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College’s Symphony Orchestra to perform fall concert Nov. 2

The Goshen College Symphony Orchestra (GCSO), conducted by Assistant Professor of Music Dr. Christopher Fashun, will present their fall concert in the Music Center’s Sauder Concert Hall on Friday, Nov. 2.

Pianist Park-Kim to perform solo recital Nov. 7

Indiana Wesleyan University professor and pianist Phoenix Park-Kim will present a solo piano recital in Goshen College Music Center’s Rieth Recital Hall on Wednesday, Nov. 7 at 7:30 p.m.

David Cortright to give Yoder Public Affairs Lecture on ‘The Power of Nonviolence’

David Cortright, director of policy studies at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame, will present the annual Goshen College Yoder Public Affairs Lecture, titled “The Power of Nonviolence: Lessons from the Unarmed Revolution in Egypt,” on Tuesday, Oct. 30 at 7:30 p.m. in the Music Center’s Rieth Recital Hall.

Rosanna Nafziger Henderson ’06: Math major turned ‘hipster-homemaker’ releases cookbook

By Kelley Scholfield for Goshen Commons Rosanna Nafziger Henderson graduated from Goshen College in 2006 with majors in English and math, not the most obvious path to becoming an authority on food. Henderson herself admits that she could not have predicted that six years after leaving Goshen she…

Chamber Choir to present fall ‘mystical’ concerts on Oct. 27 & 28

The Goshen College Chamber Choir, directed by Dr. Debra Brubaker, will present two concerts of choral works with a “mystical” theme on Saturday, Oct. 27 at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 28 at 4 p.m.

Student wins national speech contest for encouraging a spiritual response to the economy

Junior Lauren Treiber won first prize in Mennonite Central Committee's 2012 C. Henry Smith Oratorical Contest for her speech, “The Real Occupy Movement: Understanding Capitalism in a Christian Context,” which reflected on U.S. economic situation and what the message of the church could be.

From classroom to community: GC students use iPads to communicate water safety

Some Goshen College students are collaborating with community members to monitor the water quality of the nearby Elkhart River – and the students are using their new iPads to do it.

Goshen College community remembers Professor of Biology James S. Miller on the one-year anniversary of his death

Goshen College community members gathered Tuesday, Oct. 9 and commemorated the one-year anniversary of the tragic death of Professor of Biology James S. Miller.

Community foundation president to share why ‘Stewardship Matters’ during Afternoon Sabbatical Oct. 9

Dr. Peter McCown, president of the Elkhart County Community Foundation, will share the story of Gundlach and the implications of his gift during a Goshen College Afternoon Sabbatical lecture on Tuesday, Oct. 9 at 1 p.m.

New York’s hottest big band, Birdland Big Band, to take the stage at Goshen College

The hottest big band in New York, Birdland Big Band, is coming to Goshen College for a Performing Arts Series concert on Saturday, Oct. 13 at 7:30 p.m. in the Music Center’s Sauder Concert Hall.