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BizVoice/Indiana Chamber – May/June 2016
GETTING TO KNOW
Goshen College 101
• Established in 1894, it’s a four-year liberal
arts school
• 135-acre campus with 19 major buildings
• College motto: “Culture for Service”;
mascot: Maple Leafs (from Goshen’s Maple
City designation)
• Affiliated with the Mennonite Church
USA; more than 40 religious
denominations are represented
Studying statistics
• 773 undergraduate and 66 graduate
students from 31 states and 26 countries
• Tuition is $30,900 (2015-16) and the
average annual scholarship/grant package is
$22,641; the college provided more than
$5 million in financial aid for Elkhart
County students in 2015
• Employs more than 300 people, with a
payroll above $10 million
Head of the class
Goshen College boasts accomplished alumni,
including authors, entertainers, entrepreneurs
and more. Here are a few – of many –
notable alums:
“We seek to integrate Jesus-
centered values with the
educational, social and
professional lives of our
graduates. As a community of
faith and learning, we strive to
foster personal, intellectual,
spiritual and social growth in
every person.”
– James E. Brenneman
president, Goshen College
By Charlee Beasor
Goshen College
DEVELOPING GLOBAL CITIZENS IN MAPLE CITY
Sustainability has a major emphasis at
Goshen College, which is a Tree Campus
USA school (a program of the Arbor Day
Foundation) and has been named one of
America’s Greenest Colleges.
• Orie Eigsti (1931) – biologist credited with
developing the seedless watermelon
• Steve Kreider Yoder (1981) – senior editor,
Page One for
The Wall Street Journal
• James C. Strouse (1999) – award-winning
independent filmmaker, writer and director
Nature and nurture
• The Merry Lea Environmental Learning
Center is a 1,189-acre natural sanctuary.
• Several semester-long programs and an
11-month master’s degree in
environmental education are offered
• The school’s May Term gives students
access to a biology laboratory located in the
Florida Keys to conduct high-quality
marine systems research
Time-honored tradition
“At the beginning of each academic year,
following the opening convocation, faculty,
staff and students welcome our new students
by creating an ‘applause tunnel’ as we exit
the building. The same applause tunnel
provides a beautiful sending off of our new
graduates as they leave the commencement
ceremony.”
The top academic areas of
study at Goshen College are
nursing, biology and molecular
biology/biochemistry, and
business and accounting.