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October 2008


1
Wednesday
Bonus Convocation: Tanzania SST unit, spring 2008
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Women's Tennis hosts Anderson University
4:00 pm, Goshen, IN
Men's Soccer Hosts Huntington University
7:00 pm, Goshen, IN
Catholic Mass on Campus
8:00 pm, Newcomer 19
Informal time of worship in song
9:00 pm, Rec/Fitness Center 104-105

2
Thursday
Goshen College Alumni Board Meeting
Koinonia Room   through October 3, 2008
Lifelong Learning Institute - "Drawing Made Easy"
2:00 pm, Drawing Room in Union Gym West
Vice Presidential Candidate Debate Watch
8:30 pm, Administration Building, Room 28

3
Friday
Homecoming Weekend
Goshen College Campus   through October 5, 2008
Golf Team Invitational at Timber Ridge GC, Millersburg, IN
Millersburg, IN
Chapel: "Two Alumni Faith Stories"-extended to 10:40
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Men's Soccer at University of St. Francis
1:00 pm, Fort Wayne, IN
Men's and Women's Cross Country at Great Lakes Short & Long Course Championships
2:00 pm, Adrian College, MI
Exhibit reception: Haitian Art - The Hunsberger Collection
2:30 pm, Good Library Gallery
Exhibit reception: "A Retrospective" by Goshen College Associate Professor of Art Judy Wenig-Horswell
5:30 pm, Hershberger Art Gallery, Music Center
Volleyball hosts Purdue University North Central
7:00 pm, Goshen, IN
Homecoming Music Gala
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
Peace Plays
9:00 pm, Umble Center

4
Saturday
Men's and Women's Cross Country hosts Homecoming (Alumni 5K Run)
Goshen College
Women's Tennis hosts Defiance College
10:00 am, Goshen, IN
Men's Tennis Hosts Defiance College
11:00 am, Goshen college
Men's Soccer Hosts Holy Cross College
2:00 pm, Goshen, IN
Women's Soccer hosts Bethel College
4:00 pm, Goshen, IN
Peace Plays
4:00 pm, Umble Center
Homecoming Hymn Sing
8:30 pm, Church Chapel Sanctuary
Lavendar Jazz Hour After
10:00 pm, Grace Community Church

5
Sunday
Peace Plays
2:00 pm, Umble Center

6
Monday
Club Day
9:30 am, Union Hallway
Convocation: "Talking Politics at GC"
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Multicultural Monday
12:00 pm, KMY 1st Floor Connector

7
Tuesday
Lunch and Learn
12:00 pm, College Church Fellowship Hall
Men's Soccer at Spring Arbor University
4:00 pm, Spring Arbor, MI
Hispanic Heritage Celebration
5:30 pm, Sodexho Dining Hall
Graduate School Admission Seminar
6:30 pm, Church Chapel Room 112-113
Volleyball at Grace College
7:00 pm, Winona Lake, IN
Presidential Candidate Debate Watch
8:30 pm, Administration Building, Room 28

8
Wednesday
Commuter Club Meeting
10:00 am, Commuter Lounge
Mosaic Meeting
10:00 am, Newcomer Room 17
Women's Soccer hosts Spring Arbor University
7:00 pm, Goshen, IN

9
Thursday
Men's Tennis at MCC Tournament at IN Wesleyan University
Marion, IN   through October 11, 2008
Women's Tennis at MCC Tournament at Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, IN   through October 11, 2008
Major/Minor Fair
2:00 pm, College Church Fellowship Hall
Nature Photography Workshop
Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College, Farmstead Site   through October 12, 2008

10
Friday
Volleyball hosts Maple Leaf Tournament
Goshen, IN   through October 11, 2008
Goshen College Board of Directors Meeting
Church Chapel, Gathering Rooms & Koinonia Room
Chapel: "Anxiety, Worry, Fear, Angst. . . Hope: A service of anointing "
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Men's and Women's Cross Country at Benedictine, IL
3:30 pm, Lisle, Illinois
Shack City
Goshen Courthouse Lawn   through October 11, 2008
Guest Recital: Rebecca Martin, soprano, Marvin Blickenstaff, piano
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

