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Sunday, September 24 @GC
7:30 pm, ASL Club movie night, Newcomer Center, Room 17

Cabinet of Curiosities 3: Quilts, Clocks, Ceramics, Fraktur . . . : Exhibit, Good Library Gallery
   through November 12, 2023

a sense of place | Sara Method Exhibit, Hershberger Art Gallery - inside the GC Music Center
   through November 12, 2023


August 2023


1
Tuesday
May-Summer SSTers return


4
Friday
Year-round calendar - Session VI: Last day of class

Woman's Volleyball and Men's & Women's Soccer Team Early Arrival
11:00 am, Welcome Center

8
Tuesday
Year-round calendar - Session VI grades due
5:00 pm,

9
Wednesday
New Faculty Orientation
8:00 am, Newcomer Center, Room 17
MLAC Golf Outing
11:00 am, Maplecrest Country Club

10
Thursday
New Employee Orientation
8:30 am, Newcomer Center, Room 17
August Nature Explorers - Merry Lea
9:00 am, Merry Lea - Glacial Retreat Center

11
Friday
New Faculty Orientation
8:00 am, Newcomer Center, Room 17
Men's & Women's Cross Country Team Early Arrival
11:00 am, RFC

15
Tuesday
All-Employee Retreat
10:00 am, Rain Location - Sanctuary
All-Employee Retreat
10:00 am, Shanklin Park

17
Thursday
President's Workshop
8:30 am, Church - Fellowship Hall

18
Friday
Dean's Workshop
8:00 am, Church - Fellowship Hall
Men's & Women's Tennis Team Early Arrival
11:00 am, RFC

20
Sunday
Welcome Week (New Students)
  through August 27, 2023

21
Monday
Res Life Field Day
6:00 pm, KMY Lawn

22
Tuesday
Slip and Slide Kickball
6:30 pm, KMY Lawn
Women's Volleyball vs Calumet College of St. Joseph
7:00 pm, Gunden Gymnasium

23
Wednesday
Welcome Week Convocation: Where Have I Landed?
10:00 am, Church Chapel Sanctuary
Res Life Spirit Night
6:00 pm, Connector 1st Floor Lounge

24
Thursday
Movie on the Lawn with The Chief
8:30 pm, KMY Lawn

25
Friday
Welcome Week: New Student Blessing
2:00 pm, Church-Chapel
Women's Volleyball at Aquinas (Aquinas Tri-Match)
3:00 pm, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Women's Volleyball vs Calumet College of St. Joseph (Aquinas Tri-Match)
5:00 pm, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Student Life Trivia Night
7:00 pm, Newcomer, NC 19

27
Sunday
Residence Halls Open for Returning Students
12:00 pm, Dorms
Ice Cream Social
7:00 pm, Schrock Plaza

28
Monday
Year-round calendar: Session I classes begin

Traditional Calendar: Final fall check-in

Traditional Calendar: Fall classes begin
8:00 am,

29
Tuesday
Theater Fling
7:00 pm, Umble Center

30
Wednesday
Opening Convo: Sweet Synergy
10:00 am, Church-chapel and Schrock Plaza
On-Campus Jobs Fair
11:30 am, Church-Chapel, Fellowship Hall
Music Ensemble Welcome Reception
4:00 pm, Music Center Lobby

September


1
Friday
Westlawn Groundbreaking
10:00 am, Westlawn Lawn
Women's Volleyball at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (Showdown in the Woods)
1:00 pm, Saint Mary of the Woods, Ind.
Women's Volleyball vs Brescia (Showdown in the Woods)
5:00 pm, Saint Mary of the Woods, Ind.
Cross Country at Winrow-Valparaiso Open
5:00 pm, Valparaiso, Ind.
Downtown Goshen First Friday
6:00 pm, Off Campus
Performing Arts Series Concert: Flor de Toloache
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall
Women's Volleyball vs Midway (Showdown in the Woods)
9:00 pm, Saint Mary of the Woods, Ind.

