2017 Alumni Awards
During Goshen College’s Homecoming Weekend on Oct. 6-8, the college honored five outstanding alumni with awards for their commitment to the college’s core values.
Archives for Annual Events Category
Kick Off – Fall 2017
On Sept. 30, Campus Activities Council hosted the fall 2017 Kick Off, where students showed off their talents on stage.
Community Engagement Day
On Wednesday, Sept. 20, first-year students volunteered locally during the 19th annual Community Engagement Day. They served at locations like La Casa Inc., The Boys & Girls Club of Goshen, Pathways Retreat Center, Habitat for Humanity, Soup for Success, Greencroft, the MCC Relief Sale and cleaning up the Elkhart River.
Opening Convocation & Applause Tunnel
GC opened up the school year with an opening welcome convocation, followed by the annual applause tunnel and dunking Ken Newbold, interim president, in the Schrock Plaza fountain.
Commencement 2017
On Goshen College's 119th Commencement Ceremony on April 30, 2017, Luis Fraga told the 241 members of the class of 2017 to be transformational leaders.
Baccalaureate Service
The 2017 Baccalaureate Service centered on the theme Seeds of Change: Sowing Peace, Justice & Hope.
Nurses Pinning
The pinning ceremony is a symbolic welcoming of newly graduated nurses into the nursing profession.
EARTHONES Concert
Goshen College’s three choirs presented their most colorful and most anticipated concert of the school year: the annual EARTHTONES concert of world choral music on April 22, 2017.
International Student Club Coffeehouse and Dinner
Students in the Goshen College International Student Club (ISC) celebrated the food and culture of their home countries with a dinner and a show during the annual ISC Coffeehouse on Saturday, March 18.
Tuition Free Day
At Goshen College, tuition covers only about 65 percent of the actual cost of educating each student. March 17, 2017 represented the approximate point in the fiscal year when revenue from tuition stops covering educational costs.