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August 2026


4
Tuesday
Summer Session VI grades due


11
Tuesday
First day of ENL Program
5:00 pm, College Church - Fellowship Hall

12
Wednesday
New Employee Orientation
8:30 am, Westlawn - Mark Community Room
Women's and Men's Soccer vs Marian-Ancilla (Scrimmages) (5:00 start for the women, 7:00 start for the men)
5:00 pm, GC Soccer Complex

13
Thursday
Early Arrival Check-In
8:00 am, Church - Fellowship Hall

18
Tuesday
All Employee Retreat
10:30 am, Off Campus Location: Shanklin Park

19
Wednesday
Dean's Workshop
8:30 am, Church - Fellowship Hall
Community School of the Arts - Choir Auditions
7:00 pm, Music Center, MC 153

20
Thursday
President's Workshop
1:00 pm, Church-Chapel - Fellowship Hall
Community School of the Arts - Choir Auditions
7:00 pm, Music Center, MC 153

27
Thursday
Leaf Launch
Church-Chapel - Fellowship Hall   through August 29, 2026

30
Sunday
Campus Housing opens for returning students.
9:00 am, Connector 1st Floor Lounge
Women's Basketball Elite Camp
1:00 pm, RFC Gymnasium

31
Monday
Traditional calendar: Fall semester classes begin

Returning Student Check in
12:00 pm, Church-Chapel - Fellowship Hall
On-Campus Jobs Fair
12:00 pm, Church-Chapel, Hallway

September


1
Tuesday
Outdoor Worship
8:00 pm, KMY Lawn

2
Wednesday
Opening Convo: Presidential Address!
10:00 am, Church-Chapel Sanctuary

5
Saturday
Student Involvement Fair
3:00 pm, KMY Lawn

7
Monday
Labor Day Holiday


8
Tuesday
Year-Round Calendar: Session I drop/add deadline 5:00 pm


12
Saturday
Rieth Recital Series: Philip Serna, viola da gamba & Special Guests
7:00 pm, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall

13
Sunday
GC Juried Student Exhibit | Awards Reception
2:00 pm, Music Center, Hershberger Art Gallery
LEAF's
7:00 pm, Umble Center

14
Monday
Perovskite Solar Cells, Dr. Joseph Berry - Science Speakers
10:00 am, SCI 106
Coffee and Cookies with a Counselor
10:00 am, Union - Fishers Terrance

15
Tuesday
Blood Drive
11:30 am, Westlawn - Mark Community Room
Yoder Public Affairs Lecture: Martin Doblmeier
7:00 pm, Umble Center

16
Wednesday
Trail to Success
3:00 pm, Newcomer Center, Room 19

17
Thursday
Free Waffles and Coffee
8:00 am, Commuter Lounge
BSU: Open House
6:30 pm, Connector 3rd Floor Lounge
Performing Arts Series: Punch Brothers
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

18
Friday
Campaign Celebration for GC Employees
10:00 am, Church - Fellowship Hall

19
Saturday
Goshen College Baseball Recruit Day
8:00 am, Baseball Field
Peace Talks
7:00 pm, Umble Center

20
Sunday
To Be Certain of the Dawn: Keeping the Light | Norah Amstutz Gallery Exhibit
Hershberger Art Gallery - inside the GC Music Center   through November 1, 2026

21
Monday
Community Engagement Day - First year students off campus

Coffee and Cookies with a Counselor
10:00 am, Union - Fishers Terrance
One Circle Group Meeting
10:00 am, Wyse Hall, Room 215

23
Wednesday
Career Connections and Graduate School Fair
9:30 am, Church - Fellowship Hall

25
Friday
Nursing and Public Health Career Day
9:00 am, Music Center, MC 153

26
Saturday
Kick-Off
8:00 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

27
Sunday
"Meet the Team" Campus Ministries Cookout
5:00 pm, KMY Lawn

28
Monday
Year-round calendar - Session I: Last day to withdraw with a "W"

Coffee and Cookies with a Counselor
10:00 am, Union - Fishers Terrance
One Circle Group Meeting
10:00 am, Wyse Hall, Room 215
International Soccer Academy of America Group Visit
1:00 pm, Union Building, UN111

30
Wednesday
Every Child Matters Vigil
10:45 am, Schrock Plaza (Rain location - Church-Chapel

October


1
Thursday
Homecoming Java Jam
9:00 pm, Java Junction

2
Friday
Homecoming Explore Goshen Day
9:30 am, Welcome Center
Homecoming Weekend
Multiple Locations   through October 4, 2026
One Act Plays
8:00 pm, Umble Center

