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December 2013


1
Sunday
World AIDS DAY Awareness
7:00 pm, Administration Building 28

2
Monday
Convocation: True Stories from First-Year Students
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Fall Peru SST Return
3:00 pm, Newcomer North Driveway

3
Tuesday
Men's Basketball at Bethel College
7:00 pm, Mishawaka, IN
GC Swing Dance Club Meetings
7:30 pm, Old Pool Space at RFC
EcoPAX Holiday Party!
8:00 pm, 3rd Floor Connector

4
Wednesday
Sound of the Environment
12:00 pm, Newcomer Room 19
Un Baile: Latina American Dance Lessons
6:30 pm, Old Pool Space at RFC
Un Baile: Latina American Dance Lessons
6:30 pm, Old Pool Space at RFC
Women's Basketball vs Bethel College
7:00 pm, RFC

6
Friday
Chapel: Advent Service of Scripture and Song
10:00 am, College Church Chapel
Unity Potluck and Worship
6:00 pm, Newcomer 19
A Festival of Carols
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
President's Dessert Reception for Students
9:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall

7
Saturday
Women's Basketball at Grace College
1:00 pm, Winona Lake, IN
Men's Basketball vs Grace College
3:00 pm, RFC
Donor Appreciation Dinner- Festival of Carols
4:45 pm, Fellowship Hall
A Festival of Carols
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
Christmas at Kenwood
10:00 pm, Kenwood House

8
Sunday
A Festival of Carols
4:00 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
Is the Word Poetry Open Mic and Slam
8:00 pm, Newcomer 19

9
Monday
Fall Semester: Last Day of Classes

Convocation: Christmas Party by Student Life Dept.
10:00 am, Church Chapel Fellowship Hall
Student Life Christmas Convocation
10:00 am, College Church Fellowship Hall

10
Tuesday
Reading Day

Music Department Fall Juries
9:00 am, Reith
Quantitative Literacy Test
10:00 am, UN 004
Language placement tests
11:00 am, UN 004 - below the bookstore
Afternoon Sabbatical
1:00 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
Electronics and Robotics Show
3:00 pm, Rec Fitness Center Old Pool Space
GC Swing Dance Club Meetings
7:30 pm, Old Pool Space at RFC
Joel Kawira Senior Recital
8:00 pm, Umble Center 100

11
Wednesday
Fall Semester Final Exams
  through December 13, 2013
Snack Attack
10:00 pm, KMY Connector First Floor Lounge

13
Friday
Session II: Last Day of Class


14
Saturday
CSA Student Recitals
11:00 am, Reith
Women's Basketball vs Trinity Christian College
1:00 pm, RFC
Maple City Chamber Orchestra Concert
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

16
Monday
Employee Recognition
1:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall
President's Christmas Reception for Employees
2:00 pm, Music Center Lobby

17
Tuesday
Men's Basketball at Grand View University
8:30 pm, Wisconsin Dells Tournament

18
Wednesday
Men's Basketball at Clarke University
6:30 pm, Wisconsin Dells Tournament

19
Thursday
Women's Basketball at Indiana University-South Bend
7:00 pm, South Bend, IN

20
Friday
Farewell Reception for Dallis Miller
2:30 pm, Administration Building Room 20

21
Saturday
Men's Basketball - Saint Xavier Tournament
Chicago, IL   through December 23, 2013
Workshops for Latino Familes
9:00 am, Union 111

30
Monday
Women's Basketball vs Judson College
7:00 pm, RFC

January 2014


4
Saturday
Winter Softball Clinic
8:00 am, Recreational Fitness Center gym
Women's Basketball vs University of St. Francis
1:00 pm, RFC
Men's Basketball at Univ. of St. Francis
3:00 pm, Fort Wayne, IN

6
Monday
Campus Housing Opens
12:00 pm, All Campus Housing

7
Tuesday
Final Registration, New Student Day

Session III begins: Year-Round calendar

Quantitative Literacy Test
3:00 pm, UN 004 - Schertz computer lab
Language placement tests
4:00 pm, UN 004 Schertz computer lab

