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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.