Goshen College making strides toward becoming intercultural campus – The Elkhart Truth
Goshen College has led a robust effort over the past decade to attract international students and become an intercultural campus.
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Goshen College launches community English language classes
In a new effort by Goshen College’s Center for Intercultural and International Education (CIIE), the college has begun offering English language classes for community members.
Mexican Consulate and Goshen College to award $40,000 in aid
The Mexican Consulate in Indianapolis and Goshen College will together award $40,000 in scholarship aid to GC students of Mexican heritage during the 2014-15 school year.
Simple Actions, Huge Changes: Sylvia Rocio Diaz – Good of Goshen
As the multicultural outreach community liaison for Goshen College’s Center for Intercultural and International Education, Sylvia Rocio Diaz answers families’ questions and spends her days helping people see how education can change lives.
Pérez named senior director of intercultural development and educational partnerships at Goshen College
Gilberto Pérez, Jr., associate professor of social work at Goshen College, has been appointed as senior director of intercultural development and educational partnerships at Goshen College’s Center for Intercultural and International Education (CIIE).
Goshen pastors, officials review Latino community policing presentations – The Elkhart Truth
Goshen College professor Gilberto Perez was involved in a series of Community Policing presentations held for the Latino community in Goshen recently.
Martin Luther King Jr.’s visit to Goshen College in 1960 inspired the entire campus
By Richard R. Aguirre Hershberger at Goshen College, circa 1960. (Photo by the Elkhart Truth) Many famous people have visited Goshen College since it was founded in 1894 — none more famous than the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The slain civil right leader visited Goshen College on March 10,…
Building an intercultural family, one student at a time
Goshen College students Tavo Parral and Yvette Cardenas recently donned caps and gowns to receive their diplomas at graduation in front of their families—the blood relatives who traveled from a distance and the families they formed on campus.
S.A. Yoder Lecture to feature Mexican-American author Luis Urrea
Mexican-American poet, essayist and novelist Luis Urrea will present Goshen College’s annual S.A. Yoder Lecture on “The Border, Immigration and the Devil's Highway: A Journey with the Author Luis Urrea."
Local young adults share their perspectives through photos in new exhibit
Young adults from local high schools and Goshen College are combining art with social justice to share their perspectives in a new exhibit in the Goshen College Good Library Gallery, titled “Photovoice: Student Perspectives on Iterculturalism, Diversity and Educational Access.”