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March 2009


1
Sunday
Spring Birding Challenge with Merry Lea
  through May 31, 2009
Chamber Choir Spring Break Tour
10:00 am, Reba Place Church, Evanston, Ill
Baseball vs Bluffton at Sarasota Christian High School, FL
12:00 pm, Sarasota Christian High School, FL
Chamber Choir Home Concert
7:30 pm, College Mennonite Church

2
Monday
Women's Basketball at MCC Tourney Finals
TBA
Convocation: "An Inconvenient Truth: Faith and Climate Change" - Bob Yoder
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
2009 Business and Community Leaders Luncheon
12:00 pm, College Church Fellowship Hall

3
Tuesday
Men's Basketball at MCC Tourney Finals
TBA

4
Wednesday
Job Search Strategies Workshop
10:00 am, AD 20
Bonus Convocation: "From Rural Mexico to the Indiana Statehouse" - Juana Watson, Senior Advisor for Latino Affairs to Gov. Mitch Daniels
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Science Speaker Series
4:00 pm, SC 106
Spring Interdisciplinary Forum: "Limits to Economic Growth: Perspectives on energy, social justice, and well-being"
4:00 pm, NC 17
Catholic Mass on Campus
8:00 pm, Newcomer 19
Worship Night
9:00 pm, Rec Fitness Center 104

5
Thursday
Men's and Women's Track and Field at NAIA Indoor Championships, Johnson City, TN
NAIA IndoorChampionships, Johnson City, TN   through March 7, 2009

6
Friday
Red Cross Blood Drive
9:00 am, Union Gym East
Chapel: "Stories from the Church in the Global South"
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Tuition Free Day
11:00 am, Union Hallway & Dining Hall
Alumni Board Meetings
College Church Gathering Rooms   through March 7, 2009
Science Speaker Series
4:00 pm, SC 106
First Friday "Swing Dance Band"
5:00 pm, Spohn Building - Downtown Goshen
Faculty Recital Series: Susan Dengler, Ann Hostetler Lecture Recital
7:30 pm, Rieth Recital Hall

7
Saturday
Take Another Look
8:30 am, Newcomer Center
CSA Recitals
10:00 am, Rieth Recital Hall
Baseball at Asbury College, KY
1:00 pm, Asbury College, KY
ISC Coffeehouse
5:00 pm, Church Chapel, Fellowship Hall, Sauder Concert Hall

8
Sunday
Senior Exhibition I
Hershberger Art Gallery   through March 18, 2009
Lenten Hymn Sing
4:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall
Peter Miller Book Release Party
7:30 pm, Koinonia Room

9
Monday
Convocation: Mood Issues: the real story - Campus counselor Char Hochstetler & students
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
English Dept. Candidate Public Presentation
4:00 pm, Newcomer 17
PAX Movie Night: Handala, with the Director and Producer
9:36 pm, AD28

10
Tuesday
Afternoon Sabbatical - A Peek Behind the Scenes
1:00 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
English Dept. Candidate Public Presentation
4:15 pm, AD 36
MAO Bowling Party
5:00 pm, Maple City Bowl
AMBS Vocations Banquet
6:00 pm, Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary Dining Hall
Senior Recital: Leslee Smucker, violin
7:30 pm, Rieth Recital Hall

11
Wednesday
Science Speaker Series
4:00 pm, SC 106
Bill McKibben - Yoder Public Affairs Lecture
7:00 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
Worship Night
9:00 pm, Rec Fitness Center 104

12
Thursday
Baseball hosts Asbury College
1:00 pm, Goshen College

13
Friday
Chapel: A Spiritual Offering & Time of Worship led by CITL students
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Science Speaker Videoconference
4:00 pm, WY 318
Last day to withdraw with a "W"
5:00 pm, Registrar's office
Senior Recital: Dara Joy Jaworowicz, mezzo-soprano
7:30 pm, Rieth Recital Hall

14
Saturday
11th Annual Student Research Symposium
12:30 pm, Newcomer Center Room 14 and 17, Koinonia Room
Baseball at Berea College, KY
1:00 pm, Berea College, KY
EARTHTONES: Songs from Many Cultures
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

15
Sunday
Baseball at Indiana University Southeast
1:00 pm, Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, IN
Organ Recital Series: Leon Couch III, organ
4:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall

16
Monday
Convocation: Rebecca Hernandez, director of CITL shares snapshots from her journey
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
New Faculty Adviser Training
4:00 pm, AD 21

17
Tuesday
Baseball at Sienna Heights University, MI
1:00 pm, Sienna Heights University, MI
SST FINAL ORIENTATION - Germany
3:00 pm,
Faculty Adviser Information Meeting
4:00 pm, AD 28
Poetry Slam workshop
7:30 pm, NC 17

