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August 2010


3
Tuesday
Summer Hikes for Families
9:00 am, Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College, site to be announced

9
Monday
Grandmother's Flower Garden: Floral Design in Mennonite and Amish Quilts
Good Library Gallery   through August 13, 2010

10
Tuesday
Summer Hikes for Families
9:00 am, Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College, site to be announced

18
Wednesday
All Employee Meeting
8:30 am, Fellowship Hall

19
Thursday
Taching Faculty Meeting
8:00 am, Newcomer Center, Room 17

20
Friday
GC Employee Brunch
10:00 am, Fellowship Hall

26
Thursday
Department Chairs Meeting
8:00 am, Church Chapel, CC 110-111
MSN Cohort IV Orientation
3:00 pm, Wyse 211
MAO Orientation
Newcomer Center 17 and 19   through August 27, 2010
MSN Cohort II and III Orientation
4:00 pm, Wyse 318

27
Friday
International Student Orientation
8:00 am, College Mennonite Church Gathering Rooms
MAO Orientation
8:00 am, First Floor Connector

28
Saturday
New Student Days
various locations
Welcome Convocation
2:00 pm, Church-Chapel
Presidential Picnic
5:00 pm, Green in front of Recreation-Fitness Center

29
Sunday
Parents Council Coffee
10:00 am, Schrock Plaza
Worship Service
11:00 am, Church-Chapel
Transfer Student Meeting
2:00 pm, College Cabin
Purple Passion Beach Party
9:00 pm, Schrock Plaza

30
Monday
Check-In for Continuing Students
1:00 pm,
Transfer Student Library Orientation
1:30 pm, Good Library
Part-Time Job Fair
3:00 pm, Schrock Plaza
Classes begin
7:00 pm,

31
Tuesday
Lifelong Learning Institute: Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing
2:30 pm, Goshen College Administration Building Room 28
Ice Cream Social
8:00 pm, Schrock Plaza
Theater Fling
9:00 pm, Umble Center

September


1
Wednesday
Wilderness First Aid
Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College, Farmstead Site   through September 2, 2010
Opening Convocation: President Brenneman on GC as Christ-Centered
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Campus Ministries Open House
9:00 pm, Rec Fitness Center 104

2
Thursday
Colloquium Session 1
2:00 pm, Umble Center
Lifelong Learning Institute: Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing
2:30 pm, Goshen College Administration Building Room 28

3
Friday
Chapel: "Transformed by Christ," Tamara Shantz, assistant campus pastor
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
First Friday Fall Fashion Show and Reggae Street Dance
6:00 pm, Downtown Goshen

4
Saturday
SGH BBQ
6:00 pm, Howell & Kenwood
Club DC @GC: Movie on the Lawn
9:30 pm, Music Center Lawn

6
Monday
Convocation - "Celluloid Christ: How Hollywood Borrows from the Story of Jesus" - Prof. Jo-Ann Brant
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
End of drop/add period
5:00 pm,

7
Tuesday
Lifelong Learning Institute: Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing
2:30 pm, Goshen College Administration Building Room 28
ASL Kickoff
4:00 pm, College Cabin

8
Wednesday
Women's Tennis at Valparaiso
3:30 pm, Valparaiso
Women's Soccer vs. Trine U.
5:00 pm, GC soccer field
Men's Soccer vs. St. Xavier University
7:00 pm, GC soccer field

9
Thursday
Lifelong Learning Institute: Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing
2:30 pm, Goshen College Administration Building Room 28

10
Friday
Chapel: "Nurturing my faith at GC," Bob Yoder, campus pastor
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Volleyball at Spring Arbor
7:00 pm, Spring Arbor, MI
Jenna Grubaugh Senior Theater Recital
8:00 pm, Umble Center
Midnight Worship
10:30 pm, Music Center, Room 153

11
Saturday
Menno Soccer Classic
Christopher Dock Mennonite H.S., Landsale, PA   through September 12, 2010
Men's Tennis vs. Taylor U.
11:00 am, GC tennis courts
Women's Soccer vs Bluffton
11:30 am, Lansdale, PA
Women's Tennis at Taylor
12:00 pm, Upland, IN
Men's Soccer vs Bluffton
1:30 pm, Lansdale, PA
Volleyball vs St. Francis
3:00 pm, RFC
Performing Arts Series: Preservation Hall
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

