Check out past events at Goshen College that promote diversity, equity and inclusion for all on campus.
The 2025 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration at Goshen College was split into three distinct, student-led parts. First, students held a convocation featuring a variety of different affinity groups, centered around the MLK quote “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.” All…
On Saturday April 20, 2024, Goshen College hosted the 2024 Earthtones concert. The concert featured multiple GC choirs and community members as they presented music from various cultures and languages.
On Wednesday March 20, 2024, Goshen College hosted the 2024 African American Spring Open House. High school students and staff gathered on campus to learn about opportunities in higher education, tour the campus, and hear from current GC students about their experiences.
On March 16, 2024, the International Student Club presented their annual coffeehouse performance in the Church-Chapel Fellowship Hall.
On Sunday March 10, 2024, Goshen College students performed stories from women and non-binary students, faculty and staff about mental health, body image, sexuality, trauma and relationships in the tenth annual Goshen Monologues.
Here is a look back at some of the events and content that were shared to help amplify Black voices on campus and showcase Black excellence during the 2024 Black History Month.
Photos from around campus during February 2024.
On January 15, 2024, Goshen College students, staff and community members gathered in the Church-Chapel to honor the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with the theme “Black Housing and Unsung Sheroes, Champions of Change in Elkhart County.” The keynote speaker was Cynthea Millsaps, executive director of the Center for Community Engagement of Goshen College and executive director of Mennonite Women USA. The documentary film "What Happened at Benham West: African American Stories of Community, Displacement and Hope" was shown in the Umble Center. The film was coordinated by Nekeisha Alayna Alexis, Intercultural Competence and Undoing Racism Coordinator at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, and Jamie Pitts, associate professor of Anabaptist studies and director of the Institute of Mennonite Studies at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary. Oliver Pettis of Black Lion Cinematography was the filmmaker.
On Wednesday September 20, 2023, Goshen College students, staff and community members gathered at the Chruch-Chapel to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. The convocation was led by the Latino Student Union.
On April 1, 2023, the International Student Club presented their annual coffeehouse performance in the Music Center's Sauder Concert Hall.
