Beyond the Front Porch: Finding Our Place in Nature
Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College, Farmstead Site through September 21, 2008

Performing Arts Series: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

Latino Madness
9:00 pm, NC19

20
Saturday

"Texting the Body" Part 3 - Intervention Session
9:00 am, Umble Center

Men's and Women's Cross Country at UW-Parkside Collegiate Meet
12:00 pm, Kenosha, WI

Men's Tennis hosts Tennis Invitational with Earlham and Grace Colleges
1:00 pm, Goshen College

Umble Master Class Core Group Performances
1:00 pm, Umble Center

Women's Soccer at Cornerstone University
4:00 pm, Grand Rapids, MI

21
Sunday

Organ Recital Series: Christine Thogersen, organ
4:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall

22
Monday

Convocation: "How To Be the Odd One Out & Completely at Home" - PJCS Prof. Joe Liechty
10:00 am, Church-Chapel

Faculty Recognition Reception
10:30 am, Good Library First Floor

RN to BSN New Student Orientation
5:45 pm, Wyse Room 214

Small Group Housing & Kulp Barbeque
6:00 pm, Coffman/Kulp Greenspace

23
Tuesday

Men's Tennis at Marion College
Indianapolis, IN

Lunch and Learn
12:00 pm, College Church Fellowship Hall

Student Teaching Workshop #1
1:00 pm, Church Chapel Gathering Rooms

Lifelong Learning Institute - "Drawing Made Easy"
2:00 pm, Drawing Room in Union Gym West

Women's Tennis hosts Marian College
4:00 pm, Indianapolis, IN

Volleyball hosts IN Wesleyan University
7:00 pm, Goshen, IN

24
Wednesday

Celebrate Service Day
9:00 am, Shrock Plaza

Men's Tennis at Grace College
4:30 pm, Winona Lake, IN

Men's Soccer Hosts Bethel College
7:00 pm, Goshen, IN

25
Thursday

Lifelong Learning Institute - "Drawing Made Easy"
2:00 pm, Drawing Room in Union Gym West

Colloquium Large Group Sessions
2:00 pm, Umble Center

Women's Tennis hosts Bluffton College
4:00 pm, Goshen, IN

Hispanic Heritage Month Dinner
5:00 pm, Westlawn Dining Hall

26
Friday

Early Graded Experience

Golf Team at Bethel College Classic at Swan Lake GC, Plymouth, IN
Plymouth, IN through August 27, 2008

Campus Open House
8:00 am, Music Center, Church Chapel

Chapel: Singing Our Faith...Learning a GC Tradition! - Lane Miller, student
10:00 am, Church-Chapel

Softball at Bethel College
4:00 pm, Bethel College

27
Saturday

Women's Tennis hosts St. Francis University
10:00 am, Goshen, IN

Men's Tennis at St. Josephs College
11:00 am, St. Josephs College

Men's Soccer at Grace College
2:00 pm, Winona Lake, IN

Softball at Ancilla College
3:00 pm, Ancilla College

Women's Tennis hosts Defiance College
4:00 pm, Goshen College

29
Monday

Convocation: "SST Then and Now: Celebrating 40 years!"
10:00 am, Church-Chapel

Lavendar Jazz Ticket Sales
10:00 am, Java Junction

Student Teaching Workshop #2
4:00 pm, Church Chapel Gathering Rooms

30
Tuesday

Lunch and Learn
12:00 pm, College Church Fellowship Hall

Lifelong Learning Institute - "Drawing Made Easy"
2:00 pm, Drawing Room in Union Gym West