3
Saturday
One Act Plays
4:00 pm, Umble Center
Norah Amstutz Exhibit | Homecoming Reception and Artist Talk
5:30 pm, Music Center, Hershberger Art Gallery
Homecoming Music Gala
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

4
Sunday
Unveiling/Dedication of Abner Hershberger Sculpture
12:00 pm, Newcomer Center Courtyard
One Act Plays
2:00 pm, Umble Center
Rieth Recital Series: Rhonda Edgington, organ
4:00 pm, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall

5
Monday
Major Minor Fair
10:00 am, Church - Fellowship Hall

6
Tuesday
Low Voice Festival
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

8
Thursday
CSA&MSA potluck
5:30 pm, Commuter Lounge

9
Friday
Curious about earning your MSW? GC SOWK alumni lean in
10:00 am, Wyse Hall, Room 215

10
Saturday
Outdoor Worship & Fall Fest
7:00 pm, KMY Lawn
Rieth Recital Series: Trio Caspar
7:30 pm, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall

12
Monday
Umble Masterclass: Stephen Kreider Yoder
7:00 pm, Umble Center

13
Tuesday
Academic Advising Informational Meeting
3:30 pm, Administration Building, AD28

14
Wednesday
Performing Arts Series: Fernando Ortega
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

16
Friday
Year-round calendar - Session I: Last day of class


19
Monday
Fall Break
NO Classes   through October 21, 2026

21
Wednesday
Year-round calendar - Session I grades due


22
Thursday
Year-round calendar - Session II classes begin


23
Friday
Faculty Scholars' Series: Faculty Reading
10:00 am, Church Chapel, Koinonia Room
Steve Shantz Retirement Party
10:00 am, Church - Gathering Rooms

26
Monday
Advising Period Begins


27
Tuesday
Tech Talk Bonus Convo
7:00 pm, Newcomer Center, Room 17

28
Wednesday
Beechy Peace, Justice and Reconciliation Lecture: Mulanda Jimmy Juma
7:00 pm, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall

29
Thursday
Year-Round Calendar: Session II drop/add deadline 5:00 pm


30
Friday
Last Day to Withdraw with "W"

All Day, All Night Visit
Welcome Center   through October 31, 2026
Performing Arts Series: Mariachi Los Camperos - Dia de Muertos Celebration
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall
Haunted Halls
8:00 pm, Miller 1

31
Saturday
Alumni Softball Game
10:00 am, Softball Field
Fall Choral Concert
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

November


2
Monday
All-Employee Forum
10:00 am, Umble Center

6
Friday
Mitch Figart - Alzheimer's Association Brain Health Presentation
10:00 am, Church Chapel, Koinonia Room

7
Saturday
Goshen College Symphony Orchestra Concert
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

8
Sunday
Exhibit Opening Reception
2:00 pm, Music Center, Hershberger Art Gallery

11
Wednesday
Blood Drive
11:30 am, Westlawn - Mark Community Room
Performing Arts Series: Apollo's Fire- Vivaldi's Four Season
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

13
Friday
Explore Goshen Day
9:00 am, Welcome Center
Fall Mainstage
7:30 pm, Umble Center

14
Saturday
Community School of the Arts Student Recital
11:00 am, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall
Fall Mainstage
7:30 pm, Umble Center

15
Sunday
Fall Mainstage
2:30 pm, Umble Center
Community School of the Arts Winter Choral Showcase
4:00 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

17
Tuesday
Youth Honors Orchestra Fall Concert
7:00 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

19
Thursday
Year-round calendar - Session II: last day to withdraw with a "W"


20
Friday
Lavender Jazz Concert
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

21
Saturday
Music Together Celebrations
10:00 am, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall
Fall Mainstage
7:30 pm, Umble Center

22
Sunday
Fall Mainstage
2:30 pm, Umble Center
Advent Chapel: Lighting the Campus
7:00 pm, Church-Chapel Sanctuary

25
Wednesday
Thanksgiving break
  through November 27, 2026

December


4
Friday
Traditional Calendar: Last Day of Classes

Festival of Carols
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

5
Saturday
Festival of Carols
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

6
Sunday
Festival of Carols
4:00 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

7
Monday
Traditional Calendar: Reading Day


8
Tuesday
Traditional Calendar: Final Exams 8-10


9
Wednesday
United Sound concert and reception
7:00 pm, Church - Fellowship Hall

10
Thursday
Year-round calendar - Session II: Last day of class

ENL End-of-the-semester Celebration
5:00 pm, Church - Fellowship Hall
Senior Communications Capstone: Short Movie Premiere
7:00 pm, Umble Center

