During Goshen College’s Homecoming Weekend on Oct. 4-6, the college will honor Minh Kauffman ’74, Carolyn Sauder ’55, Rob Vander Giessen-Reitsma ’05, Kari Heusinkveld ’12 and Garrett Cannizzo ’12 for their commitment to the college’s core values.
Goshen College has been ranked second nationally in the Bachelor’s College category of the 2019 Washington Monthly magazine’s annual college rankings.
This year, Goshen College celebrates its 125 anniversary － the quasquicentennial － of being Elkhart County’s first and only four-year, residential, private college.
Since 2005, more than 600 students have traveled to Peru in 37 units, forging connections with host families, teachers, colleagues and friends that cross cultural boundaries.
This year, 14 Maple Scholars and Hickory Scholars dedicated their summers to working on projects within the music, biology, history, mathematics, education, theater and sustainability departments.
Goshen College recognizes 202 undergraduate students for excellence in academics on the 2018-19 spring semester Dean’s List.
Goshen College President Rebecca Stoltzfus recently announced several internal leadership changes at the college. The newly formed cabinet will be fully in place as of July 1.
Five faculty members have been granted tenure, and eight faculty members have received promotions, effective July 1, 2019.
According to the most recent survey, 10 percent of 2017 traditional GC graduates were in volunteer or service programs, compared to five percent at peer institutions. A 2018 survey of Goshen College alumni also showed that 30 percent of GC grads do community service or volunteer work at least once a month, and 78 percent do so at least once a year.
Goshen College’s Performing Arts Series will provide ten world-class concerts during the 2019-20 series, bringing an incredible breadth of top-quality arts performances including The Wailin' Jennys, Bruce Cockburn, the Vienna Boys Choir and more.
