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Drew Weber ’06: Meet the bird-lover behind the wildly popular Merlin Bird ID app

Unless you’ve had your head buried in the sand this summer, you’ve probably heard of the Merlin Bird ID App. It’s a creation of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology that allows you to identify birds you see or hear, with ease. Over the course of this year, it’s been downloaded by millions of people who use it to identify thousands of species of birds based on their song. And the man behind the app is 2006 Goshen College graduate named Drew Weber.

Sadie Gustafson-Zook ’17: A local singer/songwriter is part of the cultural richness of our community

Goshen singer/songwriter Sadie Gustafson-Zook '17 began performing music in Goshen as a fiddle player in the family band at the age of six.

Anabaptist Perspectives Podcast: “The Earth is the Lord’s” in Global Anabaptism with John D. Roth ’81, professor emeritus of history

From the beginning, the phrase “The Earth Is the Lord’s” seized the imagination of Anabaptists. In this Anabaptist Perspectives podcast interview, John D. Roth unpacks the powerful resonances of this phrase in the 16th century and calls us to see its contemporary significance for the global Anabaptist movement.

Goshen College kicks off new Maple Fellows program in partnership with Greencroft Communities

Goshen College and Greencroft Communities are partnering in a new program, Maple Fellows, to place Goshen College students in various organizational jobs at Greencroft Goshen while also earning money towards their tuition.

Dick Lehman ’76 awarded prestigious Indiana Heritage Fellowship

Traditional Arts Indiana has awarded ceramic artist Dick Lehman '76 the Indiana Heritage Fellowship for 2023, celebrating a 40+ year career as a cornerstone of Michiana's robust clay community.

Unexpected grace and gratitude in prison

Goshen artist Brooke Rothshank ’00 writes about her own surprise learnings as she taught a miniature painting course in the local county jail.

Caleb Shenk ’24: Protesting taxation as a peace-seeking accountant

Caleb Shenk, a junior accounting major from Goshen, won second place in the 2023 C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest at Goshen College with his speech titled “Protesting taxation as a peace-seeking accountant.” This feature is a written adaptation of his speech.

Jakyra Green ’25: The privilege of peace

Jakyra Green, a junior English education major from Elkhart, won the 2023 C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest at Goshen College with her speech titled “The privilege of peace.” This feature is a written adaptation of her speech.

Goshen Sundown Town Documentary to air on TV for Juneteenth

The documentary ‘Goshen - A Sundown Town’s Transformation’, produced by Goshen College film students, will air on South Bend’s PBS station as a part of their Juneteenth celebration programming.

Owen Gingerich ’51, astronomer who saw God in the cosmos, dies at 93

Owen Gingerich ’51 died on May 28. He received the Goshen College Culture for Service Alumni Award in 1991. Owen was a professor of astronomy and history of science emeritus at Harvard University, and also a senior astronomer emeritus at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.