Distinctively Goshen: the Inauguration of Dr. Rebecca J. Stoltzfus

GOSHEN

T HE INA UG UR AT IO N O F

Dr. Rebecca J. Stoltzfus AS T HE 1 8 T H P R E S ID E NT O F G O S HE N C O L L E G E

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I PR AY TH AT, A C C O R D ING T O T HE R IC HE S O F HIS G L O RY, HE MAY G R A NT T HAT Y O U MAY B E STR E NG T HE NE D IN Y O UR INNE R B E ING WIT H P O WE R T HR O UG H HIS S P IR IT, A ND T HAT CH R IS T MAY D WE L L IN Y O UR HE A RT S T HR O UG H FA IT H, A S Y O U A R E B E ING R O O T E D A ND G R O UND E D IN L O V E .

— EPHESIANS 3:16-17 (NRSV)

“Goshen College brings to the liberal arts a particular quality and commitment, being rooted and established in love. This taproot of love shapes and defines our excellence as we seek truth, beauty and goodness. At our best, our establishment in love manifests itself in the ways that we honor the intrinsic and inalienable worth and identity of every student and every member of our campus community; hold honest dialogue in our classrooms, offices and public spaces; and our civic engagement in local and global communities. Because we do not consistently live out these commitments, our taproot of love manifests itself in our habits of patience, humility and forgiveness, our capacities to heal and be healed. These are ultimately what make us truthful, beautiful and good people, capable of creating a trustworthy community of scholars and actors in the world.”

— R E B E C C A J. S T O LT Z F U S

TH E I NAUG UR ATIO N O F

Dr. Rebecca J. Stoltzfus AS THE 1 8 T H PR ESID ENT O F G O S HE N C O L L E G E Saturday, February 17, 2018 | 10 a.m.

Sauder Concert Hall, Goshen College Music Center

P R E - S E RVI C E MU S IC All of Me, by Gerald Marks and Seymour Simon | Lavender Jazz Combo Music in the Air, arranged by Ryan Murphy | Goshen College Men’s Chorus Sonata in E Minor, Op. 38 for cello and piano, Mvt. I. Allegro non troppo,

by Johannes Brahms | Music Faculty Duet PROCESSIONAL “Variations on a Shaker Melody” from Appalachian Spring, by Aaron Copland Goshen College Symphony Orchestra S TUD E NT WE L C O M E Goshen College international students C O M M I S S I O N E D D RA MAT IC R E A DIN G Goshen Voices I, written by Don Yost+ W E LC O M E Dr. Conrad Clemens+, chair, Goshen College Board of Directors I NVO C ATI O N Rev. Dr. Rebecca Dolch, former pastor, St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Ithaca, New York COMMISSIONED POEM “Song of the Maples” by Shari Miller Wagner+, 2016 and 2017 Indiana Poet Laureate HYM N* Teach Me Thy Truth (“Goshen College Hymn”), see page 4

* Stand as you are able

+ Goshen College alumnus/alumna

^ Goshen College student

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I NTR O D UC T ION Dr. Judith Appleton, vice-provost, Cornell University P R E S I D E NT IA L IN S TA L L AT IO N Installation Charge: Dr. Conrad Clemens+, chair, Goshen College Board of Directors Presentation of Presidential Medallion: Dr. James E. Brenneman+, 16th president Prayer of Blessing: Rev. John H. Powell, Goshen College Board of Directors I NA UG UR A L A D DR E S S Dr. Rebecca J. Stoltzfus+, president S O NG * Goshen College Alma Mater, see page 5 C O M M I S S I O N E D D RA MAT IC R E A DIN G Goshen Voices II, written by Don Yost+ FI NA L W O R DS Dr. Conrad Clemens+, chair, Goshen College Board of Directors S O NG O F B E N E DIC T IO N A Celtic Blessing, by Dave Riley Student ensemble S TUD E NT C E L E B RAT ION S Goshen College international students RECESSIONAL Hlohonolofatsa, arranged by Daniel Jackson Goshen College Women’s World Music Choir P O S TLUD E “Variations on a Shaker Melody” from Appalachian Spring, by Aaron Copland Goshen College Symphony Orchestra

You are warmly invited to a reception to celebrate immediately following the ceremony in the Music Center lobby.

* Stand as you are able

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+ Goshen College alumnus/alumna

^ Goshen College student

Program Notes • Hearing assistance devices

are available for those who need them, and can be requested from an usher.

• Please turn off cell phones

during the inauguration ceremony.

