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August 2023


1
Tuesday

4
Friday

8
Tuesday

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

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

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

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

25
Friday
Welcome Week: New Student Blessing
2:00 pm, Church-Chapel
Student Life Trivia Night
7:00 pm, Newcomer, NC 19

27
Sunday
Ice Cream Social
7:00 pm, Schrock Plaza

28
Monday

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

5
Tuesday
Tennis at Grace
2:00 pm, Winona Lake, Ind.
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.
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

9
Saturday
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
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
Women's Volleyball vs Marian
3:00 pm, Gunden Gymnasium
Men's Soccer vs Aquinas
3:00 pm, GC Soccer Complex
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
All Employee Forum
10:00 am, Umble Center

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

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
Hispanic Heritage Month - Movie Night
7:30 pm, Schrock Plaza

30
Saturday
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

4
Wednesday
AmeriCorps Internships Recruiting Event
11:00 am, Welcome Center
Student Senate Election
11:00 am, Union, Hunsberger Commons
Women's Volleyball vs Saint Francis (Ind.)
7:00 pm, Gunden Gymnasium

5
Thursday

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
Lavender Jazz Big Band Concert
6:00 pm, Off Campus, The Goshen Theater
Homecoming Social: GC Latinx Alumni
6:30 pm, Off Campus - The Goshen Theater: Meet & Greet Room
Lavender Jazz Big Band Concert
7:15 pm, Off Campus, The Goshen Theater
One Acts
8:00 pm, Umble Center

7
Saturday
GC Thrift Fair!
1:00 pm, Union Building
Men's Soccer vs Indiana Wesleyan
2:00 pm, GC Soccer Complex
One Acts
4:00 pm, Umble Center
Women's Soccer at Indiana Wesleyan
4:00 pm, Marion, Ind.
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
Homecoming Music Gala
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall
Trivia Night
9:00 pm, Newcomer Center, Room 19

8
Sunday
One Acts
2:00 pm, Umble Center
Taize Worship Service
8:00 pm, Newcomer, NC 19

9
Monday
Major Minor Fair
10:00 am, Church - Fellowship Hall
Flu Shot Clinic
5:00 pm, Church Chapel, Koinonia Room

10
Tuesday
Flu Shot Clinic
5:00 pm, Church Chapel, Koinonia Room

11
Wednesday
CCE Hosting Bethany 5/6 graders
8:30 am, Administration Building, AD28
Convo: Why SST Matters
10:00 am, Church-Chapel Sanctuary
Retirement Reception for Delane Graber
3:00 pm, Church Chapel - 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

12
Thursday

13
Friday
Traditional Calendar: Mid-term break
  through October 17, 2023
CCE School Campus Visit
8:30 am, Church - Fellowship Hall
Camerata Singers Concert
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

14
Saturday
RPGC Plays DCC
6:00 pm, Union, Hunsberger Commons
Men's Soccer at Saint Francis (Ind.)
7:00 pm, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Women's Soccer vs Saint Francis (Ind.)
7:00 pm, GC Soccer Complex

17
Tuesday

18
Wednesday
Local MYF/Youth Group Gathering
6:00 pm, Church - Fellowship Hall
Women's Volleyball at Marian
7:00 pm, Indianapolis, Ind.
Interpersonal Violence Awareness: Community Responses
7:00 pm, Newcomer Center, Room 19

19
Thursday
Candle Painting
8:00 am, Good Library Reference Room

20
Friday
Fiesta en la plaza! - Canceled
5:00 pm, Schrock Plaza
Enchanted Forest - Day 1 of 2
7:00 pm, Merry Lea - Farmstead
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 - Cancelled
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
Res Life Game Night
8:00 pm, Connector 1st Floor Lounge

22
Sunday

23
Monday
Traditional Calendar: Academic advising period
  through November 10, 2023
ICC Plenary Session
9:00 am, Umble Center
Nursing and Public Health Career Day
9:00 am, Church - Fellowship Hall
LSU Open Meeting
10:00 am, Newcomer Center, Room 19

