“Portrait of the Artist,” a poem written by English professor Ann Hostetler, has recently been published in the Washington Square Review. The poem is a personal narrative in which Hostetler describes a mother braiding a child’s hair. “It's been said that poems are a place to save things that you don't want to lose,” Hostetler said.  “Revisiting this memory was a pleasure for me.  It also reminded me of how much was not said in my family—which left a lot of room for interpretation and feeling.” Hostetler has been submitting poetry for publication since she was in graduate school. “Anyone...

By Liz Core • September 14, 2011 • News

This week marks the introduction of four more faculty members to the student body: Allison Bailey, head men’s and women’s golf coach; Carolyn Davis, of the nursing department; Fabio dos Santos, head women’s soccer coach; and Stephanie Miller, head women’s basketball coach and athletics assistant. Allison Bailey Female golfers at Goshen College can dust off their clubs because the athletic department is launching a women’s golf team on campus next fall. The person in charge of recruiting student golfers is Allison Bailey, the new head men’s and women’s golf coach. “I love the small school atmosphere and golf is my...

By Ariel Ropp • September 14, 2011 • Features

Kristi Glick didn’t give herself an easy summer, instead she pursued her artistic endeavors outside of Goshen College. At the beginning of this month, Glick received first place in the enamel category at the 13th Biennial Alchemy International Juried Exhibition. Her winning jewelry piece is titled “Imagination Moons” and will travel with the Alchemy International traveling exhibition, which will make stops throughout Tennessee. Glick also guest-taught at Arizona Designer Craftsman after the company asked her to give a two-day workshop on metal work in art. The topic includes a wide range of subjects such as jewelry, sculpture and enameling, but Glick’s specific...

By Angie Troyer • September 14, 2011 • Arts

Three out of five students on campus want to know more about professors’ faith journeys; half of them want more faith-related discussion in the classroom. These were the findings of recent research led by campus pastor Bob Yoder on incorporating faith into classroom settings. “Goshen College can do more in this area,” said Yoder, referring to the presence of faith in and outside the classroom. Currently he is working on establishing a group of five to six faculty members who will help him develop strategies that professors can use to become better faith mentors to their students. Because many of...

By Bojana Jankova • September 7, 2011 • News

Many new faces can be seen around campus this fall, but not all of them belong to Here’s a glance at four new staff students.In addition to first-year and transfer students, Goshen College welcomes 25 new employees to campus for the 2011-2012 academic year. DaVonne Harrismembers: DaVonneHarris, of Student Life; Laura Yoder, of the environmental science department; Kyle Hufford, from the communication department; and Amy DeCelles, of the mathematics department. Harris joins the Goshen College community as the director of Campus Activities Council and resident director of Yoder Hall. She previously worked as an education advisor at Ivy Tech Community...

By Ariel Ropp • September 7, 2011 • Features

Following this school year, Goshen College will say farewell to several faculty and staff. Jake Shipe, Resident Director of the Yoder dorms, has worked at Goshen for three years, but has decided to leave to pursue a call in full-time ministry. He is currently looking into an internship at his home church in Mishawaka, Indiana, and various ministry positions elsewhere in the country. Regardless of where he resides, Shipe knows one new role that he will take on next year. In mid-September, he and wife, Amber Shipe, will become parents. Shipe said that wherever God takes him, he intends to...

By Maddie Ruth • April 14, 2011 • News

Christopher Fashun’s hard work is about to pay off. Fashun, who joined the music faculty last fall as an associate professor of music, will be showcasing his talent in a percussion concert Saturday evening. “I am very excited,” said Fashun. “[Rieth] Recital Hall is ridiculously amazing and it is quite a blessing to have such a facility to make music in.” The program will feature 20th century music, with pieces by composers such as James Campbell, Steve Reich and Keiko Abe. He will primarily play marimba and other percussion instruments and will be joined on stage by Dustin George-Miller and...

By Kate Stoltzfus • February 5, 2011 • Arts

Jason Samuel gets about as many emails in one day as the average person gets in six months. Samuel is the station manager for the campus radio station 91.1 The Globe and that means just about everyone wants a piece of him for something. I have a radio shift every Thursday for two hours in the afternoon and every week without fail I get a call from someone asking, “Is Jason around?” Every week I have to tell them that Jason isn’t around and that although I will leave Samuel a message, he is very busy. Usually, Samuel doesn’t have...

