2026

Bio Katherine Brown, a psychology and Biblical and theological studies major at Tabor College in Hillsboro, Kansas, on “The Woman on the Corner: Prostitutes are People too.” Brown, a senior, is from Liberal, Kansas.

Bio Caoimhe Farrell, a junior communication major with minors in public relations and writing at Goshen College, on “Screens and Society: Building Our Lives Around Each Other Instead of Technology.” Farrell is from Galway, Ireland.

Bio Mateo Gonzalez, a sophomore who is studying engineering mechatronics at Hesston College in Kansas, on “More Than a Sentence: Exploring Restorative Justice.” Gonzalez is from Madrid, Spain. Sponsoring faculty Nick Ladd ,  Campus Pastor

Bio Sophia Kauffman, a peace and conflict studies and political science major at Conrad Grebel University College in Waterloo, Ontario, on “Sitting with Our Shame: Facing the History of Mennonite Residential Schools.” Kauffman, a sophomore, is from Leamington, Ontario. Sponsoring faculty Dr. Reina Neufeldt

Bio Preston Vicenzi, a junior who is studying political science and history and communication arts at Bethel College in North Newton, Kansas, on “The Second Crusade: The Iran War’s Dangerous Myth of Redemptive Violence.” Vicenzi is from Newton, Kansas. Sponsoring faculty Keren Kandel ,  Executive Director of KIPCOR and Faculty Member