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December 2004


1
Wednesday
Convocation: Student Life Christmas Party
10:00 am, church fellowship rooms
Voices-n-Harmony Christmas Concert
6:30 pm, Reith Recital Hall
SGH Information Night
9:30 pm, AD28
Susie's 12 Days of Christmas Movies!
11:00 pm, Susie's apartment

2
Thursday
Last Day of Class

Academic Affairs Committee
4:00 pm, WY122
Community Drum Circle
6:30 pm,
Campus Worship Night
9:00 pm, NC19
Susie's 12 Days of Christmas Movies!
11:00 pm, Susie's apartment

3
Friday
Reading Day

MIx-It-Up Day!!
12:00 pm, Sodexho Cafeteria
Susie's 12 Days of Christmas Movies!
11:00 pm, Susie's apartment

4
Saturday
Associate Dinner
College Mennonite Church
Women's Basketball vs Marian College
1:00 pm, Marian College
Men's Basketball vs Marian College
3:00 pm, Goshen College
Goshen College presents: A Festival of Carols
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
Susie's 12 Days of Christmas Movies!
11:00 pm, Susie's apartment

5
Sunday
Deaf Worship Service
11:00 am, Newcomer Center, Room 17
Goshen College presents: A Festival of Carols
4:00 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
Susie's 12 Days of Christmas Movies!
11:00 pm, Susie's apartment

6
Monday
Final Exams
  through December 8, 2004
Susie's 12 Days of Christmas Movies!
11:00 pm, Susie's apartment

7
Tuesday
Afternoon Sabbatical - Stabat
1:00 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
A Seasonal Concert by Stabat
7:30 pm, Sauder Hall
Susie's 12 Days of Christmas Movies!
11:00 pm, Susie's apartment

8
Wednesday
Susie's 12 Days of Christmas Movies!
11:00 pm, Susie's apartment

9
Thursday
Men's Basketball vs IN Wesleyan University
7:00 pm, IN Wesleyan University
Women's Basketball vs IN Wesleyan University
7:00 pm, Goshen College
Sherer String Trio Debut Concert
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

10
Friday
Bethany Christian Schools Christmas Concert
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

11
Saturday
Community School of the Arts Recitals
Rieth Recital Hall
Women's Basketball vs Lindsey Wilson College
8:00 pm, Georgetown College, KY

12
Sunday
Women's Basketball vs Georgetown, KY
2:00 pm, Georgetown, KY

13
Monday
Men's Basketball vs Palm Beach Alantic University
7:00 pm, Palm Beach Atlantic University

14
Tuesday
Men's Basketball vs Florida Christian College
7:00 pm, Florida Christian College
Women's Basketbal vs Spalding College, KY
7:00 pm, Spalding College, KY

17
Friday
Women's Basketball Goshen College Tournament with Indiana Tech College, Purdue Calument College, Aquinas College
Goshen College   through December 18, 2004

18
Saturday
Women's Basketball Goshen College Tournament
1:00 pm, Goshen College
Elkhart County Symphony Orchestra "Messiah Sing-a-long"
8:00 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

20
Monday
Chicago Bulls Job Fair
3:00 pm, United Center, Chicago, IL

29
Wednesday
Women's Basketball vs Bluffton College
3:00 pm, Bluffton College
No Game because Kalamazoo College cancelled the Men's Basketball vs Kalamazoo College
7:00 pm, Goshen College

January 2005


1
Saturday
Men's Basketball vs Grand Valley State University
3:00 pm, Grand Valley State University

3
Monday
Dorms Open
12:00 pm,

4
Tuesday
Tuition Payments Due

Final Registration
CC Fellowship Hall
Orientation Luncheon
12:00 pm, Koinonia Room
Men's Basketball vs Bethel College
7:00 pm, Goshen College

5
Wednesday
Spring Dominican SST departs
Union, south entrance
Spring Ethiopia SST departs
Union, south entrance
First Day of Class

