’s degree in ethnic relations and culture in Hualien, Taiwan.

Jun 28 2022

Our three weeks in Arizona and New Mexico came to a beautiful ending back in the city where it all began, Tucson. On our final full day together, we shared a last supper of pizza and salad with both pastors...

Jun 28 2022

Photos from around campus in June 2022.

Jun 28 2022

Learn more about our summer camp offerings here: goshen.edu/summercamps

Jun 27 2022

On June 24 and 25, Goshen College hosted new incoming students on campus for New Student Orientation in preparation for the fall.

Jun 27 2022

In this post, Birch and Anna reflect on the meaning and practices of teranga in Senegalese culture. Teranga is sometimes translated into English as “good hospitality”.  Americans think of hospitality as the efforts we make to help guests feel welcome....

Jun 26 2022

In this post Emma B. and Gabe reflect on our week of music and the arts in Senegal. On Monday, June 6, our group met up with a griot and his drumming group.  Griots were part of the traditional caste...

Jun 25 2022

On June 6, our group stopped by Village Artisanal de Thiès, where local artisans make and sell their crafts. The village is in an older part of the city and is surrounded by large, beautiful trees. The village itself consists...

Jun 24 2022

Suzanna My name is Suzanna Yoder, and I’m an upcoming senior, social work major. Coming into SST, I was hoping for a host family with many kids. Looking back, I’m thankful that my host family only has one child, as...

Jun 24 2022

Stephany Claudio reflects on her wilderness experience near the end of our three-week course: “Backpacking at the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument was an experience of a lifetime, both exciting and scary. It brought feelings of anxiety at many...

Jun 23 2022

by Samuel Stoner-Eby and Sam Scheele In our fifth week, we visited two development projects to the southeast of Thiès . The Beer Sheba Project is a Christian agricultural education project. Ndem is a community NGO. Ndem has a variety...

Jun 23 2022

 Mia Wellington’s describes the ranch in southeastern Arizona where Frances and Peter Grill live and work: Have you ever heard of a haboob? That’s what ranchers in Arizona call swirls of dust that pop up across the desert on dry...

Jun 21 2022

In this post, Summer Cooper recounts her time among the Hoodoo rock formations in the foothills of the Chiricahua Mountains: “While in Arizona we camped at the Chiricahua National Monument. We were able to see different animals, learn the history...

Jun 20 2022

Kevin Liddell writes about his experience meeting Apache leader Wendsler Nosie: “During our first week in Arizona we traveled north from Tucson to Oak Flat, a campground in the Tonto National Forest near Superior, Arizona.  While there we experienced a...

Jun 20 2022

In our last week of study several students including Nina and myself came down with covid, so unfortunately we had to navigate some significant adjustments in our final week with Quito host families, which included moving spanish classes to zoom,...

Jun 19 2022

On Friday night we celebrated our host families with a small program and party. Adama opened the meeting and translated when necessary. David gave a small thank you from Goshen College. The heart of the program was statements of gratitude...