11
Friday
Campus Housing closes for Winter Break
10:00 am,
Employee Christmas Celebration
12:00 pm, Church - Fellowship Hall

12
Saturday
Community School of the Arts Student Recitals
11:00 am, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall
Performing Arts Series: The Steel Wheels
7:30 pm, Goshen Theater - Downtown

13
Sunday
Layered | Kristi Glick and Ida Short Gallery Exhibit
Hershberger Art Gallery - inside the GC Music Center   through January 24, 2027
CSA Student Recitals
2:30 pm, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall
Kristi Glick and Ida Short Exhibit Reception and Artist Talk
6:00 pm, Music Center, Hershberger Art Gallery

14
Monday
CSA Suzuki and Allegro Play-In
6:30 pm, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall

15
Tuesday
Year-round calendar - Session II grades due

ECoSistema Winter Concert
7:00 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

January 2027


11
Monday
Year-round calendar - Session III: Classes begin


12
Tuesday
New Student Orientation

Campus Housing reopens for returning students
12:00 pm,

13
Wednesday
Traditional calendar: Spring semester classes begin


15
Friday
Mennonite Mission Network - Luisa Dutchersmith - Tabling at Westlawn
10:45 am, Westlawn Lobby

16
Saturday
Michiana Regional Seed Swap
9:30 pm, Church - Fellowship Hall

18
Monday
Martin Luther King Jr. Study Day
Evening classes in session

19
Tuesday
Traditional calendar - Drop-add period ends
5:00 pm,
Year-round calendar - Session III: Drop-add period ends
5:00 pm,

23
Saturday
Celebrate Scholars Day
9:00 am, Church - Fellowship Hall
CSA Student Recital
11:00 am, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall

24
Sunday
Community School of the Arts Mixed Faculty Mini Concert
4:00 pm, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall

26
Tuesday
Yoder Public Affairs Lecture: Robert Fatton Jr.; "Haiti’s Unending Crises and Struggles: The Hellish 21st Century"
7:00 pm, Umble Center

29
Friday
Performing Arts Series: Third Coast Percussion
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

February


3
Wednesday
CSA Capstone Concert
7:00 pm, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall

8
Monday
Year-round calendar - Session III: Last day to withdraw with a "W"


11
Thursday
Performing Arts Series: VOCES8
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

12
Friday
Careers in Communication Day
10:00 am, Church - Fellowship Hall

14
Sunday
Elkhart County Symphony: Verdi Requiem with Camerata Singers and Goshen College Choirs
4:00 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

17
Wednesday
Blood Drive
11:30 am, Westlawn - Mark Community Room

19
Friday
Explore Goshen Day
9:00 am, Welcome Center

20
Saturday
Concerto-Aria Concert
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

23
Tuesday
C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest
7:00 pm, Umble Center

26
Friday
Year-round calendar - Session III: Last day of classes


28
Sunday
Performing Arts Series: Step Afrika!
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

March


1
Monday
Traditional Calendar: Mid-term break
  through March 5, 2027

3
Wednesday
Year-round calendar - Session III grades due 5:00 pm
5:00 pm,

7
Sunday
GC Touring Choir Home Concert
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

8
Monday
Year-round calendar - Session IV: Classes begin


9
Tuesday
Academic Advising Meeting Spring
3:30 pm, Administration Building, AD28
C. Henry Smith Peace Lecture: Jonthan Andreas, Ph.D – “Peace in Our Time: Perceptions of Continuity
7:00 pm, Umble Center

10
Wednesday
Community Engagement Fair
10:30 am, Church - Fellowship Hall

12
Friday
Religion and Science Conference
Church - Fellowship Hall   through March 14, 2027

13
Saturday
Music Together Celebrations
10:00 am, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall
CSA Student recital
1:00 pm, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall
Performing Arts Series: International Guitar Night
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

14
Sunday
Goshen Monologues
7:30 pm, Church-Chapel Sanctuary

15
Monday
Year-round calendar - Session IV: Drop-add period ends 5:00 pm

Traditional Calendar: Spring Academic Advising
  through April 2, 2027

16
Tuesday
Elkhart High School Early College
10:00 am, Music Center, MC 153
EYK Visiting Artist Sabrina Nelson | Lecture and Reception
7:00 pm, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall

19
Friday
Traditional Calendar: Last day to withdraw with a "W"

All-Employee Forum
10:00 am, Umble Center

20
Saturday
2027 Graduation Exhibit I
Hershberger Art Gallery - inside the GC Music Center   through April 5, 2027
ISC Coffeehouse Potluck and Show 2027
6:00 pm, Church - Fellowship Hall
Admitted Student Day
9:00 pm, Church - Fellowship Hall

