Goshen College students participate in summer Camping Inquiry Program

Hannah Canaviri, a freshman history major from Harleysville, Pa., is working at Spruce Lake Retreat in Canadensis, Pa. Canaviri, the daughter of Ponciano and Gina Canaviri, is a 2008 graduate of Santa Cruz Christian Learning Center and attends Towamencin Mennonite Church.

Seth Gingerich, a junior elementary education/special education major from Aurora, Ore., is working at Drift Creek Camp in Lincoln City, Ore. Gingerich, son of Charles and Sheryl Gingerich, is a 2007 graduate of Canby High School and attends Pacific Covenant Mennonite Church.

Krista Kaufman, a sophomore social work major from Goshen, is working at Rocky Mountain Mennonite Camp in Divide, Colo. Kaufman, daughter of Rodney and Jeanine Kaufman, is a 2008 graduate of Goshen High School and attends East Goshen Mennonite Church.

Patrick Maxwell, a sophomore theater and interdisciplinary double major from Boxborough, Mass., is working at Highland Retreat in Bergton, Va. Maxwell, son of Dan and Joyce Maxwell, is a 2006 graduate of Rosslyn Academy in Nairobi, Kenya.

Kara Mishler, a junior history major from Shipshewana, Ind., is working at the Amigo Centre in Sturgis, Mich. Mishler, daughter of Bob and Kendra Mishler, is a 2006 graduate of Westview Junior-Senior High School and attends Shore Mennonite Church.

Katelyn Nussbaum, a junior elementary education major from Union, Mich., is working at Camp Friedenswald in Cassopolis, Mich. Nussbaum, daughter of Jonathan and Becky Nussbaum, is a transfer from Hesston College and attends North Goshen Mennonite Church.

Sarah Rody, a sophomore mathematics major from Archbold, Ohio, is working at Camp Luz in Orrville, Ohio. Rody, the daughter of Joe Rody and Susan Gotwals Lehman, is a 2008 graduate of Bellefontaine High School and attends Jubilee Mennonite Church.

Anna Ruth, a freshman Bible and religion major from Harleysville, Pa., is working at Fraser Lake Camp in Stouffville, Ontario, Canada. Ruth, the daughter of Jay and Jane Ruth, is a 2008 graduate of Christopher Dock Mennonite High School and attends Salford Mennonite Church.

Laura Schlabach, a junior communication and environmental science double major from Goshen, is working at Drift Creek Camp in Lincoln City, Ore. Schlabach, daughter of Jay and Tina Schlabach, is a 2006 graduate of Bethany Christian Schools and attends Waterford Mennonite Church.

Isaac Yoder-Schrock, a freshman physics major from Moundridge, Kan., is working at Fraser Lake Camp in Stouffville, Ontario, Canada. Yoder-Schrock, son of John and Marcia Yoder-Schrock, is a 2008 graduate of Moundridge High School and attends West Zion Mennonite Church.

Now in its eighth year, CIP is a collaborative effort by Goshen College, students' home congregations and the host camps. With the help of endowments, CIP enables students to participate in a leadership internship and receive a $1,500 scholarship toward their return to college in the fall and students typically receive a summer staff wage of between $750-$1,000. Goshen College has had a total of 57 students take part in CIP since it began in 2002.

CIP grew from a donor couple's life-long interest in camping. Larry and Janet Newswanger, former residents of Goshen and friends of Goshen College, envisioned a camping internship program that would parallel existing programs in congregational ministry and church-sponsored voluntary service.

Also, for the third year, participation in the inquiry programs included the opportunity to take a one credit-hour May term course that explored vocation, goals for the summer and prayer methods.

-By Tyler Falk

Editors: For more information about this release or to arrange an interview, contact Goshen College News Bureau Director Jodi H. Beyeler at (574) 535-7572 or jodihb@goshen.edu.

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