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October 2013


1
Tuesday
Lunch and Learn
12:00 pm, Koinonia Room
Resume Writing Workshop
4:00 pm, Administration 28
Men's Soccer at Huntington University
4:00 pm, Huntington, IN
Men's Tennis Crossroads League Tournament - 1st Round
4:00 pm, Marian University
Session I - Last day to withdraw with "W"
5:00 pm,
Inquiry Program Celebration Dinner
5:15 pm, College Church, Koinonia Room
GC Swing Dance Club Meetings
7:30 pm, Old Pool Space at RFC

2
Wednesday
Sound of the Environment
12:00 am, Newcomer Room 19
Resume Writing Workshop
10:00 am, Administration 28
Women's Soccer at Huntington University
4:00 pm, Huntington, IN
JV Men's Soccer vs Huntington University
6:00 pm, Soccer Complex
Un Baile: Latina American Dance Lessons
6:30 pm, Old Pool Space at RFC
Volleyball vs Bethel College
7:00 pm, Soccer Complex

3
Thursday
Alumni Board Meeting
College Church Koinonia Room   through October 4, 2013
Resume Writing Workshop
4:00 pm, Administration 28

4
Friday
Homecoming
All Campus   through October 6, 2013
Men's Golf - Saint Francis Invitational
Ft. Wayne, IN   through October 5, 2013
Department of Nursing 60th Anniversary Celebration
8:00 am, Rieth Recital Hall
Homecoming Convocation
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Women's Tennis vs Adrian College
3:30 pm, Goshen
Science Speakers {Global Energy Poverty...}
4:00 pm, Science 106
Lavender Jazz First Friday
6:30 pm, Downtown
Gadfly
8:00 pm, Umble Theater

5
Saturday
Men's Golf - Saint Francis Invitational
Ft. Wayne, IN
Alumni Breakfast
8:00 am, Church-Chapel, Fellowship Hall
Class Reunions
9:45 am,
Department of Biological Sciences Homecoming Luncheon
12:00 pm, Newcomer 19
Multicultural Alumni Luncheon
12:00 pm, Church-Chapel, Fellowship Hall
Women's Soccer at Bethel College
1:00 pm, Mishawaka, IN
Ultimate Frisbee Tournament
1:00 pm, Field in front of the Rec-Fitness Center
Champions of Character Reception
1:00 pm, Rec-Fitness Center, Rooms 104-105
Book Signings
1:30 pm, GC Bookstore
English Department Open House: Former President Shirley H. Showalter
1:30 pm, Newcomer Center Room 17
Men's Soccer vs Moody Bible Institute
2:00 pm, Soccer Complex
Homecoming Hymn Sing
2:30 pm, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall
Gadfly
4:00 pm, Umble Theater
Michiana Pottery Tour Showcase Exhibit Reception
5:00 pm, Hershberger Art Gallery
Homecoming Picnic
5:00 pm, Tent by Westlawn Dining Hall
Homecoming Music Gala
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
Porch-a-palooza
9:00 pm, Kenwood House

6
Sunday
Taize Worship
9:00 pm, NC 19

7
Monday
Convocation: "Personal Violence: What Would You Do If...?" - Steve Thomas
10:00 am, Church-Chapel

8
Tuesday
Lunch and Learn
12:00 pm, Koinonia Room
October Afternoon Sabbatical
1:00 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
ASL Interpreting Discussion Group
6:00 pm, Administration Building Room 30
Missions Banquet
6:00 pm, CC Fellowship Hall
Women's Soccer vs University of Saint Francis
7:00 pm, Soccer Complex
GC Swing Dance Club Meetings
7:30 pm, Old Pool Space at RFC
Warrior Workshop: Engaging the Warrior
8:30 pm, NC17

9
Wednesday
United Way Meeting
10:00 am, Administration Building Room 28
Men's Soccer vs Mount Vernon Nazarene University
6:00 pm, Soccer Complex
Un Baile: Latina American Dance Lessons
6:30 pm, Old Pool Space at RFC
Volleyball vs Huntington University
8:00 pm, Goshen
Women's Safety Training with Martial Arts - Steve Thomas
8:30 pm, RFC 104/105