By Ian Shelly • January 20, 2011 • Features

  On Oct. 15th, Jonathan L. Geiser, associate professor of business, was awarded the esteemed Certificate in Family Business Advising from the Family Firm Institute (FFI). Geiser was one of roughly 35 recipients from all over the world to receive this educational program certificate at FFI’s annual International Conference in Chicago on Oct. 14th and 15th. This certificate is awarded to participants upon their completion of the Family Business Advising program, an educational series designed to help members hone their skills in family business advising. One of its main objectives is to increase participants' awareness and exposure to concepts and techniques necessary...

By Ariel Ropp • November 3, 2010 • News

Before retiring from 30 years of teaching art at the end of this school year, Goshen College Professor of Art, John Blosser, has offered a retrospective exhibit of his artwork done throughout his career. Blosser, who graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in art and art education from Goshen College in 1970, went on to get a masters in painting and drawing from Bowling Green State University in Ohio in 1979. He then earned a masters of the fine arts in drawing from Arizona State University in Tempe, Ariz. in 1986 before he returned to join the Goshen College...

By Chagan Sanathu • October 6, 2010 • Arts

  Ann Hostetler, professor of English, read her writings to an audience of students, faculty and friends on Tuesday as a way to share about her sabbatical in Dresden, Germany.  Throughout the evening, entitled, "Forgiveness and Other Unexpected Guests: Reflections from a Sabbatical in Dresden, Germany," Hostetler shared her poetry, prose and a short story. Hostetler left for Dresden for a year in August 2009, her second trip to the east-German city.  She was intrigued by Dresden's distinctive culture, with influences from the time of Soviet occupation, which ended with the German reunification in 1990. While in Germany, Hostetler taught...

By Alysha Landis • September 30, 2010 • News

This week we’re introducing three more faculty members to the student body: Heather Goertzen, resident director, Colleen Geier, of the American Sign language department and Christopher Fashun from the Music department.. Heather Goertzen Goertzen joins the Goshen College Community as the new resident director of the Kratz and Miller halls. She previously owned and worked in a private counseling practice and believes this background will help her work with students. “I feel like I’ve worked with some very difficult situations and at this point it’s hard to shock me, so I feel like I can be open to different students...

By Katelyn Yoder • September 15, 2010 • Features

With the 2010-2011 academic year underway, Goshen College welcomes 20 new employees to campus this fall. Here’s a look at three new faculty members: Kent Palmer, informatics, Jan Emswiler, nursing and Tamera Izlar, theater. Kent Palmer Beginning this fall, students can be accepted into the informatics program – the first program at a Christian college in the midwest and the only informatics program available at a Mennonite institution. What is informatics, exactly? “In informatics, students learn how to use computers to preserve and store information,” said Palmer. “Through the use of computers they will learn to process information and then...

By Admin • September 9, 2010 • Features

After four years of work and over 85 interviews, Jan Bender Shetler, professor of history at Goshen College, and Dawit Yehualashet Kebede, 2007 Goshen alumnus, presented their work on peacemaking between Ethiopian Christians and Muslims, first in Monday's chapel and again on Tuesday evening. Their presentation, "What We Can Learn from Ethiopia and the Meserete Kristos Church about Building Peaceful Relations between Muslims and Christians,” was a part of the C. Henry Smith Peace lectureship. “This is a story of things that work,” said Bender Shetler. Bender Shetler and Kebede began their work together in 2006.  In the four years...

By Kate Walker • March 25, 2010 • News

“Do you mind if I eat while we talk?”askee John Roth from the swivel chair in his office, as he pushed stacks of papers aside to make room on his desk for food.“I’m running late today,” he added with a laugh. “How unusual.” Under a pair of glasses, his eyes crinkled with a smile as he added homemade bread to his microwaved chicken noodle soup and explained his collection of Amish kitsch. In a room wallpapered by books, icons, poems and an ever-growing pile of papers to grade for class and manuscripts to edit for The Mennonite Quarterly Review, the...

By Lavonne Shetler • March 25, 2010 • Features