• A live video of the ceremony

is available for viewing in the lobby and in Room 153.

• During the procession and

recession, remain seated so that all can see. Please wait to be dismissed until the delegates and faculty have recessed.

• If you wish to write a

congratulatory note to President Stoltzfus during the reception, notecards and baskets to collect them are in the lobby.

• Coverage of the inaugural

ceremony will be available at goshen.edu/inauguration in the coming days.

P R OG R AM PER SO N N EL ASL Interpreters: Wendy Nice, M.L.S., C.I. Sandy Slabaugh+, B.A., N.I.C. Orchestra Director: Dr. José Rocha Associate professor of music Choir Directors and Song Leaders: Dr. Debra Detwiler+ Professor of music Dr. Scott Hochstetler+ Professor of music Music Faculty Duet: Dr. Matthew Hill, piano Professor of music Dr. José Rocha, cello Associate professor of music Lavender Jazz Combo: Nathan Berkey^, bass Isaac Godshalk^, trombone Julian Harnish^, piano

Simon Hurst^, guitar Gabe Miller^, piano Tyrus Tucker^, percussion Commissioned Dramatic Reading: Alia Byrd^ Olivia Copsey^ Tobias Garcia^ Benjamin Meyer Reimer^ Lana Smucker^ Student Ensemble: Clara Beck^ Kenan Bitikofer^ Anne Buckwalter^ Irina Gladun^ Caleb Liechty^ Gabe Miller^ Lydia Miller^ Katie Shank^ Emily Stoltzfus^ Lukas Thompson^ Simon Weaver^ Jacob Zehr^

P R E S I D E NT IA L ME D A L L ION A medallion was created in 1997 to serve as an emblem of office for Goshen College presidents.

First presented to Dr. Shirley H. Showalter at the time of her inauguration as the 14th president of Goshen College, the medallion was designed and made by Associate Professor Emerita of Art Judy Wenig-Horswell. The medallion is kept and displayed in a sculpted wood box created specially for this purpose by Eugene Short+, a local woodworker.

A historic college seal is etched on the front of the handcrafted piece; on the back is a maple leaf with the Scripture, “And the leaves of the tree shall be for the healing of the nations” (Rev. 22:2b), articulating both the college motto and Goshen College’s emphasis on global citizenship as one of its Christ-centered core values.

Today, Dr. James E. Brenneman will present the medallion to Dr. Rebecca J. Stoltzfus.

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TE A C H M E T H Y T RU T H (GO S H E N C O L LEG E H YMN ) Almost 80 years ago, inspired by the college motto of “Culture for Service,” former GC home economics professor Edith M. Witmer wrote the text for “Teach Me Thy Truth.” Walter E. Yoder+, who taught music from 1933-64, composed the music, which Witmer hoped would always be sung with a “buoyant, lilting quality.” Witmer later reported that the service of so many alumni was part of the grace granted her to accept the physical limitations that prevented fulfillment of her own dream of international service.

A LM A M ATER Goshen College’s beloved alma mater was written in 1911, based on a poem by Menno Ezra Miller+ of Kalona, Iowa, an alumnus of GC’s high school level academy in 1908-09. The head of the School of Music at the time, John D. Brunk, set it to music. As Becky B. Horst+ writes in Goshen College: A Pictorial History, 1894-1994, “It is probably the only college song anywhere to be written with a 5/4 time signature, although the chorus returns to a more familiar 4/4 pattern.”

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P LATFO R M Dr. Rebecca J. Stoltzfus+ President Dr. Conrad Clemens+ Chair, Goshen College Board of Directors

Dr. Conrad Clemens+ Chair, Tucson, Arizona Dr. Felipe Hinojosa Vice chair, College Station, Texas

Rev. Dr. Rebecca Dolch Former pastor

Dr. Susan Fisher Miller+ Evanston, Illinois

Shari Miller Wagner+ Poet

Dr. Rose Gillin+ Goshen, Indiana

Dr. Judith Appleton Vice-Provost, Cornell University

Cristina Hernandez+ Comayaguela, Honduras

Dr. James E. Brenneman+ 16th President

Ken Hochstetler+ Goshen, Indiana

Rev. John H. Powell Goshen College Board of Directors

Gerry Horst+ New Holland, Pennsylvania

Dr. Victor E. Stoltzfus+ 12th President Dr. Shirley H. Showalter 14th President Dr. John D. Yordy+ 15th President (interim) Dr. Kenneth Newbold Provost and 17th President (interim) Carlos Romero Mennonite Education Agency Executive Director Dr. Scott Hochstetler+ Professor of music Dr. Debra Detwiler+ Professor of music