Chapel: Hymn sing "Choose a favorite and tell us why," led by Deb Brubaker
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Women's Basketball vs Bethel College
7:00 pm, Bethel College
Campus Worship Night
9:00 pm, NC19

7
Friday
Convocation: Poet Julia Kasdorf
10:00 am, church-chapel
Performing Arts Series - Add-On Concert - IIIrd Tyme Out
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

8
Saturday
Indiana All-State Choir Rehearsal
8:30 am, Music Center Room 153
Women's Basketball vs Huntington College
1:00 pm, Goshen College
Men's Basketball vs Huntington College
3:00 pm, Huntington College
Dinner and a Movie (GC students)
5:30 pm, Good Library Gallery (Basement)
Music Department Senior Recital: Robin Wenger, baritone
6:30 pm, Rieth Recital Hall
Percussion Day Concert
8:00 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

9
Sunday
Hershberger Art Gallery exhibit: "The Way of the Cross," John Sherman, graphic design
Hershberger Art Gallery   through February 10, 2005
Parables at Toledo Mennonite CH
9:30 am, Toledo, Ohio
Parables at North Clinton Mennonite CH
6:00 pm, Wauseon, Ohio

10
Monday
Chapel: "How can a scientist pray?" Prof. Carl Helrich
10:00 am, CC

11
Tuesday
End of Drop/Add

Men's Basketball vs Taylor University
7:00 pm, Taylor University
Taize Prayer Service
9:15 pm, NC19

12
Wednesday
Chapel: "Living to the Lord," Professor Jody Saylor; faculty faith story
Church-Chapel
Women's Basketball vs Taylor University
7:00 pm, Goshen College
Campus Worship Night
9:00 pm, NC19

13
Thursday
Faculty Business Meeting
4:00 pm, Newcomer 17

14
Friday
Convocation: "andi and i " Sing and Tell Stories from Emmaus Ministries, a Chicago outreach to male prostitutes
10:00 am, church-chapel
andi and i - "Stories from the Streets"
8:00 pm, Java Junction, Connector

15
Saturday
Men's and Women's Indoor Track and Field at Huntington College Invite
Huntington College
Women's Basketball vs Taylor University of Fort Wayne
1:00 pm, Taylor University at Fort Wayne
Men's Basketball vs Trinity International College
3:00 pm, Goshen College

16
Sunday
Parables at College Mennonite CH
9:30 am, Goshen, Ind.
Opening Reception, "Folk Paintings"
2:00 pm, Library Gallery
Art Gallery Exhibit Reception: John Sherman, Graphic Design
2:00 pm, Hershberger Art Gallery
Library Gallery exhibit: "Folk Paintings"
Library Gallery   through July 9, 2005
Charlie King and Karen Brandow Performance
7:00 pm, Java Junction

17
Monday
Martin Luther King Jr. Study Day
Church-Chapel

18
Tuesday
Afternoon Sabbatical - Instructor of Music and Recording Specialist Matthias Stegmann
1:00 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
Windows and Mirrors Meeting
5:00 pm, Koinonia Room of CMC
Men's Basketball vs Grace College
7:00 pm, Goshen College
C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest
7:00 pm,

19
Wednesday
Chapel: "Revelation" and the "Left Behind" Series - Loren Johns, Dean of AMBS
10:00 am, church-chapel
Senior Seminar Luncheon for Professors of Senior Seminar
12:00 pm, Administration Bldg, Room 20
LGI Meeting
1:00 pm, Church Chapel Koinonia Room
Women's Basketball vs Grace College
7:00 pm, Grace College
Campus Worship Night
9:00 pm, NC19
SST Letter Writing Party
9:30 pm, Connector 3rd Floor Lounge

