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October 2025


1
Wednesday
Mennonites 101 (Chapel)
10:00 am, Church-Chapel Sanctuary
Women's Soccer vs Taylor
6:30 pm, GC Soccer Complex
Men's Soccer at Taylor
7:00 pm, Upland, Ind.
Women's Volleyball vs Indiana Wesleyan
8:00 pm, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium

3
Friday
Homecoming
Multiple Campus Locations   through October 5, 2025
Homecoming Explore Goshen
9:30 am, Welcome Center
Bonus Convo - Homecoming Alumni Awards Celebration & Reception
10:00 am, Church-Chapel Sanctuary
Feel Good Fridays - Slime Making
12:00 pm, Westlawn - Gunden Commons
One Act Play
8:00 pm, Umble Center
Women's Volleyball vs Stephens
8:00 pm, Palos Heights, Ill.
Homecoming Formal
8:00 pm, Good Library

4
Saturday
Women's Volleyball at Trinity Christian
11:00 am, Palos Heights, Ill.
Women's Volleyball vs St. Francis (Ill.)
1:00 pm, Palos Heights, Ill.
Men's Soccer vs Bethel
2:00 pm, GC Soccer Complex
One Act Play
4:00 pm, Umble Center
Women's Soccer at Bethel
4:00 pm, Mishawaka, Ind.
Refractions | Tiffany Wyse-Fisher Exhibit | Reception and Artist Talk
5:30 pm, Music Center, Hershberger Art Gallery
Homecoming Music Gala
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

5
Sunday
One Act Play
2:00 pm, Umble Center
2-Person Scramble Golf Outing
2:00 pm, GC Golf Course
Pickleball Tournament - Homecoming Alumni vs. Students
2:00 pm, RFC Gymnasium

6
Monday
Candle Painting
8:00 am, GOOD LIBRARY
Major Minor Fair
10:00 am, Church - Fellowship Hall
"Mended Arrows" Pop-Up Barber Shop, Visiting Barber Adrian Burney (Indianapolis)
11:00 am, Connector Game Room

7
Tuesday
Career Networks Outreach and Surveying (Day 1)
11:00 am, Westlawn Lobby
Ruby Tuesdays - Make Stuff, Meet People, And More!
12:00 pm, Westlawn - Gunden Commons
Low Voice Festival
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall
Health Plus Presents STI Education and Information Clinic
11:00 pm, Westlawn - Mark Community Room

8
Wednesday
STI Clinic - Elkhart County Health Dept
11:00 am, Westlawn - Mark Community Room
Women's Volleyball at Taylor
7:00 pm, Upland, Ind.

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

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

10
Friday
Cross Country at Bethel Invite
South Bend, IN | St. Patrick's County Park
Nursing and Public Health Career Day
9:30 am, Church - Fellowship Hall
Phil Allman Guest Speaker
10:00 am, Administration Building, AD28
Scholar Series
10:00 am, Union Building, UN111
Affinity Group Leader's Meeting
10:00 am, Newcomer Center, Room 17

11
Saturday
Women's Volleyball vs Grace
1:00 pm, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium
Women's Soccer at Indiana Wesleyan
2:00 pm, Marion, Ind.
Men's Soccer vs Indiana Wesleyan
6:00 pm, GC Soccer Complex

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

14
Tuesday
Year-round calendar - Session I grades due


15
Wednesday
Year-round calendar - Session II classes begin

Men's Soccer at Huntington
6:00 pm, Huntington, Ind.
Women's Volleyball vs Spring Arbor
7:00 pm, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium
Performing Arts Series: An Evening with David Sedaris
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall
Women's Soccer vs Huntington
8:00 pm, GC Soccer Complex

16
Thursday
Classes resume

Domestic Violence Awareness Month
12:00 pm, Westlawn Lobby

17
Friday
Mindset to Hire - Job Search Panel Discussion
10:00 am, Westlawn - Mark Community Room
Enchanted Forest at Merry Lea
7:00 pm, Merry Lea Farmstead
Camerata Singers
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall
One Circle Group Meeting
8:00 pm, Newcomer Center, Room 17

18
Saturday
Women's Soccer vs Grace
1:00 pm, GC Soccer Complex
Men's Soccer at Grace
2:00 pm, Winona Lake, Ind.
Women's Volleyball at Saint Francis
4:00 pm, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Enchanted Forest at Merry Lea
7:00 pm, Merry Lea Farmstead

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

20
Monday
Traditional Calendar: Academic advising period
  through November 7, 2025
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
12:00 pm, Westlawn Lobby

21
Tuesday
Gia's Fact or Fiction: Alcohol & Substance Use Activity
11:00 am, Westlawn Lobby
Spooky Tarde-noche Latina
4:30 pm, Newcomer Center, Room 19
Umble Master Class: Dan Charles and Brigid McCarthy
7:00 pm, Umble Center
Outdoor Worship
8:00 pm, KMY Lawn

22
Wednesday
STI Clinic - Elkhart County Health Dept
11:00 am, Westlawn Lobby
ISC Diwali Celebration
7:00 pm, Newcomer Center, Room 17
Women's Volleyball at Bethel
7:00 pm, Mishawaka, Ind.

