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December 2016


1
Thursday
Faith & Vocation Lunch Series: Skip Barnett, Ellah Wakatama Allfrey - RSVPs required!
11:30 am, Westlawn North Dining Room
West Noble Elementary Choir Campus Visit
1:45 pm, Music Center
Pozolada with CIIE
5:30 pm, Java Junction

2
Friday
A Festival Of Carols
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
Movie Night hosted by the ASL & Film Clubs
8:30 pm, KMY 3st floor Connector
Java Beach Party
10:00 pm, KMY 1st floor Connector & Java Junction

3
Saturday
Women's Basketball vs. University of St. Francis
1:00 pm, Goshen
Men's Basketball vs. University of St. Francis
3:00 pm, Goshen
A Festival Of Carols
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
Christmas at Kenwood
9:00 pm, Kenwood House

4
Sunday
A Festival Of Carols
4:00 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

6
Tuesday
December Afternoon Sabbatical "Curating Christmas"
1:00 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
GC Senior Music Recital - Peter Paetkau, violin
7:30 pm, Rieth Recital Hall, Goshen College Music Center
Hymn Club Rehearsal
8:45 pm, Music Center, Room 153

7
Wednesday
Chapel: Advent/Christmas Hymn Sing with the Song Leading Class
10:00 am, College-Church Chapel
Women's Basketball at Bethel College
6:00 pm, Mishawaka, Ind.
Freaky Squirrels Release Party
7:00 pm, Java Junction
Men's Basketball at Bethel College
8:00 pm, Mishawaka, Ind.

9
Friday
Fall Semester Last Day of Class

Year-round Calendar Session II: Last day of classes

Music Department End of Term Celebration
10:00 am, Music Center Lobby
Bethany Christian Schools Christmas Concert
7:30 pm, Music Center - Sauder Concert Hall

10
Saturday
CSA Student Recitals
11:00 am, Rieth Recital Hall, Goshen College Music Center
Track & Field at Warrior Invite
12:00 pm, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Women's Basketball vs. Alumni
3:00 pm, Goshen
Maple City Community Orchestra - Concert II
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall
Jesse Bontreger Senior Theater Show
8:00 pm, Umble Centre Theater

11
Sunday
GC Senior Music Recital - Vince Kurtz, violin
7:30 pm, Reith Recital Hall
TAIZE Worship
8:00 pm, Newcomer 19

12
Monday
Fall Semester Reading Day

Mennonite Mission Network Christian Service Programs - Recruiter & Info Table
9:00 am, Union Hallway
Merry Lea Bookstore Holiday Sale
10:00 am, Union Hallway
Student Art Sale
10:00 am, Union Hallway
Stress Management: Let go of stress. Embrace success!
12:00 pm, CIIE Conference Room (Union 111)
Let's Talk Food - Potluck!
4:00 pm, Church-Chapel Fellowship Hall
Song Leading Class Hymn Sing
9:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall

13
Tuesday
Fall Semester Final Exams
  through December 15, 2016
Merry Lea Bookstore Holiday Sale
10:00 am, Union Building, Hallway
Men's Basketball vs. Roosevelt University
7:00 pm, Goshen
Performing Arts Series: Cherish the Ladies
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
Snack Attack
10:00 pm, Connector 1 Lounge

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

17
Saturday
Men's Basketball at Lincoln Christian University
4:00 pm, Lincoln, Ill

18
Sunday
Community School of the Arts: Student Recitals
3:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall, Goshen College Music Center
Men's Basketball at University of St. Francis (IL)
4:00 pm, Joliet, Ill.

19
Monday
Women's Basketball vs. Indiana University Kokomo
5:00 pm, Goshen
Men's Basketball vs. Indiana University Kokomo
7:00 pm, Goshen

20
Tuesday
Women's Basketball vs. Trinity International University
1:00 pm, Goshen

28
Wednesday
Women's Basketball at Westmont College
8:30 pm, Santa Barbara, Calif.

29
Thursday
Men's Basketball vs. Cornerstone University
7:00 pm, Goshen

31
Saturday
Men's Basketball at Grace Bible College
3:00 pm, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Women's Basketball at The Master's University
5:00 pm, Santa Clarita, Calif.

January 2017


3
Tuesday
Men's Basketball at Spring Arbor University
7:00 pm, Spring Arbor, Mich.

4
Wednesday
Women's Basketball at Spring Arbor University
7:00 pm, Spring Arbor, Mich.

7
Saturday
Women's Basketball at Grace College
1:00 pm, Winona Lake, Ind.
Men's Basketball at Grace College
3:00 pm, Winona Lake, Ind.

