Winds of conflict and streams of water
If you are a college president, which I happen to be, your inbox is full of alarms and advice about the winds of conflict on campuses this fall.
President Rebecca J. Stoltzfus
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Distinctively Goshen
Reflections from President Stoltzfus
Goshen’s hedgehog
Jim Collins, author of the business books Good to Great and Built to Last, defined a Hedgehog Concept as what differentiates great companies from good ones. He writes, “A hedgehog concept is not a goal to be the best, a strategy to be the best, an intention to be the best, a plan to be the best. It is an understanding of what you can be the best at.”
How will we be changed?
In the midst of the heartbreak, tensions and tedium of the pandemic, I am alert to the changes happening within myself and in our society that may form the lasting legacies of this time. Some of these are causes for hope.
What’s so important about community anyways? A lot.
What one word is present in our mission, our vision and our core values statement? It is the word community. Here are three compelling voices on community, and why it matters so much to us.
Drumroll please…our new mission statement!
Why does Goshen College exist? In what ways would the world be diminished if we did not do what we do? If ever there was a time to be crystal clear about our mission, this is it.