8
Wednesday
Spring SST Departures
4:00 am, Newcomer Center North Doors
Spring Semester classes begin
8:00 am,
Moved to Thursday--Women's Basketball at Marian University
7:00 pm, Indianapolis, IN

9
Thursday
Quantitative Literacy Test
12:30 pm, AD 21
Language placement tests
12:30 pm, Good Lib 102 - computer lab
Women's Basketball at Marian University
8:00 pm, Indianapolis

10
Friday
Chapel: "Sowing Compassion Side by Side" - Gwen Gustafson-Zook & Worship Assistants
10:00 am, Church-Chapel

11
Saturday
Women's Basketball vs Huntington University
1:00 pm, RFC
Men's Basketball at Huntington University
3:00 pm, Huntington, IN

12
Sunday
Binding: Jan Dean and Elfa Jonsdottir
Hershberger Art Gallery   through March 2, 2014
Binding: Jan Dean and Elfa Jonsdottir Reception
2:00 pm, Hershberger Art Gallery
Taize Worship
9:00 pm, NC 19

13
Monday
Convocation:"Amish Quilts:America's First Abstract Art" - Janneken Smucker
10:00 am, Church-Chapel

14
Tuesday
Session III Drop-Add period ends
5:00 pm,

15
Wednesday
Intramural Basketball
RFC   through February 20, 2014
Graduate School Admission Seminar
10:00 am, Newcomer 17
Spring Semester Drop-Add period ends
5:00 pm,
Women's Basketball at Mt. Vernon Nazarene University
5:30 pm, Mt. Vernon, OH
Men's Basketball at Mt. Vernon Nazarene Univ.
7:30 pm, Mt Vernon, OH

17
Friday
Chapel: "Confronting the Powers" - SOA Reflections
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
VOCO Guest Recital
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
Open Mic Nite
10:00 pm, KMY 1st Floor Connector Lounge

18
Saturday
Afternoon Sabbatical Chicago Bus Trip
Chicago, Ill
All-State Choir Rehearsal
9:00 am, Music Center
Workshops for Latino Familes
9:00 am, Union 111
Women's Basketball vs Taylor University
1:00 pm, RFC
Men's Basketball at Taylor University
3:00 pm, Upland, IN

19
Sunday
CSA Student Recitals
3:00 pm, Reith
Discipleship Hour
7:00 pm, Connector 3rd Floor
Anthony Brown Performs 'I Go On Singing' - Paul Robeson's Life in His Words & Songs
7:00 pm, Umble Center, Goshen College
Goshen College and Hesston College Alumni Reception (following Anthony Brown concert)
8:30 pm, Yost Room, Umble Center, Goshen College

20
Monday
Martin Luther King, Jr. Study Day (evening classes meet)

MLK Day Special Convocation: Spoken Word Coffeehouse
9:00 am, CC Fellowship Hall
Special Extended MLK Day Convocation (to 11:15)
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Afternoon Convo Options: "Women in the Civil Rights Mvt" (Steve Nolt), "Institutional Racism" (Rebecca Hernandez)
2:15 pm, CC 110 & CC 112
Afternoon Convo Option:"Institutional Racism: Neighborhood Dumps"
4:30 pm, NC 19

21
Tuesday
Resume Writing Workshop
4:00 pm, Administration 28
Spring Kick-Off Auditions
5:00 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
Men's Basketball vs Indiana Wesleyan University
7:00 pm, RFC

22
Wednesday
Resume Writing Workshop
10:00 am, Administration 28
Women's Basketball at Indiana Wesleyan University
7:00 pm, Marion, IN

23
Thursday
Resume Writing Workshop
4:00 pm, Administration 28

24
Friday
Men's Track & Field at University of Findlay Classic
Findlay, OH
Chapel: Employee Faith Story - Jerrell Ross Richer
10:00 am, Church-Chapel

