Professor Emeritus of English John Fisher, 88, passes away
John J. Fisher, professor emeritus of English, who taught at Goshen College for 39 years, died at his home at Waterford Crossing early Monday morning, July 28. He was 88 years old.
Archives for July, 2014
Community School of the Arts currently accepting registrations
The Goshen College Community School of the Arts (CSA) is now accepting registrations for private music lessons, classes and ensembles for the fall 2014 semester. The registration deadline for all private lessons is Aug. 22, 2014. Lessons begin the week of August 25.
Great Value Colleges ranks Goshen College as 8th most affordable private college in the Midwest – The Elkhart Truth
Individual tickets on sale Aug. 4 for the 2014-15 Goshen College Performing Arts Series
Concertgoers have the opportunity to secure individual tickets for all concerts in the Goshen College Performing Arts Series. Individual tickets go on sale Monday, Aug. 4 at 8 a.m., online at www.goshen.edu/tickets and at the Goshen College Welcome Center.
Goshen College named to list of affordable colleges
Goshen College was ranked 22nd for best value among private colleges in the Midwest, according to a recent list by Great Value Colleges.
Serving God the African way: Anna Liechty Sawatzky ’01
Anna and Joe Sawatzky and their four sons continue the 30-year legacy of Mennonite mission workers working alongside African church leaders in Eastern Cape Province at Bethany Bible School.
United Way supports Write on Sports camp at Goshen College
United Way of Elkhart County provided a $2,500 Innovation Grant in support of the two-week Write on Sports camp for middle-school students this summer.
Sharpen your navigational skills with Merry Lea’s orienteering program
An orienteering program at Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College offers participants a new way to experience the natural world: with map and compass in hand. The program will take place on Thursday, July 24.
Church and Peace – Mennonite World Review
In the aftermath of World War II, Christians on all sides of the conflict were forced to ponder the sobering consequences of modern warfare. The sheer devastation of the war — symbolized by the firebombing of Dresden and the use of atomic weapons in Hiroshima and Nagasaki — raised new questions about the logic of “just war” arguments.
Goshen College board appoints new chair
The Goshen College board of directors has appointed Conrad Clemens of Tucson, Arizona, as its new chairperson.