18
Wednesday
Shane Claiborne, sought after speaker and prominent Christian activist, on Campus, March 18 & 20

Science Speaker Series
SC 106
Bonus Chapel: "The Scandal of Grace" - Shane Claiborne
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
GCSWA Luncheon
12:00 pm, Newcomer Center 19
Performing Arts Series: Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, w/Joyce Yang, pianist
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
Worship Night
9:00 pm, RFC 104

19
Thursday
Academic Advising Days
  through April 7, 2009
Baseball hosts Davenport College
1:00 pm, Goshen College
Baseball hosts Davenport College
1:00 pm, Goshen College
Softball hosts Taylor University, Goshen, IN
3:00 pm, Goshen, IN
Shane Claiborne
7:00 pm, Downtown 808/Goshen Theater
New Direction in Intercultural Teaching and Learning
7:00 pm, Newcomer Center Room 17
Shane Claiborne: Time of Conversation
9:30 pm, Rec Fitness Center 104

20
Friday
Chapel: "Another Way of Doing Life" - Shane Claiborne
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Baseball at Great Lakes Christian College
6:00 pm, Great Lakes Christian College
Poetry Slam
7:00 pm, NC 17
Senior Recital: Greg Yoder, piano
7:30 pm, Rieth Recital Hall

21
Saturday
Outdoor Men's and Women's Track and Field at Dick Small Invite Defiance, OH
NAIA Championships, St. Louis, MO
Softball at Lindsey Wilson Sports Tourney
St. Columbia, KY   through March 22, 2009
Hoosier Auditions
9:00 am, MC153
Sugar Bush Open House
10:00 am, Yoder Sugar Bush, Huntertown, IN
Baseball at Alma College for 2 games
1:00 pm, Alma College
Lavender Jazz Spring Concert -- "Into Action"
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

22
Sunday
Senior Exhibition II
Hershberger Art Gallery   through April 2, 2009
Taize Worship Service
9:00 pm, NC-19

23
Monday
Convocation is Wed. only this week


24
Tuesday
Baseball Hosts Huntington University for 2 games
1:00 pm, Goshen College
SST FINAL ORIENTATION - Summer Peru
3:00 pm,
Softball hosts Grace College, Goshen, IN
3:00 pm, Goshen, IN
Buy or Rent Housing Seminar
6:00 pm, WY 319

25
Wednesday
Convocation: Preview of Gondoliers
10:00 am, UMBLE CENTER
Senate Election Bash
10:30 am, Union Hallway
SST FINAL ORIENTATION - Fall Peru
3:00 pm,
Worship Night
9:00 pm, Rec Fitness Center 104

26
Thursday
Baseball Hosts Bethel College for 2 games
1:00 pm, Goshen College
Softball at St. Joseph College, Rensselaer, IN
3:00 pm, Rensselaer, IN
New Direction in Intercultural Teaching and Learning
7:00 pm, Newcomer Center Room 17

27
Friday
30 Hour Famine
RFC   through March 28, 2009
Campus Open House
8:00 am, Music Center
Chapel: Faculty faith story - art professor Judy Wenig-Horswell
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Faculty faith story, by Judy Wenig-Horswell, asociate professor of art
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Religion & Science Conference
5:00 pm, College Church Fellowship Hall and Chapel
Spring Mainstage: The Gondoliers by Gilbert & Sullivan
8:00 pm, Umble Center
Connector Night Life
10:00 pm, KMY Connector

28
Saturday
Men's and Women's Track and Field host Maple Leaf Invite, Goshen, IN
Goshen College, Goshen, IN
Religion & Science Conference
8:00 am, College Church Fellowship Hall and Chapel
Parent's Council Meeting
11:00 am, Music Center 153
Baseball at Bethel College for 2 games
1:00 pm, Bethel College
Spring Mainstage: The Gondoliers by Gilbert & Sullivan
8:00 pm, Umble Center
Earth Hour: lights out for one hour
8:30 pm, campus

29
Sunday
Exhibit: "Full Circle: Old and New Quilts and Quilters"
Good Library Gallery   through August 14, 2009
Religion & Science Conference
8:00 am, Science Building Room 106
Opening Reception - "Full Circle: Old and New Quilts and Quilters"
2:00 pm, Good Library Gallery
Spring Mainstage: The Gondoliers by Gilbert & Sullivan
3:00 pm, Umble Center

30
Monday
Greener Congregations: Taking the First Step
9:00 am, Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College, Farmstead Site
Convocation: Current Events in the Middle East - Daryl & Cynthia Byler from Amman, Jordan
10:00 am, Church-Chapel

31
Tuesday
Baseball Hosts Indiana University Northwest for 2 games
2:00 pm, Goshen College
SST FINAL ORIENTATION - Summer Nicaragua
3:00 pm,
Scholarship Donor Appreciation
4:00 pm, College Church Fellowship Hall

April


1
Wednesday
How to Find a Job in a Struggling Economy
10:00 am, NC 17
Psych Club Roundtable Discussion
7:00 pm, SC006
Baseball at Indiana Institute of Technology for 1 game
7:00 pm, Indiana Institute of Technology
Catholic Mass on Campus
8:00 pm, Newcomer 19
Worship Night
9:00 pm, Rec Fitness Center 104

2
Thursday
Baseball at Spring Arboor University for 2 games
1:00 pm, Spring Arbor University

3
Friday
Latino Youth Collective
TBA
Chapel: "Following God's Will: The Ultimate Trust Fall" by senior Sea Jin Lee
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
INCC Career & Internship Fair
10:00 am, IU South Bend Student Activities Center
Friday Lunch Gen Ed Conversation: What should students be able to do?
12:00 pm, Westlawn Dining Hall - North Meeting Room
Softball hosts Rochester College
4:00 pm, Goshen, IN
First Friday Green Day
5:00 pm, Downtown Goshen
MAO Awards Dinner
5:30 pm, Fellowship Hall
Goshen Adventure Comics Release Party
6:00 pm, Better World Books
Performing Arts Series: Punch Brothers, featuring Chris Thile
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
Sheldon Good Hour After
10:00 pm, NC19

4
Saturday
Men's and Women's Track and Field at Anderson Invite, Anderson, IN
Anderson, IN
Goals for the Future
9:30 am, Recreation Fitness Center
Baseball Hosts Spring Arbor University for 2 games
1:00 pm, Goshen College
Softball at Marion College, Indianapolis
1:00 pm, Indianapolis, IN
ASL Movie "Mountain Man"
3:00 pm, Administration Building Room 28
Friends of Merry Lea Dinner
4:30 pm, Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College, Farmstead Site
Senior Recital: Nathan Swartzendruber, piano
6:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall
Spring Mainstage: The Gondoliers by Gilbert & Sullivan
8:00 pm, Umble Center
Women's Studies: Faith and Feminism
8:30 pm, Koinonia Room
Sheldon Good Hour After
10:00 pm, NC19

5
Sunday
Senior Exhibition III
Hershberger Art Gallery   through April 15, 2009
Nu Omicron Induction Ceremony
2:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall
Spring Mainstage: The Gondoliers by Gilbert & Sullivan
3:00 pm, Umble Center
Sheldon Good Book Release Party
6:00 pm, Koinonia Room
Senior Recital: Peter Miller, cello
7:30 pm, Rieth Recital Hall

6
Monday
Monday Morning Hike Series: Signs of Spring
9:00 am, Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College, Learning Center Site
Holy Week Chapel
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
SPRING SST RETURNS
3:00 pm,

7
Tuesday
Baseball at Marian College for 2 games
1:00 pm, Marian College
Softball at Huntington University, Huntington, IN
3:00 pm, Huntington, IN
Red Cents Release Party
6:30 pm, Newcomer 19

8
Wednesday
Worship Night
9:00 pm, Rec Fitness Center 104

9
Thursday
Baseball at Taylor University for 2 games
1:00 pm, Taylor University
Softball hosts IN Wesleyan University
3:00 pm, Goshen, IN

10
Friday
Good Friday holiday


11
Saturday
Men's and Women's Track and Field at Little State Championships, Marion, IN
Marion, IN
Baseball HostsTaylor University for 2 games
1:00 pm, Goshen College

12
Sunday
Taize Worship Service
9:00 pm, NC-19

13
Monday
Monday Morning Hike Series: Signs of Spring
9:00 am, Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College, Learning Center Site
Honors Convocation: Celebrating Excellence!
10:00 am, Church-Chapel, extended to 10:45
Softball hosts St. Francis University
1:00 pm, Goshen, IN

14
Tuesday
Afternoon Sabbatical - International Meal and Egypt Tour
12:00 pm, College Church Fellowship Hall and Sanctuary
Softball at Spring Arbor University, Spring Arbor, MI
3:00 pm, Spring Arbor, Michigan
Performing Arts Series: Poncho Sanchez, Latin Jazz Band
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

15
Wednesday
Baseball Hosts Great Lakes Christian for 2 games
4:00 pm, Goshen College
Senior Recital: Emily Swora, soprano
7:30 pm, Rieth Recital Hall
Worship Night
9:00 pm, Rec Fitness Center 104
Room Sign Up
10:00 pm, AD28

