April 2026

Wednesday 1
Child Abuse Prevention Month: Pinwheels for Prevention  through April 24, 2026

1 6:30 pm,
Panel: Men in Female-Dominated Industries/Roles, Westlawn - Mark Community Room

1 7:30 pm,
Lavender Jazz Concert, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

1 7:30 pm,
Creation Care Bible Study, Connector 3rd Floor Lounge

Thursday 2
Baseball at Huntington, Huntington, Ind.

2 3:00 pm,
Softball at Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, Ind.

2 3:30 pm,
Stan King Tennis Complex Ribbon-cutting and Naming Celebration, Tennis Courts

Friday 3
Good Friday Holiday

3 12:00 pm,
Softball vs Taylor, GC Softball Complex

Saturday 4
Baseball at Huntington, Huntington, Ind.

4 1:00 pm,
Softball vs Grace, GC Softball Complex

4 3:00 pm,
Men's Volleyball vs Trinity Christian, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium

Monday 6 10:00 am,
FAFSAs and Scholarships, Westlawn - Mark Community Room

Tuesday 7 11:00 am,
STI Clinic - Elkhart County Health Dept, Westlawn Lobby

7 6:00 pm,
Take Back the Night Event, KMY Lawn

7 6:30 pm,
Career Charisma: Building Professional Confidence, Westlawn - Mark Community Room

7 7:00 pm,
CANCELED - Yoder Public Affairs Lecture: Robert Fatton Jr., Umble Center

Wednesday 8
Baseball at Western Michigan, Kalamazoo, Mich.

8
Academic Symposium - no daytime classes

8
Senior Exhibit II 2026, Music Center, Hershberger Art Gallery  through April 24, 2026

8 11:00 am,
Convo: "Radical Love and Intentional Leadership", Church-Chapel Sanctuary

8 7:00 pm,
Men's Volleyball vs Aquinas, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium

8 7:30 pm,
Creation Care Bible Study, Connector 3rd Floor Lounge

Thursday 9 11:00 am,
STI Clinic - Elkhart County Health Dept, Westlawn Lobby

9 1:00 pm,
Baseball vs Taylor, Yoder Baseball Field

Friday 10 6:00 pm,
LSU's "Quinceañera Experience", Off Campus Location: Goshen Theater Ballroom

10 7:00 pm,
Men's Volleyball vs Indiana Tech, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium

10 7:30 pm,
Rieth Recital Series: Solomia Soroka, violin and Phillip Silver, piano, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall

Saturday 11 9:00 am,
Poverty Simulation, Church - Fellowship Hall

11 1:00 pm,
Softball at Bethel, Mishawaka, Ind.

11 1:00 pm,
Baseball vs Taylor, Yoder Baseball Field

11 2:00 pm,
WTEN vs Mount Vernon Nazarene University, Stan King Tennis Complex

11 2:00 pm,
MTEN vs Mount Vernon Nazarene University, Stan King Tennis Complex

11 3:00 pm,
Men's Volleyball vs Defiance, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium

11 7:30 pm,
GC Symphony Orchestra Spring Concert, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

Sunday 12 12:00 pm,
Softball vs Marian, GC Softball Complex

12
Clothesline Project, Schrock Plaza  through April 17, 2026

12 4:00 pm,
Senior Music Recital - Milo Armstrong, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall

12 6:00 pm,
Senior Exhibit II | Opening Reception, Music Center, Hershberger Art Gallery

