Archives for February, 2025
NYT book review: “The Continental Divide: Stories,” by Bob Johnson ’73
“The Continental Divide,” Bob Johnson’s debut collection of 14 stories, begins with an epigraph from Jeremiah: “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it?”
Senior Naomi Lapp Klassen wins annual peace oratorical contest
Naomi Lapp Klassen, a senior history and criminal and restorative justice double major from Goshen, won Goshen College’s annual C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest on Tuesday night with her speech, “Confronting Mass Incarceration: A Story of Agency and Sight.”
Senior Art Show 2025
The Class of 2025 Senior Art Show will be on display in the Hershberger Art Gallery from March 19 to April 8. An opening reception will be held in the evening of March 23.
Spring Mainstage: Rent
Goshen College's spring mainstage, Rent, follows the lives of a close knit group of young artists navigating conflicts, dreams and love in New York City’s East Village under the shadow of HIV and AIDS in the late 1980s. The show, based loosely on Puccini’s La Boheme, will run over the weekends of March 21 and March 29.
Performing Arts Series: The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
This original musical ensemble features only ukuleles of various sizes and registers, accompanied by just the natural voices of the performers. Among their many international concerts and festival appearances, they have sold out twice at Carnegie Hall in New York, twice at The Royal Albert Hall in London and also once at Sydney Opera House in Australia. The Ukulele Orchestra will perform on March 28 at 7:30.
Spring Explore Goshen Day 2025
Spend the day getting to know future classmates and current students, sit in on a class or meet with a faculty member in an academic area of your interest, take a campus tour, have lunch in our dining hall, and talk with GC Admissions Counselors! You won't want to miss it!
Rieth Recital Series: Solomia Soroka, violin, & Arthur Greene, piano
Goshen College Professor of Violin Solomia Soroka and pianist Arthur Greene will present a Rieth Recital Series concert in Rieth Recital Hall. Soroka and Greene, a husband-and-wife duo, will present a program of sonatas by Johannes Brahms on March 16 at 4 p.m.
International Student Club Coffeehouse Potluck Dinner and Show
Students in the Goshen College International Student Club (ISC) will celebrate the culture of their home countries with a potluck dinner and a show during the annual ISC Coffeehouse at 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 15.
Good Library Exhibit: Hutterite Life – Communal Anabaptists
This exhibit displays recent Hutterite material culture, featuring textiles, costumes, needlework, woodwork, basketry, toys and other handicrafts. A public reception will be held on Sunday, March 16 at 2 p.m.