16
Thursday
GCSWA Luncheon
12:00 pm, Newcomer Center 19
Baseball Hosts Saint Francis University for 2 games
1:00 pm, Goshen College
Softball at Bethel College, Mishawaka, IN
3:00 pm, Bethel College
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Dinner
5:00 pm, Westlawn Dining Hall
Room Sign Up
10:00 pm, AD 28

17
Friday
Last day of classes in spring semester

Softball at IN Wesleyan University Tourney
IN Wesleyan University   through April 18, 2009
Chapel: Hymn Sing Favs
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Voices-N-Harmony Spring Concert
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
Connector Night Life - Karaoke!
9:00 pm, Connector
GC Recital - Tami Jantzi, mezzo-soprano, "Angels and Sinners"
9:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall

18
Saturday
Men's and Women's Track and Field at Spartan Classic, No. Manchester, IN
North Manchester, IN
CSA Recitals
10:00 am, Rieth Recital Hall
Baseball at Saint Francis University for 2 games
1:00 pm, Saint Francis University
Harrisonburg Alumni Gathering
6:30 pm, Harrisonburg, Va.
Basketball All-Star Classic
7:00 pm, Rec Fitness Center
Faculty Showcase Recital: Gregg Thaller and Scott Hochstetler
7:30 pm, Rieth Recital Hall
Grace Eidmann Sr Theater Recital
9:00 pm, Umble Center
Then & Now
9:30 pm, KMY Patio area/lawn

19
Sunday
Senior Graduation Exhibit
Hershberger Art Gallery   through April 26, 2009
Spring Hymn Sing (All Request)
4:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall
Hillary Watson Book Release
5:30 pm, Connector First Floor Lounge
GSWA Chocolate House
7:00 pm, NC19

20
Monday
Reading Day

Monday Morning Hike Series: Signs of Spring
9:00 am, Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College, Learning Center Site
GCNSA End of the Year Party
11:30 am,
Soc 392 Project Report
2:30 pm, NC 17
Baseball Hosts Trine University for 1 game
3:00 pm, Goshen College
Peace by Peace Celebration
3:30 pm, Schrock Plaza
Senior Dessert Celebration
9:00 pm, College Church Fellowship Hall

21
Tuesday
Final Exams
  through April 23, 2009
Gina Stutzman Sr Theater Recital
8:00 pm, Umble Center

23
Thursday
Baseball at IN Wesleyan University for 2 games
6:00 pm, IN Wesleyan University

24
Friday
Men's and Women's Track and Field at MCC Championships, Upland, IN
MCC Championships, Upland, IN   through April 25, 2009
Softball hosts Purdue North Central University
3:00 pm, Goshen, IN

25
Saturday
Baseball at Grace College for 2 games
1:00 pm, Grace College
Nurses' Pinning
1:30 pm, College Church Sanctuary, Fellowship Hall
MAO Graduation Reception
4:00 pm, MAO Lounge/Lower Level of Kulp

26
Sunday
Baccalaureate Service
11:00 am, Church-Chapel
Commencement
3:00 pm, Gingerich Recreation-Fitness Center

27
Monday
Baseball MCC Play-in-Series (DH) if necessary
TBA
Monday Morning Hike Series: Signs of Spring
9:00 am, Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College, Learning Center Site

28
Tuesday
Baseball MCC Play-in-Series (DH) if necessary
TBA
Volunteer Luncheon
11:30 am, College Church Fellowship Hall
CSA Faculty Recital: Brook Bennett, cello & Christine Larson Seitz, piano
7:30 pm, Rieth Recital Hall

29
Wednesday
May term classes begin
10:30 am,
Wet and Wild Wednesday
1:00 pm, KMY Quad

30
Thursday
Annual Benefits Fair
9:30 am, College Church Fellowship Hall
Drop-Add period ends for May term
5:00 pm, Registrar's office
Todd Davis Poetry Reading
7:30 pm, Newcomer Center room 19

May


1
Friday
Men's and Women's Track and Field at Toledo Rocket Open, Toledo, OH
Toledo Rocket Open, Toledo, OH
Midwest Birding Expedition with Merry Lea
Meet at the Sauder Hall parking lot   through May 3, 2009
Chapel: Senior Faith Journeys by Lydie Assefa, Bryce Bow
9:40 am, Church-Chapel
Student presentations: "Phase Diagrams" and "Searching for Weak Lensing ..."
4:00 pm, SC 106
LSU Movie & Pizza Night
4:30 pm, MAO Lounge in Kulp Basement
Poetry Workshop
7:30 pm, Newcomer Center room 19
Senior Recital: Andrew Gunden Landis, tenor
7:30 pm, Rieth Recital Hall

2
Saturday
Men's Basketball Prospect Camp
10:00 am, Rec Fitness Center
Senior Recital: Kaleem Kheshgi, flute
4:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall

3
Sunday
Juried Student Show
Hershberger Art Gallery   through May 20, 2009
Community School of the Arts Showcase Concert
4:00 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

4
Monday
Convocation: Senior Statements by Bethany Loberg, Jesse Shaver & Abri Houser
9:40 am, Church-Chapel

5
Tuesday
Cinco de Mayo - Kratz/Miller Residents ONLY
5:30 pm, Kratz/Miller courtyard
Yoder Bonfire
9:00 pm, College Cabin

6
Wednesday
No class for 3 credit classes

Softball at MCC Tourney, TBA
TBA
Kathy Kelly - Voices for Creative Nonviolence
7:00 pm, Administration Building 28

7
Thursday
New Horizons String Orchestra
1:00 pm, Music Center Room 153

8
Friday
Chapel: "Easter Peace," by Bishop John D'Arcy
9:40 am, Church-Chapel
Yoder Dunes Trip
12:00 pm, Warren Dunes
Faculty Banquet
6:00 pm, College Church Fellowship Hall
CSA Lecture/Recital: LaRita Craft, piano
7:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall

9
Saturday
Men's and Women's Track and Field at MCC/WAC Challege Meet, Marion, IN
MCC/WAC Challege Meet, Marion, IN
Indianapolis Alumni Service Day
9:00 am, Indianapolis, Ind.
Men's Basketball Prospect Camp
10:00 am, Rec Fitness Center
Hymn Sing with Mary Oyer
7:00 pm, First Mennonite Church, Indianapolis, Ind.

10
Sunday
Presdent Brenneman at First Mennonite Church
9:30 am, First Mennonite Church, Indianapolis, Ind.

11
Monday
Convocation: "Site-Specific Performance" class
9:40 am, Church-Chapel
Last day to withdraw with a "W"
5:00 pm, Registrar's office
Suzuki Play-In
6:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

12
Tuesday
Retired Faculty Luncheon
12:00 pm, College Mennonite Church Fellowship Hall
Senior Recital: Mio Kurahashi, piano
7:30 pm, Rieth Recital Hall

13
Wednesday
No class for 3 credit classes

Fifth Annual Residence Life BBQ and Sand Volleyball Tournament
1:30 pm, Sand Volleyball Courts

14
Thursday
Black Represenatations in American Video Media
8:00 pm, AD28

15
Friday
NatureFest
7:01 am, Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College, Farmstead Site
Sustainable Business Roundtable
7:30 am, CC 300-301 (Koinonia room)
Chapel: Summer Sendings/Blessings, led by Inquiry Program students
9:40 am, Church-Chapel
NatureFest
Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College, Farmstead Site   through May 16, 2009

16
Saturday
CSA Recitals
10:00 am, Rieth Recital Hall
CSA Recitals
6:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall

17
Sunday
K/M Awesome Palooza Day
College Cabin

18
Monday
Convocation: "On Island Time" - Jamaica SST unit, fall 2008
9:40 am, Church-Chapel
SGH/Kulp/Coffman BBQ Blowout
5:30 pm, Coffman Lawn

19
Tuesday
"Hard Drinking and Fast Living: Honey Bees as a Model of Stress Resistance"
4:00 pm, Science 106

20
Wednesday
Last day of May term classes


21
Thursday
Men's and Women's Track and Field at NAIA Championships, St. Louis, MO
NAIA Championships, St. Louis, MO   through May 23, 2009

25
Monday
Memorial Day Holiday


26
Tuesday
Summer Session I begins

Course Development Seminar
9:00 am, Newcomen Center, room 17
Sociology Event
3:00 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

27
Wednesday
Course Development Seminar
9:00 am, Newcomen Center, room 17
GCWSA
12:00 pm, Church Chapel Gathering Rooms (CC 144)
Drop-Add period ends for Summer Session I
5:00 pm, Registrar's office

28
Thursday
Course Development Seminar
9:00 am, Newcomen Center, room 17

29
Friday
Goshen College Board of Directors Meeting
Church Chapel, Gathering Rooms & Koinonia Room
Natural History of Wetlands
8:30 am, Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College, Farmstead Site
Course Development Seminar
9:00 am, Newcomen Center, room 17

30
Saturday
Goshen College Board of Directors Meeting
Church Chapel, Gathering Rooms & Koinonia Room