October 2009 events at Goshen College

All events are open to the public and are free unless otherwise noted.

Oct. 2-4
Homecoming Weekend, for all alumni and friends
For more information or to register, contact the Alumni Office at (574) 535-7565.

Friday, Oct. 2
8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Goshen College Nursing Alumni Conference – Transcultural Nursing, Rieth Recital Hall. Cost: $25. For more information, contact the Nursing Department at (574) 535-7370.

10 a.m., Chapel: Alumni Faith Story, Church-Chapel
John L. Martin ’74, director of the Department of Disabilities for the state of Ohio, and winner of the Culture for Service award.
Other 2009 award recipients: Culture for Service (Galen D. Miller ’74) and Champions of Character (Marty Hess Kelley ’71 and Lynn I. Williams ’60).

3:30-4:30 p.m., Reception and book signing for Practices, GC Bookstore
How do the practices, habits and routines of worship form Christian – and specifically Mennonite – identity? Goshen College Professor of History John D. Roth explores these questions in his new book “Practices: Mennonite Worship and Witness,” (Herald Press, 2009). “Practices” is the final book in his three-volume series on Mennonite identity in the 21^st century.

5-9 p.m., First Friday – Activities in downtown Goshen College

5:30-7:30 p.m., Reception for exhibit: New Art Faculty, Hershberger Art Gallery, Music Center
Reception for the new art faculty Anne Berry, Kristi Glick and Randy Horst whose work is currently being exhibited in the gallery. The exhibit will be up until Oct. 25.

8 p.m., One Acts, Umble Center
Two One Acts and one original Achilles’ Heel.
Cost: $3 at the door

9:30 p.m., Lavender Jazz Hour After, downtown First Friday

Saturday, Oct. 3
7:45 a.m., Fall Classic 3K Walk, Gingerich Recreation-Fitness Center
$12 in advance ($15 on site)

8 a.m., Fall Classic 5K Run, Gingerich Recreation-Fitness Center
$12 in advance ($15 on site)

10 a.m., Volleyball vs. Marygrove College, Gingerich Recreation-Fitness Center

1-4:30 p.m., Field Trip to Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center
Board bus at the Union Building south entrance

1-2 p.m., Making Peace with the Environment Workshops
• Tallgrass Prairies: Restoring our connection to the land – Ryan Sensenig, assistant professor of biology, Newcomer Center 17
• Writing About Nature for All Ages – Jessica Baldanzi and Kyle Schlabach, assistant professors of English, College Cabin
• Conserving Energy on the Goshen College Campus – Glenn Gilbert, sustainability officer and utilities manager, and Steven Shantz, systems operating technician, Recreation-Fitness Center 104-105

1:30-3 p.m., Book Signing for A Hundred Camels, GC Bookstore
Gerald L. Miller ’59 and Shari Miller Wagner ’80, co-authors of Dr. Miller’s story of his experience as a Mennonite mission doctor tried for a patient’s murder in Somalia.

2 p.m., Men’s soccer vs. St. Francis, GC soccer fields

2-4 p.m., Reception for exhibit: Orus Eash Architecture, Good Library Gallery
This exhibition commemorates the architectural works of Orus Eash (1915-2008) who attended GC and studied architecture at the University of Michigan. The exhibition features selected designs and renderings from 500-plus buildings he designed, including nine GC structures. Linda Kreane, a mentee of Orus Eash and professor of architecture, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, will discuss his work at the reception. Abner Hershberger, curator.

2:30-3:30 p.m., Making Peace with the Environment Workshops
• The Many Faces of Environmental Education Throughout the World and at Goshen College – David Ostergren, director of the graduate program in environmental education, Newcomer Center 17
• Faith and Global Warming – Paul Steury, Merry Lea K-12 education coordinator, and Bob Yoder, campus pastor, Administration Building Room 28
• People and Parks: How people who live on the borders of the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania feel about conservation – Jan Bender Shetler, professor of history, Recreation-Fitness Center 104-105

4-5 p.m., One Acts, Umble Center
Two One Acts and one original Achilles’ Heel.
Tickets are $3 at the door.

