New agroecology professors join Merry Lea’s team
In early January, John and Ruth Mischler joined the Merry Lea Team.
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Mat Krisetya ’93 named director of operations for Hmong American Farmers Association
The Hmong American Farmers Association named Matius (Mat) Krisetya '93 as the the inaugural Director of Operations. Krisetya has more than 20 years of experience in international nonprofit management and has worked in various countries around the world including Indonesia, the Philippines and Jamaica.
Annual C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest set for Feb. 21
Five Goshen College students will present speeches during the 2017 C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest on Tuesday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. in the Umble Center
Dr. J.D. Mininger ’97 named Academic Vice-President and Dean of Faculty at LCC International University
In January 2017 Dr. J.D. Mininger entered into the role of Academic Vice-President and Dean of Faculty at LCC International University. His relationship to LCC reaches as far back as 1995, when his parents, James and Virginia Mininger, began the first of their thirteen years of service at LCC.
VIDEO: Goshen College to host Men’s Choir Festival – WNDU-16
Dr. Scott Hochstetler, associate professor of music at Goshen College, joined Maria Catanzarite on 16 Saturday Morning to tell us more about the festival.
Focus on faith, family, farming: Curt Zehr ’81 and family named pork’s Farm Family of Year – Agrinews
For Curt Zehr '81, farming always has been about family. The farm and farm businesses that he and wife Sue operate are based in the Illinois farm that has been in Curt’s family for more than 100 years. His start in pork producers groups came with his dad and going to meetings as a child.
New year brings launch of 12 new academic programs at Goshen College
Building on its academic distinctives, Goshen College faculty and administration recently approved 12 new undergraduate academic programs of study, including six majors, three minors, two concentrations and an education licensure add-on program, across five areas of study. The new opportunities will be offered beginning in the fall of 2017.
Making the grade: Goshen teacher Liz Martin ’07 accepted to fellowship program, will help craft state policy – The Elkhart Truth
A Goshen College graduate from Wakarusa, Martin found out she enjoyed teaching after spending four years studying business. "I was going to school for my bachelors in business and I had a senior internship that went well, but was really just OK," she said. "I noticed that whenever I was in a room full of kids I lit up and so I told my parents I wanted to redirect my degree program."
Service fuels volunteer Stephen Graber’s (’15) goal to be a doctor – Mennonite Mission Network
During his junior year at Goshen College, Stephen Graber became interested in being a doctor. Shadowing physicians at a family practice and cancer clinic exposed him to the profession. But his time at St. Elizabeth’s, seeing the passion with which the health providers serve, has strengthened his sense of mission.
Sadie Gustafson-Zook ’17 offers song and reflection for these times: ‘Lines that Divide’ – The Mennonite
I think that a lot of people right now are feeling lost, and empathy is the only balm that can heal us. My song “Lines that Divide” attempts to be a reminder that we are bigger than our opinions, and our ability to respect each other should be based on our common humanity.