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October 2025


1
Wednesday
Mennonites 101 (Chapel)
10:00 am, Church-Chapel Sanctuary
Women's Soccer vs Taylor
6:30 pm, GC Soccer Complex
Men's Soccer at Taylor
7:00 pm, Upland, Ind.
Women's Volleyball vs Indiana Wesleyan
8:00 pm, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium

3
Friday
Homecoming
Multiple Campus Locations   through October 5, 2025
Homecoming Explore Goshen
9:30 am, Welcome Center
Bonus Convo - Homecoming Alumni Awards Celebration & Reception
10:00 am, Church-Chapel Sanctuary
Feel Good Fridays - Slime Making
12:00 pm, Westlawn - Gunden Commons
One Act Play
8:00 pm, Umble Center
Women's Volleyball vs Stephens
8:00 pm, Palos Heights, Ill.
Homecoming Formal
8:00 pm, Good Library

4
Saturday
Women's Volleyball at Trinity Christian
11:00 am, Palos Heights, Ill.
Women's Volleyball vs St. Francis (Ill.)
1:00 pm, Palos Heights, Ill.
Men's Soccer vs Bethel
2:00 pm, GC Soccer Complex
One Act Play
4:00 pm, Umble Center
Women's Soccer at Bethel
4:00 pm, Mishawaka, Ind.
Refractions | Tiffany Wyse-Fisher Exhibit | Reception and Artist Talk
5:30 pm, Music Center, Hershberger Art Gallery
Homecoming Music Gala
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

5
Sunday
One Act Play
2:00 pm, Umble Center
2-Person Scramble Golf Outing
2:00 pm, GC Golf Course
Pickleball Tournament - Homecoming Alumni vs. Students
2:00 pm, RFC Gymnasium

6
Monday
Candle Painting
8:00 am, GOOD LIBRARY
Major Minor Fair
10:00 am, Church - Fellowship Hall
"Mended Arrows" Pop-Up Barber Shop, Visiting Barber Adrian Burney (Indianapolis)
11:00 am, Connector Game Room

7
Tuesday
Career Networks Outreach and Surveying (Day 1)
11:00 am, Westlawn Lobby
Ruby Tuesdays - Make Stuff, Meet People, And More!
12:00 pm, Westlawn - Gunden Commons
Low Voice Festival
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall
Health Plus Presents STI Education and Information Clinic
11:00 pm, Westlawn - Mark Community Room

8
Wednesday
This We Believe: An Inter-Christianity Dialogue (Campus Chapel)
10:00 am, Church-Chapel Sanctuary
STI Clinic - Elkhart County Health Dept
11:00 am, Westlawn - Mark Community Room
Women's Volleyball at Taylor
7:00 pm, Upland, Ind.

9
Thursday
Year-round calendar - Session I: Last day of class

Career Networks Outreach and Surveying (Day 2)
11:30 am, Westlawn Lobby

10
Friday
Cross Country at Bethel Invite
South Bend, IN | St. Patrick's County Park
Nursing and Public Health Career Day
9:30 am, Church - Fellowship Hall
Phil Allman Guest Speaker
10:00 am, Administration Building, AD28
Scholar Series
10:00 am, Union Building, UN111
Affinity Group Leader's Meeting
10:00 am, Newcomer Center, Room 17

11
Saturday
Women's Volleyball vs Grace
1:00 pm, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium
Women's Soccer at Indiana Wesleyan
2:00 pm, Marion, Ind.
Men's Soccer vs Indiana Wesleyan
6:00 pm, GC Soccer Complex

13
Monday
Traditional Calendar: Mid-term break
  through October 15, 2025

14
Tuesday
Year-round calendar - Session I grades due


15
Wednesday
Year-round calendar - Session II classes begin

Men's Soccer at Huntington
6:00 pm, Huntington, Ind.
Women's Volleyball vs Spring Arbor
7:00 pm, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium
Performing Arts Series: An Evening with David Sedaris
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall
Women's Soccer vs Huntington
8:00 pm, GC Soccer Complex

16
Thursday
Classes resume

Domestic Violence Awareness Month
12:00 pm, Westlawn Lobby

17
Friday
Mindset to Hire - Job Search Panel Discussion
10:00 am, Westlawn - Mark Community Room
Enchanted Forest at Merry Lea
7:00 pm, Merry Lea Farmstead
Camerata Singers
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall
One Circle Group Meeting
8:00 pm, Newcomer Center, Room 17

