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August 2008


6
Wednesday
New Cooperating Teacher Orientation
9:30 am, Gathering Rooms

14
Thursday

18
Monday
Critical Friends Group Coaches Seminar
8:30 am, Newcomer Center

20
Wednesday
Faculty Retreat
TBA   through August 21, 2008

22
Friday
All-Employee Luncheon
12:00 pm, CC Fellowship Hall

25
Monday
Student Teaching Orientation Meeting
4:00 pm, Koinonia Room and Fellowship Hall

26
Tuesday
Library Reception for New Faculty
4:30 pm, Good Library Periodicals Reading Room

28
Thursday
MSN Orientation
3:00 pm, Wyse Room 211

29
Friday
International Student Orientation
8:00 am, Church Chapel Gathering Rooms

30
Saturday
New Student Days
  through September 1, 2008
New Student Day Check-in
8:30 am, Church-Chapel Fellowship Hall
Welcome Convocation
2:00 pm, Church-Chapel
Presidential Picnic
5:00 pm, College Green in front of Administration Building

31
Sunday
Parents Council Brunch
10:00 am, Schrock Plaza
Worship Service
11:00 am, Church-Chapel

September


1
Monday
GEEK Sales for Returning Students
Church Chapel Hallway
Final Check-In for Continuing Students
12:00 pm, CC Fellowship Hall
Classes begin
7:00 pm,

2
Tuesday
FALL SST DEPARTS - China
Union, south entrance
MAO Welcome Mixer
5:00 pm, Newcomer 19 and Courtyard
ASL Kick-Off Party
5:00 pm, College Cabin

3
Wednesday
MCC Storyteller from Colombia
4:00 pm, 1st floor Connector Lounge

4
Thursday
FALL SST DEPARTS - Jamaica, Peru
Union, south entrance
Colloquium Large Group Sessions
2:00 pm, Umble Center

8
Monday

10
Wednesday
Prayer Connection
10:00 am, Basement of Coffman

12
Friday
Deanne Binde Memorial Service
7:00 pm, Church-Chapel

15
Monday
Critical Friends Group Coaches Seminar
8:30 am, College Church Fellowship Hall
Multicultural Monday
12:00 pm, Java Junction

16
Tuesday
Lunch and Learn
12:00 pm, College Church Fellowship Hall

17
Wednesday

18
Thursday
Colloquium Large Group Sessions
2:00 pm, Umble Center

19
Friday
Damascus Road
Newcomer Center Rooms 14 & 17   through September 21, 2008
Latino Madness
9:00 pm, NC19

22
Monday
Faculty Recognition Reception
10:30 am, Good Library First Floor
RN to BSN New Student Orientation
5:45 pm, Wyse Room 214

23
Tuesday
Lunch and Learn
12:00 pm, College Church Fellowship Hall
Student Teaching Workshop #1
1:00 pm, Church Chapel Gathering Rooms

24
Wednesday
Celebrate Service Day
9:00 am, Shrock Plaza

25
Thursday
Colloquium Large Group Sessions
2:00 pm, Umble Center
Hispanic Heritage Month Dinner
5:00 pm, Westlawn Dining Hall

26
Friday

29
Monday
Lavendar Jazz Ticket Sales
10:00 am, Java Junction
Student Teaching Workshop #2
4:00 pm, Church Chapel Gathering Rooms

30
Tuesday
Lunch and Learn
12:00 pm, College Church Fellowship Hall
Michael Martone's: "Double-Wide Tour" Reading
7:00 pm, Newcomer Center Room 19
Seeds of the Kingdom Gathering
8:00 pm, Wyse 319

October


1
Wednesday
Catholic Mass on Campus
8:00 pm, Newcomer 19
Informal time of worship in song
9:00 pm, Rec/Fitness Center 104-105

2
Thursday
Vice Presidential Candidate Debate Watch
8:30 pm, Administration Building, Room 28

3
Friday
Homecoming Weekend
Goshen College Campus   through October 5, 2008

6
Monday
Multicultural Monday
12:00 pm, KMY 1st Floor Connector

7
Tuesday
Lunch and Learn
12:00 pm, College Church Fellowship Hall
Hispanic Heritage Celebration
5:30 pm, Sodexho Dining Hall
Presidential Candidate Debate Watch
8:30 pm, Administration Building, Room 28

