Goshen College named “Tree Campus USA” for second year
Goshen College has been honored with 2015 Tree Campus USA® recognition by the Arbor Day Foundation for its commitment to effective urban forest management.
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International Student Club Coffeehouse brings the world to Goshen
Students in the Goshen College International Student Club (ISC) will celebrate the food and culture of their home countries with a dinner and a show during the annual ISC Coffeehouse on Saturday, March 12.
Bluffton professor to speak about German Mennonites in Mexico
Rebecca Janzen, assistant professor of Spanish at Bluffton (Ohio) University, will present the 2016 C. Henry Smith Peace Lecture on Tuesday, March 1 at 7:30 p.m. in the Goshen College Administration Building Room 28. Janzen’s speech is titled “Small Signs of Pluralism in Mexico: Identification Cards and Other Images of the Low German Mennonites.”
San Antonio Mennonites join interfaith immigrant hospitality networks – The Mennonite
Since spring 2015, Benito Miller, a graduate of Goshen (Ind.) College, has been serving as one of two house coordinators at La Casa, a guest house where women and children recently released from family detention centers can find food, a place to rest, clean clothes, a place to shower and time and space to figure out what comes next.
Luke Gascho, director of Merry Lea, creates food forest in backyard: by Aaron Sawatsky-Kingsley ’97 – The Goshen News
Aaron Sawatsky-Kingsley '97, Goshen’s urban forester, writes about Merry Lea Director Luke Gascho's urban food forest in his column "The Naturalized Mid-American."
Laura Harnish ’09 competes in U.S. Olympic qualifier
While a student at Goshen College in Indiana, she was an NAIA Cross Country Nationals qualifier and also made it to nationals for track in the 800, 1K, relay and 5K. She placed fifth out of 1,919 women in the Pittsburgh Marathon in 2013.
David Jonies to give organ recital in Rieth Recital Hall
Award-winning organist David Jonies will present a recital on Goshen College’s Opus 41 pipe organ in the Music Center’s Rieth Recital Hall on Sunday, Feb. 21 at 4 p.m. The recital is part of the 2015-16 Rieth Chamber Series.
Bethany Simpson ’04: Parenting like my dad – The Mennonite
"He taught me a lot of things, but the most important thing is to pay attention."
Katie Sowers ’08 coaches with NFL icons in East-West college all-star game – Fox 13 Tampa Bay
Katie Sowers '08 worked with Charlie Weis and other NFL icons coaching wide receivers during the East-West Shrine Game in January. She has been playing semi-pro for eight years now, most recently as the quarterback of the WFA Titans.
Elkhart County’s local food systems featured in new film
Undergraduates from Goshen College living at Merry Lea’s biological field station for a semester celebrate their achievements canning produce from the Merry Lea Sustainable Farm. Practical skills related to local food are included in their curriculum. Left to right: Amber Mosely, Kokomo, Ind.; Naomi Gross,…