Men's Tennis at Huntington University
3:00 pm, Huntington, IN

Women's Tennis at Huntington University
3:00 pm, Huntington, IN

Women's Soccer at St. Francis University
4:30 pm, Fort Wayne, MI

Michael Martone's: "Double-Wide Tour" Reading
7:00 pm, Newcomer Center Room 19

Seeds of the Kingdom Gathering
8:00 pm, Wyse 319

"Been There, Should've Done That" Senior Panel
9:00 pm, Connector Lounge

October

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

Golf Team Invitational at Timber Ridge GC, Millersburg, IN
Millersburg, IN

Homecoming Weekend
Goshen College Campus through October 5, 2008

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

Mosaic Meeting
10:00 am, Newcomer Room 17

Commuter Club Meeting
10:00 am, Commuter Lounge

Women's Soccer hosts Spring Arbor University
7:00 pm, Goshen, IN

9
Thursday

Women's Tennis at MCC Tournament at Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, IN through October 11, 2008

Men's Tennis at MCC Tournament at IN Wesleyan University
Marion, 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

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

Volleyball hosts Maple Leaf Tournament
Goshen, IN through October 11, 2008

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

Men's Soccer Hosts Taylor University
7:00 pm, Goshen, IN

Volleyball at University of St. Francis
7:00 pm, Fort Wayne, 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

Growing Your Financial IQ
7:00 pm, NC 17

Women's Soccer hosts IN Wesleyan University
7:00 pm, Goshen College

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

Fall Mainstage: The Saint Plays by Erik Ehn, directed by Michelle Milne
8:00 pm, Umble Center

Howell House's "All Saints Day" Open House
8:00 pm, Howell House

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

Bonus Convocation: "Drop Beats, Not Bombs: Resisting militarism through creative action"
10:00 am, Church-Chapel

Commuter Club Meeting
10:00 am, Commuter Lounge

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

Women's Basketball at Indiana Wesleyan University
7:00 pm, Marion, IN

Men's Basketball hosts Indiana Wesleyan University
7:00 pm, Goshen, 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

Women's Basketball at Bluffton College
7:00 pm, Bluffton, OH

Men's Basketball at Warner Southern
7:00 pm, Lake Wales, FL

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

January 2009

3
Saturday

Women's Basketball hosts Grace College
1:00 pm, Goshen College

Men's Basketball at Grace Colege
3:00 pm, Winona Lake, IN

5
Monday

Residential Housing Opens
12:00 pm,

Spanish Placement Test
2:00 pm, Union Building, Room 004

French Placement Testing
2:00 pm, Administration Building, Room 21

German Placement Test
2:00 pm, Good Library Room 102

Math Competency Test
3:30 pm, Union Building, Room 004

6
Tuesday

PERU SPRING SST DEPARTS
6:30 am, Union

New Student Day/Check-In
12:00 pm, Church-chapel fellowship hall

Men's Basketball hosts Saint Francis University
7:00 pm, Goshen, IN

7
Wednesday

Classes begin for spring semester

Women's Basketball at St. Francis University
7:00 pm, Ft. Wayne, IN

9
Friday

Chapel: "The Promise of the Holy Spirit"--meditation by Campus Pastor Bob Yoder
10:00 am, Church-Chapel

Dinner & a Movie
5:30 pm, Good Library Gallery

10
Saturday

Women's Basketball hosts Huntington University
1:00 pm, Goshen College

Men's Basketball at Huntington University
3:00 pm, Huntington, IN

11
Sunday

Parables Worship Team
4:00 pm, Greencroft Senior Center Vesper Service

12
Monday

Convocation: BASICS: A shift in judicial response
10:00 am, Church-Chapel

13
Tuesday

End of drop/add period , including grade plan changes
5:00 pm, Registrar's office

Graduate School Admission Seminar
6:30 pm, Newcomer 17

Men's Basketball at Taylor University
7:00 pm, Upland, IN

14
Wednesday

Foundations of Excellence Dimension Committees
10:00 am, Multiple Locations - contact Ross Peterson-Veatch for information about locations.

