Matt Troyer ’05 on being a Nebraskan extra in the Coen Brothers’ movie ‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’
Matt Troyer '05 was an extra in Joel and Ethan Coen's Western anthology, “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,” which shot parts of the film in Nebraska.
Archives for November, 2018
Merry Lea Executive Director Luke Gascho announces retirement plans
Luke Gascho, Merry Lea's executive director, announced his intent to retire on June 30, 2019.
Jonathan Witmer-Rich ’97: ‘Serial Podcast’ coming to a classroom
Jonathan Witmer-Rich '97, Cleveland State University Law School professor, is using the hit podcast "Serial" in his classroom. Serials' spotlight on the Cuyahoga County justice system has been the podcasts most popular season, with one-point-five million downloads the first day alone.
Music Together celebration to feature musician ‘Uncle Gerry’ Dignan, Nov. 17
The Goshen College Music Together program will host an all-family celebration and sing-along on Saturday, Nov. 17, from 10-11:15 a.m.in the College Mennonite Church Fellowship Rooms, with special guest "Uncle Gerry" Dignan.
Broadcasting students win three national awards
Broadcasting students from Goshen College’s 91.1 The Globe and FiveCore Media won three national awards in the College Broadcasters, Inc. (CBI) National Student Production Awards.
Fifth annual Business Innovators Luncheon to feature alum and ChaiOne CEO Guarav Khandelwal
The fifth annual Goshen College Business Innovators Luncheon will be held Friday, Nov. 16 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the College-Church Koinonia Room. The guest speaker for this year is Guarav Khandelwal, a 2001 Goshen College graduate and founder and CEO of ChaiOne, a software and services company based in Houston.
Sophomore Sandra Cortez honored with Realizing the Dream Award
Sandra Cortez, a sophomore nursing major from Elkhart, was among a group of first-generation students from Indiana’s independent colleges and universities honored at the 29th annual “Realizing the Dream” banquet on Saturday, Nov. 3 in Indianapolis.
Jennifer Schrock ’83: What to say on the eve of an election? – The Mennonite
Merry Lea Communication Manager Jennifer Schrock '83 writes: "I am left with the puzzle of how to vote for all God’s creation—and all creation yet to come—when climate change is only beginning to make its way into the average voter’s consciousness. None of the people on my ballot has made the environment central to their platform. Neither blue people nor red people have a great track record of boycotting gas pumps."
Towards a transformative future: How SST began
Finally, on Sept. 12, 1968, the first three “official” Study-Service Trimester (SST) groups left northern Indiana for Costa Rica, Guadeloupe and Jamaica. And that was the beginning of what has become 50 years of transformative global citizenship.
The Bulletin – Fall/Winter 2018
In this issue, celebrate the 2018 alumni awardees and the 50th anniversary of Study-Service Term.