Goshen College honors seven outstanding alumni during Homecoming weekend, Oct. 3-5
Goshen College alumni are warmly invited back to campus for Homecoming Weekend, Oct. 3-5.
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Goshen College president opens school year with a call to live out core values
Goshen College President James E. Brenneman opened the new academic year Sept. 3 by challenging students to live the college's five core values, which he described as ideal for navigating life and nurturing body and soul.
At 110th Goshen College commencement, noted human rights advocate tells graduates to persevere, to serve others and to trust in God
Goshen College's Class of 2008 received degrees Sunday, the culmination of years of hard work and prayer, after being encouraged to be life-long learners and to reach for high goals by President James E. Brenneman and Mukarabe Makinto-Inandava, an advocate for poor people in Africa.
Sales begin April 23 for 2008-09 season tickets to Goshen College’s Performing Arts Series
The 2008-09 season of the Goshen College Performing Arts Series will again bring top name musicians to the college's Sauder Concert Hall stage. Next season's performers will include Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, Christine Ebersole, the Brentano String Quartet, Bobby McFerrin, Eileen Ivers and Immigrant Soul, the Estonia National Symphony Orchestra, the Punch Brothers and the Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band.
Advocate for needs in Africa, Mukarabe Makinto-Inandava, to speak at Goshen College Commencement April 27
A native of Burundi, East Africa, who is an advocate for issues challenging developing countries will present the 110th graduating class of Goshen College with a final address of their undergraduate careers during the 2008 commencement on April 27.
Experience the sights, flavors of Cambodia with international luncheon April 15
The international luncheon, which has been an annual part of Goshen College Afternoon Sabbaticals, will introduce Cambodia this year. On Tuesday, April 15, at noon in the College Mennonite Church Fellowship Hall, Professor of Bible, Religion and Philosophy Keith Graber Miller and his spouse Ann, a self-employed design consultant, will present a nation rich with history, a unique culture and smiling faces. The registration deadline is April 4.
Lecture to focus on public speaking and performing, March 5
The 2008 Roy H. Umble Master Class in Communication and Theater at Goshen College will feature Shoshana Simons, an associate professor in the Transformative Leadership and Studies program at the California Institute of Integral Studies, and Nika Quirk, a doctoral student in the same program, talking about "Bringing Voice and Body into the Academy" on Wednesday, March 5 at 7:30 p.m. in Umble Center. The lecture is free and open to the public, and a reception will follow.
Winner of 2008 peace speech contest focuses on ending child labor
The community and college convened on Feb. 5 to hear speeches by five Goshen College students on subjects concerning principles of peace in the 2008 C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest.
Goshen College students to speak in annual peace oratorical contest Feb. 5
Five Goshen College student speakers will continue the college's near-century-old tradition by participating in the 2008 C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest on Feb. 5 in Umble Center at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
AfriCaribe performance group and African-American theologian to highlight Goshen College’s 15th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Study Day
Goshen College will honor the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr. during its 15th annual all-school Martin Luther King Jr. Study Day, emphasizing the values and ideals that characterized the civil rights leader's work, on Monday, Jan. 21. The college has again cancelled all classes during the day, and all these events are open to the public.