10
Tuesday
Year-round Calendar: Session III begins

New Student Orientation
8:30 am, Union Building Hallway
Placement Testing
3:00 pm, Good Library Room 102
Men's Basketball vs. Mount Vernon Nazarene University
7:00 pm, Goshen

11
Wednesday
Spring SST Departure
Union Building South Entrance
Spring Semester Classes Begin
8:00 am,
Opening Chapel: Learning through Stories - Revisited (Campus Ministries Theme) with the CM team
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Women's Basketball vs. Mt. Vernon Nazarene University
7:00 pm, Goshen

13
Friday
Winter Carnival @ the RFC - Inflatable Fun!
10:00 pm, Rec Fitness Center

14
Saturday
Women's Basketball at Taylor University
1:00 pm, Upland, Ind.
Men's Basketball at Taylor University
3:00 pm, Upland, Ind.

15
Sunday
Martin Luther King, Jr Celebration - Community Gathering featuring local artists
7:00 pm, Umble Center

16
Monday
Martin Luther King Jr. Study Day - Only Evening Classes Meet

Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration - Community Breakfast
7:30 am, Church-Chapel Fellowship Hall
Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration - Spoken-Word Coffeehouse
9:00 am, Church-Chapel Fellowship Hall
MLK Day Campus Open House
9:30 am, Admissions
Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration - Extended Convocation - A New and Unsettling Force: MLK and the Poor People's Campaign
10:00 am, Church Chapel
Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration - Workshops: Get ready now! Nonviolent Direct Action skills and Faith for the Long-haul Struggle for Justice (Fellowship Hall) & The Syrian Refugee Crisis: Humanizing the enemy and tending to the trauma (Koinonia Room)
12:00 pm,
Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration - Workshops: Open Space Process on Organizing Across Historic Divisions in Elkhart County.(Koinonia Room) & Restorative Practices for Tending the Movement (Fellowship Hall north)
1:30 pm,
Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration - Town Hall
3:00 pm, Church-Chapel Fellowship Hall

17
Tuesday
Oral History workshop
9:00 am, College Mennonite Church, Gathering Rms.
Pride Week: Centering Meditation led by Mosiac Staff
5:00 pm, Newcomer Center, Room 19
Men's Basketball vs. Huntington University
7:00 pm, Goshen
Hymn Club Rehearsal
8:45 pm, Music Center, Room 153

18
Wednesday
Convocation: Lion & Lamb: A Thematic Student Art Exhibit - sponsored by the Art Department & Art Club
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Drop-Add Period Ends - Both Traditional & Year-Round Calendar
5:00 pm,
Women's Basketball vs. Huntington University
7:00 pm, Goshen

19
Thursday
Michiana MEDA - Young Entrepreneurs Share Their Stories
College Mennonite Church, Koinonia Room
Yevhen Stankovych Violin Recital
7:30 pm, Rieth Recital Hall

20
Friday
Global Game Jam 2017
Union Computer Lab and Collaborative space   through January 22, 2017
Win-Lose-Act
8:00 pm, Umble Center

21
Saturday
Track & Field at Jon and Carol Liechty Alumni Invitational
11:00 am, Angola, Ind.
Doug Yoder Race Walk
11:00 am, Goshen
Women's Basketball vs. Marian University
1:00 pm, Goshen
CSA Student Recitals
1:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall, Goshen College Music Center
Men's Basketball vs. Marian University
3:00 pm, Goshen
What Would You Do For Money?
9:00 pm, NC19

22
Sunday
Art Exhibition: Karl Eigsti
Hershberger Gallery   through February 26, 2017
Rieth Chamber Series: Deborah Lifton, soprano and Charis Dimaras, piano
4:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall, Goshen College Music Center

23
Monday
enFocus Fellowship - Information Meeting
10:00 am, CC111
Science Speaker {Ray Epp}
10:00 am, Science Building 106
Graduate Dessert Reception
9:30 pm, CMC Fellowship Hall

24
Tuesday
Vocational Interfaith/Cultural Dessert Reception
6:30 pm, College Mennonite Church/South Fellowship Hall
Men's Basketball at Indiana Wesleyan University
7:00 pm, Marion, Ind.
Hymn Club Rehearsal
8:45 pm, Music Center, Room 153

25
Wednesday
Chapel: The Journey is our Home - led by Parables, GC's traveling worship ensemble
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Women's Basketball at Indiana Wesleyan University
7:00 pm, Marion, Ind.

