Past Philosophy News & Events

Fall 2005-Spring 2006

• Papers are now being accepted for the 2006 James Orr Willits Ethics Essay Competition, topic: Is Abortion Wrong? First Prize Award: $1500.00. Second Prize Award: $1000.00. Contest Deadline: Monday, April 10, 2006. For further information refer to the A&S Dean's Office website: http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/a&s/AS-second-page.asp.

• Philosophy scored in the top three of the Student Teaching Evaluations averages regarding if a "Course is Intellectually Challenging" following Modern & Classical Languages at 4.69, Physics and Astronomy at 4.63 and Philosophy at 4.62. Philosophy also scored within the top 10 for "Overall Assessment of a Course" with a score of 4.41. (Detailed information is available in the January 2006 issue of A&S You Like It.) (Feb. 06)

• Franz-Peter Griesmaier debates with Kent Hovind, founder of Creation Science Evangelism, on creationism vs. evolution. Read more in the Boomerang archives (Oct 12, 2005) and Dean Walter's comments to the event in the October issue of "A&S You Like It". (For a copy of the "A&S You Like It" article contact crivord@uwyo.edu) (Oct. 05)

• Philosophy rates in the top ten from Spring 2005 Advising Evaluations in the October 2005 issue of "A&S You Like It." (For a copy of the "A&S You Like It" article contact crivord@uwyo.edu) (Oct. 05)

• Dean Walter recognizes the department of Philosophy in the publications of the "A&S Report." Click here to read. (Sept. 05)

Spring 2005

• Mike Farnsworth, graduate student, has honorable achievements for the Spring 2005 term:
  1. Acceptance at the 4th International Summerschool on "Philosophy, Probability, and Physics" held at the University of Konstanz in Konstanz, Germany.
  2. Recipient of Arts & Sciences Summer Independent Study Award
  3. Paper presented "Probabilistic Knowledge of the Status Quo Under the Veil" at the 32nd Annual Conference on Value Inquiry held at Lousisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana April 8 - 11 (May 05)

• Dr. Susanna Goodin receives A&S Top Teacher Award by the graduating class of 2005. (April 4, 2005)

• Former graduate student and current visiting lecturer John Bengson presented papers at four conferences this spring. The conferences included the CUNY and Rocky Mountain graduate student conferences, the 32nd meeting of the Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy (SAAP), and the 79th meeting of the American Philosophical Association (APA) Pacific Division. The papers were titled “How to Perceive the Pat with Your Eyes Shut” and “On the Value of Mystical and Religious Experience”. Visit http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/News/2005/March/uwnews22.htm for a news article, published by the Branding Iron and UW News, on the latter paper. (Spring 2005)