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

24
Friday
All Day, All Night Visit
Welcome Center   through October 25, 2025
Disc Golf Tournament - Glow in the Dark Edition
7:00 pm, RFC Lawn
Rieth Recital Series: Matthew Hill, piano
7:30 pm, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall

25
Saturday
Women's Volleyball at Mount Vernon Nazarene
3:00 pm, Mount Vernon, Ohio
Men's Soccer at Saint Francis
5:00 pm, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Women's Soccer vs Saint Francis
7:00 pm, GC Soccer Complex
Fall Choral Concert
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

27
Monday
Sips & Sweets with PIN and Dr. Steven D. Parker
10:00 am, Westlawn - Mark Community Room
Lunch with Dr. Steven D. Parker and Black Student Union
11:30 am, Westlawn - Mark Community Room
Speaker Dr. Steven Parker of the Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MNCASA) Presenting for Title IX
7:00 pm, Administration Building, Room 28

28
Tuesday
Tuberculosis Testing Clinic - Elkhart County Health Dept
11:00 am, Westlawn - Mark Community Room
Bonus Convo: Financial First Steps: What Every College Student Should Know
7:00 pm, Church Chapel, Koinonia Room

29
Wednesday
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
11:00 am, Westlawn Lobby
Women's Volleyball at Huntington
7:00 pm, Huntington, Ind.
Women's Soccer at Spring Arbor
7:00 pm, Spring Arbor, Mich.
Men's Soccer vs Spring Arbor
7:00 pm, GC Soccer Complex

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

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

Immunization Clinic
11:00 am, Westlawn - Mark Community Room
Muslim Student Association - Q&A
12:00 pm, WY 211
Howellween
7:00 pm, Howell House

November


1
Saturday
Women's Volleyball vs Marian
3:00 pm, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium
GC Symphony Orchestra Fall Concert
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

3
Monday
Scholar Series
10:00 am, Union Building, UN111

4
Tuesday
Health Plus Presents STI Education and Information Clinic
11:00 am, Westlawn Lobby
Treble Fest Concert
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

5
Wednesday
From Technology to Transformation â?? The Leaderâ??s Guide to Big Tech and AI
12:00 pm, Church Chapel, Koinonia Room
Dia de los Muertos
4:00 pm, Newcomer Center, Room 19
Directors in the Connector
6:00 pm, KMY Connector Lounge
Men's Basketball at Defiance
7:00 pm, Defiance, Ohio
Women's Volleyball at Indiana Wesleyan
7:00 pm, Marion, Ind.

6
Thursday
Jimtown HS JAG
10:00 am, Union Building, UN111
Women's Basketball vs Southeastern
6:00 pm, Williamsburg, Ky.

7
Friday
Science of Reading Summit: English Learners and the Science of Reading
Church - Fellowship Hall   through November 8, 2025
Camp Day
9:00 am, Connector 1st Floor Lounge
All-Employee Forum
10:00 am, Umble Center
First Generation College Students Appreciation
11:00 am, Westlawn - Mark Community Room
Women's Basketball vs Cumberlands
11:00 am, Williamsburg, Ky.
Intramural 3-on-3 Basketball Touranment
7:00 pm, RFC Gym

8
Saturday
CSA Student Recitals
11:00 am, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall
Men's Basketball vs Cleary
3:00 pm, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium
Rieth Recital Series: Ensemble CONCEPT/21
7:30 pm, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall

9
Sunday
CSA Fall Choral Showcase
4:00 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

11
Tuesday
Graduate School 101 Lunch
12:30 pm, Westlawn - Mark Community Room
Konnector Karaoke
7:00 pm, Connector 3rd Floor Lounge

12
Wednesday
Year-round calendar - Session II: last day to withdraw with a "W"

STI Clinic - Elkhart County Health Dept
11:00 am, Westlawn Lobby
Women's Basketball at St. Francis (Ill.)
8:00 pm, Joliet, Ill.

