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August 2023


1
Tuesday
May-Summer SSTers return


4
Friday
Year-round calendar - Session VI: Last day of class

Woman's Volleyball and Men's & Women's Soccer Team Early Arrival
11:00 am, Welcome Center

8
Tuesday
Year-round calendar - Session VI grades due
5:00 pm,

9
Wednesday
New Faculty Orientation
8:00 am, Newcomer Center, Room 17
MLAC Golf Outing
11:00 am, Maplecrest Country Club

10
Thursday
New Employee Orientation
8:30 am, Newcomer Center, Room 17
August Nature Explorers - Merry Lea
9:00 am, Merry Lea - Glacial Retreat Center

11
Friday
New Faculty Orientation
8:00 am, Newcomer Center, Room 17
Men's & Women's Cross Country Team Early Arrival
11:00 am, RFC

15
Tuesday
All-Employee Retreat
10:00 am, Rain Location - Sanctuary
All-Employee Retreat
10:00 am, Shanklin Park

17
Thursday
President's Workshop
8:30 am, Church - Fellowship Hall

18
Friday
Dean's Workshop
8:00 am, Church - Fellowship Hall
Men's & Women's Tennis Team Early Arrival
11:00 am, RFC

20
Sunday
Welcome Week (New Students)
  through August 27, 2023

21
Monday
Res Life Field Day
6:00 pm, KMY Lawn

22
Tuesday
Slip and Slide Kickball
6:30 pm, KMY Lawn
Women's Volleyball vs Calumet College of St. Joseph
7:00 pm, Gunden Gymnasium

23
Wednesday
Welcome Week Convocation: Where Have I Landed?
10:00 am, Church Chapel Sanctuary
Res Life Spirit Night
6:00 pm, Connector 1st Floor Lounge

24
Thursday
Movie on the Lawn with The Chief
8:30 pm, KMY Lawn

25
Friday
Welcome Week: New Student Blessing
2:00 pm, Church-Chapel
Women's Volleyball at Aquinas (Aquinas Tri-Match)
3:00 pm, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Women's Volleyball vs Calumet College of St. Joseph (Aquinas Tri-Match)
5:00 pm, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Student Life Trivia Night
7:00 pm, Newcomer, NC 19

27
Sunday
Residence Halls Open for Returning Students
12:00 pm, Dorms
Ice Cream Social
7:00 pm, Schrock Plaza

28
Monday
Year-round calendar: Session I classes begin

Traditional Calendar: Final fall check-in

Traditional Calendar: Fall classes begin
8:00 am,

29
Tuesday
Theater Fling
7:00 pm, Umble Center

30
Wednesday
Opening Convo: Sweet Synergy
10:00 am, Church-chapel and Schrock Plaza
On-Campus Jobs Fair
11:30 am, Church-Chapel, Fellowship Hall
Music Ensemble Welcome Reception
4:00 pm, Music Center Lobby

September


1
Friday
Westlawn Groundbreaking
10:00 am, Westlawn Lawn
Women's Volleyball at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (Showdown in the Woods)
1:00 pm, Saint Mary of the Woods, Ind.
Women's Volleyball vs Brescia (Showdown in the Woods)
5:00 pm, Saint Mary of the Woods, Ind.
Cross Country at Winrow-Valparaiso Open
5:00 pm, Valparaiso, Ind.
Downtown Goshen First Friday
6:00 pm, Off Campus
Performing Arts Series Concert: Flor de Toloache
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall
Women's Volleyball vs Midway (Showdown in the Woods)
9:00 pm, Saint Mary of the Woods, Ind.

