News

Feb 23 2026

Goshen College President Rebecca Stoltzfus has announced the appointment of Martin Gunawan as vice president for finance.

Feb 23 2026

At our farewell party on Friday, host families, teachers, language buddies, university administrators, coordinators and friends of the Indonesia SST program gathered at UKDW for a program put together by our amazing students.  The students sang, played guess-who games, and…

Feb 23 2026

We shifted into this transition week by celebrating Lunar New Year, Lent, and the start of Ramadan. It felt fitting that so many people in Yogyakarta are marking a transition into a new season while our SSTers begin their preparations…

Feb 22 2026

Our last group hurrah during Study Term was visiting Borobudur Temple at sunrise. We woke up at 4:00 am, climbed a small hill to a lookout point, and were rewarded with this view: We toured the exquisite, ancient Buddhist temple,…

Feb 22 2026

It is a bittersweet weekend as we said goodbye to our Quito host families and each other and ventured off to our service placements. Our study portion in Quito culminated with a despedida (farewell) fiesta on Friday to thank our…

Feb 22 2026

The sibling trio Girl Named Tom, featuring two GC alumni, will return to NBC’s The Voice after winning Season 21 four years ago.

Feb 19 2026

This week our Indonesia SSTers were broken up into 4 groups and given a topic and location to investigate. The assignment was designed to build independent research skills and dive deeper into one of our four Study Term themes: Indonesian…

Feb 18 2026

Isabel Massud, a senior film production major from São Paulo, Brazil, won the 2026 C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest with her speech, “Gender Safety: An Illusion of the Free World.” Caoimhe Farrell, a sophomore communication major from Galway, Ireland, took second place.

Feb 18 2026

Check out President Stoltzfus’ annual report on the state of Goshen College!

Feb 17 2026

We’re experiencing lots of fun and smiles during our final week in Quito! Today, Gaby taught us how to salsa dance. There were lots of laughs as we loosened up, flung our arms, twirled our hips, and spun to the…

Feb 15 2026

As we enter the final week of our study portion of the term, it is amazing to reflect on all of the sights and experiences Ecuador has offered us so far: from hummingbird sanctuaries in the cloud forest to participating…

Feb 13 2026

Join us for a lunch-and-learn session March 23rd with Andrea Wetherald, titled Leading in Times of Uncertainty, about the value of intentional habit formation during seasons of uncertainty, and how leaders can cultivate inner stability when the going gets rough.…

Feb 13 2026

Members voted to wind down and close the Mennonite Historical Society (MHS), long-time publisher of Mennonite Quarterly Review.

Feb 10 2026

The Goshen College theater department will present Poor Clare by Chaira Atik as its spring mainstage production. 

Feb 10 2026

Prospective students, join us for Spring Explore Goshen Day! This is your exclusive opportunity to truly experience life as a Goshen College student.

Feb 10 2026

The 2026 Religion and Science Conference, with keynote speaker Dr. Wesley J. Wildman, will feature three lectures, two of which are free and open to the public. This year's topic is "The Future of Spirituality: From Temples to Toolkits."

Feb 10 2026

Join us for a celebration of the impact and legacy of Mennonite Historical Society, long-time publisher of Mennonite Quarterly Review. 

Feb 09 2026

GC communication faculty are two of the 150 journalism leaders named as 2026 Faculty Champions by the Center for Community News at the University of Vermont.

Feb 08 2026

Since our arrival at the beginning of January, the whole group has been taking gamelan lessons each week with Pak Sigit and a team of capable (and patient!)  instructors. The students each chose one of the many percussion instruments that…

Feb 08 2026

This week our academic theme is Indonesian Arts. Of course we have been experiencing all kinds of beauty, music and culture each day since we arrived on the island, but this week we are paying specific attention to a few…

Feb 05 2026

Goshen College has established the Ruth Yu Hsiao Endowment for Liberal Arts Education through a $1 million gift from William C. Hsiao, given in memory of his late wife and GC alumna, Ruth Yu Hsiao ’61.

Feb 04 2026

The 2026 Community Engagement Fair, open to all Goshen College students, faculty, staff, and members of the local community, is free to attend with no registration required.

Feb 04 2026

During environment week we spent 3 days in the village of Pedak-Gower, in Pati, five hours northeast of Yogyakarta. MDSI (Mennonite Diakonia Service Indonesia) hosted us and invited a number of local religious leaders, farmers, and leaders of Javanese cultural…

Feb 03 2026

Five Goshen College students will speak on themes of peace and justice during the 2026 C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest on Tuesday, Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. in Umble Center.