Sculptures, turtles, documentaries and more: 2021 Maple and Hickory Scholars
This summer, 15 students participated in the Maple Scholars and Hickory Scholars, Goshen College’s eight-week, hands-on interdisciplinary summer research programs.
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Creation thrives at Goshen College
From a marine biology station in the Keys to over a thousand acres of environmental preserve, Goshen College’s on-the-ground programs will exceed the expectations of aspiring environmentalists everywhere.
Senior Spotlight: Sustainability majors connect real-world applications in thesis projects
Six seniors in the Sustainability and Environmental Education Department (SEED) at Goshen College have been working hard on thesis projects during their final semester, and presented their work on April 16.
Sculptures link Goshen campus and Merry Lea, connecting art to sustainability
Heather Gabel, a sustainable food systems and art double major, worked to bring her fields of study together through the Hickory Scholars program, an eight-week experience where students work with professors to conduct research related to Merry Lea Environmental Center’s mission of sustainability.
‘Place-based Learning for the Plate’ explores relationships with food and land
“How do we integrate places more intentionally into our lives and our lives more consciously into places,” is the question at the heart of Joel Pontius’ first book, “Place-based Learning for the Plate,” which explores 21st century stories of hunting, foraging and fishing for food.
Earthen Living: The Bender-Beauregard family’s sustainable lifestyle
Espri '01 and Darren '02 Bender-Beauregard built a straw-bale house 10 years ago, and they’ve built a life centered around homesteading and sustainable living with their daughters.
Farm as a classroom: Agroecology Summer Intensive is rich in experience
Students spent 10 weeks of the summer immersed in the lush green foliage and wild prairies at Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center as a part of the Goshen College Agroecology Summer Intensive (ASI).
Forest to Table: Deer hunt delves into the ethics of eating
Although the ethics around eating meat can be polarized, experiencing how our food comes to us—and the processes and relationships around it—can help us understand our places, others and ourselves.
Goshen College re-certified as Bee Campus USA
Bee City USA® has renewed Goshen College’s Bee Campus USA certification for 2019 following a rigorous renewal application process. GC was named Indiana’s first Bee Campus USA for its work in supporting pollinators such as bees.
Five students finish summer intensive
Five college students have just finished the Agroecology Summer Intensive program at Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center's Rieth Village. It's been a broad ranging experience for them, from visiting area farming enterprises to leading lunch discussions to caring for goats.