Goshen College recently recognized 210 students for excellence in academics on the fall 2014-15 semester Dean’s List. The Dean’s List includes undergraduate students earning at least a 3.75 GPA, while completing at least 12 hours of course work for a letter grade.
With a little help from their conductor and a lot of collaboration, more than 150 school leaders, community members and music teachers took the stage Monday to learn about a musical method called “El Sistema” that might soon be spreading across the county.
Roosevelt STEAM Academy introduced a music program called El Sistema, which aims to create social change through music, at the beginning of the school year. That program, and El Sistema in general, will be discussed during a workshop at Goshen College on Monday, Jan. 12.
The Merling Trio, an international ensemble in residence at the School of Music at Western Michigan University, will present a concert in the 2014-15 Rieth Chamber Series on Sunday, Jan. 11 at 4 p.m. in the Goshen College Music Center’s Rieth Recital Hall.
Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College will host its third women's spirituality retreat, “Out of the Whirlwind,” from Friday, Jan. 23 to Saturday, Jan. 24. The retreat will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Friday evening and end mid-afternoon on Saturday.
Bob Emser, a sculptor and aviation enthusiast, is the Goshen College Art Department’s 2015 Eric Yake Kenagy Visiting Artist and will deliver a public lecture on Sunday, Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. in the Goshen College Music Center’s Rieth Recital Hall, with a reception immediately following in the Music Center’s Hershberger Art Gallery. The presentation and reception are free and open to the public.
A new program started by Roel Cervantes '10 and James Gingerich '80 at Maple City Health Care Center allows patients to knit or volunteer at non-profit organizations to earn credit for their medical bills. It’s the kind of innovation we need in health care.
On Nov. 16, 1885, Louis Riel, a political and spiritual leader of the Métis people of western Canada, was executed in Regina, Sask., on the charge of treason.
Galen Miller, owner of Miller Poultry, cites three reasons for giving away nearly $400,000.
Goshen News editors see progress in fostering a dialogue that, despite some palpable tension, will help diverse groups of people better understand their points of view.