Women's Basketball hosts Taylor University
7:00 pm, Goshen College

15
Thursday

Shop Talk
5:00 pm, Music Center Lobby

16
Friday

Chapel: Hymns of the Spirit -- Rebecca Slough
10:00 am, Church-Chapel

Science Speaker Series
4:00 pm, SC 106

Senior Recital: Jesse Landis-Eigsti, composition
7:30 pm, Rieth Recital Hall

17
Saturday

IMEA All-State Choir Rehearsal
9:00 am, Music Center Room 153

CSA Recitals
10:00 am, Rieth Recital Hall

Women's Basketball at Marian College
1:00 pm, Indianapolis, IN

Men's Basketball hosts Marian College
3:00 pm, Goshen, IN

Faculty Recital Series: Rebecca Hovan, flute & Christine Larson Seitz, piano
7:30 pm, Reith Recital Hall

18
Sunday

Parables Worship Team
9:30 am, College Mennonite Church

Topics & Issues
1:30 pm, Hershberger Art Gallery

Performing Arts Series: Bobby McFerrin
4:00 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

Taize Worship Service
9:00 pm, NC-19

19
Monday

Martin Luther King Jr. Study Day

Martin Luther King Day Breakfast
7:30 am, COllege Mennonite Church Fellowship Hall

MLK Day Campus Open House
9:00 am, College Church Room 110

Convocation #1: "The Dream" Spoken Word Coffee House
9:00 am, CC 300-301 (Koinonia room)

Convocation #2: "The Dream" Reader's Theater Presentation with Triple G Mimes and Voices-n-harmony choir, extended to 11:00
9:50 am, Church-Chapel

Convocation #3: "Living the Dream: Avenues of Action" discussion, to 12:00 noon
11:00 am, CC Fellowship Hall

20
Tuesday

President Obama Inauguration Watch
11:00 am, Umble Center

Men's Basketball hosts Spring Arbor University
7:00 pm, Goshen, IN

21
Wednesday

Resume Writing Workshop
10:00 am, NC17

GCSWA Luncheon
12:00 pm, Newcomer Center 19

Women's Basketball at Spring Arbor University
7:00 pm, Spring Arbor, MI

Worship Night
9:00 pm, Rec Fitness Center 104

23
Friday

Exhibit: Eric Yake Kenagy Visiting Artist, Hung Liu
Hershberger Art Gallery through March 3, 2009

Chapel: Faculty faith story: President Jim Brenneman
10:00 am, Church-chapel

Science Speaker Series
4:00 pm, SC 106

PLA Recognition Banquet
6:00 pm, Church Chapel Building

Night at the RFC
10:00 pm, RFC

24
Saturday

Celebrate Scholar Day
8:30 am, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall

Educational Organ Workshop
12:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall

Women's Basketball hosts Indiana Wesleyan University
1:00 pm, Goshen College

Celebrate Scholar Day - CITL Program
1:00 pm, Newcomer Center Rooms, 13, 14, 19, 43

Men's Basketball at Indiana Wesleyan University
3:00 pm, Marion, IN

ISC Welcome Party
6:00 pm, Kulp Basement / MAO lounge

Latin Grammy's
9:30 pm, NC19

25
Sunday

Exhibit: "The Dream"
Good Library Gallery through February 18, 2009

Men's Chorus
9:30 am, Zion Mennonite Church, Archbold, Ohio

Exhibit reception: "The Dream"
2:00 pm, Good Library Gallery

Men's Chorus
3:00 pm, Central Mennonite Church, Archbold, Ohio

Organ Recital Series: Thomas Bara, organ
4:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall

26
Monday

Convocation: Peru SST unit, summer 2008
10:00 am, Church-Chapel

27
Tuesday

Cancelled:"Sing the Journey/Story" Night
9:00 pm, Newcomer 19

28
Wednesday

Foundations of Excellence Dimension Committees
10:00 am, Multiple Locations - contact Ross Peterson-Veatch for information about locations.

