October 2025

Wednesday 1 10:00 am,
Mennonites 101 (Chapel), Church-Chapel Sanctuary

1 6:30 pm,
Women's Soccer vs Taylor, GC Soccer Complex

1 7:00 pm,
Men's Soccer at Taylor, Upland, Ind.

1 8:00 pm,
Women's Volleyball vs Indiana Wesleyan, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium

Friday 3
Homecoming, Multiple Campus Locations  through October 5, 2025

3 9:30 am,
Homecoming Explore Goshen, Welcome Center

3 10:00 am,
Bonus Convo - Homecoming Alumni Awards Celebration & Reception, Church-Chapel Sanctuary

3 12:00 pm,
Feel Good Fridays - Slime Making, Westlawn - Gunden Commons

3 8:00 pm,
One Act Play, Umble Center

3 8:00 pm,
Women's Volleyball vs Stephens, Palos Heights, Ill.

3 8:00 pm,
Homecoming Formal, Good Library

Saturday 4 11:00 am,
Women's Volleyball at Trinity Christian, Palos Heights, Ill.

4 1:00 pm,
Women's Volleyball vs St. Francis (Ill.), Palos Heights, Ill.

4 2:00 pm,
Men's Soccer vs Bethel, GC Soccer Complex

4 4:00 pm,
One Act Play, Umble Center

4 4:00 pm,
Women's Soccer at Bethel, Mishawaka, Ind.

4 5:30 pm,
Refractions | Tiffany Wyse-Fisher Exhibit | Reception and Artist Talk, Music Center, Hershberger Art Gallery

4 7:30 pm,
Homecoming Music Gala, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

Sunday 5 2:00 pm,
One Act Play, Umble Center

5 2:00 pm,
2-Person Scramble Golf Outing, GC Golf Course

5 2:00 pm,
Pickleball Tournament - Homecoming Alumni vs. Students, RFC Gymnasium

Monday 6 8:00 am,
Candle Painting, GOOD LIBRARY

6 10:00 am,
Major Minor Fair, Church - Fellowship Hall

6 11:00 am,
"Mended Arrows" Pop-Up Barber Shop, Visiting Barber Adrian Burney (Indianapolis), Connector Game Room

Tuesday 7 11:00 am,
Career Networks Outreach and Surveying (Day 1), Westlawn Lobby

7 12:00 pm,
Ruby Tuesdays - Make Stuff, Meet People, And More!, Westlawn - Gunden Commons

7 7:30 pm,
Low Voice Festival, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

7 11:00 pm,
Health Plus Presents STI Education and Information Clinic, Westlawn - Mark Community Room

Wednesday 8 10:00 am,
This We Believe: An Inter-Christianity Dialogue (Campus Chapel), Church-Chapel Sanctuary

8 11:00 am,
STI Clinic - Elkhart County Health Dept, Westlawn - Mark Community Room

8 7:00 pm,
Women's Volleyball at Taylor, Upland, Ind.

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

9 11:30 am,
Career Networks Outreach and Surveying (Day 2), Westlawn Lobby

Friday 10
Cross Country at Bethel Invite, South Bend, IN | St. Patrick's County Park

10 9:30 am,
Nursing and Public Health Career Day, Church - Fellowship Hall

10 10:00 am,
Phil Allman Guest Speaker, Administration Building, AD28

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

10 10:00 am,
Affinity Group Leader's Meeting, Newcomer Center, Room 17

Saturday 11 1:00 pm,
Women's Volleyball vs Grace, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium

11 2:00 pm,
Women's Soccer at Indiana Wesleyan, Marion, Ind.

11 6:00 pm,
Men's Soccer vs Indiana Wesleyan, GC Soccer Complex

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

Tuesday 14
Year-round calendar - Session I grades due

Wednesday 15
Year-round calendar - Session II classes begin

15 6:00 pm,
Men's Soccer at Huntington, Huntington, Ind.

