Speakers

We've rescheduled our "5th" Monday to the 4th Monday of October! Join us for dinner and fellowship at the Matterhorn Conference Center on Monday, October 22 at 6 p.m.
If you show up for lunch, you'll be 6 hours early!

Jack Colwell is a columnist at The South Bend Tribune and a member of the Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame. Besides serving on the Notre Dame faculty, he is a newspaper columnist and frequent participant in public affairs and news programs on television. Colwell was political writer for the South Bend Tribune for over 38 years: from 1964 until retiring from full-time  employment at the newspaper in 2003.

He continues to write a political column for the Tribune and online for  Howey Politics Indiana. He has covered 20 national political conventions, sessions of the Indiana General Assembly and political campaigns from local to presidential.

Jesse Sensenig, owner of Goshen Brewing Company, a family-friendly, farm-to-table brewpub in downtown Goshen. Owning a business like this means the activities in their days are varied, but range from getting to know customers and working alongside an amazing staff, to creating recipes and brewing the beer, to putting on events like concerts and movies on the lawn. A Goshen College education shaped the Sensenigs’ business in many ways. Jesse earned a social work degree and Amanda earned a psychology degree. They went on SST to the Dominican Republic and learned firsthand about caring for and learning from people who were different from them. At GC, they made lifelong friendships with people from around the world. “All of those experiences have shaped the values of Goshen Brewing Company, which boasts many GC alumni as staff,” they said. “In particular, we focus on relationships in every aspect of our business, and strive for a feeling of acceptance and belonging, both for staff and customers.” The Sensenigs believe in the importance of community, and integrate the values of service and stewardship instilled in them from their years at Goshen College. “We collaborate with other local businesses and practice sustainability in our food sourcing, using both local and organic products whenever possible. GBCo. donates a portion of the proceeds from our Menno-Mighty IPA t-shirts to local organizations, such as LaCasa, Inc. and the Elkhart County Clubhouse. We support local artists, using and selling their merchandise at the brewery. The emphasis Goshen College places on music has affected us as well. We’ve featured musicians playing a wide variety of styles of music on our patio and in several events on a larger stage on the lawn. We’re grateful for the impact Goshen College has had in shaping our worldview and we carry those experiences with us into our business.”

The Annual Joint Meeting of the Elkhart Rotary Club and Kiwanis Clubs of Elkhart. This annual tradition brings two great service clubs together in one room for fellowship and celebration of common values and goals - to make our community a better place. The luncheon is scheduled for Tuesday, December 11 at 12 p.m. at the Matterhorn Conference Center.