Homecoming for Goshen College is about to get a lot more theatrical. This weekend, three performances from four alumni and one current senior will take the stage at Umble Center. Peter Eash-Scott ’99, Greg Wendling ’99, Michelle Milne ’95, Heather Kropf ’94 and Violet Smucker ’20 are involved in three unique shows for the Goshen community past and present. The theater events begin Friday, Oct. 4 with Smucker’s senior theater recital, “Working Between the Lines,” at 8 p.m. in the Umble Center. The show consists of original plays and scenes written by current GC students. Admission is free, and seating...

By Cristina Jantz • October 2, 2019 • Arts

The 2018 Homecoming Music Gala drew in Goshen College community members from all over the country on Oct. 6. The yearly gala is always a well-attended event because Chamber Choir, Men’s and Women’s Choirs and the orchestra perform. Deb Detwiler, a GC music professor, commented that the event has been a Goshen College tradition since before she joined the faculty. Dr. Doyle Preheim, Detweiler’s former mentor and predecessor, and Dr. Lon Sherer founded the gala. They were faculty members of the college during the 1970s through the early 2000s. The Homecoming Music Gala is the first concert of the year...

By Pamela Ortiz • October 10, 2018 • Arts

This past weekend, GC alumni made their way back to campus. A select four of these alumni were honored for the work they’ve accomplished since they walked across the stage at their own graduations. Ellah Wakatama Allfrey ’88 of London, England, as well as Dr. Doug Schwartzentruber ’78, of Indianapolis received the 2016 Culture for Service Awards. Aletha Stahl, ’89 of Richmond, Indiana received the Dr. Ruth Gunden Champion of Character Award. Meanwhile, James Gingerich ’66 of Albuquerque, New Mexico received the Dr. Roman Gingerich Champion of Character Award. Each of these four awards were presented on Friday morning at...

By Maddie Birky • October 13, 2016 • News

The upcoming Homecoming Weekend, Oct. 7-9, will be full of events for students, parents, grandparents and alumni alike. It will include many traditional activities, along with new opportunities for participants. The weekend will kick off on Friday with convocation in the church-chapel. During this time, various alumni will be receiving awards for outstanding displays of GC’s core values through their professions. Receiving “Culture for Service” awards are Ellah Wakatama Allfrey, ’88 and Doug Swartzendruber, ’78. Allfrey will be recognized for her contribution to the publishing industry and will be the speaker for the convocation.  Swartzendruber will be acknowledged for his...

By Katie Yoder • October 6, 2016 • News

Last weekend was homecoming weekend at Goshen College, and the campus and town were full of festivities. On Friday, a special homecoming convocation was held to honor the 2015 alumni award recipients: Aliko Songolo ‘68 and Kathy Short ‘75 (Culture for Service Awards), Sonia Graber ‘00 (Decade of Servant Leadership Award), and Alice Gunden Bender ‘80 and Ken Pletcher ‘70 (Champions of Character). It was Solongo’s first time back on campus in many years. He attended many of the weekend’s events including the athletic complex dedication, which was especially meaningful since John Ingold, one of the people the complex was...

By Christi Sessa • October 8, 2015 • News

The 2014 Peace Plays will be presented this weekend as part of the homecoming activities. The Peace Play contest challenges playwrights to tell a story about peace in a one-act play. Anyone, from anywhere in the world, can submit a piece to the contest. Goshen College faculty members read the submissions and choose the winner and runner up to be presented at GC. The two plays, “Out From Under With Mary” and “I Scream, You Scream,” are the 2014 first- and second-place winners, respectively. The first was written by Chris Shaw Swanson. The second, the runner up and was written...

By Elizabeth Franks-North • October 1, 2014 • Arts

On Wednesday morning, a purple welcome banner was hung on the Goshen College sign. A large white tent popped up on the lawn outside Kulp. All over campus, signs of preparation for Homecoming Weekend, held this Friday through Sunday, were taking shape. Goshen College expects to welcome back an estimated 400 alumni in an annual event that has occurred for decades. Kelli King, director of alumni, church and parent relations, estimates that gatherings have been held for more than 90 years, since the Alumni Board formed in the 1920s. The weekend boasts a full schedule of events, kicking off with...

By Record • October 6, 2013 • News

Friday, Oct. 5, marks the beginning of Homecoming Weekend—when Goshen alumni and students alike come together to celebrate their vibrant campus community. Current Goshen students may recognize this as a time to showcase their talents in a wide variety of campus events such as sports, theater and music. A Goshen alum or interested student might choose to view the annual Peace Play on Friday night, cheer for Goshen Women's Soccer as they play against Bethel on Saturday afternoon and finish things off that same night by attending the Homecoming Music Gala. On Saturday, a special gathering will honor The Record's...

By Nathan Vader • October 4, 2012 • News

Friday, Oct. 1 10 a.m., Convocation, 2010 Culture for Service, Decade of Servant Leadership and Champions of Character award recipients, Church-Chapel 10:45 a.m., Reception for award recipients, Church-Chapel Fellowship Hall 5-10 p.m., First Friday Activities, Downtown Goshen 8-9 p.m., Peace Plays, Umble Center Saturday, Oct. 2 7:45-11 a.m. Infant-preschool childcare available, Church-Chapel nursery rooms K-Grade 6 Activities, Recreation Fitness Center room 104-105 8-9:15 a.m, Alumni breakfast, Church Fellowship hall 9:30-11:30 Class Reunions. 65th Class of 1945, Church-Chapel gathering rooms 141-144; 60th Class of 1950, Church-Chapel, gathering rooms 141-144; 55th Class of 1955, Church-Chapel room 112; 50th Class of 1960, Church-Chapel...

By Admin • September 9, 2010 • News

On Saturday evening, Sauder Concert Hall was stuffed to the gills with a peculiar range of students. Though half the attendees were current Goshen students sporting torn jeans and tennis shoes, the other half consisted of former students, now alumni; some with white hair, deep in conversation with their grandchildren. Despite this range in age, however, the music performed for the Homecoming Music Gala united all students, proving that Goshen continues to be a place of musical talent and personal growth. The Gala started with an introduction by director Debra Brubaker, inviting the audience “to our place of work and...

By Becca Kraybill • October 7, 2009 • Arts

This coming weekend, October 2nd through 4th, is Homecoming Weekend.  This means lots of scheduled activities for students and alumni alike. Following chapel on Friday, there will be an opportunity to meet this year's Culture for Service and Champions of Character alumni award winners.  These awards will be presented Saturday morning at the Alumni Breakfast with President Jim Brenneman. Friday's chapel will highlight 2009 Culture for Service alumni award recipient John L. Martin, Department of Disabilities director for Ohio. Sports fans will be happy to hear that events on Saturday morning will include a 5k race starting at the Rec-Fitness...

By Josh Delp • September 30, 2009 • News