24
Tuesday
ENL Evaluations
4:30 pm, Newcomer Center, Room 17
Bonus Convo: Healthy Sexuality
7:00 pm, Administration, AD 28
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
Homies for Housing Info Table
11:00 am, Union, Hunsberger Commons
ENL Evaluations
4:30 pm, Newcomer Center, Room 17
Binational Winner Celebration for Jakyra Green
5:30 pm, Umble Center, Yost Room
Women's Volleyball vs Spring Arbor
6:00 pm, Gunden Gymnasium
Pastors and Leaders Gathering
6:30 pm, Church Chapel, Koinonia Room
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
Ascend Indiana Tabling
11:00 am, Union, Hunsberger Commons
Mayoral Candidate Forum
7:00 pm, Church - Fellowship Hall

27
Friday
Trunk or treat
6:00 pm, RFC
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
Movie in Romero Courtyard
8:30 pm, Romero Courtyard

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
Fall Choral Concert
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall
Haunted Halls
9:00 pm, Miller Hall 1

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

30
Monday

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

November


1
Wednesday
Chapel: Walking Together in Prayer
10:00 am, Church-Chapel Sanctuary
Topics and Issues - Art Education Panel
6:00 pm, Administration Building, AD28

2
Thursday
Washington Community Scholars Center - Tabling
10:00 am, Union, Hunsberger Commons
Dia de los Muertos Event
5:00 pm, Church Chapel, Koinonia Room
Women's Basketball at Western Michigan
7:00 pm, Kalamazoo, Mich.

3
Friday
Camp Day
8:00 am, Connector 1st Floor Lounge
Washington Community Scholars Center - Tabling Day 2
10:00 am, Union, Hunsberger Commons
GC Symphony Orchestra Fall Concert
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

4
Saturday
Women's Basketball vs Judson
1:00 pm, Gunden Gymnasium
ASL Club Thanksgiving Potluck Dinner
6:30 pm, Newcomer Center, Room 19

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

6
Monday
Women's Basketball at Trinity Christian
7:00 pm, Palos Heights, Ill.

7
Tuesday
Elkhart High APR (Education Leaders)
8:00 am, Church Chapel, Koinonia Room
Shalom Project Tabling Session
10:30 am, Union, Hunsberger Commons
Men's Basketball at Ball State
7:00 pm, Muncie, Ind.
Treble Fest Concert
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

8
Wednesday
Men's Basketball at Holy Cross College
7:00 pm, Notre Dame, Ind.

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

11
Saturday
CSA Student Recitals
11:00 am, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall
Capture the Flag
2:00 pm, KMY Lawn
Men's Basketball vs IU-East
3:00 pm, Gunden Gymnasium
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
3V3 Basketball
5:00 pm, Outside Basketball Courts
Taize Worship Service
8:00 pm, Newcomer, NC 19

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

14
Tuesday
Women's Basketball vs Holy Cross College
7:00 pm, Gunden Gymnasium
Youth Honors Orchestra Fall Concert
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall
Panel Discussion of Israel/Palestine
7:30 pm, Church Chapel, Koinonia Room

15
Wednesday
Chapel: Walking Together in Love
10:00 am, Church-Chapel Sanctuary
Men's Basketball vs IU-South Bend
8:00 pm, Gunden Gymnasium

16
Thursday
Meet the Senators
11:50 am, Union Building

17
Friday
Cross Country at NAIA National Championships
Fort Vancouver National Historic Championship Course / Vancouver, Wash.
Mishawaka CS/IT Pathways
9:00 am, Church - Fellowship Hall
All Employee Forum
10:00 am, Umble Center
Cross Country Championship Watch Party
1:00 pm, Church Chapel, Koinonia Room
Chasca Night
4:00 pm, Church - Fellowship Hall
Lavender Jazz Concert
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