2
Saturday
Tennis vs Huntington
10:00 am, GC Tennis Complex
Women's Volleyball vs Alice Lloyd (Showdown in the Woods)
1:00 pm, Saint Mary of the Woods, Ind.
Women's Volleyball vs IUPUC (Showdown in the Woods)
3:00 pm, Saint Mary of the Woods, Ind.
Women's Soccer vs Brescia
4:00 pm, GC Soccer Complex

4
Monday
Labor Day holiday

Women's Soccer vs Carolina
11:00 am, GC Soccer Complex

5
Tuesday
Tennis at Grace
2:00 pm, Winona Lake, Ind.
Traditional Calendar: Fall semester drop/add deadline
5:00 pm,
Year-round calendar - Session I: Drop-add period ends
5:00 pm,
Pizza and Power Tools
7:00 pm, Umble Center

6
Wednesday
ICC Plenary Session
9:00 am, Umble Center
Chapel: Walking Together
10:00 am, Church-Chapel Sanctuary
Men's Soccer at Concordia (Mich.)
3:00 pm, Ann Arbor, Mich.
History, Pre-Law, and Politics Social
5:00 pm, Wyse Lawn
Women's Volleyball at Grace
7:00 pm, Winona Lake, Ind.

7
Thursday
THOR En Route - Professional Jobs Event
10:00 am, Newcomer Center, Room 19
Tennis at Spring Arbor
3:30 pm, Spring Arbor, Mich.

8
Friday
Club Information Session - Canceled
10:00 am, Administration Building, AD28
Women's Volleyball at Indiana Tech (Liz Lykowski Memorial Tournament)
2:00 pm, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Women's Volleyball vs Saint Ambrose (Liz Lykowski Memorial Tournament)
6:00 pm, Fort Wayne, Ind.

9
Saturday
Women's Volleyball vs Concordia (Mich.) (Liz Lykowski Memorial Tournament)
10:00 am, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Women's Volleyball vs IU-Northwest (Liz Lykowski Memorial Tournament)
12:00 pm, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Tennis at Purdue Northwest, Judson
12:30 pm, Hammond, Ind.
Men's Soccer vs Georgetown
1:00 pm, GC Soccer Complex
Women's Soccer vs Madonna
7:00 pm, GC Soccer Complex

10
Sunday
Ceramics Guild Closing Reception and Artist Talk
2:00 pm, Music Center, Hershberger Art Gallery
The LEAFYs
7:00 pm, Umble Center
Taize Worship Service
8:00 pm, Newcomer, NC19

12
Tuesday
Blood Drive
10:30 am, Church - Fellowship Hall
ASL Club weekly meeting
4:00 pm, Newcomer Center, Room 17

13
Wednesday
Convo: Why We Sing
10:00 am, Church-Chapel Sanctuary
Tennis at Bethel
3:00 pm, Mishawaka, Ind.
Men's Soccer vs Rochester
7:00 pm, GC Soccer Complex
Women's Volleyball at Saint Francis (Ind.)
7:00 pm, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Women's Soccer at IU-Northwest
9:00 pm, Gary, Ind.

15
Friday
Cross Country at Ray Bullock Invitational
Upland, Ind.
Faith in Action Camps
5:00 pm, Newcomer Center, Room 17
Women's Volleyball vs Indiana Wesleyan
7:00 pm, Gunden Gymnasium

16
Saturday
Tennis vs Saint Francis
10:00 am, Goshen Middle School, Goshen IN
Amish & Mennonite Quilts Gallery Talk
2:00 pm, Good Library Gallery
Men's Soccer vs Aquinas
3:00 pm, GC Soccer Complex
Women's Volleyball vs Marian
3:00 pm, Gunden Gymnasium
Women's Soccer vs Siena Heights
7:00 pm, GC Soccer Complex
Faculty Recital: Scott Hochstetler and H. Roz Woll
7:30 pm, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall

17
Sunday
a sense of place | Sara Method Exhibit
Hershberger Art Gallery - inside the GC Music Center   through November 12, 2023

18
Monday
Back-to-school cookout
5:00 pm, Schrock Plaza

19
Tuesday
Tennis at Mount Vernon Nazarene
2:00 pm, Mount Vernon, Ohio

20
Wednesday
Hispanic Heritage Month Convocation
10:00 am, Church-Chapel Sanctuary
Women's Soccer at Lourdes
3:00 pm, Sylvania, Ohio
Women's Volleyball at Spring Arbor
7:00 pm, Spring Arbor, Mich.
Outdoor Worship and S'mores
8:00 pm, KMY Lawn

21
Thursday
Tennis vs Marian
1:00 pm, GC Tennis Complex

22
Friday
Bonus Convo: Making Sen$e
10:00 am, Umble Center
Back-to-school cookout
5:00 pm, Schrock Plaza
ASL Connect
6:30 pm, College Cabin
Women's Volleyball at Mount Vernon Nazarene
7:00 pm, Mount Vernon, Ohio
Grocery Bingo
8:00 pm, Newcomer Center, Room 19

23
Saturday
Easy Artisan Cheese Making (AM Session)- Merry Lea
9:00 am, Merry Lea - Rieth Village
Tennis vs Indiana Wesleyan
10:00 am, GC Tennis Complex
Easy Artisan Cheese Making (PM Session)- Merry Lea
1:00 pm, Merry Lea - Rieth Village
Women's Soccer at Huntington
1:30 pm, Huntington, Ind.
Buried in the Bog - Merry Lea
2:00 pm, Merry Lea - Glacial Retreat Center
Women's Volleyball at Huntington
3:00 pm, Huntington, Ind.
Men's Soccer vs Huntington
7:00 pm, GC Soccer Complex
Performing Arts Series Concert: Lone Bellow
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

24
Sunday
ASL Club movie night
7:30 pm, Newcomer Center, Room 17

25
Monday
Community Engagement Day

Year-round calendar - Session I: Last day to withdraw with a "W"

All Employee Forum
10:00 am, Umble Center

26
Tuesday
September Tales & Trails - Merry Lea
10:00 am, Merry Lea - Glacial Retreat Center
Elkhart Indiana Black Expo Group
2:30 pm, Church Chapel, Koinonia Room
Teacher Education - Ice Cream Social
2:30 pm, Church Gathering Rooms 142-144

27
Wednesday
Tennis at ITA Regional Tournament
Marion, Ind.   through September 30, 2023
Chapel: What?! Mennonite?
10:00 am, Church-Chapel Sanctuary
Women's Soccer vs Marian
6:00 pm, GC Soccer Complex
Men's Soccer at Marian
7:00 pm, Indianapolis, Ind.
Women's Volleyball vs Taylor
7:00 pm, Gunden Gymnasium

29
Friday
Women's Volleyball vs Bethel
7:00 pm, Gunden Gymnasium

30
Saturday
Cross Country at Live in Lou Classic
Louisville, Ky.
POP-UP! Vendors Market celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
10:00 am, Newcomer
Women's Volleyball vs Grace
2:00 pm, Gunden Gymnasium
Women's Soccer at Spring Arbor
3:00 pm, Spring Arbor, Mich.
Men's Soccer vs Spring Arbor
5:00 pm, GC Soccer Complex
Kick-Off
8:00 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

October


2
Monday
ICC Plenary Session
9:00 am, Umble Center

3
Tuesday
Tennis at Crossroads League Quarterfinals (Pending Qualification)
TBA

4
Wednesday
Convocation: From a Life of Success to a Life of Purpose
10:00 am, Church-Chapel Sanctuary
Women's Volleyball vs Saint Francis (Ind.)
7:00 pm, Gunden Gymnasium

5
Thursday
Tennis at Crossroads League Semifinals (Pending Qualification)
TBA

6
Friday
Cross Country at Bethel Invitational
St. Patrick's County Park / South Bend, Ind,
Homecoming
Multiple Campus Locations   through October 8, 2023
Homecoming Open House
9:00 am, Welcome Center
Peace Play
7:30 pm, Umble Center

7
Saturday
Tennis at Crossroads League Final (Pending Qualification)
TBA
Men's Soccer vs Indiana Wesleyan
2:00 pm, GC Soccer Complex
Peace Play
4:00 pm, Umble Center
Sara Method Reception and Artist Talk
5:30 pm, Music Center, Hershberger Art Gallery
Women's Volleyball vs IU-South Bend
7:00 pm, Gunden Gymnasium
Women's Soccer at Indiana Wesleyan
7:00 pm, Marion, Ind.
Homecoming Music Gala
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall
Trivia Night
9:00 pm, Newcomer Center, Room 19

8
Sunday
Peace Play
2:00 pm, Umble Center
Taize Worship Service
8:00 pm, Newcomer, NC 19

9
Monday
Major Minor Fair
10:00 am,
Major Minor Fair
10:00 am, Church - Fellowship Hall
Flu Shot Clinic
4:30 pm, Church Chapel, Koinonia Room

10
Tuesday
Flu Shot Clinic
4:30 pm, Church Chapel, Koinonia Room

11
Wednesday
Convo: Why SST Matters
10:00 am, Church-Chapel Sanctuary
Retirement Reception for Delane Graber
3:00 pm, Church - Gathering Rooms
Women's Soccer vs Mount Vernon Nazarene
7:00 pm, GC Soccer Complex
Men's Soccer at Mount Vernon Nazarene
7:00 pm, Mount Vernon, Ohio
Women's Volleyball at Indiana Wesleyan
7:00 pm, Marion, Ind.

