Studying abroad at Goshen

Experience the joy of the journey.

Helping students become active, global citizens engages many aspects of life and study at Goshen, but our nationally recognized Study-Service Term (SST) program stands as one of GC students' primary vehicles for learning about cultures across the globe.

Kent Yoder ('02) and Ryan Nafziger ('02) enjoy a sunlit afternoon in the Himalayan foothills during China SST 2002.

SST overview (1.2 MB/Quicktime)
This video provides a visual sampling of our exciting study abroad program, called Study-Service Term (SST).

Visit the SST Web site to find out more about this program – videos, journals, photos and much more. Click on the links below to find out more about our current SST destinations:

	China		Nicaragua
	Cambodia		Perú
	Germany		Senegal
	Jamaica		Tanzania

A 13-week journey...

SST programs begin with faculty-led orientation sessions even before you leave campus. Once you arrive in your host country, the first half of your 13-week SST journey will be spent living with a local family and studying language, culture, politics and history. You'll also meet guest speakers such as a university president, a service worker, an environmental expert or a nationally renowned author. Find out more about international education requirements or visit the SST Web site.

Betsy and Krista, Goshen students on SST, sing songs to children in a Dominican nursery.

Midwestern campus – international flavor

International education need not occur only abroad. Eight to 10 percent of Goshen students annually represent more than 30 countries outside of the U.S and Canada and more than half of our faculty members have lived or worked abroad, lending an international flavor to everyday life on campus. Visit the International Students' Club Web site.

Director of international education

Thomas J. Meyers
E-mail: tomjm@goshen.edu
Ph: (574) 535-7346

The international education office is located in the basement of Kulp Hall: Campus map

Updates from Fall 2008 Study-Service Term units:

Find out what students are saying:

Allison

Allison: "I definitely think that SST has made me more of a global citizen."

Nick

Nick: "The SST program, that's one thing that I will never really forget� for me [SST] was incredible. I have a new way of thinking about things now."

Joy

Joy: "I would tell anyone to come to Goshen College, right now, just on the basis of the SST program."

Watch more student interviews like these.