Goshen College Homecoming Weekend, Oct. 5-7, features fun for all
Goshen College alumni and friends are warmly invited back to campus for Homecoming Weekend 2012, Oct. 5-7. Check out the full schedule of activities.
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James Nelson Gingerich ’80: A medical degree for community work
By Annie Martens for Goshen Commons James Nelson Gingerich didn’t go to medical school to become a doctor. He went because he wanted to open an affordable health care center in Goshen that would build bridges across cultures. Gingerich grew up in Luxembourg with missionary parents and after that…
Five exceptional Goshen College alumni awarded for commitment to core values
The 2012 Culture for Service Awards will be presented to John Driver ’50 and Rebecca (Kreider) Pries ’66. The 2012 Decade of Servant Leadership Award will be given to Grant Rissler ’99. The 2012 Dr. Roman Gingerich Champion of Character Award will go to Keith Springer ’69, and the Dr. Ruth Gunden Champion of Character Award will go to Sue Roth ’66.
Errick McCollum ’10 excels as basketball ambassador on world court
By Jacob Nofziger for Goshen Commons Errick McCollum II holds the single season and career scoring records in basketball at Goshen College. In the spring of his senior year in 2010, as a 6’1” guard, he executed a soaring dunk that became an ESPN SportsCenter’s Top 10 play. But…
“Goshen native showcasing her make-up skills on SyFy reality TV show” in the Goshen News about Sarah Elizabeth ’05
“Woodworth leads Goshen school system” in the Goshen News about Diane Woodworth ’83
With Goshen College roots, Lotus is on the road to success
From the basement below the Leaf Raker to on stage in Japan, the band Lotus has emerged from humble beginnings to achieve great success. The instrumental electronic jam band, which splits time between Philadelphia, Pa. and Denver, Colo., continues to garner attention as they have released nine albums and have toured across the United States and Japan. It all began at Goshen College for two of Lotus’ founding members.
A gift of life: Dan Coyne ’80 has been inspired by GC’s ‘Culture for Service’
A longhaired teenage boy sat in the Elkhart County Jail awaiting transportation to the state correctional facility where he was to live for the next five years. After getting arrested for burglary and being put in solitary confinement for smuggling a weapon into jail, his story made the front page of the Goshen News.
“Person of Interest: Kate Stoltzfus ’05” in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Kate Stoltzfus, 28, is the inspiration behind Yinzpiration.com, a blog she started to spotlight the young people in Pittsburgh who are doing creative and innovative things. She's doing that by interviewing 100 Pittsburghers in their 20s or 30s to try to dispel the myth that the Steel City is not an amenable place for young people.
Father-son duo complete 50-state marathon challenge
Ken Yoder ’68 and his son, Ben, set a goal to run 50 marathons – one in each U.S. state. Five years later, they met their goal when they completed the Phunt Trail Marathon in Maryland on Jan. 2, 2011. They’re the only known father-son duo accomplish the challenging circuit.