8
Wednesday
Mosaic Meeting
10:00 am, Newcomer Room 17

9
Thursday
Major/Minor Fair
2:00 pm, College Church Fellowship Hall

10
Friday
Goshen College Board of Directors Meeting
Church Chapel, Gathering Rooms & Koinonia Room

11
Saturday
Goshen College Board of Directors Meeting
Church Chapel, Gathering Rooms & Koinonia Room

12
Sunday
Taize Worship Service
9:00 pm, NC-19

14
Tuesday
Lunch and Learn
12:00 pm, College Church Fellowship Hall
Farewell Reception for Lyle Miller
2:30 pm, Gathering Rooms

15
Wednesday

16
Thursday
SOA Info Meeting
9:30 pm, AD28

17
Friday
Sixth Annual Grief Seminar
8:00 am, College Church Building

20
Monday
Mid-term break
  through October 22, 2008
Critical Friends Group Coaches Seminar
8:30 am, Newcomer Center

21
Tuesday
Lunch and Learn
12:00 pm, College Church Fellowship Hall

24
Friday
Heritage Circle President's Reception
6:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall
"Songwriters Collective Open Mic"
10:00 pm, Java Junction

28
Tuesday
Retired Faculty Luncheon
12:00 pm, College Mennonite Church Fellowship Hall
Take Back The Night
9:00 pm, NC19

29
Wednesday
CCNE Accreditation Review
  through October 31, 2008

30
Thursday
St. Marcellus Day Celebration
4:00 pm, Notre Dame, South Bend

November


3
Monday
Last day to withdraw with a "W"
5:00 pm, Registrar's office

5
Wednesday
Yearbook Photo Schedule
The Connector
Faculty Adviser Meeting
10:00 am, NC 17
GCSWA Luncheon
12:00 pm, Newcomer Center 19

6
Thursday
Academic Advising Days
  through November 21, 2008

7
Friday
Family Weekend
Goshen College Campus   through November 9, 2008
Science Speaker Series
4:00 pm, SC 106
PAX Coffeehouse
9:30 pm, NC-19

8
Saturday
SST Parents' Meeting
8:00 am, Music Center Room 110
Presidential Breakfast
9:15 am, Music Center Lobby
Parents' Seminar and Worship
10:00 am, Rieth Recital Hall
Parent's Council Meeting
11:00 am, Music Center 153

9
Sunday
Sing the Journey/Story Night
8:00 pm, Newcomer 19

16
Sunday
Taize Worship Service
9:00 pm, NC-19

18
Tuesday
Missions Banquet
6:00 pm, college Church Fellowship Hall

19
Wednesday
Catholic Mass on Campus
8:00 pm, Newcomer 19

21
Friday
Science Speaker Series
4:00 pm, Science106

27
Thursday
Thanksgiving break
  through November 28, 2008

December


2
Tuesday

3
Wednesday
Future of Science
4:00 pm, SC 106
Catholic Mass on Campus
8:00 pm, Newcomer 19

5
Friday
President's Cookie Reception for Students
9:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall

6
Saturday
Donor Christmas Dinner
5:15 pm, College Church Fellowship Hall

8
Monday

9
Tuesday

10
Wednesday
Final Exams
  through December 12, 2008

11
Thursday

13
Saturday

15
Monday
First Friday Film Festival
5:00 pm, Downtown Goshen

16
Tuesday
GCSWA Faculty/Staff Reception
9:30 am, Church Chapel Gathering Rooms

18
Thursday
Staff Christmas and Recognition Banquet
12:00 pm, College Church Fellowship Hall

January 2009


5
Monday
Spanish Placement Test
2:00 pm, Union Building, Room 004
French Placement Testing
2:00 pm, Administration Building, Room 21
German Placement Test
2:00 pm, Good Library Room 102
Math Competency Test
3:30 pm, Union Building, Room 004

6
Tuesday
PERU SPRING SST DEPARTS
6:30 am, Union
New Student Day/Check-In
12:00 pm, Church-chapel fellowship hall

7
Wednesday

9
Friday
Dinner & a Movie
5:30 pm, Good Library Gallery

13
Tuesday

14
Wednesday
Foundations of Excellence Dimension Committees
10:00 am, Multiple Locations - contact Ross Peterson-Veatch for information about locations.

