GOSHEN, Ind. – A highlight of Goshen College’s Homecoming Weekend is the awarding of the Culture for Service Award to exceptional alumni whose life and work has exemplified the college motto, “Culture for Service.” Awarded by the Goshen College Alumni Board, the 2004 honors will be presented to Pearl Hartz…
As students, faculty, staff, community and church leaders, benefactors and alumni filled Sauder Concert Hall on the morning of Sept. 20 to say thank you and farewell to President Shirley H. Showalter for her service to Goshen College, many wore scarves in all shapes and colors to honor a leader whose trademark accessory connects to her passion for relationships and cross-cultural learning.
Goshen College and the community will celebrate Shirley H. Showalter's service as president during a special convocation at 10 a.m. Sept. 20 in Sauder Concert Hall of the Music Center. This event will cap Showalter's nearly eight years in office.
The first day of classes at Goshen College for 2004-05 academic year on Aug. 25 opened with President Shirley H. Showalter's welcoming address to campus. Titled "The Meaning of Life," she called students to develop a meaningful personal philosophy.
From the spontaneous and toe-tapping melodies of the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra and Wynton Marsalis to the graceful classical performances of the Wroclaw Philharmonic, the 2004 -2005 Goshen College Performing Arts Series will once again bring performers from all over the world and a wide variety of music genres to Michiana audiences.
During the 106th Goshen College commencement weekend April 24-25, students not only received degrees to honor their hard work, but were also able to celebrate and reflect. Acknowledging shared community, national and international events with significant impact on their lives during their undergraduate years, the chosen theme for their commencement "Creation groaning, yearning for peace, embodying hope."
It's hard to put into words a career that spans 58 years, three continents and a wide range of musical styles. So, Mary Oyer, professor emerita of music at Goshen College, will also share music during her Goshen College Afternoon Sabbatical program, "Music in My Life: A Retrospect" on March 16 at 1 p.m. in the Music Center's Sauder Concert Hall.
It is time for the Goshen College Scientists/Scholars Advocating Precision (SAPs) to debunk the folklore that groundhogs and their shadows have anything to say about spring.
If you'd like to expand your knowledge of Scottish music beyond the soundtrack to "Brave Heart," Bonnie Rideout's concert at Goshen College may be just what you're looking for.
There aren't too many opportunities to spend "A Night at the Opera" in small-town America. But on Feb. 6 and 8, Goshen College students will be performing scenes from six different operas, giving the audience a taste of opera's magic and an overview of how it has changed through the centuries.