Monday 13 10:00 am,
Scholar Series, Union Building, UN111

Tuesday 14 3:00 pm,
Softball vs Indiana Wesleyan, GC Softball Complex

Wednesday 15 10:00 am,
Chapel: Senior Faith Statements, Church-Chapel Sanctuary

15 2:00 pm,
MTEN vs Grace College, Stan King Tennis Complex

15 2:00 pm,
WTEN vs Grace College, Stan King Tennis Complex

15 7:00 pm,
Chocolate House, Newcomer Center, Room 19

15 7:30 pm,
Creation Care Bible Study, Connector 3rd Floor Lounge

Thursday 16 11:00 am,
Good Library Screen Printing, Good Library

16 11:00 am,
American Red Cross - Recruitment Table, Westlawn Lobby

Friday 17
Traditional Calendar: Last day of Spring semester classes

17
Baseball at Mount Vernon Nazarene, Mount Vernon, Ohio

17
EcoPax Clothing Swap, Connector 3rd Floor Lounge  through April 24, 2026

17 10:00 am,
Pre-Health Club Suturing Lab, Science Building, SC107

17 11:00 am,
Graduate Fair, Union, Hunsberger Commons

17 3:00 pm,
Softball vs Mount Vernon Nazarene, GC Softball Complex

17 3:00 pm,
Retirement Celebration for Carol Jarvis, Wyse Hall, Room 213

17 3:00 pm,
Retirement Celebration for Kathy Meyer Reimer, Church-Chapel - Gathering Rooms

17 4:00 pm,
Retirement Celebration for Jonathan Geiser, Newcomer Center Lobby

Saturday 18
Baseball at Mount Vernon Nazarene, Mount Vernon, Ohio

18 9:30 am,
Descrube Goshen, Church - Fellowship Hall

18 1:00 pm,
Softball vs Huntington, GC Softball Complex

18 7:30 pm,
Earthtones, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

Sunday 19 7:00 pm,
Burning East Outdoor Concert, East Hall

19 9:30 pm,
Study Break Fest, Connector 1st Floor Lounge

Monday 20
Traditional Calendar: Reading Day

20 11:00 am,
Retirement Celebration for Val Hershberger, RFC - RF 104

20 3:00 pm,
Student Art Sale, Union, Hunsberger Commons

20 4:00 pm,
Baseball vs IU-South Bend, Baseball Field

20 7:00 pm,
Michiana Voices: Shane Claiborne, Church-Chapel Sanctuary

Tuesday 21
Traditional Calendar: Final exams  through April 23, 2026

21 3:00 pm,
Softball vs Spring Arbor, GC Softball Complex

Wednesday 22 11:00 am,
STI Clinic - Elkhart County Health Dept, Westlawn Lobby

22 7:30 pm,
Senior Music Recital - Aysia Adkins, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall

22 7:30 pm,
Creation Care Bible Study, Connector 3rd Floor Lounge

Thursday 23
Year-round calendar - Session IV: Last day of classes

Friday 24 10:00 am,
Campus Housing closes for students not walking in Commencement or enrolled for May term

24 1:00 pm,
Baseball vs Saint Francis, Yoder Baseball Field

Saturday 25 1:00 pm,
Softball at Taylor, Upland, Ind.

25 1:00 pm,
Baseball vs Saint Francis, Yoder Baseball Field

25 1:00 pm,
Commencement Weekend: Department Gradation Receptions, Multiple Locations

25 3:30 pm,
Nursing Pinning Ceremony, Church-Chapel Sanctuary

25 7:30 pm,
Baccalaureate Celebration, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

Sunday 26 11:30 am,
Commencement Brunch, Westlawn Dining Hall

26 3:00 pm,
Commencement Ceremony

Monday 27
Year-round calendar - Session V: Classes begin

27 10:00 am,
Campus Housing closes for students walking in Commencement, but not enrolled for May term

Tuesday 28
Year-round calendar - Session IV grades due

28
Traditional Calendar: Spring semester grades due

Wednesday 29
Traditional Calendar - May Term: First day of class

29 1:00 pm,
Retirement Celebration for Duane Stoltzfus, Church-Chapel - Gathering Rooms

29 7:00 pm,
Community School of the Arts Spring Choral Showcase, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

Thursday 30 5:00 pm,
Traditional Calendar - May Term: Drop add ends, 5pm

30 7:30 pm,
Senior Music Recital - Nat Pineda Vasquez, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall