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August 2009


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

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

13
Thursday
Tuition Payments due


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

20
Thursday
Men's Soccer at Northwest Christian University
Eugene, Oregon

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

22
Saturday
Men's Soccer at Concordia University
Portland, Oregon

25
Tuesday
New Faculty Orientation
1:00 pm, College Mennonite Church Koinonia Room
Volleyball at Ancilla College
7:00 pm, Ancilla College

26
Wednesday
Hispanic Exhibit
Good Library Gallery   through September 25, 2009

27
Thursday
First Year Orientation for ALANA and International Students
College Mennonite Gathering Rooms   through August 28, 2009
Men's Tennis hosting Comunity Team
6:00 pm, Goshen College

28
Friday
Volleyball at Malone Invitational
Malone University   through August 29, 2009
International Student Orientation
8:00 am, College Mennonite Church Gathering Rooms

29
Saturday
Hail to the Chief "Ice Cream"
TBA
New Student Day check-in
8:30 am, Church-Chapel Fellowship Hall
Women's Tennis hosting Doubles Invitation with St. Francis and Anderson University
10:00 am, Goshen College
Welcome Convocation
2:00 pm, Church-Chapel
Men's Soccer at Siena Heights University
3:30 pm, Siena Heights University
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
Returning Student Move In
2:00 pm, All Campus Housing
Colloquium Retreat
2:00 pm, Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center
Transfer Student Meeting
2:00 pm, College Cabin
Purple Passion Party
9:00 pm, Schrock Plaza

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
Part-Time Job Fair
5:00 pm, Schrock Plaza
Classes begin
7:00 pm,

September


1
Tuesday
Women's Tennis hosting Huntington University
4:00 pm, Goshen College
Women's Soccer hosts Manchester College
4:00 pm, Goshen College
ASL Kick-Off
5:00 pm, College Cabin
Men's Soccer hosts Aquinas University
7:00 pm, Goshen College
Volleyball hosts Manchester College
7:00 pm, Goshen College
Ice cream social
8:00 pm, Schrock Plaza
Theater Fling
9:00 pm, Umble Center

2
Wednesday
Opening Convocation with President Brenneman
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Women's Soccer hosts Bluffton University
4:00 pm, Goshen College
Men's Tennis hosting Huntington University
4:00 pm, Goshen College
Theater auditions! session 1
6:00 pm, Umble Center
Men's Soccer hosts Bluffton University
7:00 pm, Goshen College
Theater auditions! session 2
8:30 pm, Umble Center
Worship Night
9:00 pm, Rec Fitness Center 104

3
Thursday
Men's Tennis at Indiana Tech University
4:00 pm, Sweeney Park, Ft. Wayne, IN
Theater callbacks
9:00 pm, Umble Center

4
Friday
Men's Soccer at Hope College Classic
Hope College   through September 5, 2009
Chapel - "Making Peace with God"
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Volleyball at Earlham College Classic
Earlham College   through September 5, 2009
Women's Soccer hosts Malone University
7:00 pm, Goshen College
KMY Bonfire
10:00 pm, KMY Lawn

5
Saturday
Men's Soccer at Kalamazoo College
Kalamazoo College
Men's Tennis at Spring Arbor University
Spring Arbor, MI
Women's Tennis hosting Spring Arbor University
10:00 am, Goshen College
Goshen Hokum Karem at Goshen College
10:30 am, Goshen College
K.M.Y. Cookout
5:00 pm, K.M.Y. Lawn
Club DC @ GC
9:30 pm, Music Center Lawn

6
Sunday
Cross-Property Hike and Labor Day Picnic
2:00 pm, Meet at Merry Lea's Rieth Village
Reception: Forma  Paintings and Prints by Ramiro Rodriguez
2:30 pm, Library Gallery

7
Monday
Convocation: "Making Peace with Learning I"
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
End of drop/add period , including grade plan changes
5:00 pm, Registrar's office
Jayber Crow Show
9:00 pm, Connector Patio

8
Tuesday
Men's Tennis at Taylor University
Upland, IN
Lunch and Learn sponsored by Management Development Program
12:00 pm, Church Chapel Fellowship Hall
Women's Tennis hosting Taylor University
4:00 pm, Goshen College
MAO Resource Fair
5:00 pm, Newcomer 19 and Courtyard