27
Friday
Women's Spirituality Retreat: Invisiable Women, Invisible Earth
Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center- Farmstead Barn Site   through January 28, 2017
American Red Cross Blood Drive
10:30 am, Newcomer Center, Room 19
Music Department Scholarship Auditions
1:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall, Goshen College Music Center
Faculty Recital Series: Goshen College Music Faculty
7:30 pm, Rieth Recital Hall
Open Mic Night
10:00 pm, Connector 1 Lounge

28
Saturday
Music Department Scholarship Auditions
9:00 am, Rieth Recital Hall, Goshen College Music Center
Celebrate Scholars Day
12:00 pm, College Mennonite Church
Track & Field at Mike Lints Alumni Open
1:00 pm, Allendale, Mich.
Men's Basketball vs. Grace College
1:00 pm, Goshen
Women's Basketball vs. Grace College
3:00 pm, Goshen
Celebrate Scholars Day Arts Showcase
5:00 pm, Umble Center
Grocery Bingo
9:00 pm, Newcomer 17

29
Sunday
Club Summit
3:00 pm, Newcomer 17
Performing Arts Series: Branford Marsalis with Kurt Elling
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall, Music Center

30
Monday
Website Editing Workshop
10:00 am, Good Library 102
FIRSST Meeting
9:30 pm, KMY, First Floor Connector

31
Tuesday
Faith & Vocation Lunch Series: Jan Bender Shetler, Adela Hufford Speakers - RSVPs required!
12:20 pm, Westlawn North Dining Room
Kenagy Visiting Artist/Umble Master Class Keynote: Karl Eigsti
7:30 pm, Umble Center 100
Hymn Club Rehearsal
8:45 pm, Music Center, Room 153

February


1
Wednesday
Convocation: GSWA Healthy Bodies Week
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Kenagy Visiting Artist/Umble Master Class: Karl Eigsti
3:00 pm, UC132
Elkhart Northside Boys & Girls Club Campus Visit
4:00 pm, Newcomer Center, Room 17
Women's Basketball vs. Bethel College
6:00 pm, Goshen
Pizza and Parables
6:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall
Men's Basketball vs. Bethel College
8:00 pm, Goshen

2
Thursday
Kenagy Visiting Artist/Umble Master Class: Karl Eigsti
9:30 am, VA07
Kenagy Visiting Artist/Umble Master Class: Karl Eigsti
2:00 pm, CC112
Goshen College Latino Scholarship Dinner
6:00 pm, College Mennonite Church Fellowship Hall
Healthy Bodies Week - Dance Party
8:00 pm, NC 19

3
Friday
Summer Camp Recruitment Day
10:00 am, Connector 1 Lounge
Kenagy Visiting Artist/Umble Master Class: Karl Eigsti
12:00 pm, UC132
Music Department Senior Recital: Blake Shetler
7:30 pm, Rieth Recital Hall, Goshen College Music Center
Miscast Cabaret
9:00 pm, Umble Center
BSU Movie Night
10:00 pm, KMY Connector 3

4
Saturday
Track & Field at Midwest Classic
11:00 am, Marion, Ind.
Women's Basketball at University of St. Francis
1:00 pm, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Men's Basketball at University of St. Francis
3:00 pm, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Pre-season Baseball Banquet
5:00 pm, College Mennonite Church/South Fellowship Hall
Healthy Bodies Week - Yoga & Chill
7:00 pm, 3rd Floor Connector
Battle of the Air Bands and Lip Sync
10:00 pm, Newcomer Building, Room 19

5
Sunday
Healthy Bodies Week
Various   through February 11, 2017
Goshen College Men's Choral Festival Concert
4:00 pm, Music Center, Sauder Hall

6
Monday
Unity
6:00 pm, Yoder Building, 3rd Floor Connector
Healthy Bodies Week Workshop
8:00 pm, NC 19

7
Tuesday
Year-round Calendar: Session III last day to drop with a "W"
5:00 pm,
BRP AMBS Vocatons Banquet
6:00 pm, AMBS, Elkhart IN
Oregon Extension Information Session
6:30 pm, Newcomer 17
Men's Basketball at Mt. Vernon Nazarene University
7:00 pm, Mount Vernon, Ohio
Healthy Bodies Week Workshop
7:00 pm, Union Building - Room 111
Hymn Club Rehearsal
8:45 pm, Music Center, Room 153

8
Wednesday
Chapel: The Body Chapel
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Science Speaker {Ruth Mischler}
4:00 pm, Science Building 106
Women's Basketball at Mt. Vernon Nazarene University
7:00 pm, Mount Vernon, Ohio
St. Olaf Choral Concert
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall
Healthy Bodies Week Workshop
9:00 pm, NC 17

9
Thursday
Healthy Bodies Week - Safe Zone Training
6:30 pm, NC 17

10
Friday
Bonus Convo - This Far by Faith: The Life and Witness of Juanita Lark '43
10:00 am, Church Chapel, Sactuary
ASL Workshop
6:00 pm, Newcomer 19
Goshen College Race Walk
7:00 pm, Goshen
Performing Arts Series: Ladysmith Black Mombazo
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall, Music Center
Healthy Bodies Week - Body Casting
8:00 pm, Union Art Room

11
Saturday
Science Olympiad Regional Tournament
7:00 am, Campus Wide
Track & Field at Taylor Invitational
10:00 am, Upland, Ind.
Women's Basketball vs. Taylor University
1:00 pm, Goshen
Men's Basketball vs. Taylor University
3:00 pm, Goshen
Valentine Dinner
6:00 pm, Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center- Farmstead Barn Site
57th Annual Concerto-Aria Concert
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
Pal-entine's Day Movie
10:00 pm, AD28

12
Sunday
College Goal Sunday 2017
2:00 pm, Union Lobby, Leaf Raker, and Union Computer Lab
Babysitting for Faculty
5:00 pm, Church Chapel 123, 124
TAIZE Worship
8:00 pm, Newcomer 19

13
Monday
Nursing Mock Interviews & Career Fair
8:30 am, Fellowship Hall
Unity
6:00 pm, Yoder Building, 3rd Floor Connector

14
Tuesday
Donut Sale Fundraiser for the GCNSA Club
8:00 am, KMY Connector 1st floor lounge
February Afternoon Sabbatical "I (Heart) Comics: The Cultural Power of Comics and Graphic Novels
1:00 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
Science Speaker {Kristen Entwistle}
4:00 pm, Science Building 106
Men's Basketball vs. Spring Arbor University
7:00 pm, Goshen
Hymn Club Rehearsal
8:45 pm, Music Center, Room 153

15
Wednesday
Convocation: Black History Month
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Potluck & Discussion: Food Councils, Food Desserts, Food Jobs
4:30 pm, Union 111
Women's Basketball vs. Spring Arbor University
7:00 pm, Goshen
CAC Info Night
8:00 pm, AD 28
WCS Swing Dance Class
8:30 pm, Music Center, Room 153

17
Friday
Track & Field at Crossroads League Invitational - Day 1
12:30 pm, Marion, Ind.
Science Speaker {Micheal Sherer}
4:00 pm, Science Building 106
Winter One Acts
8:00 pm, Umble Center
Connector Night Life
10:00 pm, Connector 1 Lounge

18
Saturday
Softball Camp
12:00 pm, Roman Gingerich Recreation-Fitness Center/Gunden Gymnasium
Baseball at University of Pikeville (DH)
12:00 pm, Pikeville, Ky.
Women's Basketball at Marian University
1:00 pm, Indianapolis, Ind.
Track & Field at Crossroads League Invitational - Day 2
1:00 pm, Marion, Ind.
Men's Basketball at Marian University
3:00 pm, Indianapolis, Ind.
Winter One Acts
8:00 pm, Umble Center
BSU Gala
9:00 pm, Newcomer Center 19

19
Sunday
Men's Tennis at Indiana Tech
12:00 pm, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Baseball at University of Pikeville (DH)
12:00 pm, Pikeville, Ky.
Winter One Acts
3:00 pm, Umble Center
Winter Choral Concert: Love, Faith and Light in Winter
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

20
Monday
President's Day Campus Open House
8:30 am, Church-Chapel - Koinonia Room
Unity
6:00 pm, Yoder Building, 3rd Floor Connector

21
Tuesday
C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest 2017
7:00 pm, Umble Center
Women's Basketball at Marian University
7:00 pm, Indianapolis, Ind.
Hymn Club Rehearsal
8:45 pm, Music Center, Room 153

22
Wednesday
Chapel: Preparing for Ash Wednesday and Lent
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Faith & Vocation Lunch Series: Duane Stoltzfus, Angelia Forrest - RSVPs required!
12:00 pm, Westlawn North Dining Room
Baseball at Trinity Christian College (DH)
1:00 pm, Palos Heights, Ill.
Science Speaker {John Mischler}
4:00 pm, Science Building 106
Guest Author Reading & Book Signing: Ken Yoder, author of novel, "Both my Sons."
7:00 pm, Newcomer Building, Room 17

23
Thursday
ASL Club Spring Break Bash
6:30 pm, Newcomer Center, Room 19

24
Friday
Maple City Community Orchestra - Concert III
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

25
Saturday
Immigration Information Meeting
10:00 am, College Mennonite Church - Gathering Rooms
Baseball at Reinhardt University (DH)
7:00 pm, Waleska, Ga.

26
Sunday
Baseball vs. Cleary University (DH)
12:00 pm, Cartersville, Ga.
Softball at Embry-Riddle (DH)
2:00 pm, Prescott, Ariz.
Rieth Chamber Series: Aaron Sunstien, organ
4:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall

27
Monday
Year-round Calendar Session III ends

Mid-Term Break - to March 3

Baseball at Toccoa Falls College (DH)
1:00 pm, Toccoa Falls, Ga.
Unity
6:00 pm, Yoder Building, 3rd Floor Connector

28
Tuesday
Softball at Arizona Christian (DH)
4:00 pm, Phoenix, Ariz.
Performing Arts Series: National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall