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We left Goshen on the morning of June 16 with a 15 passenger bus, a mini van and a car packed with 18 students, 5 members of the Yoder Lind family and as many backpacks, sleeping bags, and suitcases along...
We’re piloting a new model of Study Service Term. After two intensive courses on campus in May and June, students take a six week course of immersive, experiential learning first with the Navajo people and then with the Hopi. Students...
All good things must come to an end, including experiential learning in outdoor settings that give our lungs a chance to breath fresh air and our minds an encounter with paradigm-shifting perspectives, a.k.a. the Indigenous Economies May Term course. Most...
The author of this post is Naomi Ross Richer, a first-year Deaf Studies major from Goshen, Indiana: The southern shore of lake Michigan is home to Mnomen, known as wild rice in English. This staple in the traditional Potawatomi...
The author of this post, Oskar Sunderland, is a junior Graphic Design major from Seattle, Washington: Our group’s tour to the Bailly Homestead and Chellberg Farm at Indiana Dunes National Park was a unique and compelling window into the past....
Simon Graber Miller, a senior Biology major from Goshen, Indiana, shares his perspective on one of our outdoor activities: After a captivating talk from Billie Warren on indigenous perspectives of ecology and economy, we had a delicious lunch of hummus...
Ariana Perez Diener is the author of this post. A senior Environmental and Marine Science major from Goshen, Indiana, Ariana reflects on our time with a member of the Pokagon Band Potawatomi while at Indiana Dunes: On Tuesday morning our...
Liam Elias shares his thoughts about a ranger-led hike near Lake Michigan. Liam is a senior Environmental and Marine Science major from Bothell, Washington: To start off our second full week of May term, we traveled to Indiana Dunes...
Elias Baer is a senior Exercise Science major from Tucson, Arizona. Here are his reflections on a guest presentation from an internationally-recognized expert on Native American spirituality and worldviews: Following a brief yet refreshing camping trip, our group was back...
Alexandria Flores, a sophomore Business major from Goshen, Indiana, describes our time on the water: Before leaving Chain O’ Lakes State Park, we spent about an hour paddling around the lakes. Chain O’ Lakes has a total of eleven lakes,...
This post is written by Gabriella Jantzen, a senior Biology major from Granger, Indiana: Earlier this week, the 15 students in our Indigenous Economies class began our first camping excursion. Before we left to set up camp, we made our...
Ben Troyer is a Psychology major and senior from Kidron, Ohio. He writes about our visit with an indigenous elder at Chain O Lakes State Park: After waking up in our campsite at Chain’ O Lakes and having a little...
Aaron Lambert is a senior Accounting major from New Palestine, Indiana. In this , Aaron recounts our first camping trip of the term: We arrived at the Chain O’Lakes State campground on a May afternoon with the slight April chills...
Harrison Gingerich, a senior from Canby, Oregon, is a Sustainable Food Systems major. In this post, he recounts key parts of a Zoom presentation by one of our indigenous speakers: Scott Shoemaker is a member of the Miami, a group...
Ben Zimmerman is the author of today’s blog post. Ben is a senior Sustainability Management major from Archbold, Ohio. May has finally arrived as spring is in full bloom here in Goshen. We started the week off with a leisurely...
Today’s post is written by Naomi Willis, a senior nursing major from Mishawaka, Indiana: We were honored to have a guest speaker, Rich Meyer, give our Indigenous Economies class some insight on the Potawatomi tribe and their land. Before we...
Our first day of the May Term was spent outdoors, hiking along the Elkhart River for several miles, learning about a plant called the Serviceberry with the director of Environmental Resilience in the city of Goshen, and wondering aloud what...
We’re trying something new this year, a Cultural Perspectives course based on the Goshen College campus with the bulk of our time spent outdoors. We’ve planned a series of day trips, experiential learning opportunities and overnight camping adventures, with a...
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