12
Sunday
Women's Soccer vs EMU
1:00 pm, Lansdale, PA
Dick Lehman Reception
2:00 pm, Hershberger Art Gallery
Men's Tennis vs St. Joseph
2:00 pm, GC Tennis Courts
Men's Soccer vs EMU
3:00 pm, Lansdale, PA
KMY BBQ
5:00 pm, KMY Lawn

13
Monday
Beyond the Wall Poster Sale
Union Hallway   through September 14, 2010
Convocation - "The Naked Anabaptist: Bare Essentials about Mennonites and Goshen College" - Prof. John D. Roth
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Lifelong Learning Institute: Islam, Terrorism, and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
1:00 pm, Goshen College Music Center, Room 153

14
Tuesday
Golf at Defiance Tournament
Defiance, OH
Lunch and Learn
12:00 pm, Church Chapel, Koinonia Room
Afternoon Sabbatical: Kathryn Aschliman "A Cloud of Witnesses - I Am a Part of All I Have Met
1:00 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
Women's Soccer vs Holy Cross
7:00 pm, GC Soccer Field

15
Wednesday
SST 1ST ORIENTATION
SST Office   through September 17, 2010
SST ORIENTATION - Spring Packet Launch
SST Office - Kulp Basement   through September 17, 2010
Graduate School Admission Seminar
10:00 am, NC 17
LSU/Spanish Heritage Month Meet and Greet
11:30 am, Union Hallway and Dining Hall
Lifelong Learning Institute: Islam, Terrorism, and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
1:00 pm, Goshen College Music Center, Room 153
Men's Tennis at IWU
5:00 pm, Marion, IN
Volleyball at Marian U.
7:00 pm, Indianapolis
Men's Soccer vs Olivet Nazarene
7:00 pm, GC Soccer Field

16
Thursday
Men's Tennis vs Manchester
4:00 pm, GC Tennis Courts

17
Friday
John Blosser: Retrospective Exhibit
Hershberger Gallery   through October 24, 2010
Early Graded Experience

Earth As Ally: Facing Climate Change Together
Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College, Farmstead Site   through September 19, 2010
Chapel: "Singing as a GC Tradition," a hymn sing chapel
10:00 am, Church Chapel
Public Reading of the U.S. Constitution
10:40 am, Umble Center, Outside West Balcony
Men's Cross Country at Purdue
4:30 pm, Purdue University
Woman's Cross Country at Purdue
4:30 pm, Purdue University
Men's Soccer at Mount Vernon
5:00 pm, Bethel
Midnight Worship
10:30 pm, Music Center, Room 153

18
Saturday
Woman's Tennis vs. Grace
10:00 am, GC Tennis Courts
Men's Tennis at Grace
11:00 am, Grace College
Woman's Soccer at Calumet
12:00 pm, Calumet College
Men's Soccer at University of Cumberland
4:30 pm, Bethel

19
Sunday
Apartment Potluck
6:00 pm, Apartments Courtyard
Taize Worship Service - Sunday, 9 p.m.
9:00 pm, Newcomer 19

20
Monday
Golf
8:30 am, Sturgis, MI
Convocation: Nicaragua SST unit
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Lifelong Learning Institute: Islam, Terrorism, and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
1:00 pm, Goshen College Music Center, Room 153
RN to BSN Orientation
6:00 pm, Wyse Hall

21
Tuesday
Lunch and Learn
12:00 pm, Church Chapel, Koinonia Room
Men's Tennis vs Bethel
3:30 pm, GC Tennis Courts
Woman's Tennis vs. Bethel
3:30 pm, GC Tennis Courts
Woman's Soccer at Cornerstone
4:00 pm, Cornerstone College
Kick-off Auditions
5:00 pm, Sauder
Men's Soccer vs. Manchester
7:00 pm, GC Soccer Field

22
Wednesday
Celebrate Service Day

Business Health Check
7:00 am, College Church Koinonia Room
CSD Breakfast
8:30 am, Schrock Plaza
SPECIAL WEDNESDAY Chapel: "Serving as an Act of Faith"
9:00 am, Church-Chapel
Lifelong Learning Institute: Islam, Terrorism, and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
1:00 pm, Goshen College Music Center, Room 153
CSD Picnic
5:30 pm, North Lawn
Volleyball vs. Taylor
6:00 pm, REC Fit Gym
Men's Soccer vs. Bethel
8:00 pm, GC Soccer Field
Midweek FAITH
9:30 pm, RFC 104