2
Saturday
Tennis vs Huntington
10:00 am, GC Tennis Complex
Women's Volleyball vs Alice Lloyd (Showdown in the Woods)
1:00 pm, Saint Mary of the Woods, Ind.
Women's Volleyball vs IUPUC (Showdown in the Woods)
3:00 pm, Saint Mary of the Woods, Ind.
Women's Soccer vs Brescia
4:00 pm, GC Soccer Complex

4
Monday
Labor Day holiday

Women's Soccer vs Carolina
11:00 am, GC Soccer Complex

5
Tuesday
Tennis at Grace
2:00 pm, Winona Lake, Ind.
Traditional Calendar: Fall semester drop/add deadline
5:00 pm,
Year-round calendar - Session I: Drop-add period ends
5:00 pm,
Pizza and Power Tools
7:00 pm, Umble Center

6
Wednesday
ICC Plenary Session
9:00 am, Umble Center
Chapel: Walking Together
10:00 am, Church-Chapel Sanctuary
Men's Soccer at Concordia (Mich.)
3:00 pm, Ann Arbor, Mich.
History, Pre-Law, and Politics Social
5:00 pm, Wyse Lawn
Women's Volleyball at Grace
7:00 pm, Winona Lake, Ind.

7
Thursday
THOR En Route - Professional Jobs Event
10:00 am, Newcomer Center, Room 19
Tennis at Spring Arbor
3:30 pm, Spring Arbor, Mich.

8
Friday
Club Information Session - Canceled
10:00 am, Administration Building, AD28
Women's Volleyball at Indiana Tech (Liz Lykowski Memorial Tournament)
2:00 pm, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Women's Volleyball vs Saint Ambrose (Liz Lykowski Memorial Tournament)
6:00 pm, Fort Wayne, Ind.

9
Saturday
Women's Volleyball vs Concordia (Mich.) (Liz Lykowski Memorial Tournament)
10:00 am, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Women's Volleyball vs IU-Northwest (Liz Lykowski Memorial Tournament)
12:00 pm, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Tennis at Purdue Northwest, Judson
12:30 pm, Hammond, Ind.
Men's Soccer vs Georgetown
1:00 pm, GC Soccer Complex
Women's Soccer vs Madonna
7:00 pm, GC Soccer Complex

10
Sunday
Ceramics Guild Closing Reception and Artist Talk
2:00 pm, Music Center, Hershberger Art Gallery
The LEAFYs
7:00 pm, Umble Center
Taize Worship Service
8:00 pm, Newcomer, NC19

12
Tuesday
Blood Drive
10:30 am, Church - Fellowship Hall
ASL Club weekly meeting
4:00 pm, Newcomer Center, Room 17

13
Wednesday
Convo: Why We Sing
10:00 am, Church-Chapel Sanctuary
Tennis at Bethel
3:00 pm, Mishawaka, Ind.
Men's Soccer vs Rochester
7:00 pm, GC Soccer Complex
Women's Volleyball at Saint Francis (Ind.)
7:00 pm, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Women's Soccer at IU-Northwest
9:00 pm, Gary, Ind.

15
Friday
Cross Country at Ray Bullock Invitational
Upland, Ind.
Faith in Action Camps
5:00 pm, Newcomer Center, Room 17
Women's Volleyball vs Indiana Wesleyan
7:00 pm, Gunden Gymnasium

16
Saturday
Tennis vs Saint Francis
10:00 am, Goshen Middle School, Goshen IN
Amish & Mennonite Quilts Gallery Talk
2:00 pm, Good Library Gallery
Men's Soccer vs Aquinas
3:00 pm, GC Soccer Complex
Women's Volleyball vs Marian
3:00 pm, Gunden Gymnasium
Women's Soccer vs Siena Heights
7:00 pm, GC Soccer Complex
Faculty Recital: Scott Hochstetler and H. Roz Woll
7:30 pm, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall

17
Sunday
a sense of place | Sara Method Exhibit
Hershberger Art Gallery - inside the GC Music Center   through November 12, 2023

18
Monday
Back-to-school cookout
5:00 pm, Schrock Plaza

19
Tuesday
Tennis at Mount Vernon Nazarene
2:00 pm, Mount Vernon, Ohio

20
Wednesday
Hispanic Heritage Month Convocation
10:00 am, Church-Chapel Sanctuary
Women's Soccer at Lourdes
3:00 pm, Sylvania, Ohio
Women's Volleyball at Spring Arbor
7:00 pm, Spring Arbor, Mich.
Outdoor Worship and S'mores
8:00 pm, KMY Lawn

