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December 2011


1
Thursday
JV Men's Basketball at IU Kokomo
7:00 pm, Kokomo, IN

2
Friday
Chapel - Advent Service of Hymns & Scripture, led by Deb Brubaker's Song Leading Class
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Intro to Theater Class Performance
12:15 pm, Umble Center
Group Meditation
1:00 pm, Newcomer 19
A Festival of Carols
7:30 pm, Goshen College Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall
Student Cookie Reception
9:00 pm, Goshen College Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall

3
Saturday
Molly Morin and Stephen Wolochowicz: Digital Art and Ceramics Exhibit
Hershberger Art Gallery
Men's Basketball vs St. Francis
3:00 pm, RFC
Festival of Carols Donor Thank you
5:00 pm, CMC Fellowship Hall
A Festival of Carols
7:30 pm, Goshen College Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall
Christmas at Kenwood
9:30 pm, Kenwood House

4
Sunday
A Festival of Carols
4:00 pm, Goshen College Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

5
Monday
Merry Lea Book Sale
Union Hallway
Last day of fall semester classes

Convocation: Christmas Party, with Student Life
10:00 am, CHURCH-CHAPEL FELLOWSHIP HALL
Women's Basketball vs Trinity Christian
7:00 pm, RFC
Res Life Christmas
8:00 pm, KMY Connector

6
Tuesday
Reading Day

Annual Globe CD Sale
Union Hallway
Merry Lea Book Sale
Union Hallway
Music Department Juries
8:00 am, Rieth Recital Hall
Complimentary Seated Massages
9:00 am, Westlawn Lounge
Relaxation and Meditation
11:00 am, Koinonia
Afternoon Sabbatical Program
1:00 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
Senior Theater Recital, Matt Lehman and Phil Weaver Stoesz
8:00 pm, Umble Center
Free student drinks
8:30 pm, Java Junction

7
Wednesday
Final Exams
  through December 9, 2011
Merry Lea Book Sale
Union Hallway
Alumni Recital: Leslee Smucker, violin & Anna Showalter, piano
7:30 pm, Rieth Recital Hall
Midweek Faith
9:45 pm, RFC 104

8
Thursday
New Horizons String Orchestra Christmas Concert
7:00 pm, Rieth

10
Saturday
CSA Recitals
11:00 am, Rieth
CSA String Orchestras & Suzuki Play-In
3:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall

12
Monday
Employee Recognition Ceremony
1:00 pm, Goshen College Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall
President's Christmas Reception
2:00 pm, Goshen College Music Center Lobby

13
Tuesday
Men's Basketball vs IU East
7:00 pm, RFC

14
Wednesday
Women's Basketball at Northwestern Ohio
7:00 pm, Lima, OH

15
Thursday
Women's Basketball vs Indiana Tech
7:00 pm, RFC

16
Friday
Men's Basketball at Madonna Tournament
Livonia, MI   through December 17, 2011
The Awakening
8:30 pm, Music Center 153

17
Saturday
Women's Basketball vs Judson
1:00 pm, RFC

29
Thursday
Women's Basketball at IUSB
7:00 pm, South Bend, IN
Men's Basketball at Findlay
7:30 pm, Findlay, OH

January 2012


2
Monday
Campus Housing Available
12:00 pm,

3
Tuesday
New Student Day/Check-In

Spring Placement/Competency Tests
1:00 pm, Click to see details
Men's Basketball at Marian
7:00 pm, Indianapolis, IN
Women's Basketball at Marian University
7:00 pm, Marian University
Women's Basketball vs Marian
7:00 pm, RFC
Men's Basketball vs Grace
7:30 pm, RFC

4
Wednesday
Spring semester classes begin
8:00 am,
Midweek Faith
9:45 pm, RFC 104

5
Thursday
Women's Basketball vs Grace
5:30 pm, RFC

6
Friday
Chapel: "Serving Christ: Student Reflections," -- Liz Berg & Martin Hofkamp, reflecting on this year
10:00 am, Church-Chapel

