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April 2008


1
Tuesday
Online registration window opens for SOPHOMORES
8:00 am,
Baseball Hosts Spring Arbor University
1:00 pm, Goshen, IN
Scholarship Donor Appreciation
5:00 pm, Church Chapel, Fellowship Hall
Marilyn Nelson Poetry Reading
7:30 pm, Rieth Recital Hall

2
Wednesday
Commuter Club Spring Lunch
10:30 am, Commuter Lounge
Up Close and Personal in the Arts
7:00 pm, Umble Center
Campus worship night
9:15 pm, Newcomer 19

3
Thursday
Online registration window opens for FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS
8:00 am,
Annual Business Luncheon
12:00 pm, Church Chapel, Fellowship Hall
Baseball Hosts Huntington University
1:00 pm, Goshen, IN
Up Close and Personal in the Arts
1:30 pm, Music Center Room 153

4
Friday
Chapel: "Faculty Faith Story: Walking in Shadow/ Looking for Light," by John Blosser, professor of art
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Shack City
Goshen City Hall   through April 5, 2008
MC Donor Event
6:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall
Spring Mainstage: Absolutely! {perhaps} by Luigi Pirandello
8:00 pm, Umble Center

5
Saturday
Track and Field at Runner's Forum Meet
Anderson, IN
Sophomore Recital Marathon
9:00 am, Rieth Recital Hall
Baseball at Huntington University
1:00 pm, Huntington, IN
Lavendar Jazz Concert
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
Spring Mainstage: Absolutely! {perhaps} by Luigi Pirandello
8:00 pm, Umble Center

6
Sunday
Spring Mainstage: Absolutely! {perhaps} by Luigi Pirandello
3:00 pm, Umble Center
Sweat Free Community Reception and Presentation
7:00 pm, Newcomer Center Room 19

7
Monday
Convocation: "Stories from Peru" - Fall 2007 SST unit
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
WGCS Live Broadcast
6:30 pm, Newcomer Center 19

8
Tuesday
SPRING SST RETURNS
Union, south entrance
Baseball Hosts St. Francis University
1:00 pm, Goshen, IN
Hazel Wolf Enviromental Film Festival
6:30 pm, Administration Building, Room 28
Sones de Mexico - Panel Discussion on Mexican Folk Music
7:15 pm, GC Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall
Sones de Mexico - Concert in Sauder Hall
8:00 pm, GC Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

9
Wednesday
Up Close and Personal in the Arts
Music Center Art Gallery
Baseball Hosts Calumet College of St. Joseph
5:00 pm, Goshen, IN
Hazel Wolf Enviromental Film Festival
6:30 pm, Administration Building, Room 28
Celebrating Mass
8:00 pm, Newcomer 17
Campus worship night
9:15 pm, Newcomer 19

10
Thursday
Baseball at Saint Francis University
1:00 pm, Fort Wayne, IN
SST ORIENTATION - FALL JAMAICA
3:00 pm, Kulp International Lounge (KU001)

11
Friday
Track and Field at Little State Outdoor Championships
Indianapolis, IN   through April 12, 2008
Chapel: "Creatively Encountering Faith," led by a variety of students and Campus Ministries
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Friday Lunch Discussion - General Education and GC Core Values: What Matters?
12:00 pm, Dining Hall, North Meeting Room
WGCS Concert: Ferron and Barbara Higbie
7:30 pm, Umble Center
Senior Recital: Fjaere Harder
7:30 pm, Rieth Recital Hall
Rusty Emery Hour After
Newcomer 19   through April 13, 2008

12
Saturday
"MAO Awards Celebration and Picnic"
11:00 am, College Cabin
Sexual Assault Advocacy Workshop
11:00 am, Church Chapel Gathering Rooms
Baseball Hosts Indiana Wesleyan University
1:00 pm, Goshen, IN
Men's Basketball Banquet
6:00 pm, Recreation Fitness Center Room 104-05
GC Orchestra Concert
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

13
Sunday
Community Hymn Sing
4:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall
Pizza and Parables
5:30 pm, Music Center Room 110
Parables Worship Team
7:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall
Taize Worship Service
9:00 pm, NC19

14
Monday
Convocation: "LD: An Invisible Disability" - GC students give substance to what others don't see
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Discussion: "LD: An Invisible Disability" - GC students give substance to what others don't see
10:30 am, Gathering Rooms
Baseball at Indiana Wesleyan University
1:00 pm, Marion, IN

15
Tuesday
Afternoon Sabbatical - International Luncheon
12:00 pm, Church Chapel, Fellowship Hall
SST ORIENTATION - FALL PERU
3:00 pm, Kulp International Lounge (KU001)
Faculty Showcase Recital: Matthias Stegmann
7:30 pm, Rieth Recital Hall
Senior Dessert Celebration
9:00 pm, Church Chapel Fellowship Hall

16
Wednesday
Global Economic Development
3:30 pm, Newcomer Center Room 17
Senior Theater Recital: Tara Hershberger, Sarah Jensen, Sam Yoder
8:00 pm, Umble Center
Campus worship night
9:15 pm, Newcomer 19

