A remembrance of Mary K. Oyer
At a moment like this, it is natural to lionize Mary. A lion — imagine a female lion — is an appropriate metaphor.
Archives for 2024
Meet some of our recent Maple Scholars alumni
Goshen College was a pioneer in undergraduate research with the launch of the Maple Scholars program in 1998. Meet a few of our recent Maple Scholars alumni and find out what they are doing now.
Duane Stoltzfus: Research on conscientious objectors
With 14 words, the U.S. Bureau of Naturalization recast the terms of citizenship in the United States after World War I, in effect declaring pacifists the new enemy, according to Duane Stoltzfus ’81, professor of communication and director of adult and graduate programs at Goshen College.
Jan Bender Shetler: Tanzanian cultural heritage research and preservation
Jan Bender Shetler ’78, the director of global education and former professor of history at Goshen College, is set to retire this year, concluding a career dedicated to historical research, community involvement and cultural preservation.
Robert Brenneman: Peacemaking research in Central America
Robert Brenneman, professor of criminal justice and sociology at Goshen College, has dedicated his research career to understanding and addressing the root causes of violence, particularly in northern Central America.
Finding Becky: Endangered turtle research at Merry Lea
Mary Jane Rieth, co-founder of GC’s Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center, always envisioned the 1,189-acre property as a place where undergraduate students from the college and elsewhere could learn how to conduct ecological research.
Research as storytelling: Goshen Spotlight Documentaries
Led by Associate Professor of Communication Kyle Hufford since 2013, the multi-year Goshen Spotlight Documentaries project provides students with a unique platform to engage in experiential research while contributing to the community archive. Conducted within the college’s Maple Scholars summer research program, students dive into a topic of their choosing, from local histories to contemporary issues, using the lens of documentary filmmaking to explore their community.
Environmental economics research in practice: Carbon onsetting
Professor of Economics Jerrell Ross Richer ’85 has been at the forefront of revitalizing the global economics minor at Goshen College, infusing it with a focus on climate change and sustainability.
Our research president
President Rebecca Stoltzfus '83 spent a week of May in Tanzania leading a team of researchers from Tanzania, Kenya and the United States.
A truth-seeking community
One of the beautiful aspects about a liberal arts college is the multitude of questions being asked by our students and faculty, as well as the variety of approaches used to pursue them. A liberal arts education affirms the breadth of our curiosity and liberates us from fear of our questions and the answers we might find.