16
Friday
Science Speaker Series
4:00 pm, SC 106

18
Sunday
Topics & Issues
1:30 pm, Hershberger Art Gallery
Taize Worship Service
9:00 pm, NC-19

19
Monday

20
Tuesday
President Obama Inauguration Watch
11:00 am, Umble Center

21
Wednesday
GCSWA Luncheon
12:00 pm, Newcomer Center 19
Worship Night
9:00 pm, Rec Fitness Center 104

23
Friday
Science Speaker Series
4:00 pm, SC 106
Night at the RFC
10:00 pm, RFC

27
Tuesday

28
Wednesday
Foundations of Excellence Dimension Committees
10:00 am, Multiple Locations - contact Ross Peterson-Veatch for information about locations.
Worship Night
9:00 pm, Rec Fitness Center 104

29
Thursday
Pastor's Dinner & Dialogue
5:00 pm, College Church Fellowship Hall

30
Friday
Friday Lunch Gen Ed Conversation: What should students know?
12:00 pm, Westlawn Dining Hall - North Meeting Room
Science Speaker Series
4:00 pm, SC 106

31
Saturday
Spring Kick-Off
10:00 pm, Sauder Hall

February


3
Tuesday

4
Wednesday
Science Speaker Series
4:00 pm, SC 106
Foundations of Excellence Dimension Committee Fair
4:00 pm, Newcomen Center, rooms 13, 14, 17, and 19
Catholic Mass on Campus
8:00 pm, Newcomer 19
Worship Night
9:00 pm, Rec Fitness Center 104

6
Friday
Nursing Mock Convention
8:00 am, College Church Fellowship Hall
Aurora House Hour After
10:00 pm, NC19

7
Saturday
Aurora House Hour After
10:00 pm, NC19

10
Tuesday
Peace of the Arts Program
3:30 pm, Newcomer Center Room 19
Nutrition Night
6:00 pm, Kulp Basement

11
Wednesday
Mindpower Presentation
8:30 am, College Church Koinonia Room
Mindpower Presentation
10:45 am, College Church Koinonia Room
Mindpower Presentation
1:30 pm, College Church Koinonia Room
Mindpower Presentation
4:00 pm, Administration Building 28
Worship Night
9:00 pm, Rec Fitness Center 104

12
Thursday
Peace of the Arts Program
3:30 pm, Newcomer Center Room 19

13
Friday
Science Speaker
4:00 pm, SC 106
Rock Band Night
10:00 pm, Java Junction

14
Saturday
Science Olympiad
7:30 am, Church Chapel Building, Science Building, Music Center, Rec-Fitness Building

15
Sunday
Taize Worship Service
9:00 pm, NC-19

16
Monday
Science Speaker Series
4:00 pm, SC 106

17
Tuesday
African American Heritage Month Dinner
5:00 pm, Westlawn Dining Hall
Cookies & Cocoa Night
5:30 pm, Kulp North, South and West
BSU Coffee House
9:00 pm, Java Junction

18
Wednesday
Foundations of Excellence Dimension Committees
10:00 am, Multiple Locations - contact Ross Peterson-Veatch for information about locations.
Worship Night
9:00 pm, Rec Fitness Center 104

19
Thursday
GCSWA Luncheon
12:00 pm, Newcomer Center 19
Peace of the Arts Program
6:00 pm, Newcomer Center Room 19

23
Monday
Mid-term break
  through February 27, 2009

March


1
Sunday
Spring Birding Challenge with Merry Lea
  through May 31, 2009

2
Monday
2009 Business and Community Leaders Luncheon
12:00 pm, College Church Fellowship Hall

4
Wednesday
Science Speaker Series
4:00 pm, SC 106
Catholic Mass on Campus
8:00 pm, Newcomer 19
Worship Night
9:00 pm, Rec Fitness Center 104

6
Friday
Tuition Free Day
11:00 am, Union Hallway & Dining Hall
Science Speaker Series
4:00 pm, SC 106
First Friday "Swing Dance Band"
5:00 pm, Spohn Building - Downtown Goshen

7
Saturday
ISC Coffeehouse
5:00 pm, Church Chapel, Fellowship Hall, Sauder Concert Hall

8
Sunday
Peter Miller Book Release Party
7:30 pm, Koinonia Room

9
Monday

10
Tuesday
AMBS Vocations Banquet
6:00 pm, Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary Dining Hall

11
Wednesday
Science Speaker Series
4:00 pm, SC 106
Worship Night
9:00 pm, Rec Fitness Center 104

13
Friday
Last day to withdraw with a "W"
5:00 pm, Registrar's office

14
Saturday
11th Annual Student Research Symposium
12:30 pm, Newcomer Center Room 14 and 17, Koinonia Room

16
Monday

17
Tuesday
Poetry Slam workshop
7:30 pm, NC 17

18
Wednesday
GCSWA Luncheon
12:00 pm, Newcomer Center 19
Worship Night
9:00 pm, RFC 104

19
Thursday
Academic Advising Days
  through April 7, 2009
Shane Claiborne
7:00 pm, Downtown 808/Goshen Theater
New Direction in Intercultural Teaching and Learning
7:00 pm, Newcomer Center Room 17
Shane Claiborne: Time of Conversation
9:30 pm, Rec Fitness Center 104

20
Friday
Poetry Slam
7:00 pm, NC 17

21
Saturday
Sugar Bush Open House
10:00 am, Yoder Sugar Bush, Huntertown, IN

22
Sunday
Taize Worship Service
9:00 pm, NC-19

24
Tuesday

25
Wednesday
Worship Night
9:00 pm, Rec Fitness Center 104

26
Thursday
New Direction in Intercultural Teaching and Learning
7:00 pm, Newcomer Center Room 17

27
Friday
30 Hour Famine
RFC   through March 28, 2009
Connector Night Life
10:00 pm, KMY Connector

28
Saturday
Parent's Council Meeting
11:00 am, Music Center 153

30
Monday
Greener Congregations: Taking the First Step
9:00 am, Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College, Farmstead Site

31
Tuesday
Scholarship Donor Appreciation
4:00 pm, College Church Fellowship Hall

April


1
Wednesday
Catholic Mass on Campus
8:00 pm, Newcomer 19
Worship Night
9:00 pm, Rec Fitness Center 104

3
Friday
Friday Lunch Gen Ed Conversation: What should students be able to do?
12:00 pm, Westlawn Dining Hall - North Meeting Room
First Friday Green Day
5:00 pm, Downtown Goshen
Goshen Adventure Comics Release Party
6:00 pm, Better World Books

4
Saturday
Goals for the Future
9:30 am, Recreation Fitness Center
ASL Movie "Mountain Man"
3:00 pm, Administration Building Room 28
Women's Studies: Faith and Feminism
8:30 pm, Koinonia Room

5
Sunday
Nu Omicron Induction Ceremony
2:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall
Sheldon Good Book Release Party
6:00 pm, Koinonia Room

6
Monday
Monday Morning Hike Series: Signs of Spring
9:00 am, Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College, Learning Center Site

7
Tuesday
Red Cents Release Party
6:30 pm, Newcomer 19

8
Wednesday
Worship Night
9:00 pm, Rec Fitness Center 104

10
Friday

12
Sunday
Taize Worship Service
9:00 pm, NC-19

15
Wednesday
Worship Night
9:00 pm, Rec Fitness Center 104

16
Thursday
GCSWA Luncheon
12:00 pm, Newcomer Center 19

17
Friday

18
Saturday
Then & Now
9:30 pm, KMY Patio area/lawn

19
Sunday
Hillary Watson Book Release
5:30 pm, Connector First Floor Lounge

20
Monday
Soc 392 Project Report
2:30 pm, NC 17
Peace by Peace Celebration
3:30 pm, Schrock Plaza

21
Tuesday
Final Exams
  through April 23, 2009

25
Saturday
Nurses' Pinning
1:30 pm, College Church Sanctuary, Fellowship Hall

26
Sunday
Baccalaureate Service
11:00 am, Church-Chapel
Commencement
3:00 pm, Gingerich Recreation-Fitness Center

28
Tuesday
Volunteer Luncheon
11:30 am, College Church Fellowship Hall

29
Wednesday

30
Thursday
Annual Benefits Fair
9:30 am, College Church Fellowship Hall
Drop-Add period ends for May term
5:00 pm, Registrar's office
Todd Davis Poetry Reading
7:30 pm, Newcomer Center room 19

May


1
Friday
Poetry Workshop
7:30 pm, Newcomer Center room 19

6
Wednesday
Kathy Kelly - Voices for Creative Nonviolence
7:00 pm, Administration Building 28

8
Friday
Faculty Banquet
6:00 pm, College Church Fellowship Hall

9
Saturday
Indianapolis Alumni Service Day
9:00 am, Indianapolis, Ind.
Hymn Sing with Mary Oyer
7:00 pm, First Mennonite Church, Indianapolis, Ind.

