Ending Child Trafficking through Education and Economic Empowerment - 3 day event!

Ever thought about launching your own startup?

Brilliant Bobcats - Where Does the Time Go? Time Management Strategies

We know how busy you are: class, work, extracurricular activities, family, friends, fun … and oh, yeah – studying! This workshop will help you develop a strategy to manage your commitments, prioritize your course work, and create a weekly game plan that works as hard as you do.

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

7:00 - 8:00 pm

3-13.1 LBJ

Workshop registration is recommended, but not required. For more information about the College Success Series and to register, visit their website

The Center for Entrepreneurial Action to host 3 Day Startup

3 Day Startup is an entrepreneurship education program designed for university students with an emphasis on learning by doing. 3 Day Startup teaches entrepreneurial skills to university students in an extreme hands-on environment.

Fall 2014: Friday Oct. 17th (5pm) - Sunday Oct. 19th (5pm)

Deadline to apply is October 6th!

 

For more information, visit the 3 Day Startup website

Showcase Your Experience with a Career Portfolio

Did you know you can print from any device, anywhere with Alkek's SendNPrint feature? Find out what else Alkek has to offer!

There’s nowhere like the Library to gain an academic edge.  Visit the Alkek Library during any of the many hours of operation.

Start on your path to academic success by visiting any of the staffed service desks:

-        The Circulation/Reserve Desk (2^nd Floor) will help you check out or renew library materials, pick up or return Interlibrary Loan materials, and find Reserve items for classes. 

-        The Research & Information Desk (2^nd Floor) and the Government Information Desk (4th Floor) provide one-on-one research assistance for faculty, students, and other library users in person, chat, or via phone.

-        On the 4^th floor you’ll find the Alkek Library Computer Lab and Service Desk.

-        Here’s a link to the Library’s virtual help desk.  Librarians are on duty to make sure no question goes unanswered.  When in doubt, Ask a Librarian!

The Library has some snazzy new spaces and services to enhance your academic experience.  

-        The Collaboration Center is located on the 4^th floor, where you’ll find group conference rooms equipped with technology ideal for presentations and video conferencing. 

-        The Collaboration Zone is located on the 2^nd floor.  Three technology supported group areas are furnished with large monitors for displaying multiple laptop screens. 

-        The 5^th floor features reservable group study rooms, and on the 6^th floor, graduate student lockers will soon be available.

-        NEW!!! SendNPrint  enables Texas State students to print to library printers from any device, anywhere.

-        Last, but not least!  Check out the latest episode of "Ask Jessica," a video series in which Undergraduate Librarian Jessica McClean explores library topics of interest and fields your questions.  Don’t miss your chance to have your questions answered in future installments. Contact Jessica at jlm336@txstate.edu, or via the Library's tumblr site.

U.S. Department of State Information Session

Floyd Cable, Diplomat in Residence for Central Texas, will be hosting an information session regarding careers and internships with the U.S. Department of State. This event will allow you to explore a variety of opportunities in Foreign Service, including Foreign Service Generalists, Foreign Service Specialists, Civil Service employees, and student programs. You do not want to miss this! Come with questions!

September 29th

5:00 -7:00 pm

LBJ 3-10.1

 

Upcoming GRE Strategy Session

Texas State Career Services, in collaboration with The Princeton Review, will provide a FREE GRE strategy session to help expose students to material topics they will see on the real GRE test. Students will gain valuable insights and tips on how to properly prepare for an upcoming GRE test and ways to receive additional assistance. This event is open to ALL majors.

September 25th

5:00 - 6:30 pm

LBJ 3-9.1

Fall 2014 Blood Drive

The Fall 2014 Job and Internship Fair is quickly approaching! Get a glimpse of employers who will be attending!

The Greater San Marcos Partnership is seeking Marketing and Communications Interns!

Philosophy Dialogue Series

Texas State University

Philosophy Dialogue Series

Fall 2014

Dialogue Room Comal 116

 

DIALOGUE, COMMUNITY, AND DEMOCRACY

Monday, September 22^nd, 11:00 a.m.

Dialogue and Democracy’s Promise

Open Discussion

Monday, September 22^nd, 12:30 p.m.

Sartre’s Take on Homosexuality: His 1971 Lecture to a Class at the Sorbonne       

Tom Grimes and Kate Peirce, Journalism and Communication

Tuesday, September 23^rd, 12:30 p.m.

Deliberative Democracy as Collaborative Reasoning

Sophists and Sages (Dialogue Students)

Tuesday, September 23^rd, 3:30 p.m.