9
Wednesday
Women's Soccer at Trine University
4:00 pm, Trine University
Men's Soccer hosts St. Xavier University
7:00 pm, Goshen College
Volleyball hosts Huntington University
7:00 pm, Goshen College
Worship Night
9:00 pm, Rec Fitness Center 104

10
Thursday
Men's Tennis hosting Manchester College
4:00 pm, Goshen College

11
Friday
Damascus Road
Newcomer Room 17 and 19   through September 13, 2009
Men's Soccer at Trine University
Trine University   through September 12, 2009
Volleyball at IN Wesleyan Invitational
IN Wesleyan University   through September 12, 2009
Chapel - "Speaking of Faith"
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Cookie Potluck
10:40 am, Schrock Plaza
Science Speaker Series
4:00 pm, SC 106

12
Saturday
Cross Country Teams at Defiance Invitational at Defiance, OH
10:00 am, Defiance, OH
Men's Tennis hosting Goshen Invitational
12:00 pm, Goshen College
Women's Soccer at Illinois Tech College
1:00 pm, Illinois Tech College
Monday Night Live on Saturday
10:00 pm, Sauder

13
Sunday
SGH BBQ
5:30 pm, Kenwood House
ISC Welcome Party
6:00 pm, Connector 3 Lounge

14
Monday
Convocation: Maple Scholars
10:00 am, Church-Chapel

15
Tuesday
Lunch and Learn sponsored by Management Development Program
12:00 pm, Church Chapel Fellowship Hall
Afternoon Sabbatical
1:00 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
Women's Tennis at Grace College
3:00 pm, Winona Lake, IN
Men's Tennis hosting Grace College
4:00 pm, Goshen College
Volleyball at IN Wesleyan University
5:30 pm, IN Wesleyan University
Graduate School Admission Seminar
6:30 pm, NC 17
Creating Community through Song
7:00 pm, Choral Rehearsal Room - Music Center

16
Wednesday
Men's Soccer at Olivet Nazarene University
Olivet Nazarene University
Worship Night
9:00 pm, Rec Fitness Center 104

17
Thursday
Beyond the Wall Poster Sale
Union Hallway
Women's Soccer at Holy Cross College
4:00 pm, Holy Cross College
350 Planning Meeting
6:00 pm, AD28

18
Friday
New Art Faculty at Goshen College Exhibit
Hershberger Art Gallery   through October 25, 2009
Beyond the Wall Poster Sale
Union Hallway
Chapel - "How Can I Keep from Singing?"
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Men's Tennis hosting Davenport University
3:30 pm, Goshen College
Science Speaker Series
4:00 pm, SC 106
GSWA Potluck
5:00 pm, Lawn by East Hall/Yoder
Autumn Hope Conference
Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College, Farmstead Site   through September 20, 2009
As I Am - A Senior Theater Recital by Angie Noah
8:00 pm, Umble Center

19
Saturday
Alumni and Friends Gathering
10:00 am, New York City, NY
Women's Tennis at Bethel College
11:00 am, Mishawaka, IN
Men's Tennis at Bethel College
11:00 am, Mishawaka, IN
Women's Soccer hosts Calumet College
7:00 pm, Goshen College
Performing Art Series: Doc Severinsen and El Ritmo de la Vida
7:30 pm, Music Center Sauder Concert Hall

20
Sunday
Taize Worship Service
9:00 pm, NC-19

21
Monday
Convocation: Nicaragua SST unit
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Faculty Recognition Reception
10:30 am, Good Library 1st Floor Reference Room

22
Tuesday
Lunch and Learn sponsored by Management Development Program
12:00 pm, Church Chapel Fellowship Hall
Women's Tennis at Indiana Wesleyan University
3:00 pm, Marian, IN
Men's Tennis hosting IN Wesleyan University
3:30 pm, Goshen College
Women's Soccer hosts Southwestern Michigan
7:00 pm, Goshen College
GCNSA Meet & Greet
7:00 pm, First Floor Connector Lounge

23
Wednesday
Celebrate Service Day

Alexie Torres-Fleming, speaker and Christian urban leader, on campus, Sept. 23-25

Chapel - Alexie Torres-Fleming
9:00 am, Church-Chapel
Men's Soccer at Bethel College
7:00 pm, Bethel College
Worship Night
9:00 pm, Rec Fitness Center 104
Midweek F.a.i.t.h.
9:45 pm, RFC 104

24
Thursday
Men's Soccer at Manchester College
4:00 pm, Manchester College

25
Friday
Early Graded Experience

Campus Open House
8:00 am, Music Center Lobby
Chapel - Alexie Torres-Fleming
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
ASL Coffeehouse
6:00 pm, Java Junction

26
Saturday
Women's Tennis at Marian College
Indianapolis, IN
Cross Country Teams at Forester Invitational, Lake Forest College
12:00 pm,
Volleyball at Manchester College Tri
1:00 pm, Manchester College
Men's Tennis hosting Marian College
3:00 pm, Goshen College
Women's Soccer hosts University of St. Francis, IL
5:00 pm, Goshen College
Yoder Hall Tailgate Party
5:00 pm, Soccer Field
Men's Soccer hosts Grace College
7:00 pm, Goshen College
September 26: Faculty Recital Series -- Mixed Faculty Recital
7:30 pm, Rieth Recital Hall

27
Sunday
Kratz/Miller Residents
4:00 pm, College Cabin
Organ Recital Series -- Dr. Gregory Hand, organist
4:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall
PAX Guest Speaker
8:00 pm, NC17

28
Monday
Convocation: Brenda Salter McNeil
10:00 am, Church-Chapel

29
Tuesday
Lunch and Learn sponsored by Management Development Program
12:00 pm, Church Chapel Fellowship Hall
Women's Tennis at St. Francis University
2:30 pm, Fort Wayne, IN
Hispanic Heritage Month Dinner
5:00 pm, Westlawn Dining Hall
Women's Soccer hosts St. Francis University
7:00 pm, Goshen College
Volleyball hosts Grace College
7:00 pm, Goshen College
Creative Writing Night
7:00 pm, Koinonia Room

30
Wednesday
Resume Writing Workshop
10:00 am, Schertz lab, UN004
Men's Soccer at Huntington University
4:00 pm, Huntington University
Resume Writing Workshop
4:00 pm, Schertz lab, UN004
Yoder 1 & 3 Floor Activity
6:30 pm, Union Gym East
Worship Night
9:00 pm, Rec Fitness Center 104
Midweek F.a.i.t.h.
9:45 pm, RFC 104

October


1
Thursday
Men's Tennis at Defiance University
3:30 pm, Defiance, OH
Science Speaker Series
4:00 pm, SC 106

2
Friday
Homecoming Weekend
  through October 4, 2009
Orus Eash Memorial Architecture Exhibit
Good Library Gallery   through October 17, 2009
Goshen College Nursing Alumni Conference - Transcultural Nursing
8:30 am, Rieth Recital Hall
Chapel - Alumni Faith Story
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Special Donor Luncheon
12:00 pm, Fellowship Hall
Volleyball at Davenport College
3:00 pm, Davenport College
Reception and book signing for "Practices"
3:30 pm, GC Bookstore
Cross Country Teams at Adrian College (Great Lakes Region Short & Long Course Championships
4:00 pm, Adrain, MI
Class of 1959 - 50th Anniversary Banquet
4:00 pm, Greencroft Senior Center
Kulp/Coffman BBQ
5:00 pm, Coffman Lawn
Exhibit: New Art Faculty Reception
5:30 pm, Hershberger Art Gallery
Women's Soccer at Bethel College
7:00 pm, Bethel College
One Acts
8:00 pm, Umble Center
Lavendar Jazz Hour After
9:30 pm, Downtown First Friday
Midnight Worship
10:00 pm, NC19

3
Saturday
Cross Country Teams Hosting Homecoming (Alumni 5 K Run)
Goshen College
Fall Classic 3K Walk/5K Run
7:45 am, Gingerich Recreation-Fitness Center
Homecoming Weekend: Kid's Activities
7:45 am,
Alumni Breakfast
8:00 am, Church Fellowship Hall
Homecoming Weekend: Class Reunions
9:30 am,
Volleyball hosts Marygrove College
10:00 am, Goshen College
Alumni Baseball Scrimmage
10:00 am, baseball field
Field Trip to Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center
1:00 pm,
Making Peace with the Environment Workshops I
1:00 pm,
Book Signing for "A Hundred Camels"
1:30 pm, GC Bookstore
Men's Soccer hosts University of St. Francis
2:00 pm, Goshen College
Orus Eash Memorial Architecture Exhibit Reception
2:00 pm, Good Library Gallery
Making Peace with the Environment Workshops II
2:30 pm,
One Acts
4:00 pm, Umble Center
Ultimate Frisbee - Alumni vs. GC
4:00 pm,
Alumni Picnic
5:00 pm, tent by the Kratz-Miller-Yoder Connector
Homecoming Music Gala
7:30 pm, Music Center Sauder Concert Hall

4
Sunday
Homecoming Hymn Sing
11:00 am, Church-Chapel
One Acts
2:00 pm, Umble Center
Dance Party Under the Tent
9:00 pm, KMY Lawn

5
Monday
Club Day
Union Hallway
Convocation: "Making Peace with Learning II"
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Multicultural Mondays
12:00 pm, KMY Connector

6
Tuesday
Lunch and Learn sponsored by Management Development Program
12:00 pm, Church Chapel Fellowship Hall
Kick-Off Auditions
5:00 pm, Sauder

7
Wednesday
Resume Writing Workshop
10:00 am, Schertz lab, UN004
Resume Writing Workshop
3:00 pm, Schertz lab, UN004
Women's Soccer at Spring Arbor University
4:00 pm, Spring Arbor University
Resume Writing Workshop
4:00 pm, Schertz lab, UN004
Men's Soccer hosts Spring Arbor University
7:00 pm, Goshen College
Volleyball hosts St. Francis University
7:00 pm, Goshen College
Worship Night
9:00 pm, Rec Fitness Center 104
Midweek F.a.i.t.h.
9:45 pm, RFC 104

8
Thursday
Women's Tennis at MCC Tourney at Indiana Wesleyan University
Marion, IN   through October 10, 2009
Men's Tennis at MCC Tournament @ IN Wesleyan University
Marion, IN   through October 10, 2009
Nature Photography Workshop
Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College, Farmstead Site   through October 10, 2009

9
Friday
Goshen College Board of Directors Meeting
Church Chapel, Gathering Rooms & Koinonia Room
Chapel - Anointing service
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Cross Country Teams at Benedictine, IL
3:30 pm, Lisle, IL
Academic Achievers
Music Center   through October 10, 2009
Kick-Off
9:00 pm, Sauder
Midnight Worship
10:00 pm, NC19

10
Saturday
Goshen College Board of Directors Meeting
Church Chapel, Gathering Rooms & Koinonia Room
KMY Fall Harvest Party
Kratz/MIller courtyard & lawn
Volleyball hosts Bethel College (Non Conference match)
11:00 am, Goshen College
Men's Soccer at Marian College
5:00 pm, Marian College
Women's Soccer hosts Grace College
7:00 pm, Goshen College
Faculty Recital Series: Rebecca Hovan, flute & Christine L. Seitz, piano
7:30 pm, Rieth Recital Hall

11
Sunday
Taize Worship Service
9:00 pm, NC-19

12
Monday
Convocation: David Shenk on "A Student's Perspective on Alcohol" - Campus Health & Wellness committee
10:00 am, Church-Chapel

13
Tuesday
Lunch and Learn sponsored by Management Development Program
12:00 pm, Church Chapel Fellowship Hall
Afternoon Sabbatical
1:00 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
Topics & Issues: New Art Faculty
2:00 pm, Hershberger Art Gallery
Women's Soccer hosts Cornerstone University
6:00 pm, Goshen College
Missions Banquet
6:00 pm, College Mennonite Church Fellowship Hall
Volleyball at Bethel College
7:00 pm, Bethel College

14
Wednesday
Men's Soccer at Taylor University
4:00 pm, Taylor University
"Americana" and Q&A with director Topaz Adizes
7:25 pm, Administration Building Room 28
Worship Night
9:00 pm, Rec Fitness Center 104
Midweek F.a.i.t.h.
9:45 pm, RFC 104

15
Thursday
Textbook adoptions due for spring semester


16
Friday
7th Annual Grief Seminar
8:00 am, College Mennonite Church Fellowship Hall
Chapel - Ministry Inquiry Program students
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Women's Basketball hosts Hesston College
6:00 pm, Goshen College
Performing Art Series: Bela Fleck/Zakir Hussain/Edgar Meyer
7:30 pm, Music Center Sauder Concert Hall
Men's Basketball hosts Hesston College
8:00 pm, Goshen College
Midnight Worship
10:00 pm, NC19