18
Saturday
Women's Soccer vs Grace
1:00 pm, GC Soccer Complex
Men's Soccer at Grace
2:00 pm, Winona Lake, Ind.
Women's Volleyball at Saint Francis
4:00 pm, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Enchanted Forest at Merry Lea
7:00 pm, Merry Lea Farmstead

19
Sunday
Intramural Outdoor Soccer Tournamet
1:00 pm, KMY Lawn

20
Monday
Traditional Calendar: Academic advising period
  through November 7, 2025
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
12:00 pm, Westlawn Lobby

21
Tuesday
Gia's Fact or Fiction: Alcohol & Substance Use Activity
11:00 am, Westlawn Lobby
Spooky Tarde-noche Latina
4:30 pm, Newcomer Center, Room 19
Umble Master Class: Dan Charles and Brigid McCarthy
7:00 pm, Umble Center
Outdoor Worship
8:00 pm, KMY Lawn

22
Wednesday
SST Stories Convo
10:00 am, Church-Chapel Sanctuary
STI Clinic - Elkhart County Health Dept
11:00 am, Westlawn Lobby
ISC Diwali Celebration
7:00 pm, Newcomer Center, Room 17
Women's Volleyball at Bethel
7:00 pm, Mishawaka, Ind.

23
Thursday
American Red Cross - Recruitment Table
11:00 am, Westlawn Lobby
Science on the Edge: Avalanches in granular materials - Susan Lehman - Science Speakers
3:20 pm, Science building, Room 106
"Science on the Edge: Avalanches in Granular Systems," Susan Lehman - Science Speakers Lecture Series
3:20 pm, Science Building, Room 106

24
Friday
All Day, All Night Visit
Welcome Center   through October 25, 2025
"Renal Adaptations to Exercise and the Implications for Cardiorenal Health," Dr. Sophia Sears, PhD - Science Speakers Lecture Series
10:00 am, Science Building, Room 106
Disc Golf Tournament - Glow in the Dark Edition
7:00 pm, RFC Lawn
Rieth Recital Series: Matthew Hill, piano
7:30 pm, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall

25
Saturday
Women's Volleyball at Mount Vernon Nazarene
3:00 pm, Mount Vernon, Ohio
Men's Soccer at Saint Francis
5:00 pm, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Women's Soccer vs Saint Francis
7:00 pm, GC Soccer Complex
Fall Choral Concert
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

27
Monday
Sips & Sweets with PIN and Dr. Steven D. Parker
10:00 am, Westlawn - Mark Community Room
Lunch with Dr. Steven D. Parker and Black Student Union
11:30 am, Westlawn - Mark Community Room
Speaker Dr. Steven Parker of the Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MNCASA) Presenting for Title IX
7:00 pm, Science Building, SC106

28
Tuesday
Tuberculosis Testing Clinic - Elkhart County Health Dept
11:00 am, Westlawn - Mark Community Room
Bonus Convo: Financial First Steps: What Every College Student Should Know
7:00 pm, Church Chapel, Koinonia Room

29
Wednesday
Chapel: We Sing & Pray for Peace
10:00 am, Church-Chapel Sanctuary
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
11:00 am, Westlawn Lobby
Women's Volleyball at Huntington
7:00 pm, Huntington, Ind.
Women's Soccer at Spring Arbor
7:00 pm, Spring Arbor, Mich.
Men's Soccer vs Spring Arbor
7:00 pm, GC Soccer Complex

30
Thursday
Tuberculosis Reading Clinic - Elkhart County Health Dept
11:00 am, Westlawn - Mark Community Room

31
Friday
Traditional Calendar: Last day to withdraw with a "W"

Immunization Clinic
11:00 am, Westlawn - Mark Community Room
Howellween
7:00 pm, Howell House

November


1
Saturday
Women's Volleyball vs Marian
3:00 pm, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium
GC Symphony Orchestra Fall Concert
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

3
Monday
Scholar Series
10:00 am, Union Building, UN111

4
Tuesday
Health Plus Presents STI Education and Information Clinic
11:00 am, Westlawn Lobby
Treble Fest Concert
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

5
Wednesday
"Attention Economy" Convo
10:00 am, Church-Chapel Sanctuary

12:00 pm, Church Chapel, Koinonia Room
Dia de los Muertos
4:00 pm, Newcomer Center, Room 19
Directors in the Connector
6:00 pm, KMY Connector Lounge
Women's Volleyball at Indiana Wesleyan
7:00 pm, Marion, Ind.