Worship Night
9:00 pm, Rec Fitness Center 104

29
Thursday

Pastor's Dinner & Dialogue
5:00 pm, College Church Fellowship Hall

30
Friday

Men's and Women's Track and Field at Findlay Classic Indoor Invite, Findlay, OH
Findlay, OH through January 31, 2009

Chapel: Presente: No Mas, No More: Pax Club reflects on the School of Americas
10:00 am, Church-Chapel

Friday Lunch Gen Ed Conversation: What should students know?
12:00 pm, Westlawn Dining Hall - North Meeting Room

Science Speaker Series
4:00 pm, SC 106

Alumni and Friends Gathering
6:00 pm, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Emily Swora Sr Theater Recital
8:00 pm, Umble Center

31
Saturday

Women's Basketball hosts Bethel College
1:00 pm, Goshen College

Men's Basketball at Bethel College
3:00 pm, Mishawaka, IN

Ben Noll Sr Theater Recital
8:00 pm, Umble Center

Spring Kick-Off
10:00 pm, Sauder Hall

February

1
Sunday

Parables Worship Team
9:30 am, North Suburban Mennonite Church, Libertyville, Ill.

A Theater Festival Showcase
3:00 pm, Umble Center

2
Monday

Convocation: "What Does Freedom Have to do with Peace? - Laura Brenneman, Bluffton University extended to 10:45
10:00 am, Church-Chapel

C. Henry Smith Lecture: "What Does Freedom Have To Do With Peace?" New Testament and Contemporary Perspectives
7:30 pm, Administration Building, Room 28

3
Tuesday

C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest
7:00 pm, Umble Center

Men's Basketball hosts Grace College
7:00 pm, Goshen, IN

4
Wednesday

Science Speaker Series
4:00 pm, SC 106

Foundations of Excellence Dimension Committee Fair
4:00 pm, Newcomen Center, rooms 13, 14, 17, and 19

Women's Basketball at Grace College
7:00 pm, Winona Lake, IN

Catholic Mass on Campus
8:00 pm, Newcomer 19

Worship Night
9:00 pm, Rec Fitness Center 104

6
Friday

Summer Camp Recruitment Day
Union hallway

Nursing Mock Convention
8:00 am, College Church Fellowship Hall

Chapel: A Summer of Camping Inquiry
10:00 am, Church-Chapel

Faculty Showcase Recital: Solomia Soroka & Matthew Hill
7:30 pm, Rieth Recital Hall

Aurora House Hour After
10:00 pm, NC19

7
Saturday

Men's and Women's Track and Field at Taylor Indoor Invite, Upland, IN
Upland, IN

Women's Basketball hosts St. Francis University
1:00 pm, Goshen College

Men's Basketball at Saint Francis University
3:00 pm, Fort Wayne, IN

Senior Recital: Joshua Tyson, piano/organ
7:30 pm, Rieth Recital Hall

Aurora House Hour After
10:00 pm, NC19

CNL-Midnight Breakfast
10:30 pm, KMY Connector

8
Sunday

Parables Worship Team
10:15 am, First Mennonite Church of Bluffton, Bluffton, Ohio

Baseball at Robert Morris University, Metrodome
Robert Morris University, Minnesota through February 9, 2009

9
Monday

Convocation: Intimacy in Relationships - Professors Keith Graber Miller and Ruth Stoltzfus
10:00 am, Church-Chapel

10
Tuesday

Afternoon Sabbatical - The Amish: Tradition and Change in the 21st Century
1:00 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

Super Tuesday - practice interviews & resume reviews
2:00 pm, College Church Fellowship Hall

Peace of the Arts Program
3:30 pm, Newcomer Center Room 19

Nutrition Night
6:00 pm, Kulp Basement

Men's Basketball hosts Huntington University
7:00 pm, Goshen, IN

11
Wednesday

Brenda Salter McNeil, leader in the field of racial and ethnic reconciliation, on campus, February 11 & 13

Mindpower Presentation
8:30 am, College Church Koinonia Room

Bonus Chapel - "A More Excellent Way: A faith story about racial reconciliation and healing-- Rev. Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil
10:00 am, Church-Chapel

