Policy changes from the Department of Homeland Security will soon have impacts on Goshen College’s international student population. As of last school year, GC’s student body was made up of 11% international students In order to study in the United States, these students were required to apply for and receive an F-1 visa, more commonly known as a student visa. On Sept. 15, these policy changes to these F-1 visas will be enacted, creating uncertainty for the future of the GC international student population. Currently, students on F-1 visas have what is called “duration of status,” meaning they have an...

By Greta Miller • September 10, 2026 • News

Students were placed under lockdown at Goshen College on Saturday after the Goshen Police department received a report of a possible bomb threat on campus, prompting officers to search the college. Officials later determined the threat was not credible. At 2:16 p.m., campus safety sent a notification stating that campus was on lockdown and that everyone should shelter in place. The alert also said, “Police do not believe this is an immediate threat.” Jeremy Corson, resident director for AVI Fresh at the college, had arrived on campus Saturday morning when he was approached by an officer who asked if he...

By Ana Alves Machado • September 10, 2026 • News

As the school year begins, Goshen College is welcoming a total of 41 new faculty and staff hires, spanning across numerous departments. Several of the new additions are familiar faces — recent graduates of GC who have now taken professional positions at the college. These full-time workers include Eliza Alemán ’26, news and media manager; Shoaib Ansari ’25, AI systems analyst; Kate Bodiker ’26, director of athletic communications and game day operations; and Peri Mast-Hochstedler ’26, Harold & Wilma Good Library services assistant and circulation supervisor. Describing her role, Alemán said, “I handle writing all of the press releases that...

By Josiah Miller • September 10, 2026 • News

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The River Bend Film Festival celebrated its 10th year in Goshen and its 24th year overall this weekend. The festival showed more than 70 short films, bringing independent filmmakers and actor Doug Jones to downtown Goshen for three days of community events, including screenings and Q&As.  The festival featured local filmmakers along with filmmakers from all over the world. The post-screening Q&As, and other events such as the coffee talk, helped the festival focus on connecting the audience directly with filmmakers, not just promoting the films.  Behind the festival’s three-day schedule was a team of volunteer members who started organizing...

By Elena Oborocea • September 10, 2026 • News

To continue our commitment to producing The Record without the use of AI, we have formally adopted a new AI policy. The stated goal of the new policy is to keep journalism human centered and to ensure accuracy and the longevity of trust and relationship with our readers. To read the full policy, go to record.goshen.edu/ai-policy  The Record editorial board

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As reported by The Record on Apr. 12, Goshen College’s printing and mailing office closed as the fall semester started. Basic printing and copying remain available through departmental printers located in buildings around campus. However, the executive office is in contact with ITS Media debating a possibility to expand the functionality of the printers to attend to a higher quality and more complex demand. Meanwhile a partnership with Economy Offset, a local, small and minority-based printing company, was announced through an email sent to employees by Martin Gunawan, vice president for finance. The business is a four minute drive from...

By Igor Sapucaia • September 10, 2026 • News

An email from Suzanne Ehst confirmed that there have been two transitions in department chairs within the past year at Goshen College. Kyle Hufford has replaced Duane Stolzfus in the communication department and Steve Thalheimer has replaced Kathy Meyer Reimer in the education department. With reporting by Mackenzie Miller

By Leah Hochstetler • September 10, 2026 • News

By Levi Friesen • April 2, 2026 • Funnies

The fifth annual Community Engagement Fair returned to the College Mennonite Church Fellowship Hall on Wednesday. The fair included 47 organizations who serve both locally and nationally, many of which were represented by Goshen College graduates.  The fair was organized by Career Networks and the Center for Community Engagement, with significant assistance from Patty Hartshorn, Rocio Diaz, Carrie Lee Bland-Kendall and Veronica Kindel with the college’s Events Office.  The festivities also included a convocation featuring Guy Fisher, the chief program officer of the Community Foundation of Elkhart County. The discussion was facilitated by Egypt Boyd, a sophomore film production and...

By Kate Bodiker • March 5, 2026 • News

The association of student athletes has been busy working on new accommodations and updates for the student-athlete experience. The ASA is made up of one representative from each of the 16 sports teams at Goshen College, working to serve and represent all student-athletes on campus. This leadership team is led by their adviser, Chad Coleman, associate director of athletics.  This year, ASA was certified as a Student Life organization for the first time. “I’ve really enjoyed helping ASA legitimize themselves and be taken seriously as a student organization for the first time,” Coleman said. “I want to see them thrive....

By Hannah Smith • March 5, 2026 • Features

Goshen College students and community members gathered Saturday at the local Target to protest the corporation’s support of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.  About 125 people assembled, expecting a hymn sing inside the store. However, they were forced to leave the store before the formal demonstration could begin. Undeterred, the group moved outside to sing hymns and chant, holding signs reading “Love melts ICE” and “Jesus was an immigrant.” This protest was organized by Mennonite Action Michiana, as a part of the national Mennonite Action campaign to “Sing The Doors Down.” This organization is an Anabaptist movement committed to active...

By Greta Miller • February 12, 2026 • News

On Wednesday, Feb. 4, Goshen College’s men’s and women’s basketball teams both took victories in a doubleheader, as both Maple Leaf sides overcame the Taylor Trojans inside the Ruth Gunden Gymnasium.  The Trojan men are currently ranked 24th in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and the Trojan women are receiving votes. This game marked the second victory in a row for the men, who snapped their three-year losing streak in conference the game before against Marian. It also marked their first win in conference play this season. On National Girls and Women in Sports Day, it was the women’s...

By Liam Shaw • February 12, 2026 • Sports

“Sins of the Father,” a new play, will make its debut in a staged reading this upcoming Friday, Feb. 13 on the Umble Center stage. Written, produced and directed by Kate Bodiker, a senior writing and communication major, the play is a “historic reimagining of the biblical story of Cain and Abel.” “Sins of the Father” came to be in the fall of Bodiker’s junior year, when she took a playwriting class, where the class activity entailed bringing a photo to class. Bodiker brought a photo of the oldest English-speaking church in the world, St. Martin’s Church in Canterbury, that...

By Caoimhe Farrell • February 12, 2026 • Arts

Goshen College’s Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center is unexpectedly starting the spring 2026 semester without Ryan Sensenig, their interim executive director. A search for a new executive director started on Jan. 30, and the center announced the opening via Instagram on Feb. 2. In the meantime, Ann Vendrely, vice president of academic affairs and academic dean at GC, is acting as the interim executive director. Sensenig resigned from his position in early December. He was appointed to the temporary position in August, after the resignation of Jason Martin in late July, following the college’s sudden decision to put Martin on...

By John Eash-Scott • February 12, 2026 • News