University (EMU), created a stir within the Christian college community in July 2015, when the two became the first Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) member schools to add "sexual orientation" to their anti-discrimination policy, clearing the way for the hiring of openly gay employees. The decision created a rift in the CCCU, which lobbies among other things, on behalf of the rights of Christian schools to hire employees who adhere to orthodox Christian teachings on marriage. Two CCCU member-schools – Union University and Oklahoma Wesleyan University (OKWU) – had already resigned from the organization in protest, and up to forty other member schools were poised to follow the lead of Union and OKWU, before Goshen and EMU voluntarily withdrew their membership from the organization. Notable people Goshen's motto, "Culture for Service" is evident in many graduates and faculty. Below is a partial list of notable people who have been associated with the college: Stephen Ainlay- 18th president of Union College. David P. Bartel (1982) – professor of biology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Philip A. Beachy Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, and an Associate at Stanford's Institute of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine. Roger N. Beachy (1966) – Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). Harold S. Bender – Author, Professor, College Dean, founder of Mennonite Quarterly Review. Howard Dyck - Canadian conductor and radio broadcaster Denise Konan (1988) - Dean of the College of Social Sciences at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Errick McCollum – American professional basketball player who plays for Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketball Super League and the EuroLeague. Carrie Newcomer – American singer, songwriter and author who has received numerous awards for her music and related charitable activities. Sofia Samatar (1993) – award-winning author of A Stranger in Olondria. Katie Sowers- NFL football coach James C. Strouse (1999) – screenwriter and director. Ellah Wakatama Allfrey- Editor-at-Large at Canongate Books, a senior Research Fellow at Manchester University and Chair of the AKO Caine Prize for African Writing. David Waltner-Toews (1971) - writer Rudy Wiebe - Canadian novelist Center for Intercultural Teaching and Learning On October 25, 2006, Goshen College announced that it was the recipient of a $12.5 million Lilly grant to create the Center for Intercultural Teaching and Learning (CITL). The purpose of this grant was to research challenges that come with changing demographics in