Mindpower Presentation
10:45 am, College Church Koinonia Room

Mindpower Presentation
1:30 pm, College Church Koinonia Room

Mindpower Presentation
4:00 pm, Administration Building 28

Reproductive/Sexual Health Converstion Cafe
6:00 pm, NC17

SST ORIENTATION 2 - All Summer & Fall Units
6:30 pm, AD28

Parables Concert
7:00 pm, Rieth Recital Hall

Women's Basketball at Huntington University
7:00 pm, Huntington, IN

Worship Night
9:00 pm, Rec Fitness Center 104

Alternative Menstrual Products
10:00 pm, NC17

12
Thursday

Peace of the Arts Program
3:30 pm, Newcomer Center Room 19

13
Friday

Chapel - "The Heart of Racial Justice: How soul change leads to social change" - Rev. Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil
10:00 am, Church-Chapel

Science Speaker
4:00 pm, SC 106

Healthy Bodies - Holistic Health
5:30 pm, NC19

Concerto-Aria Competition Concert
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

Valentine's Day Massacre
8:00 pm, East Hall

Rock Band Night
10:00 pm, Java Junction

14
Saturday

Men's and Women's Track and Field at IN Wesleyan Indoor Invite, Marion, IN
Marion, IN

Science Olympiad
7:30 am, Church Chapel Building, Science Building, Music Center, Rec-Fitness Building

Women's Basketball at Taylor University
1:00 pm, Upland, IN

Baseball at Johnson Bible College
1:00 pm, Johnson Bible College, Tennessee

Men's Basketball hosts Taylor University
3:00 pm, Goshen, IN

Performing Arts Series: Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul
7:30 pm, Sauder Concert Hall

15
Sunday

Parables Worship Team
10:30 am, Howard-Miami Mennonite Church, Kokomo, Ind.

Baseball at Union College, Kentucky
12:00 pm, Union College, Kentucky

College Goal Sunday
2:00 pm, Newcomer Center Rooms 12 & 13

Eric Yake Kenagy Visiting Artist Lecture: Hung Liu, painter
7:30 pm, Rieth Recital Hall

Taize Worship Service
9:00 pm, NC-19

16
Monday

Convocation: China SST,fall 2008
10:00 am, Church-Chapel

Science Speaker Series
4:00 pm, SC 106

17
Tuesday

Peace of the Arts Program
3:30 pm, NC19

African American Heritage Month Dinner
5:00 pm, Westlawn Dining Hall

Cookies & Cocoa Night
5:30 pm, Kulp North, South and West

Men's Basketball at Marian College
7:00 pm, Indianapolis, IN

BSU Coffee House
9:00 pm, Java Junction

18
Wednesday

Foundations of Excellence Dimension Committees
10:00 am, Multiple Locations - contact Ross Peterson-Veatch for information about locations.

Bonus Convo: The Choice to Wait: Valuing an abstinent lifestyle - guest speaker Melody LaLuz
10:00 am, Church-Chapel

Women's Basketball hosts Marian College
7:00 pm, Goshen College

Worship Night
9:00 pm, Rec Fitness Center 104

19
Thursday

GCSWA Luncheon
12:00 pm, Newcomer Center 19

Peace of the Arts Program
6:00 pm, Newcomer Center Room 19

20
Friday

Baseball on Spring Break Trip to Florida February 20 through February 28, 2009
Florida through February 28, 2009

Chapel: "Fish, Faith and Grace" - Parables worship team
10:00 am, Church-Chapel

21
Saturday

Men's and Women's Track and Field at Boilmaker Indoor Invite, Lafayette, IN
Lafayette, IN

Maple City Indoor Marathon
7:00 am, Recreation Fitness Center

Women's Basketball hosts Spring Arbor University
1:00 pm, Goshen College

Men's Basketball at Spring Arbor University
3:00 pm, Spring Arbor, MI

Alumni and Friends Gathering
6:30 pm, Mennonite Church of Normal, Normal, Ill

Chamber Choir Spring Break Tour
7:30 pm, Mennonite Church of Normal, Normal, Ill

22
Sunday

Chamber Choir Spring Break Tour
9:00 am, Metamora Mennonite Church, Metamora, Ill