17
Saturday
Women's Soccer at Marian College
4:00 pm, Marian College

19
Monday
Mid-term break
  through October 21, 2009

20
Tuesday
Lunch and Learn sponsored by Management Development Program
12:00 pm, Church Chapel Fellowship Hall
Volleyball at Marian College
7:00 pm, Marian College

21
Wednesday
Women's Soccer hosts Taylor University
6:00 pm, Goshen College
Parables Worship Concert
7:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall
Men's Soccer hosts IN Wesleyan University
8:00 pm, Goshen College

22
Thursday
Calling our Representatives
10:00 am, AD 21
Calling our Representatives
2:00 pm, AD 21

23
Friday
Volleyball at Calumet Crimson Invitational
Calumet College   through October 24, 2009
Campus Open House
8:00 am, Music Center Lobby
Chapel - "Overstepping the Boundary" - Luke Gascho, director of Merry Lea
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Calling our Representatives
1:00 pm, AD 21
"Art in Action: The Cost of Coal"
4:00 pm, Music Center Rom 110
Cello Masterclass with Wendy Warner
4:30 pm, Rieth Recital Hall
The Mexican Folkloric Dance Company of Chicago and Sones de Mexico Ensemble Chicago
6:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
Kratz 3 & Yoder 4 Floor Activity
8:00 pm, College Cabin
Midnight Worship
10:00 pm, NC19

24
Saturday
ASL Workshop
9:00 am, Administration Building Room 28
350.org Climate Change Action Extravaganza
9:00 am,
Cross Country Teams at NAIA Great Lakes Invitational
12:00 pm, Riverside Park, Grand Rapids, MI
Women's Soccer hosts Huntington University
7:00 pm, Goshen College
Alumni and Friends Gathering
7:00 pm, Portland, Ore
PAX Coffeehouse
8:00 pm, NC-19

25
Sunday
"A Cabinet of Curiosities"
Good Library Gallery   through February 10, 2010

26
Monday
Autumn Hike at Merry Lea
9:00 am, Merry Lea, Wolflake, IN, Learning Center Site
Women's Safety Training
10:00 am, RFC 104/105
Convocation - Preview of fall mainstage play: "Big Love"
10:00 am, Umble Center

27
Tuesday
Retired Faculty Luncheon
12:00 pm, College Mennonite Church Fellowship Hall
Science Speaker Series
4:00 pm, Science 106
Women's Soccer at IN Wesleyan University
7:00 pm, IN Wesleyan University
Recital: Jeffrey Weaver, solo piano
7:30 pm, Rieth Recital Hall
Purple & White Night
9:00 pm, RFC

28
Wednesday
BONUS Convocation: "White Privilege Unmasked" - guest speaker Tim Wise
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Sigma Theta Tau Meeting
6:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall
SST Orientation - All Spring Units
6:30 pm, Ad 28
Volleyball hosts Spring Arbor University
7:00 pm, Goshen College
Worship Night
9:00 pm, Rec Fitness Center 104
Midweek F.a.i.t.h.
9:45 pm, RFC 104

30
Friday
The Dresden Journals: Nicholas Hill
Hershberger Art Gallery   through January 11, 2010
Chapel - "Service in Relationship" - Reflections from Service Inquiry Program students
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Service & Seminary Expo
10:30 am, Union hallway
Red Cross Blood Drive
10:30 am, Union Gym
Women's Basketball at Ancilla College
6:00 pm, Ancilla College
Alumni and Friends Gathering
7:01 pm, Asheville, NC
Fall Mainstage: Big Love by Charles Mee, directed by Michelle Milne
8:00 pm, Umble Center
Howell-o-ween Open House
9:00 pm, Howell House
Poetry Slam
10:00 pm, NC19

31
Saturday
Men's Soccer at MCC Tourney location TBA

Women's Soccer at MCC Tournament
TBA
Halloween Trick or Treat!
6:00 pm, Kratz/Miller Halls
Austin Wulliman/Mary Rose Jordan Concert
7:30 pm, Rieth Recital Hall
Fall Mainstage: Big Love by Charles Mee, directed by Michelle Milne
8:00 pm, Umble Center
Day of the Dead Celebration
9:30 pm, Connector 1st Floor Lounge & Java Junction