25
Saturday
Women's Basketball vs Spring Arbor University
1:00 pm, RFC
Men's Basketball at Spring Arbor University
3:00 pm, Spring Arbor, MI
Alumni and Friends Gathering for Cotton Patch Gospel Muscial
5:30 pm, East Lansing, Mich.
Spring Kick-Off
9:00 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
Kick-Off After Party
11:00 pm, Newcomer 19

26
Sunday
POSTPONED: Ft. Wayne Philharmonic Concert
4:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall
"Learning to Play" by Ted & Co.
7:30 pm, Church-Chapel

27
Monday
Convocation: "Learning to Play: A Theatrical Conversation about Same Sex Relationships and the Church" - Ted & Co.
10:00 am, church-chapel, extended to 10:50

29
Wednesday
Parables and Pizza
6:30 pm, Rieth Recital Hall
Men's Basketball vs Bethel College
7:00 pm, RFC
Women's Basketball at Bethel College
7:00 pm, Mishawaka, IN
Special Evening Convocation:"I'd Like to Buy an Enemy" - Ted & Co.
8:00 pm, Umble Center

31
Friday
Chapel: "What Unifies Us?"
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Red Cross Blood Drive
10:30 am, College Church Fellowship Hall
Music Scholarship Auditions
1:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall
Science Speakers {Don Paetkau}
4:00 pm, Science Building Rm 106
Indoor Track & Field - Zimmer Indoor Classic
4:30 pm, Angola, IN
UNITY Worship
6:30 pm, Connector 3 Lounge
Performing Arts Series 13-14: The King's Singers
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
Nite@The RFC (Inflatable Fun Night)
10:00 pm, RFC

February


1
Saturday
Scholar Day
9:00 am, Music Center
Music Scholarship Auditions
9:00 am, Rieth Recital Hall
Women's Basketball vs Grace College
1:00 pm, RFC
Men's Basketball at Grace College
3:00 pm, Winona Lake, IN
Double Feature: Hymn Sing + Movie Night
8:30 pm, KMY Connector

2
Sunday
Youth Honors Orchestra Retreat
12:30 pm, Music Center Lobby & MC 150
Taize Worship
9:00 pm, NC 19

3
Monday
Convocation:"When You Disagree: 3 Key Questions"- Carolyn Schrock-Shenk & others
10:00 am, Church Chapel Fellowship Hall
Men's Basketball vs Marian University
7:00 pm, RFC
Campus Connections Gathering
10:00 pm, Newcomer 19

4
Tuesday
Session III - Last day to withdraw with "W"
5:00 pm,
Movie Night: Gen Silent - Sponsored by Advocates
7:30 pm, Newcomer 17

5
Wednesday
Sound of the Environment
Newcomer Room 19
Latin American Dance Instruction & Events
Recreational Fitness Center-Former Pool Space
Open Space
10:00 am, Union 111

7
Friday
Summer Camp Recruitment Day
9:00 am, 1st Floor Connector
Chapel: Camping Inquiry Stories & Songs - Summer 2013 CIP'ers
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
UNITY Worship
7:00 pm, Newcomer 19
Connector Night Life: French Toast Friday
10:00 pm, KMY 1st Floor Connector Lounge

8
Saturday
Indoor Track & Field - Raven Indoor Invitational
Anderson, IN
Science Olympiad Regional Tournament
7:00 am, College Mennonite Church
Women's Basketball at Huntington University
1:00 pm, Huntington, IN
Men's Basketball vs Huntington University
3:00 pm, Goshen
54th Annual Concerto-Aria Concert
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
BSU Red Carpet Party
9:00 pm, KMY Connector 1st Floor Lounge

9
Sunday
Daniel Bayless Organ Recital
4:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall
Catholic Mass
8:00 pm, CIIE Union 111

10
Monday
Convocation:"Recycled Art" - GC student art club
10:00 am, Church-Chapel

11
Tuesday
February Afternoon Sabbatical
1:00 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
Super Tuesday
2:00 pm, Fellowship Hall, Koinonia, and Gathering Rooms
Men's Basketball vs Mt. Vernon Nazarene University
5:30 pm, RFC
Women's Basketball vs Mt. Vernon Nazarene University
7:30 pm, RFC