5-6:45 p.m., Alumni Picnic, tent by the Kratz-Miller-Yoder Connector
All alumni, their families, students and faculty are welcome to enjoy a picnic featuring locally grown produce.
Cost: $12 adults, $6 children 5-10, $2 for children under 5.

7:30-8:30 p.m., Homecoming Music Gala, Sauder Concert Hall
The Music Department presents its annual showcase of students and faculty. Tickets are $8 for all seats.

Sunday, Oct. 4
11 a.m.-noon, Homecoming Hymn Sing, Church-Chapel
Enjoy hymn singing at its finest, led by Scott Hochstetler, assistant professor of music.

2-3 p.m., One Acts, Umble Center
Two One Acts and one original Achilles’ Heel.
Tickets are $3 at the door.

8-10
5:30 p.m., Nature Photography Workshop, Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College, Farmstead Site
Winona Lake artist Jerry McCoy will lead this weekend. McCoy is an award-winning photographer, a naturalist with an eye for beauty and an exacting digital technician. The weekend includes slide-illustrated lectures, time outdoors for shooting photographs, critique of student work and help with digital issues.
Cost: $325 includes lodging and all meals from Thursday supper through Saturday noon. For information or to register, contact: Jennifer H. Schrock, phone (260) 799-5869 or e-mail jenniferhs@goshen.edu

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7:30 p.m., Faculty Recital Series: Rebecca Hovan, flute & Christine L. Seitz, piano, Rieth Recital Hall
GC flute instructor Rebecca Hovan and assistant professor of music and pianist Christine Larson Seitz will present a recital of chamber music for flute and piano.
Tickets are $7 adults, $5 seniors/students. Available at the door one hour before the concert. GC students are free with valid ID.

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9 p.m., Taizé Worship Service, Newcomer Center Room 19
Join us for a worship service in the style of the Taizé community in France. It is a contemplative service focusing on song, Scripture, prayer and silence. All are welcome.

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1 p.m., Afternoon Sabbatical: The Empowered Patient, Sauder Concert Hall
Join Dr. Glen E. Miller to learn practical ways to participate in your healthcare based on stories of actual doctor-patient encounters that will decrease costs, improve the quality of care and give you a sense of control.

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8 a.m.-4:30 p.m, Seventh Annual Grief Seminar: “The Many Faces of Grief,” Goshen College Church-Chapel Fellowship Rooms
Keynote speaker is Carol Jarvis, adjunct professor of social work at Goshen College and adjunct lecturer in women’s studies at Indiana University, South Bend.
For further information, contact Marge Brandeberry, phone (574) 535-7400 or e-mail margemb@goshen.edu. Cost: $60 for professionals, $20 for students or retirees.

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7:30 p.m., Performing Arts Series: Béla Fleck/Zakir Hussain/Edgar Meyer, Sauder Concert Hall
Three Grammy® winners and leading virtuosos on their instruments, Fleck, Hussain and Meyer have recently joined forces, moving with ease among the worlds of classical, bluegrass and world music. Called the world’s premiere banjo player, Fleck, along with tabla player Hussain and virtuoso bass player Meyer, perform their innovative sounds to critical acclaim.
Cost: $45, $40, $25; Choral terrace $20. For ticket information, call (574) 535-7566 or e-mail welcomecenter@goshen.edu.

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6 p.m., Parables worship concert, Rieth Recital Hall

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8 a.m., Campus Open House, Music Center Lobby
This event offers high school juniors and seniors an overview of Goshen College. Attend classes, eat in the dining hall and meet with faculty and students. The option of an overnight stay in the residence halls is also available. To register for this event call (574) 535-7535 or go online at www.goshen.edu/admission/vis_openhouse.php.

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10 a.m., Chapel: Richard Cizik on faith and the environment, Church-Chapel

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4:30 p.m., Cello masterclass with Wendy Warner, Rieth Recital Hall
Noted cellist Wendy Warner will present a free masterclass for GC and area high school cellists. The master class is open to the public.
For more information, contact the music department at (574) 535-7351 or e-mail music@goshen.edu.