17
Thursday
Baseball Hosts Bethel College
1:00 pm, Goshen, IN
Eric Miranda Senior Recital
7:30 pm, Rieth Recital Hall

18
Friday
Last day of spring classes

Farewell Reception for Ruth Stoltzfus
Wellness & Health Center
Chapel: "Hymn Sing: Favorite Hymn Countdown" - led by student Brian Waidelich and others
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Global Economic Development
3:30 pm, Newcomer Center Room 17
Baseball at Indiana Institute of Technology
7:00 pm, Fort Wayne, IN
Performing Arts Series - Swingle Singers
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

19
Saturday
Track and Field at Spartan Outdoor Classic
North Manchester, IN
CSA Recital
9:00 am, Rieth Recital Hall
Baseball at Bethel College
1:00 pm, Mishawaka, IN
GC Choirs  EARTHTONES: Songs of Many Cultures
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
Night at the RecFit
RFC   through April 20, 2008

20
Sunday
Junior Recital: Peter Miller, cello; Mio Kurahashi, piano
4:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall
Voices-N-Harmony Gospel Choir Concert
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

21
Monday
Reading Day

GCNSA End of the Year Party
11:00 am, Koinonia Room
Exit interview meeting
1:30 pm, AD 21
Reception for John Yordy
2:00 pm, Church Chapel, Fellowship Hall
Baseball Hosts Grace College
3:00 pm, Goshen, IN

22
Tuesday
Final exams
  through April 24, 2008
Biodiesel Project Celebration on Earth Day
2:30 pm, Schrock Plaza

23
Wednesday
Global Economic Development
3:30 pm, Newcomer Center Room 17
Senior Theater Recital: Derek Koch
8:00 pm, Umble Center
Campus worship night
9:15 pm, Newcomer 19

24
Thursday
Baseball at Grace College
4:00 pm, Winona Lake, IN
My Name is Rachel Corrie
7:30 pm, Umble Center

25
Friday
Track and Field Host MCC Outdoor Championships
Goshen, IN   through April 26, 2008
Global Economic Development
3:30 pm, Newcomer Center Room 17
Baseball at Grace College
4:00 pm, Winona Lake, IN

26
Saturday
Baseball at MCC Play in Series (2)
1:00 pm, TBA
WOST Reception
1:00 pm, Newcomer Center Lobby
Nurses' Pinning
1:30 pm, Church Chapel Sanctuary

27
Sunday
Commencement
3:00 pm, Gingerich Recreation-Fitness Center

28
Monday
Baseball at MCC Play in Tie Break
1:00 pm, TBA

29
Tuesday
Volunteer Luncheon
12:00 pm, Church Chape, Fellowship Hall
SENEGAL SST DEPARTS
12:00 pm, Union, south entrance
Adviser Training
2:00 pm, AD21

30
Wednesday
SUMMER SST DEPARTS
Union, south entrance
Baseball at Mid Central Conference Tournament
TBA   through May 2, 2008
May term classes begin
10:30 am,
Adviser Training
3:00 pm, AD21
Dean Johnson Farewell Reception
3:00 pm, Church Chapel, Koinonia Room
Campus worship night
9:15 pm, Newcomer 19

May


1
Thursday
Men's Golf NAIA Region VIII Tournament
TBA
Men's Golf NAIA National Championships
TBA
Benefits Fair
9:30 am, Church Chapel, Fellowship Hall
Farewell for Bobby Meyer-Lee
3:00 pm, Newcomer Center Lobby
Drop-Add period ends for May term
5:00 pm,
Maria Melendez Poetry Reading
7:30 pm, Umble Center - Yost Room

2
Friday
Track and Field at Toledo Rocket Outdoor Open
Toledo, OH
Chapel: Reflecting on the Journey
9:40 am, Church-Chapel
Poetry Workshop Reading
7:00 pm, Umble Center - Yost Room

3
Saturday
Registration Day #1
8:45 am, Church Chapel Building
Senior Recital: Sara Thogersen
7:30 pm, Rieth recital Hall

4
Sunday
Juried Student Show
Hershberger Art Gallery   through May 21, 2008
CSA Children's Choirs Concert
4:00 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

5
Monday
SST ORIENTATION - FALL CHINA

Convocation: Senior Statements
9:40 am, Church Chapel
Amish Life and Culture
2:00 pm, Music Center Rom 110
Master Science in Nursing Informational Open House
4:00 pm, Wyse 211
Asian Dinner
5:00 pm, Westlawn Dining Hall

6
Tuesday
Retired Faculty Luncheon
12:00 pm, Church Chapel Fellowship Hall

7
Wednesday
No class for 3 credit classes

Amish Life and Culture
2:00 pm, Music Center Rom 110
New Horizons Concert
3:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
Celebrating Mass
8:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall

9
Friday
Track and Field at Cedarville Outdoor Challenge
Cedarville, OH
Mennonite College, Seminary & University Campus Pastors Gathering
GC campus
Merry Lea's Midwest Birding Expedition
Meet at Merry Lea's Farmstead Barn   through May 12, 2008
Chapel: "A Less-Traveled Road for Christian College Students ..." by Brian McLaren, noted author and speaker
9:40 am, Church-Chapel
Conference: "Everything Must Change" Tour with Brian McLaren
Church-Chapel Sanctuary   through May 10, 2008

