Center for Community Engagement
March 30, 2023
CCE to host 60th anniversary event for MLK’s ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’
Goshen College’s Center for Community Engagement (CCE) will recognize the 60th anniversary of the Letter from Birmingham Jail written by Martin Luther King Jr. on Tuesday, April 4, in the Church Chapel. King’s letter from Birmingham Jail was addressed to white clergy and churches. One excerpt from the letter states, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly.” With this in mind, the CCE will gather local church leaders to engage in meaningful conversation “so that dialogue...
March 30, 2023
Johnson steps in as CCE’s K-12 outreach coordinator
Todd Johnson started at Goshen College as the K-12 outreach coordinator for the Center for Community Engagement (CCE) on March 16. Courtney Ropp had previously held the role until she resigned earlier this year. Cyneatha Millsaps, the CCE’s executive director, said, “We had several candidates apply. What Todd brought that stood out more than anything was his personality [and] his ability to just connect really quickly with the people in the room.” “Before taking this job,” Johnson said, “I was working in Elkhart for the Elkhart Parks and Recreation Department as an event coordinator assistant … My role was to...
January 19, 2023
Cyneatha Millsaps named executive director of CCE
Walking into Cyneatha Millsaps’ room in Newcomer 10, there is a sense of comfort – plants in different corners of the room, marble-like rugs and soft chairs, all in the color green. Millsaps’ story begins with a choice made outside the walls of Goshen College: she applied to Indiana University of South Bend (IUSB) and a seminary at the same time. In the mid-1990s, Millsaps started her career running a nonprofit agency, Family Services of Elkhart County, as well as the Elkhart County Women’s Shelter. “My plan was to go to get my Master’s in Public Administration and keep doing...
October 28, 2022
GC looks ahead to 2023 summer camps
Goshen College is rapidly expanding its selection of summer camps for children and youth, bolstered by a $1 million grant from the Lilly Endowment Inc. last spring. The College’s Center for Community Engagement is taking the lead in developing and managing the camps. This past summer 145 students attended the six camps. CCE anticipates having as many as 16 camps in operation next summer, bringing hundreds of children and youth to campus during June and July. “[The camps] help us build relationships with the community.” Said Ann Venderly, academic dean. “We want families to know about the college.” The summer...