Tony Hurst, adjunct professor, dies at age 75
Gerald R. "Tony" Hurst, an adjunct professor at Goshen College, died peacefully at the Greenhouse Village Strawberry Fields Home Thursday, Feb. 14, in Goshen, at the age of 75.
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Chamber Choir and Orchestra to tour the Southwest Feb. 23 through March 1
The Goshen College Chamber Choir and Orchestra will spend their spring break touring and performing in churches in Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona from Feb. 23 through March 1, 2019, with a home concert on Sunday, March 3 at 7:30 p.m. in the Goshen College Music Center’s Sauder Concert Hall.
Conference to examine past, present and future of Study-Service Term, March 5-6
Goshen College will host a two-day conference examining the college’s transformative Study-Service Term (SST) program, to be held on campus March 5-6, 2019. This conference is free and open to the public.
Senior Emily Stoltzfus wins annual peace oratorical contest
Goshen College student Emily Stoltzfus, a senior social work major from Goshen, won the 2019 C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest and $500 in prize money on Feb. 12 with her speech titled “Getting the Words Right: Rethinking our Measures of Education.”
Katharine Hayhoe, evangelical Christian and climate scientist, to speak at Goshen College’s Conference on Religion and Science
The 18th Annual GC Conference on Religion and Science will feature Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, an atmospheric scientist and evangelical Christian. Dr. Hayhoe will offer two free public lectures on Friday, March 29, 7:30 p.m.and on Saturday, March 30, 10:30 a.m. in Goshen College’s Church-Chapel.
Environmental issues class focuses on hope
Students in Merry Lea’s Master’s in Environmental Education program discuss vexing social problems in their Environmental Issues and History class. They prepare presentations on topics like micro-plastics and nuclear disasters. All the same, students say they find hope in the course.
WGCS to merge radio, television with new website and video platform ‘Globe TV’
91.1 The Globe (WGCS) will launch a new website and video broadcasting platform, called Globe TV, to add new content to the station’s programming and new opportunities for student broadcasters and journalists.
Carolyn Schrock-Shenk, conflict studies professor, remembered for transformative effect on students
Goshen College Associate Professor of Peace, Justice and Conflict Studies Carolyn Schrock-Shenk died early Wednesday morning, Feb. 6, 2019, after a brief hospitalization at the age of 63.
59th Annual Concerto-Aria Concert to showcase eight student musicians Feb. 16
Concert: 59th Annual Concerto-Aria Concert Date and time: Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. Location: Sauder Concert Hall, Goshen College Music Center Tickets: $12 adults, $8 seniors/students, available online at goshen.edu/tickets or at the door one hour before the concert. Goshen College faculty/staff/students are free…
Students to deliver speeches in annual C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest
Four Goshen College students will present speeches during the 2019 C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest on Tuesday, Feb. 13. The annual event will take place at 7 p.m. in the Umble Center and is free and open to the public.