The Campus Health and Wellness committee has invited Kendra Yoder to be our guest speaker for this convocation. Kendra has a MSW degree and is a PhD candidate. She is married to sociology professor David Lind.

Originally from the Mexican state of Guerrero, Jaqueline GarcÌa Salamanca is an advocate and organizer working in Veracruz state with the Jesuit Service to Migrants. She has worked tirelessly in migrant sending communities while also providing humanitarian support for migrants who are taking the dangerous journey northward. Most recently, she led 120 local volunteers through an intensive training program on how to create strong migrant support committees along a significant stretch of “la Bestia,” the deadly train that many thousands of Central American migrants ride northward each year in search of jobs and better lives for their families. Because Veracruz has become an important sending region for migrants, Jaqueline’s work has also been to help strengthen those communities left behind by organizing empowerment and support programs for women and families of migrants.”Migration has always been present in my life: my father left town when i was 4 years old and never returned. My mother l

Today’s chapel will be a service of prayer, singing, and an opportunity to receive anointing from student Ministry Leaders. A great way to end the first half of the Fall semester before we Break!

Singing, Silence, Reflection and Prayer. Responding in grief to the murder of biology professor James Miller.

President Brenneman will introduce candidates for Mayor of the city of Goshen, who will speak: Don Riegsecker, Republican, and Allan Kauffman, Democrat. They will also answer questions about Servant Leadership.

The 2011 Ministry Inquiry Program student participants will share of their summer experiences through singing, prayer, and sharing with the GC community today in chapel at 10:00 a.m. in the Church-Chapel. 2011 MIP Participants: Ben Sutter, Beth Yoder, Erica Grasse, Grace Parker, Jonathan Harnish, Kate Widmer, Kelly Frey, Luke Slagel, Patrick Ressler

Various students will explore making choices in college. Sponsored by the Campus Health and Wellness committee (CHAW) and coordinated by Char Hochstetler, campus counselor.

Students Emily Hedrick and Stephanie Hollenberg spent this past summer as “vollies” at the Iona Community in Scotland. The Iona Community is long known for their place of retreat and worship, and have enriched the world in these ways. Emily and Stephanie will lead us in chapel today at 10:00 a.m. in Church-Chapel through singing and story-telling.

Steve Nolt, professor of history, will probe this question for our Goshen College context.

Kevin King, executive director of Mennonite Disaster Service, will engage our theme of “Serving Christ” today in chapel at 10:00 a.m. in Church- Chapel through sharing with us on “If I had a Hammer.” He will share a brief history on the beginning of MDS and what the factors were that caused the young people to risk starting this peoples movement that continues 60 years later. King will also share many personal stories of how MDS is more than just building houses, but rebuilding lives through ordinary men and women.

DaVonne Harris, new RD for Yoder and director of campus activities, will share parts of her faith journey with us. Join us as we welcome her to Goshen College!

Bob Rombach will introduce us to the people and policies that serve our wonderful food on campus.

Come on out to the first chapel of the year today at 10:00 a.m. in Church-Chapel sanctuary. We’ll engage the Campus Ministries theme, “Serving Christ, through singing, prayer, and listening to reflections by Bob Yoder, campus pastor, and Emily Hedrick and Sarah Dieter, student chapel assistants.

Parables, the student worship group, will sing. President Brenneman will speak on “A Culture for Service Leadership.” We will all welcome each other to a new school year with applause and a treat in Schrock Plaza.

The new Goshen Core curriculum will begin in 2012. Student response and feedback is important as this new “core” is finalized.

GC alum Doug Schwartzentruber was named one of the top 100 people of the year by TIME magazine in 2010 for his research in cancer immunization. This summer he is moving from the Goshen Center for Cancer Care to Indianapolis and will oversee cancer care programs for the entire IU Health System. In this convocation, he will share milestones along his journey.

Students from Broadcast Media Production classes presented productions from 2010-11. As the bulk of the convocation was viewing video clips, this podcast is of the students’ introductions only.

Join us for a special Monday chapel as part of Holy Week. This chapel introduces us to the Stations of the Cross as a means of praying.