title ix
September 5, 2024
Hartshorn takes on two roles in one
“I am five feet tall and sometimes people think I am the scariest person on campus,” said one of the newer additions to Goshen College, Patty Hartshorn. “I understand that feeling, but I almost always have candy!” Hartshorn joins GC as the new Director of Health and Wellness and Title IX Coordinator. Hartshorn will also continue work alongside the peer wellness educators, the group on campus that works closely with the Health and Wellness Director to bring awareness to issues of mental health and substance abuse. Hartshorn holds a Master of Science in Academic Advising from Kansas State University, and...
April 13, 2023
Andes to step into new role as assistant dean of students
Starting next school year, Liz Andes will serve as the Assistant Dean of Students at Goshen College, working alongside the head dean of students Gilberto Perez. Andes currently works as the college’s director of health and wellness and Title IX deputy coordinator. She is trained as a clinical social worker. Prior to her time at GC, she lived in Seattle, Washington for 15 years. For eight of those years, she worked in refugee resettlement, then became a medical social worker at Seattle Children’s Hospital. Andes moved to Goshen during the COVID-19 pandemic, but she did not expect to work at...
March 23, 2023
Ervick speaks on the importance of Title IX
On Tuesday, Goshen students had the opportunity to attend a convocation to hear from Kelcey Ervick about the history of Title IX and its importance to the history of women’s sports. Title IX states: “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.” Ervick, the writer of “The Keeper” and director of creative writing at Indiana University South Bend, said that she and Title IX “grew up together.” She began her speech...