The list of words written on the board in Newcomer 14 reads: fridge, note, appointments, shopping list. At the classroom tables, four adult students are bent over their books, fiercely concentrating as they complete an exercise in matching sentences to pictures. These students in Goshen College’s Adult English Language Class, are part of an endeavor which has recently seen high demand from the greater Goshen community.  With locations at Goshen College and Ivy Tech Community College, the classes are the largest they have ever been in their five-year lifespan. To accommodate the need, six levels of classes are offered in...

By Tyson Miller • September 30, 2021 • Features

Goshen College is welcoming Endah Setyowati, a visiting global scholar from Duta Wacana Christian University in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, to campus this year. Setyowati is the third professor from Duta Wacana Christian University to become a visiting global scholar at Goshen College.  “They asked me to apply for the position as an Indonesian professor at Goshen,” she said, “but I don’t know… I’m like, I’m not so young anymore! Why don’t you ask the younger professors?” Despite her initial hesitancy, Setyowati eventually applied for and received the position. She is now teaching two courses: Indonesian I, a language and culture class...

By Augusta Nafziger • September 16, 2021 • Features

Fifteen Goshen College students participated in research projects this summer through the Maple and Hickory Scholars programs.    The Maple Scholars program is run by GC as an eight-week, hands-on, interdisciplinary research opportunity that encourages students of any discipline to participate. Hickory Scholars is Merry Lea’s equivalent to Maple Scholars.    This summer, junior physics major Samuel Stoner-Eby and junior environmental science major Lisa Nalliah worked with Paul Meyer Reimer, professor of physics, to research contributing factors to the growth of aflatoxin.    “Aflatoxin is a toxin produced by fungus that grows on food such as maize,” Stoner-Eby said. “When...

By Caleb Gingerich • September 9, 2021 • Features

Last week, Goshen College faculty voted to introduce a Transition to Interpreting program for those with a background in American Sign Language (ASL) and a bachelor’s degree, but who may not be licensed to interpret. The program is set to be implemented in the fall.  This new program is a direct response to the lack of licensed ASL interpreters.  “There’s a national shortage of interpreters,” Colleen Geier, ASL program director and professor of ASL interpreting said. “Hopefully, people are going to be able to do it, and … people can make the change to the career that they want to...

By Jakyra Green • January 28, 2021 • News

SAT and ACT scores, historically used by Goshen College to calculate financial aid packages, will not be required for applicants during the 2020-21 admissions cycle.  Without the standardized test requirement, the admissions office has noted a high percentage of completed GC applications compared to this time in normal years. Students don’t have to wait for test scores in order to submit their applications.  “This decision strives to make our admissions requirements more accessible and equitable for students applying to enroll at GC for fall 2021,” said Dominique Burgunder-Johnson, vice president of marketing and enrollment, in the Aug. 4 press release....

By Greta Lapp Klassen • October 8, 2020 • News

As Goshen College prepares to transition to online classes on Monday March 23, workshops will be available on Thursday March 19 and Friday March 20, to train faculty and students in preparation for the change.  Ann Vendrely, vice president for academic affairs and academic dean, is currently working alongside Erin Milanese, head of learning technologies, to plan for the faculty workshops.  “Moodle will be the primary learning platform for online courses,” Vendrely said. “We will also provide training on Zoom for use in some courses and for advising. Some faculty are already using Google Hangouts and FaceTime, so that will...

By Megan Bower • March 14, 2020 • News

Shortly after noon on Friday, March 13, Goshen College’s Crisis Management Team announced the plan for the college to transition from in-person classes to online instruction on Monday, March 23, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Goshen is joining campuses across the country, including sister school Eastern Mennonite University, in transitioning to online education for the immediate future. Many colleges, especially larger universities, have a somewhat robust digital education system already in place; online lectures and webinars are a regular part of the curriculum at Arizona State University and Pennsylvania State University, and even at regional schools like Trine University...

