Megan Bower ’20: We’re all connected through this experience
We may all be spread out across the country and around the globe, but we’re all connected through this experience.
Class of 2020
Enjoy these profiles of and reflections by some of the members of the Goshen College Class of 2020, as we honor their many contributions and celebrate their achievements while they were students. This includes a series of class members sharing their thoughts and reflections as their final semester comes to an end in ways that no one ever expected. This also includes profiles of senior athletes who had not completed their final season when Covid-19 ground sporting events to a halt in mid-March.
José Miguel Chiquito-Galván ’20: A vision for a better tomorrow
It is not enough to go back to “normal,” we must progress. Helping each other is crucial but so is dreaming. Please indulge me as I share my vision for a better tomorrow.
Senior Athlete Spotlight: Chelsea Foster ’20, Track and Field
Chelsea was a two-time Goshen College Female Athlete of the Year nominee and the 2018 winner of that award after qualifying for the NAIA national championship in cross country.
Taliah Borom ’20: Finding my people
Before going to college I was told “college is where you find your lifetime friends,” and I can honestly say GC brought me to my people.
Senior Athlete Spotlight: Siana Emery ’20, Track and Field
"In her first experience at nationals her freshman year she was disqualified. Since then she earned four All-American honors! Siana is a mentally strong athlete who is willing to work hard to become better."
Evan Beck ’20: Life lessons from a house
In these uncertain times, our new routines can interrupt our previous sense of meaning and purpose.
Siana Emery ’20: ‘Move forward with heads held high’
Everyone will always remember the Class of 2020. You can’t say we don’t know how to make an exit.
Mandira Panta ’20: The world isn’t ready for us
Class of 2020 — who have worked hard, and saved, and planned at least the next 20 steps into our future in order to create our own space — are about to enter a world that isn’t ready for us.
Senior Athlete Spotlight: Braedon Evans ’20, Baseball
"He was the definition of a hard worker and a guy that was constantly encouraging his teammates. Braedon was a guy that took the ball for us every weekend throughout his career and provided stability in our pitching rotation. He led by example and is a testament to what hard work can do."
Delphin Monga ’20: Making my dream a reality
When I entered Goshen College, graduation was a dream.