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Posted on September 8, 2017

Newroz: Gordon’s Very Own Farmer’s Market

“Newroz” means “new day, new sun” in Kurdish—and that’s exactly what the revitalized Gordon Community Garden behind Barrington Center for the Arts promises to offer.

Posted on September 7, 2017

Meet the 2017–18 Presidential Fellows

Their majors range from physics to biblical studies, and they bring experience in athletics, city government, missions and global startups. The 2017–18 Gordon Presidential Fellows will spend the year under the mentorship of College Cabinet officers.

Posted on August 22, 2017

Drawn Back to the Land of the Bible: 20 and Counting

“My hope for the students’ participation is that their lives will be transformed in the decades to come as they learn to read Scripture through the added lens of geography,” says Dr. Elaine Phillips of the Israel Seminar.

Posted on August 21, 2017

Dining Hall Gets Makeover and New Name

The campus community will now enjoy a modified layout with new tables and chairs, renovated booths with Coy Pond views, new wood paneling along the walls, and two gas-powered fireplaces—along with a new name for the dining hall.

Posted on August 8, 2017

From ‘Confessions’ to Commission: New Painting Portrays Young St. Augustine

Professor Bruce Herman and his assistant, art major Rachel Pacitti ’19, are working on a commissioned painting of Saint Augustine of Hippo, 'AUGUSTINE, Ordinary Saint.'

Posted on August 4, 2017

High School Students Equipped for Connection and Growth

“The reason it’s called Equip is to give students tools to bring back to their schools, to be salt and light,” says counselor Madeline Berry ’18 of the week-long summer program for high school students.

Posted on July 18, 2017

Literacy STEMs from Education Efforts in Cambodia

Jessica Harper ’18 is interning for Samaritan’s Purse in Cambodia, where for 10 weeks she’s putting her early childhood education and biology majors to work.

Posted on July 7, 2017

Gordon College Professor Named ACS Fellow Honoree by the World’s Largest Scientific Society

Irv Levy, professor of chemistry and computer science and chair of the Department of Chemistry at Gordon College, has been named to the 2017 Class of American Chemical Society Fellows for his significant contributions.

Posted on July 5, 2017

Making Strides in Medical Research, One Step at a Time

Verna Curfman ’17 and John Yoon ’14 were recently recognized for their research in the labs of Duke University, with their names appearing in an article published by The American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons.

Posted on June 21, 2017

FOND Bone Broth: A Modern Family Business

Sisters Alysa (Obert) Seeland ’11 and Anna Obert ’16 are proving that family businesses are not something of the past; their new company, FOND Bone Broth, has found success in a hungry market.

Posted on June 20, 2017

Presidential Perspectives: Connections on Capitol Hill

"In D.C., we had anywhere from 30 seconds to a few minutes to make connections with people, so quite literally every second and every word counted."

Posted on June 19, 2017

Staff Spotlight: Lauren Becker

When Lauren Becker prepared to re-enter full-time work, “I said that if there was anywhere in the world I could work, it would be at Gordon College, and if there was anything I could do, it would have to do with spiritual formation,” she says.