A Comical Warning About Graduate School and Life

From former Cal philosophy professor Gary Smith:

 

(Keep clicking on the image to enlarge it)

http://www.futurama-area.de/LiH/OComics/16.gif

I wish I could say that this was an exaggeration.

M.S. Program in Bioethics

(In the ongoing effort to help you answer the question, "What will you do with a major in philosophy?"...)

We have received some information from Union College (N.Y.) pertaining to their master's program in bioethics. If you're potentially interested in pursuing such a degree, you might want to have a look at the materials we have.

Kaplan Holding Free Practice Tests

Kaplan Test Prep & Admissions will be holding Free Practice Tests at the University of Pittsburgh on Saturday, February 9th. This is a great opportunity for students to see real test-like questions in a proctored setting. They will be offering the following tests: MCAT, LSAT, GRE, GMAT, DAT, OAT, and PCAT.

Students interested in attending this free practice test event are encouraged to sign up in advance, as space is limited. They may reserve a seat by calling 1-800-KAP-TEST or online at www.kaptest.com/practice.
Thank you!

SSHE IAPRS conference call for papers

Here is a message from the organizer of the PASSHE Philosophy and Religion conference, which is being held at Indiana University of Pennsylvania this year. Papers should be 8-12 pages, to be read in 15-20 minutes. There are even prizes available. If you're interested in attending, see me for the flier and other information.

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. The call for papers, which I sent earlier this year, is attached. The deadline is March 1, 2008. You will receive a hard copy of this message and the call for papers by snail mail in a week or so.

A block of rooms has been reserved for the conference at the Indiana Best Western Motel.

Indiana Best Western Motel
1545 Wayne Ave
Indiana, PA 15701
(724) 254-2471

Rooms there 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.

For those who are interested, other local hotels and Bed and Breakfasts include:

Holiday Inn
1395 Wayne Avenue
Indiana, PA 15701
724-462-3561
$129.00 per night – single

Comfort Inn
1350 Indian Springs Road
Indiana, PA 15701
724-465-7000
$98.96 + tax - single

Putt'r Sleep Inn (on the golf course)
515 Hamil Road
Indiana, PA 15701
724-465-7446
$60.00 - single or double w/private bath

Brickhaven Bed & Breakfast
923 Church Street
Indiana, PA 15701
724-463-8005
$95.00 + tax per night small room private bath
$115.00 + tax per night larger room with jacuzzi and private bath

Heritage House
209 South Sixth Street
Indiana, PA 15701
724-463-3430
(most expensive on this list)

Scotts Motel
1411 Wayne Ave
Indiana, PA 15701
(724) 465-5571
(least expensive on this list)

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If you have questions, you may email me at caraway@iup.edu<mailto:caraway@iup.edu>. I hope to see you at the conference.

Regards,

Professor Carol Caraway
PA SSHE IAPRS President

attachment: Call for papers

Philosophical funnies

The link below contains silly philosophy related stuff. It should, therefore, only be shared with those inclined toward philosophy; it will only confirm non-philosophers' impressions of you...

http://homepages.nyu.edu/~iav202/powers/powers.html

Undergraduate Conference CFP

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Call for Papers

March 15, 2008

The 1st Annual Symposium at Scarborough

An undergraduate philosophy conference hosted by the Philosophy Club
at the University of Toronto at Scarborough

Keynote Speaker: Diana Raffman, University of Toronto
Conference Location: University of Toronto at Scarborough (UTSC)

The Philosophy Club at the University of Toronto Scarborough invites
submission of high quality papers in any area of philosophy for the
inaugural Symposium at Scarborough, an undergraduate philosophy
conference. Papers should be approximately 2000-3000 words, suitable
for presentation in 20 minutes, and accessible to philosophy students
at the undergraduate level. Each paper will be commented on by a UTSC
undergraduate, and there will be an opportunity for general
discussion.

Please submit papers in pdf or rtf format to
utsc.philosophy@gmail.com.  Papers should be prepared for blind
review, with no identifying information in the paper itself. A cover
sheet, attached as a separate file, should contain author name, paper
title, address, school affiliation, email, phone number, word count,
and abstract of approximately 125 words.

We hope to be able to help defray travel expenses for presenters from
outside the Greater Toronto Area.

Submissions deadline: February 5.

WVU Undergraduate Philosophy Conference, call for papers

Here's a nearby undergraduate conference, at WVU. From the call for papers (which is available from me if you send me an email):

Requirements: Each submission should include a 100 to 150 word abstract. Papers should be no more than 10 pages double-spaced. Please include a cover page with the paper's title, author's name, mailing address, e-mail, phone number, school affiliation, and word count. Please do not put any self-identifying information in the body of the paper because the papers will be sorted for blind review.

Message:

From: Allison Marie Lastinger [mailto:wvuphilconference@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 2:06 PM
Subject: WVU Undergraduate Philosophy Conference, call for papers

Hello,

The West Virginia University philosophy department will be hosting its second annual undergraduate philosophy conference April 4-5. Find attached the call for papers/announcement.

Undergraduates are asked to submit a paper on ANY topic in philosophy to wvuphilconference@gmail.com<mailto:wvuphilconference@gmail.com> by Feb. 15th.

Thank you,
Justin Snedegar, Conference Organization team