By Jace Longenecker • March 13, 2020 • News

On Friday, March 13, Dan Koop Liechty, director of alumni engagement and international student advisor, announced via email that international students would be able to make the transition to online courses without it affecting their visa status. According to the Student and Exchange Visitor Program’s (SEVP) website, international students are restricted to only one online or distance learning class a semester in order to maintain their status as an F-1 student in the U.S. This means that transitioning to online classes could impact the students legal ability to remain in the States.  Liechty’s email informed the students that during this...

By Megan Bower • March 13, 2020 • News

When Goshen College students do projects for their classes, having them extend beyond the classroom isn’t always at the forefront of their minds.  However, from time to time those papers and presentations make their way into public spaces for others to see and reflect on. In the case of a food sustainability video originally made for the Roots of the Environmental Crisis class, these kinds of projects can even be found in a church’s sermon series. According to Rosanna McFadden, pastor of Creekside Church in Elkhart County, the church received a grant from the Center for Congregations to develop their...

By Olivia Smucker • March 13, 2020 • Features

Goshen College is working with two consulting firms to tweak its image and offer new majors in an effort to increase enrollment. Through changes in marketing strategy, coupled with the addition of public health and criminal and restorative justice programs, the college is projecting enrollment increases over the next three years, according to Ann Venderly, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Academic Dean. Last May, GC hired the consulting firm SimpsonScarborough to help adjust the college’s marketing strategy.  Representatives from the firm met with focus groups of current students, faculty and staff to learn about what makes GC distinctive, said...

By Siana Emery • February 16, 2020 • News

Over 300 students from middle and high schools in northern Indiana participated Saturday in the annual Indiana Science Olympiad regional tournament hosted by Goshen College.  Teams of 15 students competed in 23 events that tested their skills in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The challenges inspired feats of creativity to break codes using matrices, model 3D protein structures with pipe cleaners, design musical instruments and more.  In the Recreation-Fitness Center, students tested gravity-propelled vehicles designed to speed across the gym floor and stop dead on a blue masking tape target, pressured-air bottle rockets that release parachute-held ping-pong balls and balsa...

By Gabe Miller • February 16, 2020 • News

Next fall, Goshen College’s major and minor list will get a little bit longer.  On Oct. 17, Goshen College announced two new majors in public health, criminal justice and restorative justice. These programs will expand on the current programs Goshen already has, including nursing, biology, sociology and peace justice and conflict studies. Ann Vendrely, vice president of academic affairs and academic dean, explained that the addition of these programs was possible because of donations specifically given with the formation of new areas of study in mind.  “We have some donor funds to support the development of these programs, so they...

By Greta Lapp Klassen • November 1, 2019 • News

During her senior year of high school, Kathryn Aschliman and her parents met with I.E.  Burkhardt and Leland Bachman, two representatives of Goshen College. As they sat around the Aschlimans’ dining room table, the representatives discussed the need for teachers. After the conversation, Aschliman’s parents thought it would be a good idea for her to attend college and become a teacher. She did so and began a lifelong commitment to education.         Aschliman began attending Goshen College in 1948. After taking classes for two years, she began teaching first grade in Archbold, Ohio at the age of 19. She returned...

By Elsa Lantz • March 29, 2019 • Features

On Friday, March 15, the 21st Annual Academic Symposium took place in the Goshen College Harold and Wilma Good Library. Both students and faculty participated in this event which aims to provide a professional development opportunity that acknowledges the research and creative works from all disciplines.   The Academic Symposium began at 10 a.m. with a session to recognize faculty on recent their  promotions and published works. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., 23 Goshen College students and three faculty members presented their original research and projects.   Presenters were given 15 minute time slots to present their work and...

By Cecilia Garcia • March 21, 2019 • News

A plenary lecture on Tuesday evening by Elaine Meyer-Lee, associate vice president for global learning and leadership development at Agnes Scott College, marked the opening of a two-day global education conference at Goshen College. The lecture took place in the Church-Chapel.   Meyer-Lee works with the SUMMIT program at Agnes Scott College to prepare students to thrive in a global community through a curriculum based in global learning and leadership development. Meyer-Lee is also a former Goshen student and traveled to Haiti on SST in 1984.   The conference, which ran from March 5-6 and was entitled “Global Education for...

By Siana Emery • March 10, 2019 • News