Processing across campus just before 3 p.m. on April 23 to open Goshen College's 108th commencement services, the more than 350 members of the Goshen College community (soon-to-be-graduates and current and retired faculty) marched with appropriate seriousness.
"So why did they use two-by-six-inch studs instead of two-by-fours?" asks a student, prompted by the worksheet in her hand. Another student is figuring out how a ground source heat pump works, and a third has abandoned the worksheet and asks, "Where can I buy low VOC [volatile organic compounds] paint?"
As he started to receive information about political instability in Indonesia and when the country was placed on the list that the U.S. State Department doesn't recommend as travel destinations for U.S. citizens, Goshen College Director of International Education Tom Meyers started to look for another host country in Southeast Asia for groups of students in the college's Study-Service Term (SST) program.
From the renowned King's Singers to the Soweto Gospel Choir to the improvised melodies of The Dave Brubeck Quartet, the 2006-2007 Goshen College Performing Arts Series will again feature performances from diverse musicians and musical styles for Michiana audiences, with season ticket sales beginning Monday, April 3.
A windmill spins in the breeze atop its hundred-foot tower; glycol oozes through pipes underground on its journey to and from ground source heat pump units; downspouts funnel water into a cistern for later use flushing toilets.
Christian tradition has held that the lands that make up modern Israel and Palestine are "holy." It was there, according to Scripture, that Abraham received God's promise of land, and where Jesus walked. Paul, the apostle, studied and started out from there on his missionary journeys during the first century of the Christian church.
Mountain climbing is hardly an option in Northern Indiana, but a new indoor climbing wall will soon be available to the community offering the closest simulation to mountain climbing in the area. The wall (located in the Goshen College Roman Gingerich Recreation-Fitness Center) is targeted to open for use on Monday, March 6.
What do Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, Agatha Christie, Winston Churchill, Alexander Graham Bell, Walt Disney and Pablo Picasso have in common? They were all challenged to overcome learning disabilities- and succeeded.
The year 2006 marks the 250th year since the birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, one of the most celebrated composers in history. Members of the Goshen College Music Department faculty will celebrate the anniversary by performing an all-Mozart chamber music program on Jan. 29 at 4 p.m. in Rieth Recital Hall.
Goshen College recently recognized 175 students for excellence in academics, on the 2005-06 fall semester Dean's List.