+ Goshen College alumnus/alumna

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G O SH EN CO LLEG E B O AR D O F D IR ECTO R S

Dr. Timothy Oyer+ Boston, Massachusetts Faith Penner+ Harper, Kansas Rev. John H. Powell Ypsilanti, Michigan Dr. Bruce Stahly+ Goshen, Indiana Myrtis Yake+ West Orange, New Jersey Aaron Zou Bristol, Indiana Carlos Romero Ex-officio, Goshen, Indiana

THE D E LE GAT E S 1793

Williams College

Don B. Smith, M.B.A.

1834

Franklin College

Thomas J. Minar, Ph.D.

1844

Saint Mary’s College

Terri Russ, Ph.D.

1859

Valparaiso University

Robert W. Clausen, M.D.

1865

Cornell University

Judith Appleton, Ph.D.

1865

Cornell University

Barbara Knuth, Ph.D.

1865

Cornell University

Mary Opperman, M.S.

1865

Cornell University

Laura Spitz, J.S.D.

1873

Spring Arbor University

Gary Mason, M.Div.

1885

University of Arizona

Conrad Clemens, M.D.+

1887

Bethel College (Kansas)

Jonathan C. Gering, Ph.D.

1890

University of Saint Francis

Sister M. Elise Kriss, O.S.F.

1897

Huntington University

Sherilyn Emberton, Ed.D.

1899

Bluffton University

Karen Klassen Harder, Ph.D.

1909

Hesston College

Joseph A. Manickam, Ph.D.+

1916

Indiana University South Bend

Jann Joseph, Ph.D.

1917

Eastern Mennonite University

Susan Schultz Huxman, Ph.D.

1920

Indiana Wesleyan University

Stacy Hammons, Ph.D.

1930

Indiana Institute of Technology

Karl W. Einolf, Ph.D.

1937

Grace College and Seminary

Carrie Yocum, Ph.D.

1937

Marian University

Joseph T. Kuzmitz, M.B.A.

1958

Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary

Sara Wenger Shenk, Ed.D.

1963

Conrad Grebel University College

Marcus Shantz, J.D.

1965

Glen Oaks Community College

William L. Lederman, M.S.N.

1966

Holy Cross College

Justin George Watson, Ph.D.

Independent Colleges of Indiana

David W. Wantz, Ed.D.

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Dr. Rebecca J. Stoltzfus President Rebecca J. Stoltzfus is the 18th president to serve Goshen College in its 124-year history in Elkhart County. A 1983 Goshen College graduate, President Stoltzfus was vice provost for undergraduate education and professor of human nutrition at Cornell University before returning to lead her alma mater.

President Stoltzfus studied chemistry at Goshen College and received master’s and doctoral degrees in human nutrition from Cornell University. Before joining the Cornell faculty in 2002, she taught human nutrition at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (Baltimore, Maryland) — the top-ranked school of public health in the United States.

As a vice provost at Cornell, President Stoltzfus oversaw initiatives designed to enhance undergraduate instruction and campus efforts to support inclusivity and academic success for all 14,000-plus undergraduate students. She was part of the leadership team of Engaged Cornell, a university-wide public engagement initiative.

As a professor, President Stoltzfus collaborated to create Cornell’s Global Health Program, which offers community-engaged learning opportunities for undergraduate students working on global health issues with partners in Tanzania, Zambia, the Dominican Republic and at two sites in India. The programs are based on reciprocity and partnership, and have generated innovative models for educating Cornell students and local students as partners in service projects, research and policy case studies.

President Stoltzfus’ research focuses on the causes and consequences of malnutrition in women and children in low-income countries. She has special interest in the integration of direct nutrition interventions with intersectoral strategies such as infectious disease control, food safety and reproductive health. She has over 150 peer-reviewed scientific publications, with collaborative research projects ongoing in Zimbabwe, Tanzania and India.

President Stoltzfus is married to Kevin W. Miller, a 1985 Goshen College graduate with bachelor’s degrees in biology and nursing, and a master’s degree in public health from The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. They are parents of Lydia and Gabe Miller, both current Goshen College students.

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History of Goshen College

Goshen College was founded in 1894 as the Elkhart Institute of Science, Industry and the Arts, a private preparatory school for Mennonite and other young people to further their education. Soon afterwards, the Mennonite Church took over its operation, and by 1903 the school so flourished that new facilities were needed. Business and civic leaders from the city of Goshen enticed school leaders to relocate to the southern edge of their growing town, and ground was broken on a wheat field near train tracks that could conveniently transport students to the new campus.

