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Goshen College Presidential Search Committee meets to begin process of listening and discernment as progress

The process of seeking a new president for Goshen College has begun with a focus on listening to the many voices with interest in leadership for the 110-year old institution. When the newly named members of the Goshen College Presidential Search Committee gathered from across the country in Kansas City for their first meeting, they were directed by Virgil Miller, chair of the Goshen College Board of Directors, and Rosalind E. Andreas, chair of the Mennonite Education Agency (MEA) Board of Directors, to "reach out within the church to include many voices in this process to inform your prayerful work together.

Civil rights activist Vincent Harding highlights 12th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Study Day Jan. 17

Goshen College will honor the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr. by holding its 12th annual all-school Martin Luther King Jr. Study Day, emphasizing the values and ideals that characterized King's work.

Percussion workshop culminates with concert Jan. 8

After a day of clinics and rehearsals led by clinician workshop Daniel S. Hostetler, in a variety of percussion areas, styles, and instruments

Goshen College Study-Service Term heads south to Perú

It is a country known for Machu Picchu, llamas and descendants of Incan culture. Goshen College students will now have the opportunity to study Peru in-depth, and engage in service there.

Princeton Review names Goshen a ‘Best Midwestern College’

After gathering information from college students -- the best sources for inside information about their institutions -- the Princeton Review recently named Goshen College as a Best Midwestern College.

Showalter presidency and contributions celebrated in day-long farewell events

As students, faculty, staff, community and church leaders, benefactors and alumni filled Sauder Concert Hall on the morning of Sept. 20 to say thank you and farewell to President Shirley H. Showalter for her service to Goshen College, many wore scarves in all shapes and colors to honor a leader whose trademark accessory connects to her passion for relationships and cross-cultural learning.

Community farewell to Shirley H. Showalter to take place Sept. 20

Goshen College and the community will celebrate Shirley H. Showalter's service as president during a special convocation at 10 a.m. Sept. 20 in Sauder Concert Hall of the Music Center. This event will cap Showalter's nearly eight years in office.

Goshen College retention rate and full-time enrollees continue to climb

When Goshen College's Class of 2008 arrived on campus for Orientation Weekend, Aug. 21-22, students and their parents came from Akron, Ind., and Akron, Pa.; from Aurora, Colo., and Aurora, Ore.; Bloomington, Ill., and Bloomington, Ind.; and Millersburg, Ohio and Millersburg, Ind. They also came from as near as three blocks away and as far as Vietnam.

President Showalter encourages students to develop meaningful philosophy of life in opening fall address

The first day of classes at Goshen College for 2004-05 academic year on Aug. 25 opened with President Shirley H. Showalter's welcoming address to campus. Titled "The Meaning of Life," she called students to develop a meaningful personal philosophy.

U.S.News again includes Goshen College in national ranking; GC places high among study abroad and service learning programs

In the just-released 2005 U.S.News & World Report "America's Best Colleges" rankings, Goshen College placed solidly in the third tier of the Best Liberal Arts Colleges category for the fourth straight year and was recognized for program strengths that come from the school's commitment to global citizenship and servant leadership.