Bill would let undocumented college students pay in-state tuition – Indianapolis RTV6
Janeth Vela, 20, received a four-year scholarship to Goshen College. She is studying to be a nurse, but her older brother Eduardo is not so lucky.
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Goshen College accounting program ranked 12th best in the nation and 3rd best in Indiana
Goshen College’s accounting program continues to rank as the #1 accounting program among private, Christian liberal arts colleges in Indiana. Based on the results of the Certified Public Accountant exam that all accounting graduates take, the Goshen College accounting program was ranked as the 12th best program in the nation in the small program category and the 3rd best program in Indiana for bachelor’s degree candidates.
Suzanne Ehst, professor of education, petitions against ISTEP+ bill
Senate Bill 470 would allow private schools accepting state vouchers to administer an alternative exam to the ISTEP+, but Bethany Christian Schools is petitioning state lawmakers to expand the exemption to all schools equally.
GC students document stories of sustainability in Kenya
The Goshen College Communication Department and FiveCore Media recently released two documentaries on the work of Foods Resource Bank (FRB) and its partners in Kenya: "Sunset to Sunrise: Sustainable Living in Ndeiya" and "Culture and Community: The Maasai Shift to Settled Life."
Plain poetry – Mennonite World Review
Scores of Mennonite writers, poets, scholars and lovers of literature will gather at Fresno (Calif.) Pacific University in March for the seventh “Mennonite/s Writing Conference.”
Goshen College student Melia Watkins starts hair accessory business in her dorm – The Elkhart Truth
Melia Watkins received a grant from the Goshen College business department for her startup, Araliya.
Program brings tutors together with determined adult learners – The Goshen News
Stan Miller, a former administrator at Goshen College and longtime educator, first began volunteering with the Elkhart Literacy Project a little more than two years ago.
Phoenix Artist Joseph Shetler ’06 on Minimalism, James Turrell, and Mennonite Culture – Phoenix New Times
Joseph Shetler '06 recently presented his MFA Thesis Exhibition, "Defining Ethos," which ran in early of December 2014 in Phoenix.
Joel Kauffmann ’79 ends Pontius’ Puddle comic strip after 31 years and more than 200 newspapers – The Elkhart Truth
Joel Kauffmann '79 has used his comic strip Pontius’ Puddle to comment on the church, the world and the human condition. After 31 years, he’s putting down his pen to pursue another matter of faith.
Student earns entrepreneurship grant with innovative hair accessory
This past December, Melia Watkins, a sophomore marketing major, won an entrepreneur scholarship through a competition offered at Goshen College. Watkins developed a product called Arilaya Beaded Cord, which consists of leather strands decorated with beads that is braided into the hair and secured with a bobby pin.