With more than 25 years of experience in conflict prevention, transformation and peacebuilding, Philip Thomas ’87 has dedicated his life to helping facilitate peace and reconciliation. Thomas, of Goshen, has traveled to more than 30 countries around the world in his work with heads of states, indigenous groups, community leaders…
Sheri (Greaser) Hartzler has led a life in service of others since graduating from Goshen College in 1973 with a degree in elementary education. “My parents modeled a life of serving others,” she said, “and because of my educational experiences at Goshen College, especially Study-Service Term, I was equipped to…
I was a junior in high school when I was chosen to run for Mexican Independence queen. In order to win the title I had to sell tickets to people in my community to support scholarships for Hispanic college students in my community. I came in second place with the…
“I’m fascinated by sustainable agriculture because botany is one of my biggest passions,” explains Jess Raffel, an environmental science major with a concentration in agroecology. While a high school student in Indianapolis, Jess took an AP environmental science course and realized she’d like this field to be part…
Name: Rebecca Choi Major: Music When and where were you happiest? I was the happiest when I got to hold my youngest brother for the first time. I was ten years old and I had two other brothers too, but I was finally big enough to hold a newborn by…
Name: Jose Miguel Chiquito Galván Major: Sustainability Studies & Sociology José first encountered Goshen College through his biology teachers at Goshen High School. Both of his teachers his junior and senior year were Goshen College graduates and his class sometimes made trips to the college to use its equipment. He…
1. What is your name, where you are from, and what year did you graduate from GC? Janelle Diller. I grew up in Kansas, but I’ve lived in Colorado since 1979. I graduated from GC in 1975, but I spent another year at Goshen doing my student teaching and getting…
Name: Sharada Weaver Major: Nursing When and where were you happiest? When I sang for a solo ensemble during my sophomore year of high school and earned the highest score. What was one of the most defining moments in your life? One of the most defining moments in my life…
Jack Shomberg, was environmental science major at Goshen College who faced hard-headed questions from city officials while he was working with them on a restoration project. “I’d love to do green stuff, but how do we sell it to the public?” one said. These are the kinds of questions that…
Bekah’s major was environmental science, but she has a particular passion for food systems. Bekah helped to develop the garden outside of Goshen College’s cafeteria and led the campus composting program. During the summer of 2016, Bekah took part in the Agroecology Summer Intensive (ASI) at the Merry Lea Sustainable…
