National anthem dialogue and implementation to continue at Goshen College
Goshen College President Jim Brenneman sent the following letter today to the campus community, the Alumni Board and the Parents Council:
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Goshen College announces Fall 2009-10 Dean’s List
Goshen College recently recognized 226 students, for excellence in academics, on the 2009-10 fall semester Dean's List.
Goshen College students speak for peace in annual oratorical contest, Feb. 9
Seven Goshen College students will speak Tuesday, Feb. 9 about issues of peace and justice for the annual C. Henry Smith Oratorical Contest.
Goshen College will play national anthem before sporting events
Goshen College announced today it will play an instrumental version of the Star-Spangled Banner before select sports events on campus, followed by prayer.
Brenneman calls for new ‘school of thought’ at Goshen of positive engagement in the world
Brenneman calls for new 'school of thought' at Goshen of positive engagement in the world
Book signing to be held for new book on Guy F. Hershberger and Mennonite pacifism
A reception and book signing will be held for Goshen College Professor Emeritus of History Theron F. Schlabach's new book War, Peace and Social Conscience: Guy F. Hershberger and Mennonite Ethics (Herald Press, 2009) on Tuesday, Jan. 19 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the College Mennonite Church's Koinonia Rooms.
Goshen College focuses on peacemaking during Jan. 18 MLK Study Day
During Goshen College's 17th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Study Day on Monday, Jan. 18, the life and legacy of Dr. King's emphasis on making peace will be celebrated through music, poetry, prayer, story-telling, a town hall discussion and a workshop. As the college cancels daytime classes so that students can participate fully in the events, the public is also invited.
Alumnus Peter J Dyck dies at age 95 after life of service and storytelling
Peter J. Dyck, a 1952 Goshen College alumnus, was born in Lysanderhöh, Russia, on Dec. 4, 1914. He died Jan. 4, 2010 of cancer at the age of 95.
Jim Caskey is named vice president for institutional advancement
Goshen College President Jim Brenneman named Jim Caskey as the new vice president for institutional advancement, a key position on the President’s Council. Caskey started working at Goshen College in 1997 in the Development Office, and most recently served as interim vice president for several months. He will begin in this new role on Jan. 1, 2010.
Twenty-nine NAIA All American Scholar-Athlete Awards given to fall athletes
A year after recording a Goshen College record 50 Daktronics-NAIA All American Scholar-Athlete awards, Maple Leaf student-athletes are again on a historic pace.