21
Thursday
Tennis vs Marian
1:00 pm, GC Tennis Complex

22
Friday
Bonus Convo: Making Sen$e
10:00 am, Umble Center
Back-to-school cookout
5:00 pm, Schrock Plaza
ASL Connect
6:30 pm, College Cabin
Women's Volleyball at Mount Vernon Nazarene
7:00 pm, Mount Vernon, Ohio
Grocery Bingo
8:00 pm, Newcomer Center, Room 19

23
Saturday
Easy Artisan Cheese Making (AM Session)- Merry Lea
9:00 am, Merry Lea - Rieth Village
Tennis vs Indiana Wesleyan
10:00 am, GC Tennis Complex
Easy Artisan Cheese Making (PM Session)- Merry Lea
1:00 pm, Merry Lea - Rieth Village
Women's Soccer at Huntington
1:30 pm, Huntington, Ind.
Buried in the Bog - Merry Lea
2:00 pm, Merry Lea - Glacial Retreat Center
Women's Volleyball at Huntington
3:00 pm, Huntington, Ind.
Men's Soccer vs Huntington
7:00 pm, GC Soccer Complex
Performing Arts Series Concert: Lone Bellow
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

24
Sunday
ASL Club movie night
7:30 pm, Newcomer Center, Room 17

25
Monday
Community Engagement Day

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

All Employee Forum
10:00 am, Umble Center

26
Tuesday
September Tales & Trails - Merry Lea
10:00 am, Merry Lea - Glacial Retreat Center
Elkhart Indiana Black Expo Group
2:30 pm, Church Chapel, Koinonia Room
Teacher Education - Ice Cream Social
2:30 pm, Church Gathering Rooms 142-144

27
Wednesday
Tennis at ITA Regional Tournament
Marion, Ind.   through September 30, 2023
Chapel: What?! Mennonite?
10:00 am, Church-Chapel Sanctuary
Women's Soccer vs Marian
6:00 pm, GC Soccer Complex
Men's Soccer at Marian
7:00 pm, Indianapolis, Ind.
Women's Volleyball vs Taylor
7:00 pm, Gunden Gymnasium

29
Friday
Women's Volleyball vs Bethel
7:00 pm, Gunden Gymnasium
Hispanic Heritage Month - Movie Night
7:30 pm, Schrock Plaza

30
Saturday
Cross Country at Live in Lou Classic
Louisville, Ky.
POP-UP! Vendors Market celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
10:00 am, Newcomer
Women's Volleyball vs Grace
2:00 pm, Gunden Gymnasium
Women's Soccer at Spring Arbor
3:00 pm, Spring Arbor, Mich.
Men's Soccer vs Spring Arbor
5:00 pm, GC Soccer Complex
Kick-Off
8:00 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

October


2
Monday
ICC Plenary Session
9:00 am, Umble Center

3
Tuesday
Men's Tennis at Marian (Crossroads League Quarterfinals)
Indianapolis, Ind.
Women's Tennis at Marian (Crossroads League Quarterfinals)
Indianapolis, Ind.
Tennis at Crossroads League Quarterfinals (Pending Qualification)
TBA

4
Wednesday
Convocation: From a Life of Success to a Life of Purpose
10:00 am, Church-Chapel Sanctuary
AmeriCorps Internships Recruiting Event
11:00 am, Welcome Center
Student Senate Election
11:00 am, Union, Hunsberger Commons
Women's Volleyball vs Saint Francis (Ind.)
7:00 pm, Gunden Gymnasium