Chamber Choir Spring Break Tour
7:00 pm, First Mennonite Church of Iowa City

Alumni and Friends Gathering
8:00 pm, First Mennonite Church of Iowa City

23
Monday

Softball on Spring Break trip to Savannah, GA
Savannah, GA through February 27, 2009

Chamber Choir Spring Break Tour
Iowa Mennonite High School

Softball on Spring Break Trip to Savannah, GA February 23 through February 27, 2009
Savannah, GA through February 27, 2009

Mid-term break
through February 27, 2009

Baseball at Webber International College, FL
4:00 pm, Webber International College, FL

Chamber Choir Spring Break Tour
7:00 pm, Sugar Creek Mennonite Church, Wayland, Iowa

24
Tuesday

Women's Basketball at MCC Tourney
TBA

Baseball at Clearwater Christian College, FL
7:00 pm, Clearwater Christian College, FL

Chamber Choir Spring Break Tour
7:30 pm, Des Moines Mennonite Church

25
Wednesday

Men's Basketball at MCC Tourney TBA
TBA

Chamber Choir Spring Break Tour
7:00 pm, Salem-Zion Mennonite Church, Freeman, South Dakota

26
Thursday

Chamber Choir Spring Break Tour
10:00 am, Freeman Academy, Freeman, South Dakota

Chamber Choir Spring Break Tour
7:30 pm, Messiah Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, Minn.

Alumni and Friends Gathering
8:30 pm, Messiah Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, Minn.

27
Friday

Women's Basketball at MCC Tourney
TBA

Baseball at Clearwater Christian College, FL
6:00 pm, Clearwater Christian College, FL

Chamber Choir Spring Break Tour
7:00 pm, Madison Mennonite Church, Madison, Wisc.

Alumni and Friends Gathering
8:00 pm, Madison Mennonite Church, Madison, Wisc.

28
Saturday

Men's Basketball at MCC Tourney Semifinals
TBA

Baseball vs EMU at Sarasota Christian High School, FL
4:00 pm, Sarasota Christian High School, FL

March

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

Spring Interdisciplinary Forum: "Limits to Economic Growth: Perspectives on energy, social justice, and well-being"
4:00 pm, NC 17

Science Speaker Series
4:00 pm, SC 106

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

Science Speaker Series
SC 106

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

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

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

Softball at Lindsey Wilson Sports Tourney
St. Columbia, KY through March 22, 2009

Outdoor Men's and Women's Track and Field at Dick Small Invite Defiance, OH
NAIA Championships, St. Louis, MO

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

INCC Career & Internship Fair
10:00 am, IU South Bend Student Activities Center

Chapel: "Following God's Will: The Ultimate Trust Fall" by senior Sea Jin Lee
10:00 am, Church-Chapel

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

Softball at Marion College, Indianapolis
1:00 pm, Indianapolis, IN

Baseball Hosts Spring Arbor University for 2 games
1:00 pm, Goshen College

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

Softball at MCC Tourney, TBA
TBA

No class for 3 credit classes

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

June

5
Friday

Last day to withdraw with a "W" for Summer I
5:00 pm,

7
Sunday

David Baker: Painting & Jerry Catania: Glass
Hershberger Art Gallery through September 13, 2009

12
Friday

Sunset Canoeing at Luckey's Landing
Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College, Luckey's Landing through June 13, 2009

13
Saturday

Alumni and Friends Gathering
5:30 pm, Blooming Glen, Pa.

16
Tuesday

Last day of classes for Summer session I

18
Thursday

Summer Session II begins

Summer Registration Weekend
8:30 am, Music Center Rieth Recital Hall

19
Friday

Summer Registration Weekend
8:30 am, Music Center Rieth Recital Hall

Drop-Add ends for Summer II
5:00 pm,

20
Saturday

Summer Registration Weekend
8:30 am, Music Center Rieth Recital Hall

23
Tuesday

Goshen College Youth Soccer Camp
Goshen College Soccer Fields through June 27, 2009

26
Friday

CSA Faculty Recital -- Jessica Briggs, solo piano
7:30 pm, Rieth Recital Hall

30
Tuesday

Last day to withdraw with "W" for Summer II
5:00 pm, Registrar's office

July

3
Friday

Holiday - no class

10
Friday

Last day of Summer Session II

18
Saturday

Alumni and Friends Gathering
4:00 pm, Mount Rainier, Maryland

20
Monday

Educational Equity Seminar
8:30 am, Wyse Hall and Newcomer Center

21
Tuesday

Educational Equity Seminar
8:30 am, Wyse Hall and Newcomer Center

22
Wednesday

Educational Equity Seminar
8:30 am, Wyse Hall and Newcomer Center

23
Thursday

Educational Equity Seminar
8:30 am, Wyse Hall and Newcomer Center

24
Friday

Educational Equity Seminar
8:30 am, Wyse Hall and Newcomer Center

28
Tuesday

Summer SSTers return

30
Thursday

2009 Maple Scholars Celebration
SC 107 & 106

Maple Scholars Banquet
6:00 pm, Church Fellowship Hall

August

7
Friday

RD Drive-In Conference
NC19, 17 & 14

8
Saturday

Alumni and Friends Gathering
3:00 pm, Pequea, Pa.

13
Thursday

Tuition Payments due

14
Friday

Wilderness First Aid
Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College, Farmstead Site through August 15, 2009

18
Tuesday

Student Teaching Orientations
4:00 pm, College Mennonite Church

19
Wednesday

All Employee Fall Retreat
College Mennonite Church through August 21, 2009

20
Thursday

Men's Soccer at Northwest Christian University
Eugene, Oregon

21
Friday

All - Employee Luncheon
12:00 pm, Fellowship Hall

22
Saturday

Men's Soccer at Concordia University
Portland, Oregon

25
Tuesday

New Faculty Orientation
1:00 pm, College Mennonite Church Koinonia Room

Volleyball at Ancilla College
7:00 pm, Ancilla College

26
Wednesday

Hispanic Exhibit
Good Library Gallery through September 25, 2009

27
Thursday

First Year Orientation for ALANA and International Students
College Mennonite Gathering Rooms through August 28, 2009

Men's Tennis hosting Comunity Team
6:00 pm, Goshen College

28
Friday

Volleyball at Malone Invitational
Malone University through August 29, 2009

International Student Orientation
8:00 am, College Mennonite Church Gathering Rooms

29
Saturday

Hail to the Chief "Ice Cream"
TBA

New Student Day check-in
8:30 am, Church-Chapel Fellowship Hall

Women's Tennis hosting Doubles Invitation with St. Francis and Anderson University
10:00 am, Goshen College

Welcome Convocation
2:00 pm, Church-Chapel

Men's Soccer at Siena Heights University
3:30 pm, Siena Heights University

Presidential Picnic
5:00 pm, College Green in front of Administration Building

30
Sunday

Parents Council Brunch
10:00 am, Schrock Plaza

Worship Service
11:00 am, Church-Chapel

Returning Student Move In
2:00 pm, All Campus Housing

Colloquium Retreat
2:00 pm, Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center

Transfer Student Meeting
2:00 pm, College Cabin

Purple Passion Party
9:00 pm, Schrock Plaza

31
Monday

Placement Tests
8:00 am, various times & locations

Academic Information for First-Years
10:45 am, Umble Center

First-year Assessment
11:45 am, Umble Center

Check-In for continuing students
12:00 pm, Church-Chapel Fellowship hall

Transfer Student Library Orientation
1:30 pm, Good Library

Part-Time Job Fair
5:00 pm, Schrock Plaza

Classes begin
7:00 pm,