23
Thursday
Woman's Tennis vs. Defiance
4:00 pm, GC Tennis Courts
Men's Tennis vs Defiance
4:00 pm, GC Tennis Courts
Men's Soccer [Reserve] vs. SWMU
7:00 pm, GC Soccer Field

24
Friday
Campus Open House
8:15 am, Rieth Recital Hall
Chapel: "Employee Faith Story," Heather Goertzen, resident director
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
SLATE Summit
12:00 pm, Wyse Hall, Room 214
Volleyball at Bethel
4:30 pm, Bethel College
Woman's Soccer at Indiana Tech
7:00 pm, Indiana Tech
Kick-off
10:00 pm, Sauder

25
Saturday
Student Spiritual Retreat
Camp Friedenswald, Cassopolis, MI   through September 26, 2010
Men's Soccer at Grace
4:00 pm, Grace College

27
Monday
Convocation - "Journey from Addiction to Recovery" - sharing from Erin, a recent GC student
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Lifelong Learning Institute: Women Artists of the 20th Century
1:00 pm, Goshen College Music Center, Room 110
Addiction/Recovery discussion with Erin
9:30 pm, 3rd floor Connector Lounge

28
Tuesday
Lunch and Learn
12:00 pm, Church Chapel, Koinonia Room
Men's Tennis at Marion
3:00 pm, Marion University
Woman's Tennis vs. Marion
4:00 pm, GC Tennis Courts
Woman's Soccer vs Huntington
5:00 pm, GC Soccer Field
Men's Soccer vs. Huntington
7:00 pm, GC Soccer Field
Poetry Reading by Ann Hostetler: "Forgiveness and Other Unexpected Guests: Reflections from a Sabbatical in Dresden, Germany"
7:00 pm, Newcomer Center, Room 19

29
Wednesday
Business Health Check
7:00 am, College Church Koinonia Room
BONUS Convocation - More on Alcohol & Drugs - Pam Miller, addictions counselor at Oaklawn
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Lifelong Learning Institute: Women Artists of the 20th Century
1:00 pm, Goshen College Music Center, Room 110
Volleyball vs Marian
7:00 pm, REC Fit Gym
Midweek FAITH
9:30 pm, RFC 104

30
Thursday
Alumni Board Meeting
Koinonia Room   through October 1, 2010
Woman's Tennis vs. Anderson
4:00 pm, GC Tennis Courts

October


1
Friday
Homecoming Weekend
GC Campus   through October 3, 2010
Golf
9:30 am, Coldwater, MI
Homecoming Convocation - Cristina Hernandez ('00) and Nancy Chupp ('87)
10:00 am, Church-chapel
Science Speakers
4:00 pm, SC106
GC Board of Directors
7:30 pm, College Church Gathering Rooms
LJ Hour After
8:00 pm, Downtown Goshen on Washington St.
Peace Play - A Gentler Place by Jeff Carter, directed by Tamera Izlar
8:00 pm, Umble Center

2
Saturday
Women's Tennis at St. Joe
10:00 am, St. Joe
Men's Cross Country at IWU
11:00 am, Indiana Wesleyan
Women's Cross Country at IWU
11:00 am, Indiana Wesleyan
Women's Soccer at Taylor
1:00 pm, Taylor University
Men's Soccer [Reserve] at USF
1:00 pm, University of St. Francis
Volleyball vs. Huntington
3:00 pm, REC Fit Gym
Peace Play - A Gentler Place by Jeff Carter, directed by Tamera Izlar
4:00 pm, Umble Center
Men's Soccer at USF
4:00 pm, University of St. Francis
GC Board of Directors
7:30 pm, College Church Gathering Rooms
Homecoming Music Gala
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

3
Sunday
Peace Play - A Gentler Place by Jeff Carter, directed by Tamera Izlar
2:00 pm, Umble Center
Under the Tent Party
9:00 pm, Tent on the Lawn

4
Monday
Convocation: Juana Bordas, author of Salsa, Soul, and Spirit
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Lifelong Learning Institute: Women Artists of the 20th Century
1:00 pm, Goshen College Music Center, Room 110
Multicultural Leadership Workshop: "The Power of We" - with Juana Bordas
4:00 pm, NC 17
Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration with Juana Bordas
7:30 pm, Church-Chapel Fellowship Hall