13
Thursday
Blood Drive
10:00 am, Westlawn - Mark Community Room
Men's Basketball at Iu-Columbus
6:00 pm,

14
Friday
Fall Opera
7:30 pm, Umble Center

15
Saturday
Music Together Celebrations
10:00 am, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall
Women's Basketball vs Aquinas
1:00 pm, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium
Men's Basketball vs Aquinas
3:00 pm, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium
Fall Opera
7:30 pm, Umble Center

16
Sunday
Fall Opera
2:30 pm, Umble Center
Faculty and Retired Faculty Exhibit | Opening Reception and Artist Talk
6:00 pm, Music Center, Hershberger Art Gallery

18
Tuesday
Ruby Tuesdays - Make Stuff, Meet People, And More!
12:00 pm, Westlawn - Gunden Commons
Linking In At Lunch
12:00 pm, Westlawn - Mark Community Room
Retired Employee coffee/dessert
1:30 pm, Church Chapel, Koinonia Room
Debajo de la Misma Luna: Movie Night
4:00 pm, Newcomer Center, Room 19
Youth Honors Orchestra Fall Concert
7:00 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall
Chasing Coral Movie Night
7:00 pm, Connector 1st Floor Lounge

19
Wednesday
Wawasee/Tippy Valley
10:00 am, Welcome Center
History, Politics and pre-Law Social
4:00 pm, Union, Hunsberger Commons
Women's Basketball at Indiana Wesleyan
5:00 pm, Marion, Ind.
Family Feud
7:00 pm, Administration Building, AD28
Men's Basketball at Indiana Wesleyan
7:00 pm, Marion, Ind.

20
Thursday
Commutersgiving feast
3:00 pm, Union - Commuter Lounge

21
Friday
Trans and two Spirit Day Celebration
10:00 am, Church - Fellowship Hall
Lavender Jazz Concert
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

22
Saturday
Intramural Turkey Bowl Touch Football Tournament
8:00 am, KMY Lawn
Women's Basketball vs Bethel
1:00 pm, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium
CAC Presents - Half Court Shot
3:00 pm, RFC Gymnasium
Men's Basketball vs Bethel
3:00 pm, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium

23
Sunday
Senior Recital - Sam Stoltzfus, composition
4:00 pm, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall

25
Tuesday
Webinar Series: Aquaculture for Marine Restoration
7:00 pm, Science Building, SC203

26
Wednesday
Thanksgiving break
  through November 28, 2025
Men's Basketball vs Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
3:30 pm, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium

December


2
Tuesday
Health Plus Presents STI Education and Information Clinic
11:00 am, Westlawn Lobby
Dia de las Velitas Celebration (Colombian Tradition)
6:00 pm, Newcomer Center, Room 19
Deep Blue Movie Night
7:00 pm, Connector 1st Floor Lounge

3
Wednesday
Immunization Clinic - Indiana Dept of Health
11:00 am, Westlawn - Mark Community Room
Women's Basketball at Marian
5:30 pm, Indianapolis, Ind.
Men's Basketball at Marian
7:30 pm, Indianapolis, Ind.

4
Thursday
Traditional Calendar: Last day of fall semester classes


5
Friday
Traditional Calendar: Reading Day

Student art sale
3:30 pm, Union, Hunsberger Commons
Festival of Carols
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

6
Saturday
Women's Basketball at Taylor
1:00 pm, Upland, Ind.
CAC Presents - Gingerbread House Contest
3:00 pm, Connector 1st Floor Lounge
Men's Basketball at Taylor
3:00 pm, Upland, Ind.
Festival of Carols
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

7
Sunday
Festival of Carols
4:00 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall
Study Break Fest
9:30 pm, Connector 1st Floor Lounge

8
Monday
Traditional Calendar: Final exams
  through December 10, 2025

9
Tuesday
Senior Capstone Films Premiere
7:00 pm, Umble Center

10
Wednesday
Year-round calendar - Session II: Last day of class

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

11
Thursday
Campus Housing closes for Winter Break
10:00 am,
Goshen High School College Prep class
3:30 pm, Union Building, UN111

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

13
Saturday
CSA Student Recitals
11:00 am, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall
Performing Arts Series: Voctave
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

15
Monday
Traditional Calendar: Fall semester grades due

Year-round calendar - Session II grades due

Men's Basketball at New College of Florida
2:00 pm, Sarasota, Fla.
CSA Suzuki - Allegro Play In Concert
5:00 pm, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall
ECoSistema Winter Concert 2025
7:00 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

16
Tuesday
Men's Basketball at Webber International
12:00 pm, Babson Park, Fla.

18
Thursday
Cookie Day
8:00 am, GOOD LIBRARY
Women's Basketball vs IU-Kokomo
4:00 pm, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium

30
Tuesday
Men's Basketball at Holy Cross
3:00 pm, Notre Dame, Ind.
Women's Basketball vs Holy Cross
4:00 pm, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium