More than 40 students, faculty, staff and community members gathered on Oct. 21 at Schrock Plaza for a candlelight vigil to honor victims of domestic violence and show support for survivors. This event was organized in partnership with YWCA North Central Indiana and included a moment of silence, the lighting of candles and the reading of names of people who lost their lives because of domestic violence in Indiana.  “For a first year doing this event, it was a good turnout,” said Patty Hartshorn, GC’s director of health and wellness and Title IX coordinator.  Although hosting the event during fall...

By Elena Oborocea • October 29, 2026 • News

Goshen College’s Prevention Intervention Network  is a program that seeks to equip bystanders with tools to prevent and intervene in the context of sexual violence.  PIN was created in 2014 by a driven group of students and associate professor of sociology Kendra Yoder, current co-advisor. Each year, PIN members collaborate to present sexual violence preventative training for first-years in their Identity, Culture, and Community classes.  This year, PIN implemented a new curriculum for their bystander training. PIN co-advisor, Emily Hahn, who also serves as program director for interpersonal violence prevention, education and advocacy, created this new curriculum over the course...

By Lucca Kauffman • September 19, 2024 • Features

PIN, or the Prevention-Intervention Network, is a student-led organization that educates and trains other students on becoming empowered to prevent and intervene against interpersonal violence.  This year, the group has been led by Brianne Brenneman, a professor who directs the undergrad program in public health. In 2015, PIN began with the support and work of students and Kendra Yoder, a sociology professor.  Although PIN has been active since its inception, many people still are unaware of what PIN is or what they do: “The organization focuses on prevention of sexual violence and its many forms. It gives people the attitudes...

By Isis Espinoza • March 21, 2024 • Features

Students and staff gathered at Schrock Plaza last Thursday night to “Take Back the Night” and support victims of sexual violence.  The march was hosted by the Prevention Intervention Network. According to their Instagram, “Take Back the Night is the oldest worldwide movement dedicated to ending sexual, relationship and domestic violence in all forms.”  First, attendees heard a message from Emma Gingerich, a junior history major on the planning committee for the event. She read a message adapted from the Take Back the Night Foundation Event Planning Guide: “We stand together, refusing to be silent about sexual violence … We...

By Annika Alderfer Fisher • March 14, 2024 • News

This past weekend, the Prevention Intervention Network and the Campus Activities Council collaborated on an interpersonal violence awareness event at the volleyball and soccer games.  A table with flyers, statistics and posters was set up at the entrance of each game. Signs saying “Enough is enough,” “We stand against domestic violence” and “I’m _____ and I am a game changer” (the blank for a name) were laid out for people to pose with and snap pictures. They were also encouraged to post these photos with PIN’s Instagram handle as a way to spread awareness, which is PIN’s main objective.  PIN...

By Charlie Aldrich • October 30, 2023 • Sports