12
Wednesday
"Who is Black in America?" Documentary Showing
10:00 am, Administration Building 28
Men's Basketball at Marian University
7:00 pm, Indianapolis, IN

13
Thursday
RA/RL Information Night
10:00 pm, AD28

14
Friday
Indoor Track & Field - Defiance Winter Open
Defiance, OH
Chapel:"Love, Spirituality & Sexuality"
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
UNITY Worship
6:30 pm, Kulp Prayer Room
Winter One Acts
8:00 pm, Umble Center
Black Light Party
10:00 pm, Newcomer 19

15
Saturday
Indoor Track & Field - Goshen Race Walk
Goshen
Workshops for Latino Familes
9:00 am, Union 111
Women's Basketball at Taylor University
1:00 pm, Upland, IN
Safe Zone Training
2:00 pm, Newcomer 17
Men's Basketball vs Taylor University
3:00 pm, Goshen
Rieth Chamber Series Dessert Reception and Concert
6:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall
Winter One Acts
8:00 pm, Umble Center

16
Sunday
Women's Basketball vs Marian University
2:00 pm, RFC
Winter One Acts
3:00 pm, Umble Center
Winter Choral Concert
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

17
Monday
Convocation: Black History Month Reflections
10:00 am, Church-Chapel

18
Tuesday
C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest
7:00 pm, Umble Center
Men's Basketball at Indiana Wesleyan University
7:00 pm, Marion, IN

19
Wednesday
All-Employee Meeting
10:00 am, Umble Center
Science Speakers {Thomas M. Gilbert}
4:00 pm, Science 106
Women's Basketball vs Indiana Wesleyan University
7:00 pm, RFC
SGH & Apartment Information Night
9:30 pm, AD28

21
Friday
Chapel: Women's World Choir
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
UNITY Worship
7:00 pm, 3rd Floor Connector

22
Saturday
Baseball at University of Pikeville (DH)
Pikeville, KY
Softball at Tennessee Wesleyan (DH)
1:00 pm, Athens, TN
Women's Basketball at University of Saint Francis
1:00 pm, Fort Wayne, IN
Men's Basketaball vs University of St. Francis
3:00 pm, RFC

23
Sunday
Women's World Choir - 2014 Tour - Pa.
8:30 am, Community Mennonite Church of Lancaster
Womens World Choir - 2014 Tour - Pa.
11:00 am, Community Mennonite Church of Lancaster
College Goal Sunday
2:00 pm, Union
Softball at Thomas University (DH)
2:00 pm, Thomasville, GA
Womens World Choir - 2014 Tour - Pa.
4:00 pm, Akron Mennonite Church, Akron, Pa.
Alumni and Friends Reception
5:00 pm, Akron Mennonite Church, Akron, Pa.

24
Monday
Mid-Term Break
  through February 28, 2014
Session III - Last day of class

Baseball at Freed-Hardeman
4:00 pm, Henderson, TN
Softball at Eckerd College (DH)
4:00 pm, St. Petersburg, FL

25
Tuesday
Softball at Southeastern University (DH)
2:00 pm, Lakeland, FL
Baseball at Bethel University (DH)
2:00 pm, McKenzie, TN
PRSSA Lecture Series
6:30 pm, AD28
Womens World Choir - 2014 Tour - Pa.
7:00 pm, Blooming Glen Mennonite Church, Blooming Glen, Pa.
Alumni and Friends Reception
8:00 pm, Blooming Glen Mennonite Church, Blooming Glen, Pa.

26
Wednesday
Softball at Webber International (DH)
1:00 pm, Babson Park, FL

27
Thursday
Softball at Warner University (DH)
1:00 pm, Lake Wales, FL

28
Friday
Music Together Teacher Trainings
9:00 am, Music Center Room 110
Baseball at Victory University
4:00 pm, Memphis, TN
UNITY Worship
7:00 pm, 3rd Floor Connector