Inaugural Philosophy 895 Graduate Student Conference

The Department of Philosophy warmly invites you to our First Annual Philosophy 895 Graduate Conference!

All are welcome. Presenters especially are encouraged to invite their families and friends.

We all look forward to celebrating our students and their research! 

First Annual Philosophy 895 Graduate Conference

Friday, May 8, 2026

HUM 391 (the Seminar Room)

Program

8:45 AM: Land Acknowledgement and Welcome  

9:00 AM: Tawnia Rose, "Exploring the Artistic vs. the Scientific View by way of Carl Jung’s Conception of the anima/us"

9:45 AM: Wanyi Lyu, "Nature, Meaning, Significance, and Involvement of Ethical Issues in Love"

10:30 AM: Kimberly Gonzalez, "Panpsychism and Animal Consciousness"

11:15 AM: Rebecca Andrea Herrera, "Social Death and Incarceration"

12:00 PM: Lunch (bring your lunch or purchase one at Cafe Rosso!)

12:45 PM: Eric Nyeste, "Resisting Stasis: Embodied Pedagogy for a Technocratic Age"

1:30 PM: Alena Chavez, "Coloniality, Sentimentalist Virtue Ethics, and Reproductive Justice: How Coloniality Influences the Ethics and Morality of Abortion in the Western Political Canon"

At 2:15 PM we will celebrate with cake! 

Light refreshments will be served throughout the day.

Note: Phil 895 is the culminating experience course taken by many students in our program who will graduate with their Master of Arts in Philosophy.