Today, Nov. 8, is National First-Generation College Celebration Day! Goshen College celebrated with an event Friday, inviting first-generation students, alumni and employees to share their stories and responses to the questions below. The responses here are selected from anonymous submissions from first-generation students and alumni.
Goshen College
WHERE EVERYTHING CONNECTS
Everything connects at Goshen.
Art meets science. Humanity touches the environment. And hearts connect to minds.
Be Real-World Ready
Our best-in-class academic programs will help you connect your passion with your purpose, fusing practical career preparation with a focus on creating positive change in our world.
We believe learning is about the common that connects us — the thoughts and feelings, the hopes and dreams we all share.
Where Head and Heart Connect
You will gain the necessary life skills and required professional knowledge here to align what you feel in your heart with what you know in your head, and the wisdom to understand how to put it all into practice and effect change.
At Goshen College, you’ll experience the process of personal discovery through a world-class education that connects you to a real sense of purpose, a sense of self — and to something greater.
Education Through Experience
You will expand your horizons through one or more of our distinctive hands-on, real-world educational opportunities — including internships in every major to prepare you for your future career. The result is a globally connected community you can join of deep thinkers, inspired ideas and constant collaboration.
The Arts Connect us All Here
From theater mainstages to performances in Sauder Concert Hall to art exhibits to nationally-recognized speakers, there is so much happening on campus.
Prepare yourself for a journey that will empower you to break from the predictable, and reveal the incredible that is YOU.
Compete Boldly. Live Fully.
Athletics at Goshen is about great competition on the field or court, but our student-athletes are also connecting with our community, serving others, involved in music and achieving in the classroom as well.
Happy First-Generation College Celebration Day!
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Fri Nov 14, 7:30pm | Sat Nov 15, 7:30pm | Sun Nov 16, 2:30pm
Fall Opera: Hansel and Gretel
Enjoy the Goshen College fall opera, "Hansel and Gretel," on November 14, 15 or 16 in Umble Center! The classic show lasts about two hours.- Livestream
Fri Dec 05, 7:30pm | Sat Dec 06, 7:30pm | Sun Dec 07, 4pm
A Festival of Carols
Goshen College will present the 22nd annual musical celebration of Christmas, “A Festival of Carols,” in Sauder Concert Hall. Sat Dec 13, 7:30pm
Performing Arts Series: Voctave
The Goshen College Performing Arts Series presents sensational a cappella group Voctave, who will perform on Saturday, December 13 at 7:30 p.m. in Sauder Concert Hall.