10
Thursday
JV Men's Soccer vs Goshen CIty Futbol Club
7:00 pm, Goshen
Take Back the Night
9:30 pm, NC19

11
Friday
Nature and the Arts Weekend
Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College, Farmstead Site   through October 13, 2013
Explore Goshen Day
9:00 am, Music Center
Chapel: "Stories from the Streets" - Andi & Al Tauber
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Women's Cross Country - Benedictine Eagle Invitational
5:00 pm, Warrensville, IL
Men's Cross Country - Benedictine Eagle Invitational
5:45 pm, Warrensville, IL
Student Leadership Dinner
6:00 pm, Rec Fit Center 104 / 105
Volleyball at Marian University
7:00 pm, Indianapolis, IN
Adelphian Apple Fest
7:00 pm, Adelphian House
"Stories from the Streets"
7:30 pm, Umble Center
Talent Show
9:30 pm, Newcomer 19

12
Saturday
Men's Tennis at Saint Joseph's College
Rensselaer, IN
Volleyball vs Indiana Wesleyan University
3:00 pm, RFC
Women's Soccer vs Taylor University
7:00 pm, Soccer Complex
Men's Soccer at Marian University
7:00 pm, Indianapolis, IN
St Joseph Valley Camerata Concert
7:30 pm, Music Center - Sauder Concert Hall
Bring Your Own Flannel
9:00 pm, RFC - Pool Space

13
Sunday
Little Leafs Basketball Camp
1:00 pm, Recreational Fitness Center
Disicpleship Hour
7:00 pm, Connector 3rd Floor
Matthew Hill Faculty Recital
7:30 pm, Rieth Recital Hall

14
Monday
Convocation: "Alcohol: Informed Choices, Responsible Decisions" - guest speaker Misty Dillon
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
JV Men's Soccer vs Hesston College
7:00 pm, Soccer Complex

15
Tuesday
Lunch and Learn
12:00 pm, Koinonia Room
Volleyball vs Mount Vernon Nazarene University
6:00 pm, RFC
Performing Arts Series 13-14: Garrison Keillor
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
GC Swing Dance Club Meetings
7:30 pm, Old Pool Space at RFC
Men's Soccer vs Bethel College
8:00 pm, Soccer Complex

16
Wednesday
Men's Soccer at Lawrence Technological University
4:00 pm, Detroit, MI
Un Baile: Latina American Dance Lessons
6:30 pm, Old Pool Space at RFC
Women's Soccer at Marian University
7:30 pm, Indianapolis, IN

18
Friday
Chapel: Bishop Kevin Rhoades
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Volleyball vs Taylor University
7:00 pm, RFC
Discipleship Hour
9:00 pm, Connector 3rd Floor

19
Saturday
Workshops for Latino Familes
9:00 am, Union 111
Volleyball at Spring Arbor University
1:00 pm, Spring Arbor, MI
Men's Soccer at Taylor University
7:00 pm, Upland, IN
Women's Soccer vs Spring Arbor University
7:00 pm, Soccer Complex

20
Sunday
Little Leafs Basketball Camp
1:00 pm, Recreational Fitness Center
Maple City Chamber Orchestra Concert
3:00 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

21
Monday
Mid-Term Break
  through October 23, 2013
Session I - Last day of class

JV Men's Soccer vs University of Saint Francis
7:00 pm, Soccer Complex

22
Tuesday
Lunch and Learn
12:00 pm, Koinonia Room
Women's Soccer vs Trine University
7:00 pm, Soccer Complex
GC Swing Dance Club Meetings
7:30 pm, Old Pool Space at RFC

23
Wednesday
Un Baile: Latina American Dance Lessons
6:30 pm, Old Pool Space at RFC
Volleyball at University of Saint Francis
7:00 pm, Fort Wayne, IN

24
Thursday
Session II begins: Year-Round calendar


25
Friday
Open House for Sandy Saggers
Westlawn Dining Hall
Volleyball - Cornerstone University Tournament
Grand Rapids, MI   through October 26, 2013
Chapel: Service Inquiry Reflections
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Service & Seminary Expo
11:00 am, First Floor Connector Lounge
Villiers String Quartet
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
Howell-O-Ween
9:00 pm, Howell House
Capture the Flag
10:30 pm, Meet at Umble Center

26
Saturday
Men's Cross Country - NAIA Great Lakes Invitational
12:00 pm, Grand Rapids, MI
Women's Cross Country - NAIA Great Lakes Invitational
12:00 pm, Grand Rapids, MI
Men's Soccer - Crossroads League Tournament - 1st Round at Bethel College
3:00 pm, Mishawaka, IN
Chamber Choir Fall Concert
7:30 pm, Rieth Recital Hall
KMY Halloween Party
10:00 pm, KMY 1st Floor Connector Lounge

27
Sunday
Chamber Choir Fall Concert
4:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall
Discipleship Hour
7:00 pm, KMY 3rd floor lounge

28
Monday
Convocation: "Mi Gente (My People)" - Latino Students
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
JV Men's Soccer at Bethel College
7:00 pm, Mishawaka, IN

29
Tuesday
Lunch and Learn
12:00 pm, Koinonia Room
MSN Skills Day
12:00 pm, Wyse 215
Women's Basketball at Indiana University Northwest
7:00 pm, Gary, IN
Paraguay Primeval: Original Songs Composed & Performed by Carol Ann Weaver and Rebecca Campbell
7:30 pm, Rieth Recital Hall
GC Swing Dance Club Meetings
7:30 pm, Old Pool Space at RFC

30
Wednesday
Intramural Indoor Volleyball
RFC   through December 4, 2013
Science Speakers {Malaria in the Post-Genomics Era...}
4:00 pm, Science 106
Un Baile: Latina American Dance Lessons
6:30 pm, Old Pool Space at RFC
PRSSA Lecture Series
6:30 pm, NC17
Volleyball vs Grace College
7:00 pm, Goshen RFC

31
Thursday
Session II Drop-Add period ends
5:00 pm,

November


1
Friday
Dinner at the RFC
Rec Fitness Center-Former Pool Space
Grandparents Day
8:00 am, Church-Chapel Fellowship Hall
Chapel: Jim Brenneman
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
GC Symphony Orchestra Fall Concert
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
Men's Basketball vs Lourdes University
8:00 pm, RFC
Game Night
10:00 pm, Java Junction

2
Saturday
Volleyball at Indiana University South Bend
1:00 pm, South Bend, IN
Men's Basketball vs Madonna University
3:00 pm, RFC
Women's Basketball vs Holy Cross College
7:00 pm, RFC
Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Celebration
7:00 pm, Valesco House
Performing Arts Series 13-14: Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

3
Sunday
Taize Worship
9:00 pm, NC 19

4
Monday
Convocation: Peru SST, spring 2013
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Fall Semester: Last Day to Withdraw with a "W"
5:00 pm, Registrar's Office, AD 06

5
Tuesday
Super Tuesday
2:00 pm, Fellowship Hall, Koinonia, and Gathering Rooms
Volleyball at Bethel College - Crossroads League Tournament - 1st Round
7:00 pm, Mishawaka, IN
GC Swing Dance Club Meetings
7:30 pm, Old Pool Space at RFC

6
Wednesday
Culture Cafe
10:00 am, Union 111
Sound of the Environment
12:00 pm, Newcomer Room 19
Un Baile: Latina American Dance Lessons
6:30 pm, Old Pool Space at RFC
Women's Basketball vs Aquinas College
7:00 pm, RFC

7
Thursday
Fall Academic Advising
  through November 22, 2013

8
Friday
Intramural 3-on-3 Basketball
RFC
Campus Open House
9:00 am, Music Center
Chapel: Employee Faith Story
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
Education Department Open House
11:00 am, College Church, Gathering Rooms
Music Scholarship Auditions
1:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall
Science Speakers {Nutrition and Women's Health in Africa}
4:00 pm, Science 106
Men's Basketball at Calumet College of St. Joseph
6:00 pm, Adrian, MI
Fall Mainstage: WIT by Margaret Edson
8:00 pm,
Nite@The RFC (3-on-3 Basketball Tourney)
10:00 pm, RFC

9
Saturday
Men's Basketball - Siena Heights Tournament
Adrian, MI
CSA Student Recitals
11:00 am, Rieth Recital Hall
Women's Cross Country - Crossroads League Championships
11:30 am, Winona Lake, IN
Men's Cross Country - Crossroads League Tournament - Championships
12:30 pm, Winona Lake, IN
Women's Basketball at Calumet College of St St. Joseph
6:00 pm, Hammond, IN
PJ's and Pancakes
7:00 pm, Hospital House
Fall Choral Concert
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

10
Sunday
Jason Lahr and Krista Koeffle
Hershberger Art Gallery   through December 29, 2013
Jason Lahr and Krista Koeffle Reception
2:00 pm, Hershberger Art Gallery, Music Center
Fall Mainstage: WIT by Margaret Edson
3:00 pm,
Topics and Issues with Lahr and Koeffle
3:30 pm, Hershberger Art Gallery
American Guild of Organists meeting
4:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall in the Music Center
Discipleship Hour
7:00 pm, Connector 3rd Floor

11
Monday
Convocation:"Restorative Justice: Making Peace between Victims & Offenders"
10:00 am, Church-Chapel

12
Tuesday
Prayer Odyssey - Nov. 12-15
Kulp Conference Room   through November 15, 2013
Women's Basketball at Lourdes University
7:00 pm, Toledo, OH
GC Swing Dance Club Meetings
7:30 pm, Old Pool Space at RFC