11
Monday
Last day to withdraw with a "W"
5:00 pm, Registrar's office

12
Tuesday
Retired Faculty Luncheon
12:00 pm, College Mennonite Church Fellowship Hall

13
Wednesday

15
Friday
NatureFest
7:01 am, Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College, Farmstead Site
Sustainable Business Roundtable
7:30 am, CC 300-301 (Koinonia room)

19
Tuesday

20
Wednesday

25
Monday

26
Tuesday
Course Development Seminar
9:00 am, Newcomen Center, room 17

27
Wednesday
Course Development Seminar
9:00 am, Newcomen Center, room 17
GCWSA
12:00 pm, Church Chapel Gathering Rooms (CC 144)
Drop-Add period ends for Summer Session I
5:00 pm, Registrar's office

28
Thursday
Course Development Seminar
9:00 am, Newcomen Center, room 17

29
Friday
Goshen College Board of Directors Meeting
Church Chapel, Gathering Rooms & Koinonia Room
Course Development Seminar
9:00 am, Newcomen Center, room 17

30
Saturday
Goshen College Board of Directors Meeting
Church Chapel, Gathering Rooms & Koinonia Room

June


5
Friday

12
Friday
Sunset Canoeing at Luckey's Landing
Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College, Luckey's Landing   through June 13, 2009

16
Tuesday

18
Thursday
Summer Registration Weekend
8:30 am, Music Center Rieth Recital Hall

19
Friday
Summer Registration Weekend
8:30 am, Music Center Rieth Recital Hall

20
Saturday
Summer Registration Weekend
8:30 am, Music Center Rieth Recital Hall

30
Tuesday
Last day to withdraw with "W" for Summer II
5:00 pm, Registrar's office

July


3
Friday

10
Friday

18
Saturday
Alumni and Friends Gathering
4:00 pm, Mount Rainier, Maryland

20
Monday
Educational Equity Seminar
8:30 am, Wyse Hall and Newcomer Center

21
Tuesday
Educational Equity Seminar
8:30 am, Wyse Hall and Newcomer Center

22
Wednesday
Educational Equity Seminar
8:30 am, Wyse Hall and Newcomer Center

23
Thursday
Educational Equity Seminar
8:30 am, Wyse Hall and Newcomer Center

24
Friday
Educational Equity Seminar
8:30 am, Wyse Hall and Newcomer Center

28
Tuesday

30
Thursday
Maple Scholars Banquet
6:00 pm, Church Fellowship Hall

August


7
Friday
RD Drive-In Conference
NC19, 17 & 14

8
Saturday
Alumni and Friends Gathering
3:00 pm, Pequea, Pa.

13
Thursday

14
Friday
Wilderness First Aid
Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College, Farmstead Site   through August 15, 2009

18
Tuesday
Student Teaching Orientations
4:00 pm, College Mennonite Church

19
Wednesday
All Employee Fall Retreat
College Mennonite Church   through August 21, 2009

21
Friday
All - Employee Luncheon
12:00 pm, Fellowship Hall

25
Tuesday
New Faculty Orientation
1:00 pm, College Mennonite Church Koinonia Room

27
Thursday
First Year Orientation for ALANA and International Students
College Mennonite Gathering Rooms   through August 28, 2009

28
Friday
International Student Orientation
8:00 am, College Mennonite Church Gathering Rooms

29
Saturday
New Student Day check-in
8:30 am, Church-Chapel Fellowship Hall
Welcome Convocation
2:00 pm, Church-Chapel
Presidential Picnic
5:00 pm, College Green in front of Administration Building

30
Sunday
Parents Council Brunch
10:00 am, Schrock Plaza
Worship Service
11:00 am, Church-Chapel
Colloquium Retreat
2:00 pm, Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center
Returning Student Move In
2:00 pm, All Campus Housing
Transfer Student Meeting
2:00 pm, College Cabin

31
Monday
Placement Tests
8:00 am, various times & locations
Academic Information for First-Years
10:45 am, Umble Center
First-year Assessment
11:45 am, Umble Center
Check-In for continuing students
12:00 pm, Church-Chapel Fellowship hall
Transfer Student Library Orientation
1:30 pm, Good Library
Classes begin
7:00 pm,