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Professor of Psychology and Merry Lea faculty member bid farewell to Goshen College

The close of this school year marks the retirement of two valued Goshen College faculty. Professor of Psychology Duane Kauffmann completed his 40th year of teaching. Larry Yoder will retire after working 26 years at Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College.

“The Class-Consciousness Raiser” in the New York Times Magazine about Ruby Payne ’72

Goshen College announces Spring 2006-07 Dean’s list

Goshen College recently recognized 239 students, for excellence in academics, on the 2006-07 spring semester Dean's List.

Goshen College’s Merry Lea featured in Christianity Today article on ‘green’ campuses

The May 2007 issue of "Christianity Today" includes a feature article about the trend among Christian colleges to be more environmentally conscious, and includes a prominent photo of and information about Goshen College's Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center.

At 109th Goshen College Commencement, the Rev. Joy Carroll Wallis encourages graduates to “dare to dream big things and don’t be afraid to take risks”

Years of hard work, study, sacrifice and prayer culminated April 29 when members of the Class of 2007 received degrees after hearing inspirational messages from Goshen College President James E. Brenneman and the Rev. Joy Carroll Wallis, one of the first women to be ordained as an Anglican priest in England.

Goshen College president commits to a ‘climate neutral’ campus

Goshen College plans to sharply reduce and eventually eliminate all of the college’s global warming emissions and is supporting more research and educational efforts to help stabilize the earth’s climate. President James E. Brenneman made that pledge on behalf of Goshen College by becoming a charter signatory to the American…

Merry Lea’s green building outperforms energy projections

Somewhere in Appalachia, there is a big pile of extra coal: about 3.5 tons, or enough to fill five pick-up trucks. That's how much coal Rieth Village, a biological field station owned and operated by Merry Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College, didn't use in the past six months. The five-plus tons of carbon dioxide that are not in the atmosphere are harder to visualize but also important in light of mounting concerns over global warming.

Three Goshen College students’ ‘This I Believe’ essays to be aired Feb. 20-March 6

The public radio station in Elkhart, Ind., WVPE-88.1 FM, has selected essays by three Goshen College students to air the Tuesdays between Feb. 20 and March 6 on its "This I Believe" program. All of the pieces will air at 7:35 a.m. and again at 12:30 p.m.

President’s speech: “Wake-Up, Goshen”

By President James E. Brenneman at the Goshen Chamber of Commerce breakfast on Feb. 7, 2007

New housing approved to accommodate growth at Goshen College

Goshen College plans to begin the second phase of construction of a four-story apartment-style building later this year to accommodate growing student enrollment.