Students and faculty may view Java Junction as the campus’s successful, student-run coffee shop, but internally it has a reputation of barely breaking even.  This year, the management team is determined to change that. Micah Shenk and Connor Daniel are business majors at Goshen College and have been a part of Java’s management team since the start of the 2022-23 school year, with Shenk overseeing inventory and Daniel marketing. Shenk and Daniel moved up from their original roles as assistant managers and are using their increased responsibilities to make major positive changes to Java’s internal operations, profit margins and customer...

By Lukas Bontrager-Waite • February 2, 2023 • Features

Sunday marked the return of a missing presence on campus — Java Junction is now open for its 20th year on campus.  Java Junction is not just the campus coffee shop, but also the business department’s hands-on learning project that aims to give students tangible management experience.  Despite rotating workers, one constant has been Michelle Horning, professor of accounting. She has served as the faculty advisor and has taught the Java Junction Operations course for 20 years. She started the project with a few students after Student Life expressed the desire for a coffee shop on campus.  Through the years,...

By Kate Bodiker • September 15, 2022 • News