12
Thursday
Year-round calendar - Session I: Last day of class


13
Friday
Traditional Calendar: Mid-term break
  through October 17, 2023
Women's Volleyball at Calumet College of St. Joseph
3:00 pm, Whiting, Ind.
Camerata Singers Concert
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

14
Saturday
Women's Soccer vs Saint Francis (Ind.)
7:00 pm, GC Soccer Complex
Men's Soccer at Saint Francis (Ind.)
7:00 pm, Fort Wayne, Ind.

17
Tuesday
Year-round calendar - Session I grades due
5:00 pm,

18
Wednesday
Year-round calendar - Session II classes begin

Chapel: Building Bridges of Listening and Understanding
10:00 am, Church-Chapel Sanctuary
Local MYF/Youth Group Gathering
6:00 pm, Church - Fellowship Hall
Interpersonal Violence Awareness: Community Responses
7:00 pm, Newcomer Center, Room 19
Women's Volleyball at Marian
7:00 pm, Indianapolis, Ind.

20
Friday
Women's Volleyball vs Mount Vernon Nazarene
7:00 pm, Gunden Gymnasium
Performing Arts Series Concert: Apollo's Fire-Handel's Israel in Egypt
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall
Campus Ministries Movie Night
8:00 pm, Connector 1st Floor Lounge
Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration
9:00 pm, RFC - Turf Room

21
Saturday
Cross Country at NAIA Great Lakes Challenge
Riverside Park / Grand Rapids, Mich.
A Coalition of Blackness
9:00 am, Newcomer Center, Room 17 & 19
Women's Volleyball vs Huntington
3:00 pm, Gunden Gymnasium
Men's Soccer at Bethel
5:00 pm, Mishawaka, ind.
Women's Soccer vs Bethel
7:00 pm, GC Soccer Complex
2023 Sherer Violin & Piano Competition Judges' Concert
7:30 pm, Rieth Recital Hall

22
Sunday
2023 Sherer Violin & Piano Competition Winners' Concert
6:00 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

23
Monday
Traditional Calendar: Academic advising period
  through November 10, 2023
ICC Plenary Session
9:00 am, Umble Center
Nursing and Health Sciences Career Day
9:00 am, Church - Fellowship Hall

24
Tuesday
ENL Evaluations
4:30 pm, Newcomer Center, Room 17
Bonus Convo: Healthy Sexuality
7:00 pm, Newcomer, NC 19
Rawlins Trio Chamber Music Recital
7:30 pm, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall

25
Wednesday
Convo: The Queen Singers
10:00 am, Church-Chapel Sanctuary
ENL Evaluations
4:30 pm, Newcomer Center, Room 17
Year-round calendar - Session II: drop/add period ends
5:00 pm,
Pastors and Leaders Gathering
6:30 pm, Church Chapel, Koinonia Room
Women's Volleyball vs Spring Arbor
7:00 pm, Gunden Gymnasium
Women's Soccer at Grace
7:00 pm, Winona Lake, Ind.
Men's Soccer vs Grace
8:00 pm, GC Soccer Complex

26
Thursday
Fly & Drive Trip
Welcome Center   through October 29, 2023

27
Friday
Traditional Calendar: Last day to withdraw with a "W"

Women's Volleyball at Taylor
7:00 pm, Upland, Ind.
Performing Arts Series Concert: The Wailin' Jennys
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

28
Saturday
Women's Volleyball at Bethel
3:00 pm, Mishawaka, ind.
Women's Soccer at Taylor
7:00 pm, Upland, Ind.
Men's Soccer vs Taylor
7:00 pm, GC Soccer Complex
Haunted Halls
7:00 pm, Miller Hall
Fall Choral Concert
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