11
Saturday
Goshen College Board of Directors Meeting
Church Chapel, Gathering Rooms & Koinonia Room
Women's Soccer at Grace College
4:00 pm, Winona Lake, IN
Men's Soccer Hosts Marian College
7:00 pm, Goshen, IN
Kick-Off
10:00 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

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

13
Monday
Convocation: "Who Needs Sleep?" - Campus Health & Wellness Committee (CHAW)
10:00 am, Church-Chapel

14
Tuesday
Lunch and Learn
12:00 pm, College Church Fellowship Hall
Afternoon Sabbatical - Goshen - A City on the Go
1:00 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
Farewell Reception for Lyle Miller
2:30 pm, Gathering Rooms

15
Wednesday
Resume Writing Workshop
10:00 am, UN 004
SST ORIENTATION - SPRING PERU
6:30 pm, AD28
Volleyball at University of St. Francis
7:00 pm, Fort Wayne, IN
Men's Soccer Hosts Taylor University
7:00 pm, Goshen, IN

16
Thursday
Women's Soccer at Aquinas College
4:00 pm, Grand Rapids, MI
SOA Info Meeting
9:30 pm, AD28

17
Friday
Erin Coleman-Cruz: Sculpture and Jordan Buschur: Painting Exhibit
Hershberger Art Gallery   through November 16, 2008
Sixth Annual Grief Seminar
8:00 am, College Church Building
Chapel:"Ministry: Exploring, Embracing, Resisting"
10:00 am, Church-Chapel

18
Saturday
Volleyball at Bluffton College Tournament
12:00 pm, Bluffton, OH
Alumni and Friends Gathering
2:00 pm, Bluffton, Ohio
Women's Soccer hosts Marian College
3:00 pm, Goshen, IN

20
Monday
Mid-term break
  through October 22, 2008
Critical Friends Group Coaches Seminar
8:30 am, Newcomer Center
Parables Concert
7:00 pm, Church Chapel Koinonia Room

21
Tuesday
Lunch and Learn
12:00 pm, College Church Fellowship Hall
Men's Soccer at IN Wesleyan University
7:00 pm, Marion, IN

22
Wednesday
Women's Soccer at Taylor University
4:00 pm, Upland, MI
Volleyball hosts Bethel College
7:00 pm, Goshen, IN

24
Friday
Volleyball at Calumet College Crimson Invitational
Whiting, IN   through October 25, 2008
Campus Open House
8:00 am, Music Center, Church Chapel
Chapel: Faculty faith story by Tim Demant, athletic director
10:00 am, Church-chapel
Pigeon Genetics
4:00 pm, Science Room 106
Heritage Circle President's Reception
6:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall
Goshen College Orchestra Fall Concert
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
Kulp Hall Open House (Fall Celebration)
10:00 pm, Kulp Hall
"Songwriters Collective Open Mic"
10:00 pm, Java Junction

25
Saturday
Men's and Women's Cross Country at NAIA Great Lakes Invitational , Riverside Park, Grand Rapids, MI
12:00 pm, Grand Rapids, MI
Women's Soccer at Huntington University
2:00 pm, Goshen College
Performing Arts Series: Christine Ebersole
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
BSU Black & White Event
10:00 pm, Union Hallway

26
Sunday
Exhibit: "The Art of Sylvia Gross Bubalo: A Retrospective"
Good Library Gallery   through December 12, 2008
Parables Worship Team
9:30 am, Olive Mennonite Church, Elkhart, Ind.
Exhibit reception: "The Art of Sylvia Gross Bubalo: A Retrospective"
2:00 pm, Good Library Gallery

27
Monday
Convocation: Nicaragua SST, summer 2008
10:00 am, Church-chapel
Lifelong Learning Institute - "Shipshewana Roots: 1800-1900"
2:00 pm, Music Center Room 100

28
Tuesday
Retired Faculty Luncheon
12:00 pm, College Mennonite Church Fellowship Hall
Women's Soccer hosts IN Wesleyan University
7:00 pm, Goshen College
Growing Your Financial IQ
7:00 pm, NC 17
Take Back The Night
9:00 pm, NC19