5
Thursday
Tennis at Crossroads League Semifinals (Pending Qualification)
TBA

6
Friday
Cross Country at Bethel Invitational
St. Patrick's County Park / South Bend, Ind,
Homecoming
Multiple Campus Locations   through October 8, 2023
Homecoming Open House
9:00 am, Welcome Center
Lavender Jazz Big Band Concert
6:00 pm, Off Campus, The Goshen Theater
Homecoming Social: GC Latinx Alumni
6:30 pm, Off Campus - The Goshen Theater: Meet & Greet Room
Lavender Jazz Big Band Concert
7:15 pm, Off Campus, The Goshen Theater
One Acts
8:00 pm, Umble Center

7
Saturday
Tennis at Crossroads League Final (Pending Qualification)
TBA
GC Thrift Fair!
1:00 pm, Union Building
Men's Soccer vs Indiana Wesleyan
2:00 pm, GC Soccer Complex
One Acts
4:00 pm, Umble Center
Women's Soccer at Indiana Wesleyan
4:00 pm, Marion, Ind.
Sara Method Reception and Artist Talk
5:30 pm, Music Center, Hershberger Art Gallery
Women's Volleyball vs IU-South Bend
7:00 pm, Gunden Gymnasium
Homecoming Music Gala
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall
Trivia Night
9:00 pm, Newcomer Center, Room 19

8
Sunday
One Acts
2:00 pm, Umble Center
Taize Worship Service
8:00 pm, Newcomer, NC 19

9
Monday
Major Minor Fair
10:00 am, Church - Fellowship Hall
Flu Shot Clinic
5:00 pm, Church Chapel, Koinonia Room

10
Tuesday
Flu Shot Clinic
5:00 pm, Church Chapel, Koinonia Room

11
Wednesday
CCE Hosting Bethany 5/6 graders
8:30 am, Administration Building, AD28
Convo: Why SST Matters
10:00 am, Church-Chapel Sanctuary
Retirement Reception for Delane Graber
3:00 pm, Church Chapel - Gathering Rooms
Women's Soccer vs Mount Vernon Nazarene
7:00 pm, GC Soccer Complex
Men's Soccer at Mount Vernon Nazarene
7:00 pm, Mount Vernon, Ohio
Women's Volleyball at Indiana Wesleyan
7:00 pm, Marion, Ind.

12
Thursday
Year-round calendar - Session I: Last day of class


13
Friday
Traditional Calendar: Mid-term break
  through October 17, 2023
CCE School Campus Visit
8:30 am, Church - Fellowship Hall
Women's Volleyball at Calumet College of St. Joseph
3:00 pm, Whiting, Ind.
Camerata Singers Concert
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall
Hispanic Heritage Month - Movie Night - Canceled
7:30 pm, Schrock Plaza

14
Saturday
RPGC Plays DCC
6:00 pm, Union, Hunsberger Commons
Women's Soccer vs Saint Francis (Ind.)
7:00 pm, GC Soccer Complex
Men's Soccer at Saint Francis (Ind.)
7:00 pm, Fort Wayne, Ind.

17
Tuesday
Year-round calendar - Session I grades due
5:00 pm,

18
Wednesday
Year-round calendar - Session II classes begin

Oak Farm Montessori High School Group Visit
8:30 am, Welcome Center
Chapel: Building Bridges of Listening and Understanding
10:00 am, Church-Chapel Sanctuary
Local MYF/Youth Group Gathering
6:00 pm, Church - Fellowship Hall
Interpersonal Violence Awareness: Community Responses
7:00 pm, Newcomer Center, Room 19
Women's Volleyball at Marian
7:00 pm, Indianapolis, Ind.

19
Thursday
Candle Painting
8:00 am, Good Library Reference Room

20
Friday
Do Dogs Know Calculus? Bifurcations at the Beach
10:00 am, Science 106
Fiesta en la plaza! - Canceled
5:00 pm, Schrock Plaza
BSU & LSU Halloween Bonfire at the College Cabin
6:00 pm, College Cabin
Enchanted Forest - Day 1 of 2
7:00 pm, Merry Lea - Farmstead
Women's Volleyball vs Mount Vernon Nazarene
7:00 pm, Gunden Gymnasium
Performing Arts Series Concert: Apollo's Fire-Handel's Israel in Egypt
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall
Campus Ministries Movie Night
8:00 pm, Connector 1st Floor Lounge
Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration
9:00 pm, RFC - Turf Room

21
Saturday
Cross Country at NAIA Great Lakes Challenge
Riverside Park / Grand Rapids, Mich.
A Coalition of Blackness - Cancelled
9:00 am, Newcomer Center, Room 17 & 19
Women's Volleyball vs Huntington
3:00 pm, Gunden Gymnasium
Men's Soccer at Bethel
5:00 pm, Mishawaka, ind.
2023 Sherer Violin & Piano Competition Judges' Concert
7:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall
Women's Soccer vs Bethel
7:00 pm, GC Soccer Complex
Res Life Game Night
8:00 pm, Connector 1st Floor Lounge

22
Sunday
2023 Sherer Violin & Piano Competition Winners' Concert
4:00 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

23
Monday
Traditional Calendar: Academic advising period
  through November 10, 2023
ICC Plenary Session
9:00 am, Umble Center
Nursing and Public Health Career Day
9:00 am, Church - Fellowship Hall
LSU Open Meeting
10:00 am, Newcomer Center, Room 19

24
Tuesday
ENL Evaluations
4:30 pm, Newcomer Center, Room 17
Bonus Convo: Healthy Sexuality
7:00 pm, Administration, AD 28
Rawlins Trio Chamber Music Recital
7:30 pm, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall

25
Wednesday
Convo: The Queen Singers
10:00 am, Church-Chapel Sanctuary
Homies for Housing Info Table
11:00 am, Union, Hunsberger Commons
ENL Evaluations
4:30 pm, Newcomer Center, Room 17
Year-round calendar - Session II: drop/add period ends
5:00 pm,
Binational Winner Celebration for Jakyra Green
5:30 pm, Umble Center, Yost Room
Women's Volleyball vs Spring Arbor
6:00 pm, Gunden Gymnasium
Pastors and Leaders Gathering
6:30 pm, Church Chapel, Koinonia Room
Women's Soccer at Grace
7:00 pm, Winona Lake, Ind.
Men's Soccer vs Grace
8:00 pm, GC Soccer Complex

26
Thursday
Fly & Drive Trip
Welcome Center   through October 29, 2023
Ascend Indiana Tabling
11:00 am, Union, Hunsberger Commons
Mayoral Candidate Forum
7:00 pm, Church - Fellowship Hall

27
Friday
Traditional Calendar: Last day to withdraw with a "W"

Trunk or treat
6:00 pm, RFC
Men's Basketball vs Madonna (At Lancer Tipoff Classic)
6:00 pm, Winona Lake, Ind.
Women's Basketball vs Concordia (Mich.) (At Cougar Classic)
6:00 pm, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Women's Volleyball at Taylor
7:00 pm, Upland, Ind.
Performing Arts Series Concert: The Wailin' Jennys
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall
Movie in Romero Courtyard
8:30 pm, Romero Courtyard

28
Saturday
Women's Basketball vs Cornerstone (At Cougar Classic)
10:00 am, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Men's Basketball vs Kentucky Christian (At Lancer Tipoff Classic)
12:00 pm, Winona Lake, Ind.
Women's Volleyball at Bethel
3:00 pm, Mishawaka, ind.
Women's Soccer at Taylor
7:00 pm, Upland, Ind.
Men's Soccer vs Taylor
7:00 pm, GC Soccer Complex
Fall Choral Concert
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall
Haunted Halls
9:00 pm, Miller Hall 1

29
Sunday
Spike ball Tourney
3:00 pm, Outside Basketball Courts

30
Monday
Indiana Parenting Institute of St. Joe Country Group visit
12:00 pm, Welcome Center

31
Tuesday
Guest Recital: Patricia Caicedo, Soprano
7:30 pm, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall