administration
September 4, 2025
Sensenig to lead Merry Lea temporarily
After serving as the executive director of Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College for five years, Jason Martin was placed on administrative leave on June 25, leading to his resignation on July 23. Becky Overholt, a former farm-hand and regular volunteer at Merry Lea, learned Martin was under administrative leave informally from Doug Vendreley, a Merry Lea board member. “All he said is, ‘FYI, I just want you to know that Jason’s been placed on administrative leave while they investigate him. I can’t say anything more than that,’” Overholt said. The reasoning for Martin’s administrative leave remains confidential....
November 14, 2024
GC not leaving Crossroads League
In the summer of 2023, coaches of the Goshen College athletic teams were uncertain whether they would switch out of the Crossroads League and into another NAIA conference, the Chicagoland Athletic Conference, with the purpose of finding a better fit for their facilities, competitive level, enrollment size and values. “It felt like there was enough energy here to say we want to do this,” said Chad Coleman, interim director of athletics and director of campus safety. “I think the Crossroads [League] thought we were definitely leaving.” Coleman stepped into the role of associate athletic director in 2023 under Erica Albertin,...
February 15, 2024
Ehst named associate academic dean
Suzanne Ehst is transitioning from her role as professor and director of secondary education, as well as core curriculum director, to the role of associate academic dean. Beth Martin Birky, the current associate academic dean, is retiring at the end of this academic year. Ehst said, “I’m at a point in my life where I like that [administrative] work … collaboration with colleagues across campus and thinking of the bigger picture.” Moving to administrative responsibilities means moving away from teaching, which has been a part of Ehst’s life for many years. “I have been teaching in some form or another...