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December 2024


2
Monday
ENL Evaluation for New Students
8:00 am, Church - Fellowship Hall
Christmas in the Connector
8:00 pm, Connector 1st Floor Lounge

4
Wednesday
Textbooks buyback
11:00 am, Westlawn Lobby
Women's Basketball at Mount Vernon Nazarene
5:00 pm, Mount Vernon, Ohio
Gingerbread House Contest
7:00 pm, Connector 1st Floor Lounge
Men's Basketball at Mount Vernon Nazarene
7:00 pm, Mount Vernon, Ohio

5
Thursday
Traditional Calendar: Last day of fall semester classes

Textbooks buyback
11:00 am, Westlawn Lobby
Tinker Lab
6:00 pm, Library Reading Room

6
Friday
Traditional Calendar: Reading Day

EcoPax Clothing Swap
9:00 am, Connector 3rd Floor Lounge
Textbooks buyback
9:00 am, Westlawn Lobby
Bowling at Crossroads League #1
9:00 am, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Indoor Track & Field at Blue-Gold Invite
1:00 pm, South Bend, IN
Student Art Sale
2:30 pm, Union, Hunsberger Commons
A Festival of Carols
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

7
Saturday
Indoor Track & Field at Mastodon Opener
Fort Wayne, Ind.
Bowling at Crossroads League #2
9:00 am, Fort Wayne, Ind.
EcoPax Clothing Swap
9:00 am, Connector 3rd Floor Lounge
Women's Basketball vs Marian
1:00 pm, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium
Men's Basketball vs Marian
3:00 pm, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium
Dinner with the Mexican Consulate and HACU Midwest
5:00 pm, Union Building, UN111
A Festival of Carols
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

8
Sunday
EcoPax Clothing Swap
9:00 am, Connector 3rd Floor Lounge
A Festival of Carols
4:00 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall
Break Fest
10:00 pm, Connector 1st Floor Lounge

9
Monday
Traditional Calendar: Final exams
  through December 11, 2024
Queen Singers Information Meetings
12:30 pm, Westlawn Lobby

10
Tuesday
Queen Singers Information Meetings
12:30 pm, Westlawn Lobby
United Sound Final Concert & Reception
6:30 pm, Church - Fellowship Hall

11
Wednesday
Year-round calendar - Session II: Last day of class

Health Insurance Sign-Up Clinic
8:00 am, Good Library - Academic Success Center
Final Reading: Intro. to Creative Writing class
3:30 pm, Church Chapel, Koinonia Room
Performing Arts Series: An Acoustic Christmas with Over the Rhine
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

12
Thursday
Residence Halls Close for Christmas Break
10:00 am, Dorms

13
Friday
Employee Christmas Celebration
12:00 pm, Church - Fellowship Hall

14
Saturday
CSA Student Recitals
11:00 am, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall

15
Sunday
CSA Student Recitals
3:00 pm, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall

16
Monday
Traditional Calendar: Fall semester grades due
5:00 pm,
Year-round calendar - Session II grades due
5:00 pm,
Men's Basketball vs Midway
6:00 pm, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium
Suzuki - Allegro Play In
6:30 pm, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall

17
Tuesday
Women's Basketball at Ave Maria
3:00 pm, Ave Maria, Fla.

19
Thursday
Women's Basketball at Florida National
1:00 pm, Hialeah, Fla.
End-of-the-semester Celebration
5:30 pm, Church - Fellowship Hall
Men's Basketball at Aquinas
6:00 pm, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Tinker Lab
6:00 pm, Library Reading Room

20
Friday
Women's Basketball at New College of Florida
1:00 pm, Sarasota, Fla.

21
Saturday
Men's Basketball at Findlay
3:00 pm, Findlay, Ohio

30
Monday
Women's Basketball at Ohio Christian
1:00 pm, Circleville, Ohio
Men's Basketball at St. Francis (Ill.)
2:00 pm, Joliet, Ill.

31
Tuesday
Women's Basketball vs IU-East
2:00 pm, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium
Men's Basketball at Saint Xavier
4:00 pm, Joliet, Ill.

January 2025


2
Thursday
Tinker Lab
6:00 pm, Library Reading Room

4
Saturday
Women's Basketball at Grace
1:00 pm, Winona Lake, Ind.
Men's Basketball at Grace
3:00 pm, Winona Lake, Ind.

6
Monday
Year-round calendar - Session III: Classes begin

New Student Orientation
Welcome Center   through January 7, 2025
Residence Halls Reopen
3:30 pm, Dorms

7
Tuesday
Elkhart High School JAG
10:00 am, Union Building, UN111

8
Wednesday
Traditional calendar: Spring semester classes begin
8:00 am,
Cookies and Coffee after Chapel
10:30 am, Church - Fellowship Hall
Women's Basketball vs Spring Arbor
5:30 pm, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium
Men's Basketball vs Spring Arbor
7:30 pm, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium

9
Thursday
Canceled - Community Leaders Meeting
7:00 pm, Church - Fellowship Hall

11
Saturday
Women's Basketball at Taylor
1:00 pm, Upland, Ind.
Men's Volleyball Alumni Match
2:00 pm, RFC Gymnasium
Men's Basketball at Taylor
3:00 pm, Upland, Ind.
Cancelled - Performing Arts Series: Mandy Gonzalez in Concert
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall
Res Life Open Mic Night
8:00 pm, Connector 1st Floor Lounge

12
Sunday
Laurie S. Rousseau Exhibit Opening Reception
2:00 pm, Music Center, Hershberger Art Gallery

14
Tuesday
ENL Testing
8:30 am, Church - Fellowship Hall
Red Cross Blood Drive
10:30 am, Church - Fellowship Hall
Year-round calendar - Session III: Drop-add period ends
5:00 pm,
Traditional Calendar: Drop-Add period ends
5:00 pm,
Summer Session VI: Drop-add period ends
5:00 pm,

15
Wednesday
Student Leadership Fair
9:00 am, Church - Fellowship Hall
Women's Basketball at Indiana Wesleyan
5:00 pm, Marion, Ind.
Know Your Rights Workshop
6:30 pm, Church - Fellowship Hall
Men's Basketball at Indiana Wesleyan
7:00 pm, Marion, Ind.

16
Thursday
Tinker Lab
6:00 pm, Library Reading Room

17
Friday
Spring Vaccine Clinic
10:00 am, KMY Connector
Stalking Awareness Month - Tabling Event
1:00 pm, Westlawn Lobby
Chamber Choir IMEA Performance Preview
7:30 pm, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall

18
Saturday
Bowling at Midwest Collegiate Classic
Addison, Ill.   through January 19, 2025
7th Annual Michiana Regional Seed Swap
9:30 am, Church - Fellowship Hall
Indoor Track & Field at Mastodon Invite
11:00 am, Fort Wayne, Ind.
CSA Student Recitals
11:00 am, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall
Women's Basketball vs Huntington
1:00 pm, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium
Men's Basketball vs Huntington
3:00 pm, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium
Grocery Bingo
7:00 pm, Newcomer Center, Room 17

19
Sunday
WindSync
4:00 pm, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall

20
Monday
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Study Day (no daytime classes)

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Convo & Engagement Fair
10:00 am, Church Sanctuary & Rec-Fit Center

23
Thursday
First day of ENL Program
5:00 pm, Welcome Center
Men's Volleyball at Judson
8:00 pm, Elgin, Ill.

24
Friday
Bowling at Crossroads League #3
Jackson, Mich.
Spring Immunization Clinic
10:00 am, Union, Hunsberger Commons
Indoor Track & Field at GVSU Bill Clinger Classic
1:00 pm, Allendale, Mich.
ISC Welcome Game and Movie Night
6:00 pm, WY 108B

25
Saturday
Celebrate Scholar Day
9:30 am, Church-Chapel, Fellowship Hall
Indoor Track & Field at George Glass Invitational
9:30 am, Upland, Ind.
Women's Basketball vs Bethel
1:00 pm, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium
Celebrate Scholar Day Fine Arts Showcase
1:00 pm, Umble Center
Men's Volleyball vs IU-East
1:00 pm, Crawfordsville, Ind.
Men's Basketball vs Bethel
3:00 pm, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium
Men's Volleyball at Wabash
5:00 pm, Crawfordsville, Ind.

26
Sunday
EcoPax Broomball
2:00 pm, Merry Lea

28
Tuesday
Bonus Convo: Panel Discussion: Healthy Masculinity
7:00 pm, Church - Fellowship Hall
Rieth Recital Series: Hovan/Seitz Duo
7:30 pm, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall

29
Wednesday
Women's Basketball at Saint Francis
5:30 pm, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Men's Basketball at Saint Francis
7:30 pm, Fort Wayne, Ind.

30
Thursday
Thankful Thursdays
11:00 am, Westlawn Lobby
Try on a Hijab day
11:30 am, Westlawn Lobby
BYOB - Build your own Baleada
3:30 pm, Wyse Hall, Room 108B

31
Friday
Men's Volleyball vs Morningside
1:00 pm, Parkville, Mo.
Art Club: Student Art Show Reception
4:00 pm, Good Library Art Gallery
Men's Volleyball vs Kansas Wesleyan
5:00 pm, Parkville, Mo.

February


1
Saturday
Bowling at Crossroads League #4
9:00 am, Elkhart, Ind. | Signature Lanes
Indoor Track & Field at IWU Midwest Classic
10:00 am, Marion, Ind.
Women's Basketball vs Mount Vernon Nazarene
1:00 pm, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium
BSU & CAC Black History Month Home Basketball Game
1:00 pm, RFC
Men's Volleyball at Park University
1:00 pm, Parkville, Mo.
Men's Basketball vs Mount Vernon Nazarene
3:00 pm, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium
Men's Volleyball at Ottawa
5:00 pm, Parkville, Mo.