7
Saturday
Women's Basketball vs IWU
1:00 pm, RFC
Men's Basketball at IWU
3:00 pm, Marion, IN

8
Sunday
Alumni and Friends Gathering
3:00 pm, Sarasota, FL
Women's Basketball at Indiana Wesleyan University
7:00 pm, IWU

9
Monday
Convocation: "North & South: The GC student art exhibit in the library gallery"
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
The Original Hoosiers: Miami History and Culture
3:00 pm, Merry Lea, Learning Center Building

10
Tuesday
End of drop/add period
5:00 pm,
Women's Basketball vs Huntington University
7:00 pm, RFC

11
Wednesday
Women's Basketball at Huntington
7:00 pm, Huntington, IN
Midweek Faith
9:45 pm, RFC 104

12
Thursday
JV Men's Basketball at Grace
7:00 pm, Winona Lake, IN

13
Friday
Chapel - "Songs of Exaltation," led by students The Miller One Throwback Gang
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
SST Faculty Leader Orientation
2:00 pm, Kulp Lounge (Basement)
ISC Break the Ice Party
7:00 pm, 3rd Floor Connector Lounge
Faculty Recital Series Concert
7:30 pm, Rieth

14
Saturday
Indiana All-State Choir Rehearsal
9:00 am, Music Center 153
Women's Basketball vs Spring Arbor
1:00 pm, RFC
Senior Music Recital - Andrea Detweiler, mezzo-soprano
7:30 pm, Rieth Recital Hall
BSU Red Carpet Party
10:00 pm, NC19

15
Sunday
MLK Convo option: "Community Conversation with Dr. Vincent Harding"
4:00 pm, Umble Center

16
Monday
Martin Luther King Jr. Study Day

MLK Convo option: "Spoken-Word Coffeehouse"
9:00 am, CC Fellowship Hall
Convocation: "Martin Luther King--Servant Leader" with Dr. Vincent Harding
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
MLK Luncheon:"Hope, History & Change"
11:30 am, CMC Fellowship Hall

17
Tuesday
Youth Honors Orchestra Concert
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

18
Wednesday
Graduate School Admission Seminar
10:00 am, NC 17
Midweek Faith
9:45 pm, RFC 104

20
Friday
Chapel - "Serving Christ through My Academic Discipline," - Matt Lehman (Theater), Saralyn Murray (ASL), Kent Palmer (Infomatics)
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
CSA Guest Recital: Spektral String Quartet
7:30 pm, Rieth
Night @ the RFC
9:00 pm, RFC

21
Saturday
Celebrate Scholar Day
12:00 pm, College Mennonite Church
Student Talent Showcase
8:00 pm, Umble Center

22
Sunday
Molly Morin: Scultpture & Stephen Wolochowicz: Ceramics
2:00 pm, Hershberger Art Gallery
CSA Recitals
3:00 pm, Rieth

23
Monday
Convocation: "What is the DREAM Act and Why is it Important?"
10:00 am, Church-Chapel

24
Tuesday
Resume Writing Workshop
4:00 pm, AD 20
Spring Kick-Off Auditions
5:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
Z10 Orientation
6:00 pm, Elkhart General Hospital

25
Wednesday
Resume Writing Workshop
10:00 am, AD 20
Parables Worship Service
7:00 pm, Rieth
Midweek Faith
9:45 pm, RFC 104

26
Thursday
Resume Writing Workshop
4:00 pm, AD 20

27
Friday
Red Cross Blood Drive
7:00 am, Union Gym East
Chapel: "Employee Faith Story" - Gwen Gustafson-Zook, new GC minister of worship
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Cholesterol Science
4:00 pm, Science, Room 106

28
Saturday
Spring Kick-Off - Community Show
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
Spring Kick-Off - Student Show
10:00 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

29
Sunday
Art Exhibit: Andy Cooperman, metalsmith
Hershberger Art Gallery   through February 19, 2012

30
Monday
Convocation:"Maple Scholars: Summer Research Opportunities"
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Men's Basketball at Grace
3:00 pm, Winona Lake, IN
JV Men's Basketball at Lake Michigan
7:00 pm, Benton Harbor, MI

31
Tuesday
Men's Basketball vs Marian
7:00 pm, RFC

February


1
Wednesday
Black History Month Kick-Off
5:00 am, Dining Hall
Sound of Environment Meeting
11:30 am, NC 19
Dream Film Series
6:30 pm, AD28
Women's Basketball at Marian
7:00 pm, Indianapolis, IN
JV Men's Basketball vs Concordia
7:00 pm, RFC
Midweek Faith
9:45 pm, RFC 104

2
Thursday
YouthWorks Informational Table
9:00 am, 1st Floor Connector Lounge

3
Friday
Indoor Track & Field at Trine
Angola, IN
Chapel - "A Summer of Camping Inquiry," led by 2011 CIP students
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Summer Camp Recruitment Day
11:00 am, Connector lounge
Winter One Acts
8:00 pm, Umble Center
Hip Hop Dance Party
10:00 pm, NC19

4
Saturday
Music Department Music Achievement Award Auditions
12:00 pm, Rieth
Women's Basketball at Grace
1:00 pm, Winona Lake, IN
Parade of Homes
1:00 pm, All Small Group Houses
Winter One Acts
8:00 pm, Umble Center

5
Sunday
Winter One Acts
3:00 pm, Umble Center
Super Bowl Party
4:00 pm, KMY 3rd Floor Connector Lounge

6
Monday
Convocation: CORE VALUES INSTITUTE Faculty Panel on Teaching Servant Leadership
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Science Speakers
4:00 pm, SC 106

7
Tuesday
LSU Movie Night
6:30 pm, KMY 3rd Floor Connector Lounge
Men's Basketball at Mount Vernon Nazarene U.
7:00 pm, Mt. Vernon, OH

8
Wednesday
Ted Swartz & Co. Visit GC
  through February 10, 2012
"The Big (& Ted) Story" Chapel - Ted Swartz, dramatical storyteller
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
"The Big Story" - Ted Swartz and Company
7:00 pm, Umble Center
Women's Basketball vs Mount Vernon Nazarene U.
7:00 pm, RFC
Midweek Faith
9:45 pm, RFC 104

9
Thursday
Worship Leader's Workshop with Ted Swartz - "Incorporating Drama in Worship"
9:15 am, Koinonia Room in Church-Chapel building
JV Men's Basketball at Bethel
7:00 pm, Mishawaka, IN
Ted Swartz & Company - "Laughter & Lament"
7:00 pm, Church-Chapel

10
Friday
Mock Nursing Convention
7:30 am, Church Fellowship Hall
Chapel: "Reflections on Laughter & Lament"
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Science Speaker
4:00 pm, Science 106
Indoor Track & Field --Goshen Racewalk
7:00 pm, RFC
BSU Movie Night
7:00 pm, NC 17
Ted Swartz & Company - "I'd Like to Buy an Enemy"
7:00 pm, The Goshen Theater, 216 S. Main St., Goshen

11
Saturday
Indoor Track & Field at IWU Invite
Marion, IN
Science Olympiad Regional Tournament
7:00 am, College Mennonite Church
Music Department Music Achievement Award Auditions
12:00 pm, Rieth
Women's Basketball at Spring Arbor
1:00 pm, Spring Arbor, MI
Men's Basketball vs Spring Arbor
3:00 pm, RFC
Valentine Hike and Dinner
4:00 pm, Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College, Farmstead Site
Concerto-Aria Concert
7:30 pm, Goshen College Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall
Open Gym Night
10:00 pm, RFC
ISC Dance Party
10:00 pm, NC19