10
Saturday
CSA Recital
9:00 am, Rieth Recital Hall
OCE Rental - Maple City Chamber Orchestra
7:00 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

11
Sunday
CSA Recital
4:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall
CSA Recital
6:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall

12
Monday
Convocation: "The Spin Stops Here: PR and you tell the story of GC"
9:40 am, Church Chapel
Amish Life and Culture
2:00 pm, Music Center Rom 110
Last day to withdraw with a "W"
5:00 pm,
Youth Honors Orchestra Concert
7:00 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
Taize Worship Service
7:00 pm, NC-19

14
Wednesday
No class for 3 credit classes

Last Chance Job Search Workshop
12:00 pm, North Dining Room
May Term Residence Life Volleyball Touney & BBQ
1:00 pm, Sand Volleyball Courts
Amish Life and Culture
2:00 pm, Music Center Rom 110
CSA Studio Recital: Voice Students of Sandy Hill
7:30 pm, Rieth Recital Hall

16
Friday
Chapel: Summer Sendings/Blessings, led by Inquiry Program students
9:40 am, Church-Chapel

17
Saturday
Oak Openings Excursion with Merry Lea
7:45 am, Meet at Merry Lea's Farmstead Barn

18
Sunday
Goshen College Laboratory Kindergarten Reunion
12:00 pm, Church Chapel Room 112, Kindergarten Laboratory Room
CSA Reception for Diane Schrock Hertzler
1:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall
OCE Rental: ECSA Gala Concert
4:00 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
May Term Musical: "Quilters"
7:30 pm, Umble Center

19
Monday
Convocation: Preview of "The Quilters"
9:40 am, UMBLE CENTER
Farewell Reception for Sue Plank
1:30 pm, Koinonia Room
CSA Strings Picnic & Play-In
4:45 pm, Music Center Courtyard, Lobby
American Association of University Women
6:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall
May Term Musical: "Quilters"
7:30 pm, Umble Center

20
Tuesday
Farewll Open House for Barb Stahly
1:30 pm, College Kindergarten Room; CC 115
Printing Digital Photos
2:00 pm, Music Center 110
May Term Musical: "Quilters"
7:30 pm, Umble Center
Recycled Paper Lantern Installation
9:30 pm, Shrock Plaza

21
Wednesday
Last day of May term classes


22
Thursday
Residence Halls Close

Track and Field at Outdoor NAIA Championships
St. Louis, MO   through May 24, 2008
Printing Digital Photos
2:00 pm, Music Center 110
Faculty Banquet
6:00 pm, Church Chapel, Fellowship Hall

27
Tuesday
Summer Session I begins
  through June 17, 2008
Course Development Institute
Newcomer 17   through May 30, 2008
Women's Basketball League
4:00 pm, Goshen College

28
Wednesday
Drop-Add period ends for Summer Session I
5:00 pm,

29
Thursday
Printing Digital Photos
2:00 pm, Music Center 110

30
Friday
CSA Faculty Recital: Jessica Briggs, solo piano
7:30 pm, Rieth Recital Hall

June


3
Tuesday
Women's Basketball Camp
Goshen College   through June 7, 2008

6
Friday
Last day to withdraw with a "W" grade
5:00 pm,
Merry Lea's NatureFest
Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College, Farmstead Site   through June 7, 2008

7
Saturday
Turtle Trot 5-K run
8:00 am, Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College, Farmstead Site

9
Monday
Women's Volleyball League
Goshen College   through June 25, 2008

13
Friday
Educational Tour - "The Arts in Britain" - England, Scotland and Wales
  through June 27, 2008

15
Sunday
Piano Workshop Recital: Solomia Soroka, violin and Matthew Hill, piano
7:30 pm, Rieth Recital Hall

16
Monday
Piano Workshop
Music Center
Women's Volleyball Camp
8:00 am, Goshen College
Piano Workshop Recital: Workshop Students Perform Solo Works
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

17
Tuesday
Piano Workshop
Music Center
Piano Workshop Recital: Sole Nero, piano/percussion duo
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

18
Wednesday
Piano Workshop
Music Center
Piano Workshop Recital: Mark Swartzentruber, solo piano
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

19
Thursday
Piano Workshop
Music Center
Summer Session II begins
  through July 11, 2008
Piano Workshop Recital: Ensemble Performances
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

20
Friday
Drop-Add period ends for Summer II
5:00 pm,

21
Saturday
Registration Day #2
8:45 am, Church Chapel Building
Canoeing with Merry Lea
9:00 am, Meet Merry Lea staff in Noble Co. at the Mallard Roost #3 access site on C.R. 550 N

24
Tuesday
Goshen College Soccer Camp
Goshen College   through June 28, 2008

28
Saturday
Lancaster Gathering
5:00 pm, James Street Mennonite Church, Lancaster, Pa.