Each winter, as many as 3,000 Amish people from “up north” trade in their buggies for three-wheeled tricycles and join the small year-round Amish population in Pinecraft. Because of the spontaneous nature of Pinecraft’s growth, there are concerns about its safety, building permits, land use and ordinance codes. With the help of two Goshen College students and a recent graduate, these concerns are finally being addressed.
Goshen College recently launched a new, free iPad app developed by a current GC student, helping users from on campus and around the world connect with the college.
The Goshen College choirs will present their winter choral concert in the Goshen College Music Center’s Sauder Concert Hall on Sunday, February 16. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m.
Five Goshen College students will present speeches during the 2014 C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest on Tuesday, Feb. 18. The annual event will take place at 7 p.m. in the Umble Center and is free and open to the public.
Seven student winners of the 2013-2014 Goshen College Concerto-Aria competition will perform arias and individual concerto movements with the Goshen College Symphony Orchestra, directed by Dr. Christopher Fashun, in the 54th annual Concerto-Aria concert on Saturday, Feb. 8. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Music Center’s Sauder Concert Hall.
A new all-campus band will provide a fresh musical outlet for Goshen College students starting in the fall of 2014. The band, which will be an inclusive, non-auditioned ensemble, will perform in concert as well as serve as a pep band for select athletic and other campus events.
Reception: Sunday, January 12, 2013 — 2-4 pm, Hershberger Art Gallery Exhibition Descriptions: Jan Dean. “Bronze phurba” Jan Dean My sculptures are about the connections between people, the binding. Each one, like Yorick’s skull, is intended to be held in contemplation. Each is a different perspective reflecting…
An exhibit featuring the artwork of Jan Dean and Elfa Jónsdóttir will be on display in Goshen College’s Hershberger Art Gallery from Jan. 12 through March 2, 2014.
Moira Smiley & VOCO, a women’s vocal ensemble, will present their diverse repertoire ranging from American folksong to Eastern European music on Friday, Jan. 17. The visiting artist concert will take place at 7:30 pm in Sauder Concert Hall in the Goshen College Music Center.
During a chilly November weekend, 45 student leaders from eight colleges and universities gathered for a sustainability summit at Goshen College’s Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center. The goal of the sustainability summit was to bring students from area institutions together to learn, network and brainstorm ways to make their home campuses more sustainable. This year's focus was on food.