12
Sunday
Special VDAY Lotus Ticket Sale for GC
Java Junction
College Goal Sunday
1:00 pm, Union Computer Lab 004
EYK Visiting Artist: Andy Cooperman Lecture
4:00 pm, AD 28
Senior Music Recital - Jay Mast, piano
4:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall
EYK Visiting Artist: Andy Cooperman Reception
5:00 pm, Hershberger Art Gallery
Taize Worship
8:00 pm, NC19
Valescantine's Day
9:30 pm, Valesco House

13
Monday
Convocation: "We've Come This Far by Faith" - Dr. Marvin Curtis
10:00 am, Church-Chapel

14
Tuesday
Afternoon Sabbatical Program
1:00 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
Super Tuesday -- practice interviews & resume reviews
2:00 pm, College Church Fellowship Hall
CCNE Orientation for MSN Students
6:00 pm,
Men's Basketball at Huntington
7:00 pm, Huntington, IN
C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest
7:00 pm, Umble Center

15
Wednesday
All Employee Meeting
10:00 am, Umble Center
Women's Basketball vs Huntington
7:00 pm, RFC
Eco Pax Movie "Farmageddon"
7:00 pm, AD28
Midweek Faith
9:45 pm, RFC 104

17
Friday
GC Board of Directors
College Mennonite Church, Koinonia Room   through February 18, 2012
Chapel: "Stories from Prairie Wolf Collective" - members from this co-housing community in Elkhart, Indiana
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Science Speaker
4:00 pm, Science 106
Faculty Recital Series: Matthew Hill
7:30 pm, Rieth Recital Hall
Nathaniel Tann Hour After
9:30 pm, NC19

18
Saturday
Indoor Track & Field at Purdue U.
West Lafayette, IN
Baseball at Pikesville
Pikesville, KY   through February 19, 2012
ASL Workshop
9:00 am, AD 28
Women's Basketball at IWU
1:00 pm, Marion, IN
Men's Basketball vs IWU
3:00 pm, RFC
Nathaniel Tann Hour After
9:30 pm, NC19

19
Sunday
Performing Arts Series: Vance George with Toledo Symphony and GC Choirs
7:00 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

20
Monday
Convocation: "Conversation about Healthy Relationships"
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Science Speaker
4:00 pm, Science 106

21
Tuesday
MAO Happy Hour
3:30 pm, Union Hallway

22
Wednesday
SST - 2nd Orientation
6:30 pm, AD 28
Midweek Faith
9:45 pm, RFC 104

24
Friday
Softball--Florida Trip
Clermont, FL   through March 3, 2012
Chapel: "A Light in the Darkness" - Goshen College Men
10:00 am, Church-Chapel

25
Saturday
Baseball --Florida Trip
Lakeland, FL   through March 4, 2012
Maple Leaf Indoor Marathon
8:00 am, RFC Track

26
Sunday
Maple Leaf Indoor Marathon
7:00 am, RFC Track
Men's Chorus Tour, Rainbow Mennonite Church, Kansas City, KS
9:30 am, 'Light in the Darkness'
Men's Chorus Tour, Shalom Mennonite Church, Newton, KS
7:30 pm, 'Light in the Darkness'

27
Monday
Mid-term break
  through March 2, 2012
Men's Chorus Tour, Hesston College Chapel
11:00 am, 'Light in the Darkness'
Men's Chorus Tour, Whitestone Mennonite Church, Hesston, KS
7:00 pm, 'Light in the Darkness'

28
Tuesday
Men's Chorus Tour, First Mennonite Church, Beatrice NE
7:00 pm, 'Light in the Darkness'

29
Wednesday
Lunch and webinar "Employees Speak on a Liberal Education"
1:00 pm, Newcomer Center, Room 17
Men's Chorus Tour, First Mennonite Church of Iowa City, IA
7:00 pm, 'Light in the Darkness'
Midweek Faith
9:45 pm, RFC 104