3
Monday
Year-round calendar - Session III: Last day to withdraw with a "W"

Goshen vs Spring Arbor
1:00 pm, Yoder Baseball Field

4
Tuesday
New Employee Orientation
8:30 am, Westlawn - Mark Community Room
Umble Master Class in Speech and Theatre: Carson Kreitzer
7:00 pm, Umble Center
Men's Volleyball at Olivet Nazarene
8:00 pm, Bourbonnais, Ill.

5
Wednesday
Women's Basketball at Marian
5:30 pm, Indianapolis, Ind.

6
Thursday
Men's Basketball at Marian
6:00 pm, Indianapolis, Ind.
Tinker Lab
6:00 pm, Library Reading Room

7
Friday
Men's Volleyball vs Georgetown
7:00 pm, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium

8
Saturday
Indoor Track & Field at GVSU Mike Lints Alumni Meet
1:00 pm, Allendale, Mich.
Women's Basketball vs Grace
1:00 pm, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium
Men's Basketball vs Grace
3:00 pm, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium
Hot Sauce Event
3:00 pm, Connector 3rd Floor Lounge
Men's Volleyball vs Mount Vernon Nazarene
6:00 pm, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium
Drag Show
8:00 pm, Umble Center

10
Monday
Housing Info Night
9:30 pm, Church - Fellowship Hall

11
Tuesday

3:00 pm, Union, Leaf Raker
Men's Volleyball vs Bethel
7:00 pm, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium
Performing Arts Series: The King's Singers
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

12
Wednesday
Men's Basketball at Spring Arbor
3:00 pm, Spring Arbor, Mich.
Women's Basketball at Spring Arbor
5:00 pm, Spring Arbor, Mich.
Unlocking Your Career Potential: Embracing Risks, Building Resilience
7:00 pm, Church - Fellowship Hall

14
Friday
Indoor Track & Field at Crossroads League Championships
Upland, Ind.   through February 15, 2025
Explore Goshen Day
9:00 am, Welcome Center

15
Saturday
Men's Basketball vs Taylor
Ruth Gunden Gymnasium
Women's Basketball vs Taylor
1:00 pm, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium
Men's Volleyball vs Governors State
7:00 pm, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium
Concerto-Aria Concert
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

17
Monday
Bethany Christian School Junior Day
10:00 am, Union Building, UN111

18
Tuesday
Westlawn Open House
4:30 pm, Westlawn Lobby
Men's Volleyball at Siena Heights
7:00 pm, Adrian, Mich.
C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest
7:00 pm, Umble Center

19
Wednesday
Hello Kitty Loteria
5:00 pm, Church Chapel, Koinonia Room
Women's Basketball vs Indiana Wesleyan
5:30 pm, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium
Men's Basketball vs Indiana Wesleyan
7:30 pm, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium

20
Thursday
Bowling at Crossroads League Championship
9:00 am, Jackson, Mich.
Thankful Thursday
11:00 am, Westlawn Lobby
Ramadan Celebration
5:00 pm, Church Chapel, Koinonia Room
Tinker Lab
6:00 pm, Library Reading Room

21
Friday
Year-round calendar - Session III: Last day of classes

Women's Tennis vs Spring Arbor
St. Joseph, Mich.
Women's Tennis vs Saint Mary's College
St. Joseph, Mich.
Indoor Track & Field at GVSU Tune-Up
1:00 pm, Allendale, Mich.
Men's Volleyball at Lourdes
7:00 pm, Sylvania, Ohio

22
Saturday
Baseball at Toccoa Falls
12:00 pm, Toccoa, Ga.
Women's Basketball at Huntington
1:00 pm, Huntington, Ind.
Men's Basketball at Huntington
3:00 pm, Huntington, Ind.

23
Sunday
College Goal Sunday
1:00 pm, Welcome Center
Performing Arts Series: Sphinx Virtuosi
4:00 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

24
Monday
Traditional Calendar: Mid-term break
  through February 28, 2025
Baseball at IU Columbus
1:00 pm, Columbus, Ind.
Softball vs Oakland City
5:30 pm, Melbourne, Fla. (USSSA Space Coast Complex)

25
Tuesday
March Mudness! Family Program - Merry Lea
1:00 pm, Merry Lea - Farmstead
Baseball at IU Columbus
1:00 pm, Columbus, Ind.
Softball vs Oakland City
2:30 pm, Melbourne, Fla. (USSSA Space Coast Complex)
Year-round calendar - Session III grades due
5:00 pm,
Softball vs Fort Lauderdale
7:00 pm, Melbourne, Fla. (USSSA Space Coast Complex)
Men's Volleyball vs Aquinas
7:00 pm, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium

27
Thursday
Softball vs College of Coastal Georgia
12:15 pm, Melbourne, Fla. (USSSA Space Coast Complex)
Softball vs Siena Heights
4:45 pm, Melbourne, Fla. (USSSA Space Coast Complex)

28
Friday
Softball vs Johnson University - Tennessee
10:00 am, Melbourne, Fla. (USSSA Space Coast Complex)
Baseball at Spring Arbor
1:00 pm, Spring Arbor, Mich.
Softball vs Siena Heights
2:30 pm, Melbourne, Fla. (USSSA Space Coast Complex)