21
Sunday
Senior Exhibit I | Opening Reception
6:00 pm, Music Center, Hershberger Art Gallery

23
Tuesday
Treble Fest Concert
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

26
Friday
Good Friday Holiday


31
Wednesday
S. A. Yoder Memorial Lecture: Safia Elhillo
7:00 pm, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall

April


2
Friday
Lavender Jazz Concert
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

5
Monday
Year-round calendar - Session IV: Last day to withdraw with a "W"
5:00 pm,

6
Tuesday
Career Charisma: Building Professional Confidence
6:00 pm, Westlawn - Mark Community Room

8
Thursday
2027 Graduation Exhibit II
Hershberger Art Gallery - inside the GC Music Center   through April 24, 2027

9
Friday
Explore Goshen Day
9:00 am, Welcome Center
Spring Musical
7:30 pm, Umble Center

10
Saturday
Spring Musical
7:30 pm, Umble Center

11
Sunday
Spring Musical
2:30 pm, Umble Center

14
Wednesday
Academic Symposium - no daytime classes


17
Saturday
TEDx Talk
1:00 pm, Umble Center
Goshen College Symphony Orchestra Concert
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

23
Friday
Grad Fair
Union Hallway 10-4
Traditional Calendar: Last day of Spring semester classes


24
Saturday
Earthtones
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

25
Sunday
2027 Combined Graduation Exhibit
Hershberger Art Gallery - inside the GC Music Center   through May 2, 2027
Community School of the Arts Spring Choral Showcase
4:00 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

26
Monday
Traditional Calendar: Reading Day


27
Tuesday
Traditional Calendar: Final exams
  through April 29, 2027

29
Thursday
Year-round calendar - Session IV: Last day of classes


30
Friday
Campus Housing closes for students not walking in Commencement or enrolled for May term
10:00 am,

May


1
Saturday
Commencement Weekend: Department Gradation Receptions
1:00 pm, Multiple Locations
Baccalaureate Celebration
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

2
Sunday
Commencement Ceremony
3:00 pm,

3
Monday
Year-round calendar - Session V: Classes begin

Campus Housing closes for students walking in Commencement, but not enrolled for May term
10:00 am,

4
Tuesday
Year-round calendar - Session IV grades due

Traditional Calendar: Spring semester grades due


5
Wednesday
Traditional Calendar - May Term: First day of class

ECoSistema Concert
7:00 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

6
Thursday
Traditional Calendar - May Term: Drop add ends, 5pm
5:00 pm,

7
Friday
CSA Student Recitals
5:30 pm, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall

8
Saturday
2026-2027 Juried Student Art Exhibit
Hershberger Art Gallery - inside the GC Music Center   through September 12, 2027
CSA Student Recitals
11:00 am, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall
Performing Arts Series: Windborne
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

10
Monday
Year-round calendar - Session V: Drop-add period ends 5:00 pm
5:00 pm,
CSA Suzuki and Allegro Play-In
6:30 pm, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall

11
Tuesday
Blood Drive
11:30 am, Westlawn - Mark Community Room
Youth Honors Orchestra Spring Concert
7:00 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

12
Wednesday
Traditional Calendar - May Term: No class for 3-credit classes


15
Saturday
Music Together Celebrations
10:00 am, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall

18
Tuesday
Traditional Calendar - May Term: Last day to withdraw with a "W"

Intramural May Term Sand Volleyball Tournament and BBQ
1:00 pm, Sand Volleyball Courts

19
Wednesday
Traditional Calendar - May Term: No class for 3-credit classes


26
Wednesday
Traditional Calendar - May Term: Last day of class/final exam


27
Thursday
Campus Housing closes for summer break
10:00 am,

28
Friday
Traditional Calendar - May term grades due


31
Monday
Memorial Day Holiday


June


1
Tuesday
Year-round calendar - Session V: Last day to withdraw with a "W"


11
Friday
New Student Orientation
8:00 am, Church - Fellowship Hall

12
Saturday
New Student Orientation
8:00 am, Church - Fellowship Hall

18
Friday
Year-round calendar - Session V: Last day of classes


21
Monday
Summer Session VI: Classes begin


23
Wednesday
Summer Session V grades due


28
Monday
Summer Session VI: Drop-add period ends


July


5
Monday
Independence Day Holiday


19
Monday
Summer Session VI: Last day to withdraw with a "W"


August


2
Monday
May-Summer SSTers return


6
Friday
Summer Session VI: Last day of classes


11
Wednesday
Summer Session VI grades due


30
Monday
Final Fall Check In

Academic Calendar: Session I classes begin