USUPhilosophy

Our home department, the Department of Languages, Philosophy, and Communication Studies, is hosting an undergraduate colloquium on Friday, April 26th, from 4 to 6 pm. This is an event in which undergraduates can present papers they have written in their classes or on their own. In the past we have had two or three sessions devoted to philosophy, and they have been a lot of fun, and good experiences for the students presenting their papers.

I am a bit late in getting this notice out, but here are the deadlines. If you want to present a paper at the conference, please email to me your paper, or at least a short description of it, by noon on April 5th (that’s Friday of next week). If you would like your paper to be considered for the “Best Paper” Award, then you must submit the paper itself, and not just the short description of it. My email address is charlie(dot)huenemann(at)usu(dot)edu.

Your paper should be 5-7 pages or so; the idea is that you should be able to present it (either read it or talk your way through the material) in about 15 minutes, and then participate in 10 minutes of discussion. It can be on any topic in philosophy.

Philosophy major Dan Tate will have his senior recital for his piano performance major Sunday, April 7 in the performance hall. It is free and open to all.  Come support Dan and enjoy a wonderful evening of music!

Calling all students:

A funding request for more Undergraduate Teaching Assistants for my USU 1320 Humanities class has been approved so my need for “UTFs” has gone up greatly.  I will have a team of 5 UTFs for my 1320 class.  If you are interested in being a UTF for me, please contact me as soon as possible.

Some general information:

The Undergraduate Teaching Fellow is a program that pays students to assist in teaching a university class.  Students will run “recitation sections” (getting the opportunity to teach), will help correct (though not “grade”) assignments, and in general get a “behind the lectern” view of a university class.  It is a great opportunity for everyone, no matter what you career goals may be.  It is no accident that UTFs tend to be among the best students at the university.

UTFs are paid $750 in the form of a scholarship for the term, with the expectation that they will work 100 hours over the term.  That means attending every class (3 hours a week) along with 3 other hours a week of work.  Schedule is flexible, and some weeks you’ll work more and others less.

You do not need to be a philosophy major, you need not have taken this class from me, and while upperclass students are preferred that is not required.

More information on the Undergraduate Teaching Fellow program can be found here.

Please contact me ASAP if you are interested!  harrison.kleiner@usu.edu

(Note the room change for the 7 p.m. talk Wednesday.)

Wednesday, March 20, 11:30 am-1:00 pm, Library 101: Norm Adler (Yeshiva University) will offer insights into “Teaching Big Ideas”. Adler, a professor of biological psychology, chairs a project entitled “Big Questions: Faith and Reason on the College Campus” for the American Association of Colleges and Universities. Don’t miss a chance to meet the Big Questions!

Wednesday, March 20th, 7 p.m., Main 225: Norm Adler again, addressing the Religious Studies Club:

The U of U is hosting a student philosophy conference this Thursday and Friday (and Saturday, I see now!). You can find the schedule of talks here.

UVU is also hosting a philosophy conference over the same days. Their website is here, but a schedule has not been posted; I’ve sent a note to the contact person requesting one, and will post it when it is received.