The house administration consists of the Study Inspector (Studieninspektor), the Ephorus*Ephora and the Seniorat.

Study Inspector

The study inspector is the contact person for the residents in the house. He*she is available to us duty holders for advice and also offers residents a space for confidential conversations.

Together, the student inspector and the Seniorat regulate the daily business of the house and decide, for example, on move-ins and move-outs.

David Brandon Smith

David Brandon Smith works as a Research Associate at Goethe University in Frankfurt and succeeded Daniel Rossa as the Study Inspector in August 2025.

David is a minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Before moving to Bonn in 2019, he served churches and non-profit organizations across the Eastern United States. From January 2021 to February 2025, he was a research associate at the Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies (BCDSS). He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Religion and Philosophy from Montreat College, a Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary, and a Master of Arts in Ecumenical Studies from the University of Bonn.

He is currently working on his doctorate in church history at the University of Bonn.

Office hours: TBA (during the time between terms) and by arrangement

E-mail: see contact

Further information: see the university website

Ephorus

The Ephorus*Ephora, originally the head of a seminary, is the academic head of the house. He*She is a professor of the Faculty of Protestant Theology and represents the connection to the university. In addition to his or her commitment in the house committee, he or she is available for the supervision and counselling of students.

Prof. Dr. Hermut Löhr

Currently, Prof. Dr. Hermut Löhr is our ephorus, researching and teaching on the New Testament and Ancient Judaism in Bonn.

Address
Prof. Dr. Hermut Löhr
Evangelisch-Theologische Fakultät
Abteilung für Neues Testament
Rabinstraße 8
53111 Bonn

Telephone: 0228 73 76 61
E-Mail: see contact.

Seniorat

The Seniorat consists of three people and is responsible for decisions regarding the house and its residents between the conventions. As the elected head of the students’ self-government, it decides on all questions concerning the Goebenstift in cooperation with the study inspector. It represents the residents vis-à-vis the association, organises all rent-related matters and keeps track of the duties and their tasks. Furthermore, it organises the big events in the house and keeps an eye on our house treasury.