20
Thursday
Academic Affairs Committee
3:15 pm, Wyse 122

21
Friday
Shift Happens: Preparing for Change
Westlawn lounge
Convocation: "Creating a Culture of Hospitality" - Interim President John D. Yordy
10:00 am, church-chapel
Faculty Recital Series - GC Music Faculty
7:30 pm, Rieth Recital Hall

22
Saturday
Women's Basketball vs St. Francis University
12:00 pm, St. Francis University TIME CHANGED TO 12 NOON BECAUSE OF WEATHER
Men's Basketball vs St. Francis University
3:00 pm, Goshen College
Ben Friesen's Senior Theater Recital, "Greater Tuna" by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears, and Ed Howard
8:00 pm, Umble Center

23
Sunday
Parables at Southside Fellowship CH
Elkhart, Ind.
Performing Arts Series - Tokyo String Quartet
4:00 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

24
Monday
Chapel: "Parables," Goshen College's touring ensemble
10:00 am, Church-Chapel

25
Tuesday
Umble Master Class: Leslie Bentley
Umble Center   through January 29, 2005
Umble Masterclass Keynote Address with Leslie Bentley
7:00 pm, Umble Center
Taize Prayer Service
9:15 pm, NC19

26
Wednesday
Convocation: Theater for Social Change - Dr. Leslie Bentley
10:00 am, church-chapel
Women's Basketball vs Spring Arbor College
7:00 pm, Goshen College
Campus Worship Night
9:00 pm, NC19

27
Thursday
Mennonite Pastor Visit Evening
Church-Chapel, Fellowship Hall
Schools Meeting
4:00 am,
Men's Basketball vs Spring Arbor College
7:00 pm, Spring Arbor College

28
Friday
Men's and Women's Indoor Track and Field at Alltel Classic
Findlay, OH   through January 29, 2005
Convocation: "People of Passion" - Odelet Nance, director of multicultural affairs
10:00 am, church-chapel
"Show Me the Money: Managing the Money Flow
12:00 pm, North Dining Room
Carrie Newcomer Concert
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

29
Saturday
Vocation workshop with Carrie Newcomer
10:00 am, Koinonia Rooms 300-301, Church-Chapel
Women's Basketball vs Marian College
1:00 pm, Goshen College
Men's Basketball vs Marian College
3:00 pm, Marian College
Music Department Senior Recital: Jennifer Bekhterev, soprano
4:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall
Chamber Music Series: Martin Hodel, trumpet and Kent McWilliams, piano
7:30 pm, Rieth Recital Hall
Kick-Off
9:00 pm, Union Gym East

30
Sunday
Parables with Bonneyville Mennonite
at Camp Lutherwald, Howe, Indiana
Piano Concerto Concert
4:00 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

31
Monday
Chapel: Jim Schrag-"What's New About Mennonite Church USA?"
10:00 am, church-chapel

February


1
Tuesday
Creating/Writing Your First Resume
4:00 pm, AD 20
Men's Basketball vs IN Wesleyan University
7:00 pm, Goshen College
Poetry Reading, Poet David Wright
7:00 pm, Newcomer 19

2
Wednesday
Business Breakfast Meeting
7:00 am, Church Chapel 300 & 301
Convocation: "Making Music Together" - Composer Jim Clemens & Poet David Wright
10:00 am, church-chapel
Women's Basketball vs IN Wesleyan University
7:00 pm, IN Wesleyan University
Shay Banks-Young & Julia Jefferson: Descendants of President Thomas Jefferson & Sally Hemings, his slave
7:00 pm, Umble Center
Campus Worship Night
9:00 pm, NC19

3
Thursday
Faculty Business Meeting -- All Faculty
4:00 pm, NC17
Community Drum Circle
6:30 pm, Music Center Lobby

4
Friday
Men's and Women's Indoor Track and Field Maple Leaf Invite
Goshen College
Finding Your First Job: Best Practices for the Search
12:00 pm, North Dining Room
Tuition acct payments due
12:30 pm, Admin 05-cashier