29
Wednesday
CCNE Accreditation Review
  through October 31, 2008
Bonus Convocation: Preview of fall mainstage: The Saint Plays by Erik Ehn
10:00 am, Umble Center
Lifelong Learning Institute - "Shipshewana Roots: 1800-1900"
2:00 pm, Music Center Room 100
Volleyball hosts Marian College
7:00 pm, Goshen, IN

30
Thursday
St. Marcellus Day Celebration
4:00 pm, Notre Dame, South Bend

31
Friday
Pennsylvania Bus Visit
7:30 am, Koinonia Room
Chapel: "Sing unto the Lord a New Song" - Voices-N-Harmony choir
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Red Cross Blood Drive
10:30 am, Union Gym East
Fall Mainstage: The Saint Plays by Erik Ehn, directed by Michelle Milne
8:00 pm, Umble Center

November


1
Saturday
Women's Soccer at MCC Tournament
TBA
Women's Basketball hosts Purdue Calumet
1:00 pm, Goshen College
Men's Basketball hosts IUSB
3:00 pm, Goshen, IN
Men's Soccer Hosts Grace College for 'MCC Tourney
7:00 pm, Goshen, IN
Faculty Showcase Recital: Matthew Hill, solo piano
7:30 pm, Rieth Recital Hall
Howell House's "All Saints Day" Open House
8:00 pm, Howell House
Fall Mainstage: The Saint Plays by Erik Ehn, directed by Michelle Milne
8:00 pm, Umble Center

2
Sunday
Fall Mainstage: The Saint Plays by Erik Ehn, directed by Michelle Milne
3:00 pm, Umble Center

3
Monday
Convocation: An Egyptian Muslim woman tells her story --guest speaker Heba Seoudi
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Multicultural Monday
12:00 pm, KMY 1st Floor Connector
Lifelong Learning Institute - "Shipshewana Roots: 1800-1900"
2:00 pm, Music Center Room 100
Last day to withdraw with a "W"
5:00 pm, Registrar's office
Men's Basketball hosts IU East
7:00 pm, Goshen, IN

4
Tuesday
Super Tuesday - practice interviews & resume reviews
2:00 pm, College Church Fellowship Hall
Interdisciplinary Forum on War & Climate Change w/ Steve Ratzlaff
3:30 pm, Newcomer Center Room 17

5
Wednesday
Yearbook Photo Schedule
The Connector
Faculty Adviser Meeting
10:00 am, NC 17
GCSWA Luncheon
12:00 pm, Newcomer Center 19
Lifelong Learning Institute - "Shipshewana Roots: 1800-1900"
2:00 pm, Music Center Room 100
Volleyball at Spring Arbor University
7:00 pm, Spring Arbor, MI
Yoder Public Affairs Lecture: "Iran and the U.S.: Prospects for a Better Future" - Dr. Trita Parsi
7:30 pm, Rieth Recital Hall

6
Thursday
Academic Advising Days
  through November 21, 2008

7
Friday
Family Weekend
Goshen College Campus   through November 9, 2008
Service & Seminary Expo
Union hallway
Chapel: "Service...Exploring, Embracing, Resisting" - 2008 SIPers
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Science Speaker Series
4:00 pm, SC 106
Men's Basketball hosts IU Maple City Hoop Fest
Goshen, IN   through November 8, 2008
Women's Basketball at Olivet Nazarene University
6:30 pm, Bourbonnais, IL
Fall Mainstage: The Saint Plays by Erik Ehn, directed by Michelle Milne
8:00 pm, Umble Center
PAX Coffeehouse
9:30 pm, NC-19

8
Saturday
Women's Soccer at MCC Tournament
TBA
SST Parents' Meeting
8:00 am, Music Center Room 110
Presidential Breakfast
9:15 am, Music Center Lobby
Parents' Seminar and Worship
10:00 am, Rieth Recital Hall
Parent's Council Meeting
11:00 am, Music Center 153
Men's and Women's Cross Country at MCC Championships
11:30 am, Spring Arbor, MI
CSA Recitals
1:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall
Women's Basketball at Olivet Nazarene University
3:30 pm, Bourbonnais, IL
Lavender Jazz: "Ritmo Mundial!"
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
Fall Mainstage: The Saint Plays by Erik Ehn, directed by Michelle Milne
8:00 pm, Umble Center

