In this issue

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Unexpected grace and gratitude in prison

Goshen artist Brooke Rothshank ’00 writes about her own surprise learnings as she taught a miniature painting course in the local county jail.

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Coming full circle and passing on the lessons

Isacc Hernandez ’13, an academic counselor, shares his journey from struggling college student to transformed alumnus to thriving employee.

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Speaking peace, making peace

Current students Jakyra Green and Caleb Shenk share their winning speeches from the college’s 2023 C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest.

Finding one’s voice and helping others find theirs is central to a Goshen College education and our motto, “Culture for Service.” It is exemplified over and over again by students, employees and alumni in surprising, compelling and transformative ways, and it is a connecting thread through each of this issue’s feature articles. This photo is from an art class that Goshen artist Brooke Rothshank ’00 taught in the Elkhart County Jail, and it captures well the impact of discovering and sharing one’s voice. With an approach grounded in serving others with active love, a place of incarceration, pain and little freedom became an expressive and healing circle of color, creativity and community.