5
Saturday
Women's Basketball vs Bethel College
1:00 pm, Goshen College
Men's Basketball vs Bethel College
3:00 pm, Bethel College
Winter Tree Hike at Merry Lea
4:00 pm, Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center
International Student Club Coffeehouse
5:00 pm, College Church Fellowship Hall/Umble Center

7
Monday
Business Breakfast Meeting
7:00 am, Church Chapel 300 & 301
Chapel: "Can't Wait to Go To Camp"
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Required Faculty Meeting
10:00 am, College Church Fellowship Hall (south end)

8
Tuesday
Men's Basketball vs Huntington College
7:00 pm, Goshen College
Taize Prayer Service
9:15 pm, NC19

9
Wednesday
Ash Wednesday

Camp Day: Interview for summer positions
Union Hallway
Chapel: "From Calvary to Wondrous Love" - Lenten hymnsing with Jim Heiks
10:00 am,
Mennonites in Prison in Viet Nam - Lowell & Ruth Jantzi, Mennonite Central Committee, Viet Nam
11:30 am, dining hall
Women's Basketball vs Huntington College
7:00 pm, Huntington College
Indianapolis Alumni Gathering
7:00 pm, Indianapolis Peace House, 1421 N. Central St., Indianapolis, IN
Campus Worship Night
9:00 pm, NC19

10
Thursday
Teaching Faculty Forum
4:00 pm, NC 17

11
Friday
34th Annual Nursing Mock Convention
College Mennonite Church Fellowship Hall
Men's and Women's Indoor Track and Field at Hillsdale Invite
Hillsdale, MI
Convocation: The Meaning Behind the "Madness" - Bill Born, dean of students
10:00 am, church-chapel
Telling Your Story Effectively: Interviewing Strategies
12:00 pm, North Dining Room
Judy Gorman Concert
9:00 pm, Java Junction, Connector

12
Saturday
Community School of the Arts Recitals
Rieth Recital Hall
Men's and Women's Indoor Track and Field at Taylor Invite
Upland, IN
Celebrate Scholar Day
9:00 am, Check-in: Church Chapel
Goshen College Undergraduate Academic Symposium
12:30 pm, Newcomer Center, Rooms 14 and 17
Women's Basketball vs Taylor University
1:00 pm, Taylor University
Men's Basketball vs Taylor University
3:00 pm, Goshen College
Praise & Worship Workshop
7:00 pm, NC19
Performing Arts Series - Baltimore Consort
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

13
Sunday
Lent 1

John Running Johnson, sculpture
Hershberger Art Gallery   through March 17, 2005
Parables Worship Team at Silverwood Mennonite CH
9:00 am, Goshen, Ind.
South Bend Alumni Gathering
4:30 pm, Tippecanoe Place, 620 W Washington Ave.
Faculty Recital Series - Dr. Solomia Soroka and Dr. Arthur Greene
7:30 pm, Rieth Recital Hall

14
Monday
Healthy Choices Week
Campus   through February 18, 2005
Landscape Steering Committee
8:00 am, Koinonia Room
Chapel: Healthy Relationships: "On Being Christian and Being Intimate" - Susan Landes Beck and Keith Graber Miller
10:00 am, church-chapel
Online Resume Workshop
3:00 pm, Union 004W and E

15
Tuesday
Afternoon Sabbatical - John Graulty
1:00 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
Windows and Mirrors Meeting
5:00 pm, Koinonia Room of CMC
Senior Celebration Dinner
6:00 pm, Greencroft Senior Center
Honors Wind Symphony Winter Concert
8:00 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

16
Wednesday
Convocation: "Food, Body Image and Stress" - Valerie Staples, U. of Notre Dame
10:00 am, church-chapel
Men's Basketball at Andrews University
7:00 pm, Andrews University
Campus Worship Night: Christians and Dating, Jason & Rhiannon Harrison
9:00 pm, NC 19

17
Thursday
Academic Affairs Committee
3:15 pm, Wyse 122

18
Friday
Discover Nursing at Goshen College
Wyse Hall - Second Floor
Science Olympiad
Goshen College Campus
Convocation: John D. Roth - Reflections on a Journey of Faith
10:00 am, church-chapel
Cooking for One: Recipes and Recommendations
12:00 pm, North Dining Room
Working with Millennial Students of Color
12:00 pm, Church Chapel, Koinonia Room
Dorkfest 3.0
7:00 pm, 3rd Floor of the Connector
Goshen College Orchestra: Concerto-Aria Concert
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

19
Saturday
Teacher Education NCATE Visit
  through February 23, 2004
Men's and Women's Indoor Track and Field at Boilermaker Invite
West Lafayette, IN
Science Olympiad
7:30 am,
Student Leadership Retreat
9:30 am, Church-Chapel, Koinonia Room
Men's Basketball vs Grace College
3:00 pm, Grace College
Goshen College Choral Concert
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

20
Sunday
Lent 2

Parables Worship Team at North Leo Mennonite CH
9:00 am, Leo, Ind.
Maple City Chamber Orchestra
3:00 pm, Sauder Hall

21
Monday
Chapel: "Sing Unto the Lord a New Song" - Black Student Union
10:00 am, church-chapel
Farewell for Jim Dreier
2:00 pm, Church-Chapel, Koinonia Room

22
Tuesday
Lunch Meeting with President Search Committee members
College Mennonite Church
African American Heritage Dinner
5:30 pm, Sodexho
Sigma Theta Tau Research Program and Pizza Party
5:30 pm, Church-Chapel, Fellowship Rooms 303, 304 & 305
Women's Basketball MCC Tourney Goshen vs IN Wesleyan University
7:00 pm, IN Wesleyan University
Taize Prayer Service
9:15 pm, NC19

23
Wednesday
Chapel: Spring Break Sending with GC Choirs
10:00 am, MUSIC CENTER, Sauder Concert Hall
Men's Basketball MCC Tourney at Goshen College vs Spring Arbor University MCC Tournament Rules everyone pays to attend the game.
7:00 pm, Goshen College
Campus Worship Night: Hymn Sing - Peacemaking
9:00 pm, NC 19

24
Thursday
Annual Business Luncheon with Dave Humphrey's (RVIA)
12:00 pm, Church-Chapel, Fellowship Hall
Schools Meeting
4:00 pm,

25
Friday
Convocation: 2005 - the International Year of Physics
10:00 am, AD 28 (NOTE LOCATION CHANGE)
Spring Break Men's Chorus Tour
2:40 pm, Iowa Mennonite High School, 1421 540th St. SW, Kalona, Iowa
Alumni and Friends Dinner
5:30 pm, Peking Buffet, 93 2nd St., Coralville, Iowa.
Spring Break Men's Chorus Tour
7:00 pm, West Union Mennonite Church, 3253 305th St., Parnell, Iowa
Faculty Recital Series: David Machavariani, cello
7:30 pm, Rieth Recital Hall

26
Saturday
Men's and Women's Indoor Track and Field at Frozen Forest Classic
Huntington, IN
Spring Break Men's Chorus Tour
7:00 pm, First Mennonite Church, 6714 W State Hwy 4, Beatrice, Neb.
Spring Break Service Trip to Jubilee Partners
Comer, GA   through March 6, 2005

27
Sunday
Lent 3

Spring Break Men's Chorus Tour
Bethesda Mennonite Church, 930 16th St., Henderson, Neb.

28
Monday
Spring Break
  through March 4, 2005
Faculty retreat: "Reducing Anxiety, Raising Trust"
12:00 pm, college cabin
Spring Break Men's Chorus Tour
7:00 pm, First Mennonite Church, 430 W 9th Ave., Denver, Colo.
Alumni and Friends Reception
8:00 pm, First Mennonite Church, 430 W. 9th Ave., Denver, Colorado