Electronics & Robotics Show 2019
Students in the Electronics taught by John Buschert, professor of physics, presented their class projects during an Electronics & Robotics show on Dec. 9.
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2017 Electronics & Robotics show
Students in the Electronics class taught by Physics Professor John Buschert demonstrated their robotics and electronics projects. Most of the projects use the popular Arduino microcontroller board, which can be connected to a variety of sensor and can control motors, lights, sounds and other outputs.
2015 Electronics and Robotics Show
Students in the Electronics Class taught by John Ross Buschert spent the last month of the class working on projects using Arduino microcontroller board or Raspberry Pi computer. A Theme for this year's projects is accessibility. Many projects are attempts to make a device that might be of use to disabled people.
Pac-Man disc golf challenge
Computer science, informatics and digital design students and alumni gathered on Friday, Aug. 28 for a reception and a Pac-Man Disc Golf Challenge.
Science Olympiad
Students from area middle and high schools competed at the annual Science Olympiad regional tournament on Saturday, Feb. 14.
Tree planting
Date: April 11, 2014 Photographer: Brian Yoder Schlabach ’07 The Goshen College Ecological Stewardship Committee is working to make Goshen College a “tree campus,” similar to the “tree city” concept started by the Arbor Day Foundation. In order to become a certified “tree campus,” the college must meet five standards,…
Spring prairie burn
Date: Friday, April 11, 2014 Photographer: Brian Yoder Schlabach ’07 In recent years, Goshen College has restored 12 acres of lawn to native landscaping (only part of this was burned today). In order to promote this native landscape, it is very helpful to simulate naturally occurring fires. For more background…
Science Olympiad
Date: Feb. 8, 2014 Photographer: Isaac Fast ’14 Teams from 13 area middle and high schools gathered on the Goshen College campus on Saturday, Feb. 8 to compete in nearly 40 events, including robotics, forensics and sounds of music, for the annual Science Olympiad Regional Tournament.
Electronics/Robotics show
Date: Dec. 10, 2013 Photographer: Brian Yoder Schlabach The biannual Goshen College electronics/robotics show featured 10 projects created by 28 students for their electronics/robotics course. This year’s show included a 3-D printer, a 3-D scanner, a radio-controlled quadrotor helicopter with a claw, a self-balancing scooter, a brigade of firefighting robots,…
Fall prairie burn
Date: Nov. 15, 2013 Photographer: Brian Yoder Schlabach In recent years Goshen College has restored several acres of lawn to native landscaping. In order to promote this native landscape it is very helpful to simulate naturally occurring fires by establishing a controlled burn. Burns are beneficial in that they control weeds and help the…