9
Sunday
Fall Mainstage: The Saint Plays by Erik Ehn, directed by Michelle Milne
3:00 pm, Umble Center
"Community School of the Arts Showcase Concert"
4:00 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
Sing the Journey/Story Night
8:00 pm, Newcomer 19

10
Monday
Convocation: Senegal (West Africa) SST, summer 2008
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
PJCS Lecture: Guest Worker Programs Past and Present
8:00 pm, CHurch Chapel Koinonia Room

11
Tuesday
Volleyball First Round of MCC Tournament
TBA
Afternoon Sabbatical - Sing the Closing of the Year
1:00 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
An Evening of Thanks
5:00 pm, Newcomer 19
Drop Beats not Bombs
7:00 pm, Umble Center
Men's Basketball at Davenport University
7:30 pm, Grand Rapids, MI

12
Wednesday
Commuter Club Meeting
10:00 am, Commuter Lounge
Bonus Convocation: "Drop Beats, Not Bombs: Resisting militarism through creative action"
10:00 am, Church-Chapel

13
Thursday
Volleyball Second Round of MCC Tournament
TBA
Visiting Artist Recital: Radoslav Kvapil, solo piano
7:30 pm, Rieth Recital Hall

14
Friday
Campus Open House
8:00 am, Music Center, Church Chapel
Chapel: "Claiming God's Hope on Campus" - sermon by student Lane Miller
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Women's Basketball at Bethel Classic
8:00 pm, Mishawaka, IN
Club DC at GC
10:00 pm, NC19

15
Saturday
Women's Soccer at MCC Tournament Final
TBA
Volleyball Final Round of MCC Tournament
TBA
Maple Leaf Fun Fest
12:00 pm, Recreation Fitness Center
Women's Basketball at Bethel Classic
2:00 pm, Mishawaka, IN
Men's Basketball hosts Trinity Christian College
3:00 pm, Goshen, IN
Goshen College Choirs with Toledo Symphony
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

16
Sunday
Taize Worship Service
9:00 pm, NC-19

17
Monday
Convocation: "Christians Meeting Muslims" - James Krabill
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Lifelong Learning Institute - "The Making of Global Christianity"
2:00 pm, Newcomer Center Room 19
ACORN Award Presentation
3:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

18
Tuesday
Missions Banquet
6:00 pm, college Church Fellowship Hall
Men's Basketball at Kentucky Wesleyan University
7:00 pm, Owensboro, KY

19
Wednesday
Lifelong Learning Institute - "The Making of Global Christianity"
2:00 pm, Newcomer Center Room 19
Women's Basketball at Indiana Tech
7:00 pm, Fort Wayne, IN
Catholic Mass on Campus
8:00 pm, Newcomer 19

21
Friday
Art exhibit - Kristi Glick: Jewelry Enameling & Anne Binder: Calligraphy and Artists Books
Hershberger Art Gallery   through January 18, 2009
Women's Basketball at WHAC/MCC Challenge at Aquinas College
Grand Rapids, MI   through November 22, 2008
Chapel: "Heart-listening, thorns of contention & humor - what I've learned in an ecumenical community, Sister Lynne Smith
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Lifelong Learning Institute - "The Making of Global Christianity"
2:00 pm, Newcomer Center Room 19
Science Speaker Series
4:00 pm, Science106
Men's Basketball at Denison Sodexho Classic
Granville, OH   through November 22, 2008
Performing Arts Series: Brentano String Quartet
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
Connector Night LIfe
10:00 pm, Connector 3rd flooor lounge

22
Saturday
Men's and Women's Cross Country at NAIA National Championships at Un. of Wisconsin-Parkside
Kenosha, WI
GEMTA Aim Festival
8:00 am, Music Center
ASL Workshop
9:00 am, AD 28
Women's Soccer Tea Reception
2:00 pm, Church Chapel Koinonia Room
World Dance
10:00 pm, Union Gym East