18
Saturday
Women's Basketball vs Bethel
1:00 pm, Gunden Gymnasium
Men's Basketball vs Bethel
3:00 pm, Gunden Gymnasium
Fall Mainstage
7:30 pm, Umble Center
Dodgeball Tournament
8:00 pm, RFC Gymnasium

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
Overwatch Gaming Scrimmage
6:00 pm, Science Building, SC001
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 - Sanctuary
Video Game Party
10:00 am, Good Library Media Room
ENL Evaluation for New Students
4:30 pm, Church Chapel, Koinonia Room
Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigil
5:30 pm, Schrock Plaza
Miniature Painting and snacks
6:30 pm, Visual Arts Building, VA13

21
Tuesday

22
Wednesday
Thanksgiving break
  through November 24, 2023

25
Saturday

28
Tuesday
Giving Tuesday
8:00 am, Multiple Campus Locations
CCE School Campus Visit
10:30 am, Church Chapel, Koinonia Room
RPGC Beginner's Night
6:00 pm, Good Library Royer Reading Room
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
Winter Wreath Making Workshop at Merry Lea
1:00 pm, Merry Lea - Farmstead
Men's Basketball vs Mount Vernon Nazarene
3:00 pm, Gunden Gymnasium
Family Night Hike: Owl Prowl at Merry Lea
5:30 pm, Merry Lea - Learning Center
A Festival of Carols
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall
Gingerbread House Contest
8:00 pm, Connector 1st Floor Lounge

3
Sunday
ASA Potluck
1:00 pm, Connector 1st Floor Lounge
A Festival of Carols
4:00 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

4
Monday
Make a Vinyl Sticker
9:00 am, Good Library Reference Room
Clothing Swap
Connector 3rd Floor Lounge   through December 8, 2023

5
Tuesday
Cookie Day
8:00 am, Good Library Reference Room
Puppy De-Stress Day
12:30 pm, Connector 1st Floor Lounge
Electronics and Robotics show
1:00 pm, Science building - ground floor
Student Art Sale
4:00 pm, Church - Fellowship Hall
Res Life Study Break Fest
10:00 pm, Connector 1st Floor Lounge

6
Wednesday
Traditional Calendar: Final exams
  through December 8, 2023
Entrepreneurship Showcase
3:30 pm, Newcomer Center, Room 19
Campus Ministries Movie Night
9:00 pm, Connector 1st Floor Lounge

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

8
Friday
Indoor Track & Field at Warrior Indoor Invitational
Fort Wayne, Ind.   through December 9, 2023
Bethany Christian Christmas Concert
7:00 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

9
Saturday
CSA Student Recitals
11:00 am, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall

10
Sunday
CSA Student Recitals
3:00 pm, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall

11
Monday
Pre-testing Session for New Students
4:30 pm, Newcomer Center, Room 19 & 14
Winter Suzuki-Allegro Concert
6:30 pm, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall

12
Tuesday
Men's Basketball vs Saint Xavier
3:00 pm, Gunden Gymnasium

13
Wednesday

14
Thursday
Tinker Lab
6:00 pm, Good Library Royer Reading Room

15
Friday
Colleague Christmas Celebration
11:00 am, Church - Fellowship Hall
Men's Basketball at Webber International
6:00 pm, Babson Park, Fla.

16
Saturday
Women's Basketball at Arizona Christian
3:00 pm, Glendale, Ariz.
Men's Basketball at Warner
4:00 pm, Lake Wales, Fla.

19
Tuesday
Tales & Trails at Merry Lea
10:00 am, Merry Lea - Learning Center
YHO Auditions and Holiday Play-Along
6:00 pm, Music Center

29
Friday
Women's Basketball vs Aquinas
6:00 pm, Gunden Gymnasium

30
Saturday
Men's Basketball at Judson
4:00 pm, Elgin, Ill.