5
Tuesday
Lunch and Learn
12:00 pm, Church Chapel, Koinonia Room
Afternoon Sabbatical: Dr. Doug Schwartzentruber
1:00 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
Resume Writing Workshop
4:00 pm, AD 20
Performing Arts Series: Conspirare
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
Take Back The Night
9:00 pm, NC 19

6
Wednesday
Club Day
Union Hallway
Hispanic Heritage Month Dinner
Dining Hall
Business Health Check
7:00 am, College Church Koinonia Room
Resume Writing Workshop
10:00 am, AD 20
Lifelong Learning Institute: Women Artists of the 20th Century
1:00 pm, Goshen College Music Center, Room 110
Ted Grimsrud Lecture
7:00 pm, Newcomer Center, Room 17
All-Campus Worship Night
9:30 pm, Newcomer 19

7
Thursday
Men's Tennis MCC Tournament
Indiana Wesleyan   through October 9, 2010
Colloquium Session 2
2:00 pm, Umble Center
Lifelong Learning Institute: Biblical Studies
3:00 pm, Administration Building, Room 28
Resume Writing Workshop
4:00 pm, AD 20
Inquiry Program Celebration Dinner
5:00 pm, College Mennonite Church, Koinonia Room
Nature Photography Workshop
Merry Lea Farmstead   through October 9, 2010
Candlelight Vigil
9:30 pm, NC 19

8
Friday
8th Annual Grief Seminar
8:00 am, Church Chapel, Fellowship Hall
Chapel: "A Summer of Ministry Inquiry," led by 2010 MIP students. includes anointing
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
ASL Coffeehouse
6:00 pm, Java Junction Lounge
Midnight Worship
10:30 pm, Music Center, Room 153

9
Saturday
Venus and Mars Choral Workshop
2:00 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
KMY Walk-A-Mile
7:00 pm, College Cabin
Venus and Mars Choral Concert
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

10
Sunday
Bringing back Recess
4:00 pm, Field next to Sand Volleyball
SA Yoder Lecture: Author Haven Kimmel
7:00 pm, Newcomer Center, Room 19

11
Monday
Convocation: Cambodia SST unit
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Lifelong Learning Institute: Studies in Local History
1:00 pm, Goshen College Music Center, Room 110

12
Tuesday
Lunch and Learn
12:00 pm, Church Chapel, Koinonia Room
Performing Arts Series: Wailin' Jennys
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

13
Wednesday
Business Health Check
7:00 am, College Church Koinonia Room
All Employee Meeting
10:00 am, CMC Chapel
Lifelong Learning Institute: Studies in Local History
1:00 pm, Goshen College Music Center, Room 110
"With God on our Side" - Movie Night
7:30 pm, RFC 104/105
Midweek FAITH
9:30 pm, RFC 104

14
Thursday
Colloquium - Major Minor Fair
2:00 pm, Fellowship Hall
Lifelong Learning Institute: Biblical Studies
2:00 pm, Administration Building, Room 28

15
Friday
Chapel: "Stories from Hebron: A Christian Peacemaker Team Experience," Esther Kern, CPTer & GC Alum
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Red Cross Blood Drive
10:30 am, Union Gym East
Midnight Worship
10:30 pm, Music Center, Room 153

16
Saturday
Cross Country at Manchester
11:00 am, Mancester College
Volleyball at Concordia
1:00 pm, Concordia
Women's Soccer at USF
2:00 pm, University of St. Francis
Men's Basketball [JV] vs Ancilla
3:00 pm, REC Fit

17
Sunday
Women's Soccer vs Rochester
3:00 pm, GC Soccer Field
Organ Recital Series; Craig Cramer
7:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall

18
Monday
Diversity Recruiting Best Practices
Wyse Hall, Room 318 and Administration Building, Room 35   through October 22, 2010
Mid-term break
  through October 20, 2010
Lifelong Learning Institute: Studies in Local History
1:00 pm, Goshen College Music Center, Room 110

19
Tuesday
Lunch and Learn
12:00 pm, Church Chapel, Koinonia Room
Men's Soccer at IWU
7:00 pm, IWU

20
Wednesday
Business Health Check
7:00 am, College Church Koinonia Room
Lifelong Learning Institute: Studies in Local History
1:00 pm, Goshen College Music Center, Room 110
Parables Worship Service
7:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall
Volleyball vs SAU
7:00 pm, REC Fit
Midweek FAITH
9:30 pm, RFC 104

21
Thursday
Lifelong Learning Institute: Biblical Studies
3:00 pm, Administration Building, Room 28
Men's Basketball [Scrimmage] vs Indiana Tech
7:30 pm, REC Fit

22
Friday
Campus Open House
8:15 am, Rieth Recital Hall
Chapel: "God-sightings," student reflections from Yolo Lopez-Perez & Matt Nafziger
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Enchanted Forest
Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College, Farmstead Site   through October 23, 2010
Volleyball vs Bethel
7:00 pm, REC Fit
Men's Basketball [JV] at L. Michigan
7:00 pm, L. Michigan College
Faculty Recital Series -- Rebecca Hovan, flute & Christine Larson Seitz, piano
7:30 pm,
Midnight Worship
10:30 pm, Music Center, Room 153

23
Saturday
Women's Soccer at SAU
1:00 pm, SAU
Lavender Jazz Fall Concert
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
BSU Red Carpet Party
10:00 pm, NC19
Cross Country at Great Lakes (Grand Rapids)
11:00 pm, Grand Rapids
Campus Wide Prayer 24/7
The Quiet Place (basement of Coffman)   through October 31, 2010

24
Sunday
Taize Worship Service - Sunday, 9 p.m.
9:00 pm, Koinonia Room

25
Monday
Convocation - "Experience & General Education"
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Pastor's Luncheon
11:00 am, College Mennonite Church, Koinonia Room
Lifelong Learning Institute: Local Perspectives on Health Care Delivery
1:00 pm, Goshen College Music Center, Room 110
Local Educators Advisory Meeting
4:00 pm, College Mennonite Church, Rooms 143-144
Volleyball at Anderson
7:00 pm, Anderson

26
Tuesday
Lunch and Learn
12:00 pm, Church Chapel, Koinonia Room
Retired Faculty Luncheon
12:00 pm, Church Chapel, Fellowship Hall
Women's Soccer vs IWU
7:00 pm, GC Soccer Field
Women's Basketball [JV] at Glen Oaks
7:00 pm, Glen Oaks
Men's Basketball [Scrimmage] at St. Joseph
7:30 pm, St. Joseph
Apartment Dessert Potluck
9:00 pm, 4th Floor of the Apartments

27
Wednesday
Anton Flores, speaker, teacher, activist, on campus Oct. 27-29

Business Health Check
7:00 am, College Church Koinonia Room
SPECIAL Chapel: "Justice Crosses Borders: A personal testimony inspired by Exodus 3" - guest preacher Anton Flores
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Catholic Mass
10:00 am, Newcomer 19
Lifelong Learning Institute: Local Perspectives on Health Care Delivery
1:00 pm, Goshen College Music Center, Room 110
SST ORIENTATION - ALL SPRING UNITS
6:30 pm, AD28
Women's Basketball vs Concordia
7:00 pm, REC Fit
Midweek FAITH
9:30 pm, Rec Fitness Center 104

28
Thursday
Lifelong Learning Institute: Biblical Studies
3:00 pm, Administration Building, Room 28
Faculty Workshop with Craig Nelson - "How to Have Even Brighter and Harder Working Students"
3:45 pm, Newcomer Center, Room 17

29
Friday
Volleyball at Cornerstone Tourney
Cornerstone
PA Bus Trip Visit Day
9:00 am, College Mennonite Church, Gathering Rooms
Chapel - "Jesus Crosses Borders: Lessons on Solidarity and Compasison from John 4" - Anton Flores, guest preacher
10:00 am,
Service & Seminary Expo
10:00 am, Connector lounge
CITL Lunch and Learn
11:30 am, College Mennonite Church, Koinonia Room
Faculty Workshop with Craig Nelson: "Fostering Critical Thinking"
12:00 pm, Newcomer Center, Room 19
Men's Soccer [JV] at Trine
4:00 pm, Trine
Men's Basketball [JV] at Bethel
6:00 pm, Bethel
Heritage Circle Reception
6:15 pm, Rieth Recital Hall
Fall Choral Concert
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
Poetry Slam
10:00 pm, NC19

30
Saturday
GEMTA AIM Festival
8:00 am, Music Center
Men's Soccer MCC 1st Round
7:00 pm, TBA
Howell-ween
8:00 pm, Howell House
Day of the Dead
9:30 pm, 1st & 3rd Floor Connector Lounges

31
Sunday
Mike Burton: Graphic Design, Illustration and Letterpress
Hershberger Art Gallery
Eric Brende Lecture
7:30 pm, Music Center, Room 153