From its inception, Goshen College has been known for its high ideals and energetic vision, inspired by a deep desire to prepare students as engaged church leaders and responsible world citizens.

Goshen’s first president, Noah E. Byers, suggested a college motto that has stood the test of time: “Culture for Service.” This motto has inspired generations of students to follow the example of Jesus as they equip themselves for lives of service.

One of the college’s distinctive features is its Study-Service Term (SST) program, which was started in 1968 as a cutting-edge international education program, built on the experiences of many faculty members who had lived, studied and served abroad. The semester-long, immersion experience of SST features the uncommon combination of cultural education and service-learning. More than 7,900 students and 230 faculty members have journeyed to 24 countries through SST. In 2006, the college brought its global perspective closer to home by beginning to develop an intercultural learning environment to benefit all students and to strengthen efforts in recruiting and retaining Latinx and other students of color.

The college has long been guided by a faith-based theology of creation care and good stewardship.

The college has owned a marine biology center in Layton, Florida, since 1985 and the 1,189-acre Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center since 1980, which is now home to a robust environmental education program, a sustainable farm and agroecology research center.

Much has changed since the college’s beginnings, but the familiar sound of train whistles brings a reminder that many things remain the same. Today, more than 20,000 alumni reside throughout the world in more than 85 countries. Goshen College — rooted in the Anabaptist tradition of answering Jesus’ call to reconciliation, community and service in the world — is thriving as a liberal arts college pursuing exceptional academic inquiry.

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Past Goshen College Presidents

Irvin R. Detweiler

Noah E. Byers

John E. Hartzler

George J. Lapp

H. Frank Reist

Daniel Kauffman

Sanford C. Yoder

Ernest E. Miller

(Acting President) 1950-51, 1970-71

Paul E. Mininger

J. Lawrence Burkholder

Victor E. Stoltzfus

(Interim President) 1996

Shirley H. Showalter

(Interim President) 2004-06

1903-13

1922-23

1971-84

James E. Brenneman 2006-17

1913-18

1923-40

1984-96

1918-19

1940-54

Henry D. Weaver

1919-20

Carl Kreider

1997-2004

(Acting President) 1920-22

1954-70

John D. Yordy

Kenneth Newbold (Interim President) 2017

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About Goshen College Goshen College is an affordable, nationally-ranked Christian liberal arts college in Northern Indiana known for leadership in intercultural and international education, sustainability and social justice.

The college offers bachelor’s degrees in more than 65 areas of study, as well as select master’s degrees. Goshen enrolls more than 850 students from 32 states and 25 countries and is recognized for its innovative, life-changing study abroad program (Study-Service Term) and exceptional educational value. The 135-acre tree-filled campus features a world-class Music Center and a Rec-Fitness Center for 14 intercollegiate athletic teams. The extended campus includes a 1,189acre natural sanctuary (the Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center near Wolf Lake, Ind.) and a marine biology lab in the Florida Keys. Rooted in the Mennonite church and established in 1894, the college’s Christ-centered mission produces passionate learners, compassionate peacemakers, global citizens and servant leaders. The college proudly is located in the City of Goshen, also known as “The Maple City,” and has reinforced that connection through early adoption and continued use of the “Maple Leaf” identity. The college’s doors are open to all, with students from 40 different Christian denominations and several world religions. Experiential learning, faculty mentors and strong friendships are significant community strengths for students.

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I NA UG UR A L P L A N N IN G C OMMIT T E E Becky B. Horst+, chair Richard Aguirre Jodi H. Beyeler+ Jim Caskey+ Dr. Susan Fisher Miller+ Cynthia Good Kaufmann+ Kevin W. Miller+ Dr. Kenneth Newbold Jan Ramer+ Joe Springer+ Jane Taylor Kathleen Yoder+ Marcia Yost S P E C I A L TH A N KS AVIFresh Food Systems and Jeremy Corson Campus Ministries Communications and Marketing Office Development Office Events Office FiveCore Media Hannah Gerig Meyer+, graphic designer Inaugural Ceremony Planning Subcommittee: Achieng Agutu^, Rocio Diaz+, Dr. Suzanne Ehst, Brian Mast, Dr. JosÊ Rocha, Joe Springer+, Marcia Yost (chair) ITS Media Mary Ann Roth+, decorations Music Center Music Department Physical Plant President’s Office and many others who helped in numerous ways

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