23
Sunday
Art exhibit reception - Kristi Glick: Jewelry Enameling & Anne Binder: Calligraphy and Artists Books
Hershberger Art Gallery
Parables Worship Team
9:30 am, Prairie Street Mennonite Church, Elkhart, Ind.
CANCELED: Voices-N-Harmony Gospel Choir Concert
5:30 pm, Umble Center

24
Monday
Convocation: Peru SST, spring 2008
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Lifelong Learning Institute - "The Making of Global Christianity"
2:00 pm, Newcomer Center Room 19

25
Tuesday
Men's Basketball hosts Indiana Wesleyan University
7:00 pm, Goshen, IN
Women's Basketball at Indiana Wesleyan University
7:00 pm, Marion, IN

27
Thursday
Thanksgiving break
  through November 28, 2008

28
Friday
Men's Basketball at Gannon Tournament
Erie, PA   through November 29, 2008

December


1
Monday
Convocation: "I Believe" speeches from Oral Comm and Writing for Media classes
10:00 am, Church-Chapel

2
Tuesday
Men's Basketball at Cornerstone University
Grand Rapids, MI
Lifelong Learning Institute - "Music and Art of Christmas"
1:30 pm, Music Center Room 153
SST FINAL ORIENTATION - SPRING PERU
3:00 pm,
Women's Basketball hosts Illinois Tech
7:00 pm, Goshen College

3
Wednesday
Commuter Club Meeting
10:00 am, Commuter Lounge
Future of Science
4:00 pm, SC 106
Catholic Mass on Campus
8:00 pm, Newcomer 19

4
Thursday
Lifelong Learning Institute - "Music and Art of Christmas"
1:30 pm, Music Center Room 153

5
Friday
Chapel: Advent Service of Hymns and Scriptures
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
A Festival of Carols
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
President's Cookie Reception for Students
9:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall
Jake Miller Hour After
10:00 pm, NC19

6
Saturday
Women's Basketball at Bethel College
1:00 pm, Mishawaka, IN
Men's Basketball hosts Bethel College
3:00 pm, Goshen, IN
Donor Christmas Dinner
5:15 pm, College Church Fellowship Hall
A Festival of Carols
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
Jake Miller Hour After
10:00 pm, NC19

7
Sunday
A Festival of Carols
4:00 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

8
Monday
Last day of classes in fall semester

Convocation: Annual Student Life Christmas Party
10:00 am, Church-Chapel Fellowship Hall

9
Tuesday
Reading Day

GCNSA Christmas Party
11:30 am,
Afternoon Sabbatical
1:00 pm, Sauder Concert Hall - An Early Renaissance Christmas Medley
Lifelong Learning Institute - "Music and Art of Christmas"
1:30 pm, Music Center Room 153
Women's Basketball hosts Calumet College
7:00 pm, Goshen College

10
Wednesday
Final Exams
  through December 12, 2008

11
Thursday
Lifelong Learning Institute - "Music and Art of Christmas"
1:30 pm, Music Center Room 153
President's Christmas Reception for Faculty/Staff
2:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall

13
Saturday
CSA Recitals
10:00 am, Rieth Recital Hall
Residential Housing Closes
10:00 am,
Women's Basketball hosts Judson College
1:00 pm, Goshen College

14
Sunday
Moravian Hymn Sing
4:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall

15
Monday
First Friday Film Festival
5:00 pm, Downtown Goshen

16
Tuesday
GCSWA Faculty/Staff Reception
9:30 am, Church Chapel Gathering Rooms
Women's Basketball at Ohio Dominican College
7:00 pm, Columbus, OH

17
Wednesday
Men's Basketball at Warner Southern
7:00 pm, Lake Wales, FL
Women's Basketball at Bluffton College
7:00 pm, Bluffton, OH

18
Thursday
Spring Tuition Payments Due

Staff Christmas and Recognition Banquet
12:00 pm, College Church Fellowship Hall
Men's Basketball at Weber International
4:00 pm, Babson Park, FL

20
Saturday
Women's Basketball hosts IUSB
12:00 pm, Goshen College