Hometown: Torres Vedras, Portugal Major: Business, Sport Management minor Why did you choose Goshen? I chose Goshen mainly because I was very attracted to the school’s athletic soccer program. My brother (Tomás da Fonseca) is a Goshen College alumni, so that influenced my decision in coming to GC.
Goshen Major: computer science Why did you choose Goshen? I chose Goshen not only because I’m from here, but also because I wanted a smaller school. I think it helps to have class sizes that allow for more hands-on learning, and going through a course is much easier…
Goshen, Indiana MAJOR: history Pastor, Benton Mennonite Church; director of pastoral ecology, Center for Sustainable Climate Solutions How did your experience at Goshen College inform your vocational calling and/or approach to ministry? My history classes brought a richness of understanding the depths and heights of the human condition.
Professor of Music “‘This is my beloved Son, listen to him!’ Thus spoke God at the moment of the Transfiguration. Music is a means of listening to Him who is the fullness of truth, life and beauty. It can act as a type of “real presence” whereby the…
Professor of Psychology “How do I bring faith and learning together? Each morning, I read the Bible, pray, and ask God to prepare me to share His truth and love. My discipline, psychology, naturally involves values, behaviors and relationships, fruitful areas to discuss how humans have inherent value and…
Associate Professor of History “My first years teaching at a Christian college have been an exercise in shedding secular ways and getting used to bringing my whole self to teaching. After attending Catholic schools for most of K-12, my higher education experience both as a student and later…
Professor of Accounting “For me, my faith is an inseparable part of who I am. Faith is not about a set of tenets, a rigid set of rules, it is intricately connected to the design of who we are as human beings. The goodness of God is woven…
Elkhart, Indiana MAJORS: communication, interdisciplinary studies Co-pastor, Prairie Street Mennonite Church How did your experience at Goshen College inform your vocational calling and/or approach to ministry? I encountered Anabaptism for the first time at Goshen College. You can read about it in books, but you…
Ypsilanti, Michigan MAJORS: Bible & religion, Philosophy Pastor, Shalom Community Church; Program consultant, Nonprofit Enterprise at Work How did your experience at Goshen College inform your vocational calling and/or approach to ministry? Goshen allowed me to explore the breadth of the Anabaptist tent and…
Berlin, Ohio MAJORS: business, history Lead pastor at Berlin Mennonite Church How did your experience at Goshen College inform your vocational calling and/or approach to ministry? Goshen College provided opportunities for me to test the call to ministry through the Ministry Inquiry Program, campus worship…