29
Sunday
Spike ball Tourney
3:00 pm, Outside Basketball Courts

31
Tuesday
Guest Recital: Patricia Caicedo, Soprano
7:30 pm, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall

November


1
Wednesday
Northridge High School Early College Visit
9:30 am, Union, UN111
Chapel: Walking Together in Prayer
10:00 am, Church-Chapel Sanctuary

3
Friday
Cross Country at Crossroads League Championships
Upland, Ind.
GC Symphony Orchestra Fall Concert
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

4
Saturday
Women's Soccer at Crossroads League Quarterfinals (Pending Qualification)
TBA
Men's Soccer at Crossroads League Quarterfinals (Pending Qualification)
TBA
Women's Volleyball at Crossroads League Quarterfinals (Pending Qualification)
TBA

5
Sunday
Elkhart County Symphony Orchestra Concert
4:00 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

7
Tuesday
Treble Fest Concert
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

8
Wednesday
Women's Soccer at Crossroads League Semifinals (Pending Qualification)
TBA
Men's Soccer at Crossroads League Semifinals (Pending Qualification)
TBA
Women's Volleyball at Crossroads League Semifinals (Pending Qualification)
TBA
Convocation: Roll Call--First Generation Students and Teachers
10:00 am, Church-Chapel Sanctuary

10
Friday
Explore Goshen Day
9:00 am, Welcome Center
Fall Mainstage
7:30 pm, Umble Center

11
Saturday
Women's Soccer at Crossroads League Final (Pending Qualification)
TBA
Men's Soccer at Crossroads League Final (Pending Qualification)
TBA
Women's Volleyball at Crossroads League Final (Pending Qualification)
TBA
CSA Student Recitals
11:00 am, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall
Fall Mainstage
7:30 pm, Umble Center

12
Sunday
Fall Mainstage
2:30 pm, Umble Center
CSA Fall Choral Showcase
4:00 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall
Taize Worship Service
8:00 pm, Newcomer, NC 19

13
Monday
Cake Day Celebration
10:15 am, Good Library

14
Tuesday
Youth Honors Orchestra Fall Concert
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

15
Wednesday
Year-round calendar - Session II: last day to withdraw with a "W"

Chapel: Walking Together in Love
10:00 am, Church-Chapel Sanctuary

17
Friday
Cross Country at NAIA National Championships
Fort Vancouver National Historic Championship Course / Vancouver, Wash.
All Employee Forum
10:00 am, Umble Center
Lavender Jazz Concert
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

18
Saturday
Fall Mainstage
7:30 pm, Umble Center

19
Sunday
Art Faculty and Retired Faculty Art Exhibit
Hershberger Art Gallery - inside the GC Music Center   through January 14, 2024
Fall Mainstage
2:30 pm, Umble Center
Art Faculty & Retired Faculty Reception and Artist Talk
6:30 pm, Music Center, Hershberger Art Gallery

20
Monday
Bonus Convo: Transgender Day of Remembrance
10:00 am, Church - Fellowship Hall

22
Wednesday
Thanksgiving break
  through November 24, 2023

28
Tuesday
Giving Tuesday
8:00 am, Multiple Campus Locations
Advent Evening Chapel: Shining our Light
7:00 pm, Church-Chapel Sanctuary

29
Wednesday
Chapel: Christmas Hymn Sing and Celebration
10:00 am, Church-Chapel Sanctuary

December


1
Friday
A Festival of Carols
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

2
Saturday
A Festival of Carols
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

3
Sunday
A Festival of Carols
4:00 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

4
Monday
Traditional Calendar: Last day of fall semester classes


5
Tuesday
Traditional Calendar: Reading Day


6
Wednesday
Traditional Calendar: Final exams
  through December 8, 2023

7
Thursday
Performing Arts Series Concert: A Chanticleer Christmas
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

8
Friday
Year-round calendar - Session II: last day of classes


9
Saturday
Residence Halls Close for Christmas Break
10:00 am, Dorms
CSA Student Recitals
11:00 am, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall

10
Sunday
CSA Student Recitals
3:00 pm, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall
Taize Worship Service
8:00 pm, Newcomer, NC 19

11
Monday
Winter Suzuki-Allegro Concert
6:30 pm, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall

13
Wednesday
Traditional Calendar: Fall semester grades due
5:00 pm,
Year-round calendar - Session II grades due
5:00 pm,

15
Friday
Colleague Christmas Celebration
11:00 am, Church - Fellowship Hall