13
Wednesday
All-Employee Meeting
10:00 am, Umble Center
Science Speakers {Improving Global Health Through Water...}
4:00 pm, Science 106
Un Baile: Latina American Dance Lessons
6:30 pm, Old Pool Space at RFC
Men's Basketball at Indiana University-South Bend
7:30 pm, South Bend, IN

15
Friday
PULSE Seminary Expo
10:00 am, KMY Connector Lounge 1
Chapel: Worship in Various Voices
10:00 am, College Church Chapel
Fall Mainstage: WIT by Margaret Edson
8:00 pm,
Women's Basketball at Trinity International University
8:00 pm, Deerfield, IL
Hour After
10:00 pm, NC19

16
Saturday
GEMTA AIM Festival
8:00 am, Music Center 153, 100, and 110
Workshops for Latino Familes
9:00 am, Union 111
Women's Basketball at Benedictine University
2:00 pm, Lisle, IL
Men's Basketball vs Judson College
3:00 pm, RFC
Apartment Thanksfest
5:30 pm, First Floor of Apartments
Fall Mainstage: WIT by Margaret Edson
8:00 pm,
Hour After
10:00 pm, NC19

17
Sunday
Fall Mainstage: WIT by Margaret Edson
3:00 pm,
Fall Community School of the Arts Showcase Concert
4:00 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
Chocolate House
7:00 pm, Newcomer Center Rm 19

18
Monday
Education Senior Seminar
Gathering Rooms   through December 6, 2013
Convocation: Cambodia SST, spring 2013
10:00 am, Church-Chapel
CSA String Ensemble Concert and Suzuki Play-In
6:30 pm, Rieth Recital Hall

19
Tuesday
November Afternoon Sabbatical
12:00 pm, College Mennonite Church Fellowship Hall
Student Chamber Music Concert
7:30 pm, Rieth Recital Hall
GC Swing Dance Club Meetings
7:30 pm, Old Pool Space at RFC

20
Wednesday
Job Search Strategies using LinkedIn
10:00 am, Administration 28
Fossil Fuel Divestment Conversation -- Interdisciplinary Coffee Hour
10:00 am, Newcomer Center, Room 17
4th annual Latino College Night
6:30 pm, Goshen High School
Un Baile: Latina American Dance Lessons
6:30 pm, Old Pool Space at RFC
Food Insecurity Panel Discussion
7:00 pm, Newcomer 19

21
Thursday
Session II: Last day to withdraw with "W"
5:00 pm,

22
Friday
Student Leadership Dinner
RFC 104/105
Chapel: Noah Buccholz (ASL guest)
10:00 am, College Church Chapel
Unity Potluck and Worship
6:00 pm, Newcomer 19
Women's Basketball at Midway College
7:00 pm, Midway, KY
Performing Arts Series 13-14: The Vienna Boys Choir
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
Bingo Night
9:30 pm, KMY Connector Lounge 1

23
Saturday
Men's Cross Country - NAIA National Championships
TBA
Women's Cross Country - NAIA National Championships
TBA
Music Together Celebration
9:30 am, Reith
ASL Workshop
1:00 pm, AD 28
Women's Basketball at Asbury College
2:00 pm, Asbury, KY
Men's Basketball at Bluffton University
3:00 pm, Bluffton, OH
One-Man Show
7:00 pm, Umble Center
Feast Hall of Games
7:00 pm, East Hall
Lavender Jazz Fall Concert
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall
RFC Open Gym Night
10:00 pm, Rec Center
A Horrible Sweater Party
10:00 pm, Howell House

24
Sunday
SarahElizabeth Workshop
Umble Center   through November 26, 2013
Youth Honors Orchestra Fall Concert
4:00 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

25
Monday
Recycled: A Thematic Student Art Exhibit
8:00 am, Good Library Basement Gallery
Convocation:"Syria: A Peacemaker's Challenge" - Sarah Adams
10:00 am, Church-Chapel

26
Tuesday
PRSSA Lecture Series
6:30 pm, NC17
Men's Basketball vs Spring Arbor University
7:00 pm, RFC
Open Letter Summit
7:00 pm, Administration Building 28
Women's Basketball at Spring Arbor University
7:00 pm, Spring Arbor, MI
GC Swing Dance Club Meetings
7:30 pm, Old Pool Space at RFC
Experience AFRICA
8:00 pm, Java Junction

27
Wednesday
Un Baile: Latina American Dance Lessons
6:30 pm, Old Pool Space at RFC

28
Thursday
Thanksgiving Break
  through November 29, 2013

December


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