The annual Goshen College International Student Club Coffeehouse is set to happen this Saturday. The event will take place in the Church-Chapel Fellowship Hall, and will include both a community potluck and performances. This is the second year where the International Student Club has combined both the potluck meal with the performances, and will look to have an evening full of culture, celebration and community. Joyce Daliya, a junior biology major and ISC leader, said that the event “is sort of a talent show, where students represent their countries and perform either as dances, songs or even presentations and acts...

By Caoimhe Farrell • March 13, 2025 • Arts

The International Student Club hosted their annual Coffee House show this past Saturday in the Church-Chapel’s fellowship hall. Some attendees brought food for the potluck-style meal held before the event, featuring international dishes such as chicken biryani and Pakistani kima.  Last year the event was held in Sauder Concert Hall. Dan Koop Liechty, director of alumni engagement and international student advisor, explained the move away from Sauder:  “We have always had a dinner and a show, but this year we decided to combine them, which is actually how this event started decades ago,” he said. The combination was due in...

By Kevin Liddell • March 21, 2024 • News

Goshen College’s International Student Club (ISC) will present its annual Coffeehouse show this Saturday in Sauder Concert Hall.  Before the concert, a potluck meal will take place in the College Mennonite Church Fellowship Hall.  A portion of the proceeds from the dinner and show will be used to support Mennonite Central Committee’s earthquake relief efforts in Syria and Turkey. Goshen’s international student population includes 73 people from 32 different countries.  One student, Silas Immanuel, an accounting and film studies double major from India, is part of the ISC leadership team of five who plan the event every year.   “Coffeehouse is...

By Olivia Koop • March 30, 2023 • Arts

Thirty-nine flags, 30 performers, 12 acts, three hosts, and what one performer called a “flamboyant” audience of over 320 people marked the return of the International Student Club (ISC) Coffeehouse. After two years of cancellations and restrictions due to COVID-19, Goshen College’s international students showcased the best of their countries’ music, clothing, dance and culture on Saturday. This year’s theme was an exploration of different identities, with the hosts referring the night’s program as their “map.” The set list included six songs, three dance numbers, two presentations and a poetry reading. The Ukraine crisis was a key focus for the...

By Caleb Shenk • March 25, 2022 • News

Thirty-five students took the stage this past weekend to perform in Goshen College’s annual International Student Club (ISC) Coffeehouse. The ISC leaders kicked off the event by welcoming both the socially-distanced audience in Sauder Concert Hall and the virtual viewers watching via livestream all over the world. The welcome was followed by 10 acts representing a variety of cultures, countries, and musical styles. Meghna Das performed “Kaisi Paheli Zindagani” alongside Goshen Panic, while Bohan Lin, S ubin Park, and Melissa Ma danced their hearts out to “Bombtastic.” Yujin Kim and Gogo Liegise slowed things down with a performance of “San...

By Augusta Nafziger • March 25, 2021 • Arts

The annual International Student Club (ISC) Coffeehouse will take place this Saturday, March 20, in Sauder Concert Hall. The event celebrates the many international cultures and students of Goshen College.  Last year, the coffeehouse was one of countless events cancelled due to COVID-19. Yujin Kim, a junior from Chuncheon, South Korea, was relieved when it was confirmed that the event would be taking place this semester. “I’m just really happy that it’s happening this year,” she said. “Last year, everything was just closing down and being cancelled, including the coffeehouse. I was going to perform with my sister; it was...

By Augusta Nafziger • March 18, 2021 • Arts

On Saturday, students got the chance to witness a celebration of different countries and cultures at the International Student Coffeehouse. The evening began with a dinner held in the Church-Chapel. Dishes from 13 different countries were offered, including hummus from the Middle East, kachumbari salad from Kenya, stroganoff from Brazil and chana masala from India. The dishes were all prepared by students who used the church’s kitchen under the supervision of Jessica Whicker, the kitchen manager. Becca Choi, a junior, was involved in the dinner and the coffeehouse this year. She made kimchi from Korea for the dinner and participated...

By Elsa Lantz • March 29, 2019 • News

Goshen College’s annual International Student Club (ISC) Coffeehouse will be this Saturday, March 24. As is tradition, the Coffeehouse will begin with a meal prepared by ISC members as well as additional volunteers. The meal will be prepared over the course of three days and will feature over 10 different dishes from various countries representing the nationalities of Goshen College students. The meal will take place at 5:15 p.m. in the College Mennonite Church Fellowship Hall.  The College Mennonite Church community is a large part of what will make feeding over 400 people possible this Saturday. According to Skip Barnett,...

By Carter Mckay-Epp • March 22, 2018 • Features

Over 100 students came together at the International Student Coffeehouse to serve a meal and perform a show for the Goshen community on Saturday. The International Student Coffeehouse is an annual event that showcases food and talents from all over the world. The evening, hosted by the International Student Club, was led by Dona Park, Chrystopher Echavarria, both seniors, Achieng Agutu, Phil Chan, Hitesh Sharma, all juniors, and Sara Azzuni, a sophomore, alongside adviser, Skip Barnett. The event began with a dinner representing 13 different countries through food and drink. Dishes included cuñapes from Bolivia, masqati from Iran, pozole from...

By Abby King • March 23, 2017 • News

The International Student Club put on another successful ISC Coffeehouse event this past Saturday evening, March 14. Students, family and friends alike enjoyed a meal as well as a music and dance performance at Sauder Hall following put together by the international community of Goshen College. Festivities began at 5:00 in the College Mennonite Church Fellowship Hall where ticketholders were greeted by international students and volunteers ready to serve an array of dishes from over 30 different countries from around the world, all represented by Goshen College students. Due to a sold out event, lines were lengthy with patrons eager...

By Josh Stoltzfus • March 17, 2016 • News

This year’s ISC Coffeehouse started out personally when third-year Jon Kaasa, emcee of the evening, invited everyone to say hello in Norwegian to his mother, who he predicted was watching the livestream. From there, with the audience excited, energized and ready to engage other cultures, performers hailing from over 35 countries entertained nearly 800 patrons with their dancing, singing and country presentations. For the country presentations, Vinicius Campus, a sophomore, represented Brazil; Emma Koop Liechty, also a sophomore, shared information about Canada; and Philip Chan, a first year, taught everyone about “his” China. Before the presentations came singing, dancing and...

By Armarlie Grier • March 19, 2015 • News

Last Saturday the International Student Club (ISC) presented their annual International Coffeehouse dinner and show. Students catered a meal in the Church-Chapel, which was followed by a show in Sauder Concert Hall that featured performances by students from more than 30 different countries. About 680 people were in the audience in Sauder, including the 145 ISC participants, which included 42 performers plus the 40 members of the Women’s World Choir, 13 cleaners, 33 cooks, 11 ushers and publicity workers, and a couple of MCs. Around 400 people attended the dinner in the Church-Chapel. Skip Barnett, associate professor of English and...

By Chenoa Mitchell • March 12, 2014 • Arts

International students representing more than 30 countries will present an evening of international food, student presentations and a multicultural show at the annual ISC Coffeehouse fundraising event this Saturday. Hosted by the Goshen College International Student Club (ISC), the event includes a show that features dancing, singing, poetry reading and rapping. Yohaan Varghese, a sophomore from India, is one of six student leaders in the club this year. Although Varghese was a member  as a freshman, he says he is now beginning to realize the significance of the annual ISC Coffeehouse event and how important it is for students, faculty and...

By Christina Hofer • March 7, 2013 • Arts

After nearly two months of planning, the International Student Club hosted its annual coffeehouse on Saturday, March 17. ISC is made up of Goshen College students from nearly 40 countries. In its humble beginnings, the coffeehouse was hosted in Newcomer Center, but as it gained popularity over the years it was moved to the Umble Center and eventually to Sauder Concert Hall. This year the event required 100 student volunteers who helped with organizing, cooking, performing, ushering and cleaning. ISC kicked off the night at 5 p.m. with a sold-out meal featuring food from Ethiopia, Ukraine, Nepal, India, Mexico and...

By Maddie Ruth • March 21, 2012 • News

When he decided to attend a college that claims “global citizenship” as one of its core values, Mohamed Meissara, a sophomore from Mauritania, didn't envision himself sitting at a cafeteria table composed only of other international students. But Meissara—and others, too—claim that there is a divide between American and international students at Goshen College—and so they met recently to discuss this disconnect. Eight percent of students at Goshen are internationals who come from over 40 different countries around the world. When SaeJin Lee, a senior Korean-American, organized a meeting for international students to discuss their experiences, Lee said there was...

By Sarah Rich • March 23, 2011 • News