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      Archives for Alumni Category

      Read the latest stories about Goshen College alumni around the world.

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      Yellow ribbons on Highland Avenue in Souderton keep Hochstetler family in mind – Souderton Independent

      By montgomerynews.com Open link to external site

      It’s been two-and-a-half years since Ken '83 and Sue '84 Hochstetler moved from the 300 block of Highland Avenue in Souderton to Goshen, but that’s not the end of the connections that were built in the homes on the street. Yellow ribbons at each of the homes on the block honor Hannah (Grieser) Hochstetler '13, Ken and Sue's 26-year-old daughter-in-law who was killed in an automobile accident in which her husband, Caleb '13, Ken and Sue’s son, was injured.

      Adam Nafziger ’98: Wheeling through winter with a family in tow – Southwest Journal

      By southwestjournal.com Open link to external site

      Nicole and Adam Nafziger thought they didn’t like biking. The mountain bikes Nicole, 41, and Adam, 40, rode were clunky leftovers from college days and less than ideal for pulling a Burley. But when the Nafziger’s oldest child got placed into kindergarten — one too far away to walk to but too close to make loading two small children into a minivan reasonable — they decided to reconsider biking.
      Jim Caskey
      Jim Caskey

      Seven questions with…VP for Advancement Jim Caskey ’84 – The Mennonite

      By themennonite.org Open link to external site

      "The more I’ve been in it, the more I realize that people with wealth have a need to partner with people to achieve the things that the world needs. Everyone has a need to do something outside themselves, and to be able to work with people in that sacred space of helping to make, underwrite important work is a real privilege. It is really about being a resource to people to achieve the things they are trying to achieve: Sometimes it’s philanthropic, but many times it’s actually spiritual."

      A Syrian refugee family finds only love and compassion in America (Laura Kanagy ’00) – Washington Post

      By ashingtonpost.com Open link to external site

      Laura Kanagy '00, who has coordinated all the welcome group’s efforts, said she cried the day Trump’s ban was announced because it felt so personal now. When the Almahasnehs came to visit their church for a welcome event, she said in a speech: “There are many different messages flying around right now about borders and walls and terrorism and bans. But here is our message to you: You are very welcome here, and you are loved.”
      Lisa Schirch
      Lisa Schirch

      ‘A Mennonite in the Pentagon’: Lisa Schirch ’90 advises military in the U.S. and around the globe – Eastern Mennonite University

      By emu.edu Open link to external site

      Dr. Lisa Schirch, research professor with the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University, recently reflected on building relationships with U.S. military and NATO leaders. Over the last 10 years, she has provided training on how to promote human security at military bases around the U.S. and in Europe.