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7:30 p.m., Sones de Mexico concert, Sauder Concert Hall
Free with canned food donation.

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9 a,m., ASL workshop, Administration Building Room 28
For information, contact Sandy Slabaugh at (574) 535-7061 or e-mail sandys@goshen.edu

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2-4 p.m., Opening reception for exhibit: A Cabinet of Curiosities, Good Library Gallery
This exhibit contains varied items from the museum collection that do not fit its mission statement or that have not yet fit into one of the themed exhibits. They range from the beautiful (quilts, fraktur, decorated boxes) to the odd (portable organ, whiskey bottle, marble roller) and include a few fakes and mistakes. The early English name for a museum, “cabinet of curiosities,” referred to a special room in a home that exhibited a miscellany of curious items. Faye Peterson, curator. Mennonite-Amish Museum Committee, sponsor. This exhibit is up until Dec. 11.

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Art exhibit opens: “The Dresden Journals: Nicholas Hill,” Hershberger Art Gallery
Nicholas Hill presents works in printmaking from The Dresden Journals.
Reception: Sunday, Nov. 1, 2-3:30 p.m. The exhibit is up until Jan. 11, 2010.

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8 p.m., Fall Mainstage: “Big Love,” Umble Center
The Goshen College Theater Department’s “Think For Yourself” season continues with an engaging play that brings together the heart, mind and soul.
Big Love, written by Charles Mee and directed by Michelle Milne, is a whimsical, contemporary take on an ancient Greek play that includes romance, refugees, and revenge.
Fifty sisters seek asylum from a contract made by their father when they were infants, who promised them in marriage to their 50 cousins. The women point out that they weren’t consulted when the contract was made; the men claim that a contract is a contract. A wide range of opinions are put forth, and pleas are made by both sides to their Italian hosts.
The play is both fast-moving and thought-provoking. It incorporates humor, absurdity, extreme physicality, stereotypes, opposing ideologies, violence and intimacy. Big Love raises questions about responsibility to others, responsibility to ourselves and obligations to tradition/authority. Love wins out in the end, but it comes at a tragic price, and it reminds us that true love ultimately is chosen, each person for her or himself.
The Theater Department has rated this play PG-13.
Tickets are $8 adults, $5 students/seniors. For ticket reservations, call (574) 535-7566 or e-mail welcomecenter@goshen.edu.

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3 p.m., Austin Wulliman and Mary Rose Jordan masterclass and concert, Rieth Recital Hall
Austin Wulliman, violin, and Mary Rose Jordan, piano, will perform a recital in Rieth Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. They will hold a public masterclass from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

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8 p.m., Fall Mainstage: “Big Love,” Umble Center
The Goshen College Theater Department’s “Think For Yourself” season continues with an engaging play that brings together the heart, mind and soul.
Big Love, written by Charles Mee and directed by Michelle Milne, is a whimsical, contemporary take on an ancient Greek play that includes romance, refugees, and revenge.
Fifty sisters seek asylum from a contract made by their father when they were infants, who promised them in marriage to their 50 cousins. The women point out that they weren’t consulted when the contract was made; the men claim that a contract is a contract. A wide range of opinions are put forth, and pleas are made by both sides to their Italian hosts.
The play is both fast-moving and thought-provoking. It incorporates humor, absurdity, extreme physicality, stereotypes, opposing ideologies, violence and intimacy. Big Love raises questions about responsibility to others, responsibility to ourselves and obligations to tradition/authority. Love wins out in the end, but it comes at a tragic price, and it reminds us that true love ultimately is chosen, each person for her or himself.
The Theater Department has rated this play PG-13.
Tickets are $8 adults, $5 students/seniors. For ticket reservations, call (574) 535-7566 or e-mail welcomecenter@goshen.edu.

Goshen College’s Administration Building, Church-Chapel, Good Library, Music Center, Newcomer Center, Union Gymnasium and Umble Center and are accessible to people using wheelchairs and others with physical limitations.

Directions to the college and a campus map are available at: www.goshen.edu/aboutgc/map.php. For ticket information, contact the Welcome Center, at (574) 535-7566, or e-mail welcomecenter@goshen.edu.

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

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