The Indiana Broadcasters Association (IBA) has nominated Goshen College student-managed radio station 91.1 The Globe (WGCS) to compete for six awards in four categories of its 26th Annual Spectrum Awards. The Globe is competing for the Station of the Year category with two commercial radio stations: WMEE in Fort Wayne and WTHI in Terre Haute. Jason Samuel, WGCS’s general manager, told Goshen’s communication and marketing office that this nomination is significant for the station. “When you put into perspective that Goshen College students are judged by professional standards against commercial radio stations throughout the state, it speaks out to the...

By Lassane Ouedraogo • November 8, 2013 • News

The Communications and Marketing Office rolled out the new Merit page over the summer. The website will track student achievements by awarding virtual badges accompanied with a brief description. Students can earn awards for making the dean’s list, participating in sports or going on SST. Hannah Bartel, a 2013 graduate, designed the badges. According to Brian Yoder Schlabach, the Campus News Bureau Coordinator, there are three main benefits of the merit page: it saves time for the Communications and Marketing Office, helps families show off the achievements of their students, and supplements résumés of graduates entering the workforce. Schlabach explained...

By Kelley Scholfield • September 18, 2013 • News

Goshen College broadcasting students returned from spring break with more to flaunt than a temporary tan. Goshen’s radio station, 91.1 The Globe, and biweekly news program, The Correspondent, received recognition from two separate organizations over the weekend. Several representatives of The Globe traveled to New York City to participate in the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System conference. The weekend-long event consisted of a number of panels and workshops and included an awards ceremony. The station was nominated for 15 awards this year after enjoying a year as Best Station in the Nation. The team did not come away from the conference with...

By Maddie Ruth • March 8, 2012 • News

Six alumni received awards for their servant leadership during Friday’s chapel. Arthur DeFehr (’65), Vance George (’55) and Ahmed Haile (’79) were awarded with the Culture for Service award.  This award recognizes alumni who have served or whose personal achievements are models of the Culture for Service motto. DeFehr has used his business skills to serve throughout the world, in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Somalia and Lithuania. He is the CEO of Palliser Furniture, a leading furniture manufacturer committed to environmental sustainability. Aside from his work at the company, DeFehr has invested time serving the less fortunate of the world through the...

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Every winter morning in 1976, a Goshen College student woke up at 5:30 a.m. to make doughnuts for the cafeteria. As he made his way to work, Kennard Martin was already on the job, plowing the sidewalks to make the student’s walk easier. That student’s name was Jim Brenneman. Little did either know that 35 years later Brenneman would be president of the college and designate the 2011-2012 academic year the “Year of Kennard Martin, Leader of Service at Goshen College.” “I never imagined that Kennard would still be here so many years later to welcome me back and get...

By Ben Sutter • September 14, 2011 • Features

Adding to the numerous broadcasting and radio awards already won for the Goshen College communication department, GC student journalists racked up 15 awards in the Indiana College Press Association's annual awards for 2011, and The Record ranked second overall in its newspaper division. The awards were presented on Saturday, April 2 in Bloomington, Ind. Goshen College is in the association's Division III for non-daily newspapers with enrollment of less than 3,000. The awards cover the calendar year 2010, during which Marlys Weaver was the Record editor in the spring, and Laura Schlabach in the fall. The awards are: First place:...

By Alysha Landis • April 7, 2011 • News

Seven alumni were recognized for their wide range of accomplishments last Friday morning, October 1st, when they were presented with the Culture for Service Awards, the Decade of Servant Leadership Awards and the Champion of Character Awards in the Church-Chapel.  Though their work varied from doing mission work around the world, to working as a public interest lawyer, to helping artisans around the world, these seven alumni each continued to practice the core values they learned during their time at Goshen College. Special pieces of pottery by Marvin Bartel were presented to Wilma Shank ('46), David A. Shank ('48) and...

By Alysha Landis • October 6, 2010 • News

In his fourth year donning the Goshen College uniform, Errick McCollum II, a senior guard, put together an incredible season. After a total of 31 games in his senior season, he averaged 25.6 points, 7.1 rebounds and 3 assists per contest. All of this accumulated into his being named National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) First Team All American, as well as the Mid-Central College Conference (MCC) player of the year. Along with his talent on the court, McCollum stood out for various other qualities. Bryce Bow, former teammate and assistant coach, has seen McCollum develop over the last few...

By Matthew Amstutz • March 25, 2010 • Sports

The Goshen College Record received 14 awards from the Indiana Collegiate Press Association, including first-place finishes for articles about trayless dining in the cafeteria and a champion snow skier who ended up on a very flat campus. Among smaller colleges across the state, the Record also received third place in the newspaper-of-the-year category for 2008. Paul Boers, a senior and co-editor of the feature page this semester, received two first-place awards: best sports feature, with a profile of the skier, Dusty Diller; and best news feature, about a soldier-turned-pacifist. Diller, a senior and former Junior Olympian from Colorado Springs, Colo.,...

By Admin • April 8, 2009 • News