Seven students participated in the 2017  on March 24. Each speaker applied the Christian peace position to a contemporary concern in a short speech (8-10 min):

4:00–Molly White, Ruth’s Activism: Christianity, Identity, and Justice, senior Peacebuilding and Development major from Louisville, KY

13:58–Diego Barahona, Toda la sobra de lo que se llevaron:What was left over from what they took, senior,Biochemistry major from Tegucigalpa, Honduras

22:47–Kat Lehman, Diverse but United, Imperfect but Beautiful, senior, Biology major from Dover, OH

32:28–Hannah Mack-Boll, What is Your Intention, senior Peacebuilding and Development major from Lancaster, PA

43:22–Lydia Haggard, The Silent Treatment, sophomore, Bible and Religion major from Norristown, PA

53:27–Grantley Showalter, Hygge and the Mennonite Moderate, senior Peacebuilding and Development major from Waynesboro, PA

1:03:40–Joel Wheeler, A Participation Trophy for Millennials:Why Millennials Don’t Suck, and Why Society needs their Participation , senior Social Work major from Hudson, MI

Seven students participated in the 2016  on March 18. Each speaker applied the Christian peace position to a contemporary concern in a short speech (8-10 min):

2:55–Stephanie Toth, Humans and Technology, senior Digital Media major from Youngstown OH

13:28–Elisabeth Wilder, Make Change, Not Hashtags, junior Social Work major from Hesston, KS

23.05–Grantley Showalter, The Wisdom of Doubt, junior Peacebuilding and Development major from Waynesboro PA

33:03–Katrina Poplett, To Be at War with Yourself, sophomore Peacebuilding and Development major from Plymouth MN

45:28–Hannah Chappell-Dick, Beyond Fight or Flight: Becoming Mennonite in an Adrenaline-Soaked World, senior Biology major from Bluffton OH

54:28–Ethan Herman, Active Pacifism and Using Conflict as a Tool, first-year Biochemisty and Computer Science major from Waynesboro VA

104:27–Bethany Chupp, Standing at the Door, senior Psychology major from Canby, OR

Hear students speaking for peace  in preparation for the C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest to be held Friday, March 18 at 7 p.m.

Hannah Chappell-Dick – “Beyond Fight or Flight: Becoming Mennonite in an Adrenaline-soaked World�

Bethany Chupp – “Standing at the Door�

Ethan Herman – “Active Pacifism and Using Conflict as a Tool�

Katrina Poplett – “To be at war with yourself.�

Grantley Showalter – “The Wisdom of Doubt�

Stephanie Toth – “Humans and Technology�

Elisabeth Wilder – “Make Change, Not Hashtags�

Ayhubrhan Yifru – “Fighting Injustice with Love