The twenty-first annual conference of the PA SSHE Interdisciplinary Association for Philosophy and Religious Studies will be held at IUP on April 11-12, 2008. The keynote speaker for the conference will be Jerry Massey from the University of Pittsburgh. PA SSHE IAPRS seeks papers in all areas of philosophy and religious studies by undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty members (both current and emeritus). The call for papers is attached and below. Please distribute it to your colleagues who are not on this list and to your students.
If your department plans to participate and has not yet sent your annual payment to Corbin Fowler, please send your payment to Corbin Fowler, Treasurer, IAPRS, Philosophy Dept, EUP, Edinboro, PA 16444. For Philosophy Departments, or faculty within a larger dept, the dues are $200 for a philosophy faculty of 5 or more, and $100 for a philosophy faculty of 4 or less. These dues allow us to maintain our website <http://www.sshe-iaprs.org/>, help fund the annual conference (held this year at IUP), and pay for the student prizes in our annual essay contest.
Submission Details, deadline March 1, 2008
Undergraduate and Graduate Student Submissions
* a paper of 8-12 typed, double-spaced, numbered pages (excluding notes), 2000-3000 words, or 15-20 minutes reading time. (The author's name must not appear on the paper).
* an abstract of no more than 250 words (The author's name must not appear on the abstract.)
* a separate cover sheet (or email message) with the author's name, paper title, status (graduate or undergraduate student), institution, address, telephone number, E-mail address, and a word count for the paper.
* Undergraduate submissions from students enrolled in PA SSHE institutions are eligible for prizes of $125, $75, and $50.
Faculty Submissions
* an abstract of no more than 250 words, with the author's name, paper title, institution, address, telephone number, and E-mail address.
Email submission is preferred. Attach the paper/abstract (preferably as a Word document) to an email message indicating the items listed above for the cover sheet (students) or abstract (faculty). Send the message to caraway@iup.edu.<mailto:tlavin@clarion.edu>
For hard copy submission, send three copies of the paper, separate cover sheet (students only), and abstract (faculty and students) to
Professor Carol Caraway
Department of Philosophy
Sutton Hall, Room 452
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana, PA 15705
Lodging will be at the Best Western and will cost $ 51.94 per room per night. For students, there is no registration fee, and the cost of their hotel rooms and will be covered by the association.
If you have questions, you may email me at caraway@iup.edu<mailto:tlavin@clarion.edu>. I hope to see you at the conference.
Regards,
Professor Carol Caraway
PA SSHE IAPRS President
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