15 7:00 pm,
Women's Volleyball vs Spring Arbor, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium

15 7:30 pm,
Performing Arts Series: An Evening with David Sedaris, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

15 8:00 pm,
Women's Soccer vs Huntington, GC Soccer Complex

Thursday 16
Classes resume

16 12:00 pm,
Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Westlawn Lobby

Friday 17 10:00 am,
Mindset to Hire - Job Search Panel Discussion, Westlawn - Mark Community Room

17 7:00 pm,
Enchanted Forest at Merry Lea, Merry Lea Farmstead

17 7:30 pm,
Camerata Singers, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

17 8:00 pm,
One Circle Group Meeting, Newcomer Center, Room 17

Saturday 18 1:00 pm,
Women's Soccer vs Grace, GC Soccer Complex

18 2:00 pm,
Men's Soccer at Grace, Winona Lake, Ind.

18 4:00 pm,
Women's Volleyball at Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, Ind.

18 7:00 pm,
Enchanted Forest at Merry Lea, Merry Lea Farmstead

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

Monday 20
Traditional Calendar: Academic advising period  through November 7, 2025

20 12:00 pm,
Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Westlawn Lobby

Tuesday 21 11:00 am,
Gia's Fact or Fiction: Alcohol & Substance Use Activity, Westlawn Lobby

21 4:30 pm,
Spooky Tarde-noche Latina, Newcomer Center, Room 19

21 7:00 pm,
Umble Master Class: Dan Charles and Brigid McCarthy, Umble Center

21 8:00 pm,
Outdoor Worship, KMY Lawn

Wednesday 22 10:00 am,
SST Stories Convo, Church-Chapel Sanctuary

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

22 7:00 pm,
ISC Diwali Celebration, Newcomer Center, Room 17

22 7:00 pm,
Women's Volleyball at Bethel, Mishawaka, Ind.

Thursday 23 11:00 am,
American Red Cross - Recruitment Table, Westlawn Lobby

23 3:20 pm,
Science on the Edge: Avalanches in granular materials - Susan Lehman - Science Speakers, Science building, Room 106

23 3:20 pm,
"Science on the Edge: Avalanches in Granular Systems," Susan Lehman - Science Speakers Lecture Series, Science Building, Room 106

Friday 24
All Day, All Night Visit, Welcome Center  through October 25, 2025

24 10:00 am,
"Renal Adaptations to Exercise and the Implications for Cardiorenal Health," Dr. Sophia Sears, PhD - Science Speakers Lecture Series, Science Building, Room 106

24 7:00 pm,
Disc Golf Tournament - Glow in the Dark Edition, RFC Lawn

24 7:30 pm,
Rieth Recital Series: Matthew Hill, piano, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall

Saturday 25 3:00 pm,
Women's Volleyball at Mount Vernon Nazarene, Mount Vernon, Ohio

25 5:00 pm,
Men's Soccer at Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, Ind.

25 7:00 pm,
Women's Soccer vs Saint Francis, GC Soccer Complex

25 7:30 pm,
Fall Choral Concert, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

Monday 27 10:00 am,
Sips & Sweets with PIN and Dr. Steven D. Parker, Westlawn - Mark Community Room

27 11:30 am,
Lunch with Dr. Steven D. Parker and Black Student Union, Westlawn - Mark Community Room

27 7:00 pm,
Speaker Dr. Steven Parker of the Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MNCASA) Presenting for Title IX, Administration Building, Room 28

Tuesday 28 11:00 am,
Tuberculosis Testing Clinic - Elkhart County Health Dept, Westlawn - Mark Community Room

28 7:00 pm,
Bonus Convo: Financial First Steps: What Every College Student Should Know, Church Chapel, Koinonia Room

Wednesday 29 10:00 am,
Chapel: We Sing & Pray for Peace, Church-Chapel Sanctuary

29 11:00 am,
Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Westlawn Lobby

29 7:00 pm,
Women's Volleyball at Huntington, Huntington, Ind.

29 7:00 pm,
Women's Soccer at Spring Arbor, Spring Arbor, Mich.

29 7:00 pm,
Men's Soccer vs Spring Arbor, GC Soccer Complex

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

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

31 11:00 am,
Immunization Clinic, Westlawn - Mark Community Room

31 12:00 pm,
Muslim Student Association - Q&A, WY 211

31 7:00 pm,
Howellween, Howell House