6
Thursday
Jimtown HS JAG
10:00 am, Union Building, UN111

7
Friday
Science of Reading Summit: English Learners and the Science of Reading
Church - Fellowship Hall   through November 8, 2025
Camp Day
9:00 am, Connector 1st Floor Lounge
All-Employee Forum
10:00 am, Umble Center
First Generation College Students Appreciation
11:00 am, Westlawn - Mark Community Room
Intramural 3-on-3 Basketball Touranment
7:00 pm, RFC Gym

8
Saturday
CSA Student Recitals
11:00 am, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall
Rieth Recital Series: Ensemble CONCEPT/21
7:30 pm, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall

9
Sunday
CSA Fall Choral Showcase
4:00 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

11
Tuesday
Graduate School 101 Lunch
12:30 pm, Westlawn - Mark Community Room

12
Wednesday
Year-round calendar - Session II: last day to withdraw with a "W"

Chapel: Faculty Faith Journeys
10:00 am, Church-Chapel Sanctuary
STI Clinic - Elkhart County Health Dept
11:00 am, Westlawn Lobby

13
Thursday
Blood Drive
10:00 am, Westlawn - Mark Community Room

14
Friday
Fall Opera
7:30 pm, Umble Center

15
Saturday
Music Together Celebrations
10:00 am, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall
Fall Opera
7:30 pm, Umble Center

16
Sunday
Art Faculty and Retired Faculty Exhibit
Music Center, Hershberger Art Gallery   through January 4, 2026
Fall Opera
2:30 pm, Umble Center
Faculty and Retired Faculty Exhibit | Opening Reception and Artist Talk
6:00 pm, Music Center, Hershberger Art Gallery

18
Tuesday
Linking In At Lunch
12:00 pm, Westlawn - Mark Community Room
Retired Employee coffee/dessert
1:30 pm, Church Chapel, Koinonia Room
Youth Honors Orchestra Fall Concert
7:00 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

19
Wednesday
Perspectives: Immigration in the U.S. Convo
10:00 am, Church-Chapel Sanctuary

21
Friday
Lavender Jazz Concert
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

22
Saturday
Intramural Turkey Bowl Touch Football Tournament
8:00 am, KMY Lawn

23
Sunday
Senior Recital - Sam Stoltzfus, composition
4:00 pm, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall
Bonus Chapel: Lighting of the Campus & Welcoming Advent
7:00 pm, Church-Chapel Sanctuary

24
Monday
Pottery with Purpose
3:00 pm, Union, Hunsberger Commons

26
Wednesday
Thanksgiving break
  through November 28, 2025

December


2
Tuesday
Health Plus Presents STI Education and Information Clinic
11:00 am, Westlawn Lobby

3
Wednesday
Chapel: Christmas Carol Hymn Sing
10:00 am, Church-Chapel Sanctuary
Immunization Clinic - Indiana Dept of Health
11:00 am, Westlawn - Mark Community Room

4
Thursday
Traditional Calendar: Last day of fall semester classes


5
Friday
Traditional Calendar: Reading Day

Festival of Carols
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

6
Saturday
Festival of Carols
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

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

8
Monday
Traditional Calendar: Final exams
  through December 10, 2025

10
Wednesday
Year-round calendar - Session II: Last day of class

STI Clinic - Elkhart County Health Dept
11:00 am, Westlawn Lobby

11
Thursday
Campus Housing closes for Winter Break
10:00 am,

12
Friday
Employee Christmas Celebration
12:00 pm, Church - Fellowship Hall

13
Saturday
CSA Student Recitals
11:00 am, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall
Performing Arts Series: Voctave
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

15
Monday
Traditional Calendar: Fall semester grades due

Year-round calendar - Session II grades due

CSA Suzuki - Allegro Play In Concert
5:00 pm, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall
ECoSistema Winter Concert 2025
7:00 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

18
Thursday
Cookie Day
8:00 am, GOOD LIBRARY