Nurturing a Democratic Community in the Classroom

Jo Ann Carson and Philosophy of Education Class

Wednesday, September 24^th, 12:30 p.m.

Minima Moralis: From Blind Individualism to Conscious Individuality

Ivan Marquez, Philosophy

Wednesday, September 24^th, 3:30 p.m.

San Marcos Public Library Dialogue

The American Democracy Project     

Dylan Daniel, Joseph Edmondson, and Travis Stockton, Philosophy Graduate Students 

Moderator: Coleen Watson, Philosophy

Thursday, September 25^th, 12:30 p.m.

Searching for the Great Community

Sophists and Sages (Dialogue Students)

Thursday, September 25^th, 4:00 p.m.

The Place of Religion in American Public Schools

Joseph Laycock, Religious Studies

Friday, September 26^th, 12:30 p.m.

Talk of the Times

Pizza and Philosophy: Phi Sigma Tau Informational Meeting

Phi Sigma Tau Officers: David Tamez (President), Anthony Megie (Vice President), Victoria Venturella (Secretary), Travis Stockton (Public Relations)

CIVIL RIGHTS/HUMAN RIGHTS

Monday, September 29^th, 11:00 a.m.

Women's Rights as Human Rights in Ethiopia

Catherine Hawkins, Social Work

Monday, September 29^th, 2:00 p.m.

Human Rights Issues Related to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict in Gaza and Israel

Jorge Valadez, Philosophy, Our Lady of the Lake University

Tuesday, September 30^th, 12:30 p.m.

Ancient Origins of Human Rights in Natural Law

Neha Bhakta and Quinton Crabb (Dialogue Students)

Tuesday, September 30^th, 3:30 p.m.

Growing Up White in Mississippi: The Clash of Religious and Cultural Values during the Civil Rights Movement

Susan Weill, Journalism and Mass Communication

Wednesday, October 1^st, 12:30 p.m.

Education as a Human Right: African Education in the Trenches

JD Hill, Philosophy

Wednesday, October 1^st, 3:30 p.m.

San Marcos Public Library Dialogue

Human Rights in Contemporary Ethiopia

Catherine Hawkins, Social Work

Thursday, October 2^nd, 12:30 p.m.

Human Rights and Moral/Cultural Relativism: A Basic Tension

Kurt Brown, Victoria Graham, and Jonathan Hamilton (Dialogue Students)

Friday, October 3^rd, 12:30 p.m.

Talk of the Times

Travis Stockton, Phi Sigma Tau

BORDER CROSSINGS AND FREEDOM NARRATIVES

Tuesday, October 7^th, 12:30 p.m.

Gathering Strength: Conversations with Afghan Women

Amber Stephenson and Zach Thatcher (Dialogue Students)

Wednesday, October 8^th, 12:00 p.m.

Are Apocalypses Freedom Narratives?

Rebecca Raphael, Philosophy and Religious Studies

Wednesday, October 8^th, 2:00 p.m.

Panel Discussion on “Ending Child Trafficking”

James Kofi Annan, Founder and Executive Director, Challenging Heights

Jessica Pliley, History

John Nehme, President & CEO, Allies Against Slavery

Wednesday, October 8^th, 3:30 p.m.

San Marcos Public Library Dialogue

Human Trafficking

Parish Conkling, Philosophy

Wednesday, October 8^th, 6:00 p.m.

Coming Out

LBJ Student Center

Matthew Vines, Founder, The Reformation Project

Thursday, October 9^th, 12:30 p.m.

Empathy, Immigrants, and Refugees

Timothy Herrera and Zach Thompson (Dialogue Students)

Thursday, October 9^th, 3:30 p.m.

Should We Open Our Borders? Can We?

Jonathan Surovell, Philosophy

Friday, October 10^th, 12:30 p.m.

Talk of the Times

Dylan Daniel, Phi Sigma Tau

IS AMERICA READY FOR DEMOCRACY?

Tuesday, October 14^th, 12:30 p.m.

The Democratic Ideal

Martin Coronado, Miguel Rios (Dialogue Students)

Wednesday, October 15^th, 3:30 p.m.

San Marcos Public Library Dialogue

What Is the Democratic Ideal?

Jo Ann Carson and Dialogue Students

Thursday, October 16^th, 11:00 a.m.

Must We Provide Material Redress for Past Wrongs?

Lijun Yuan, Philosophy

Thursday, October 16^th, 12:30 p.m.

The Dark Side of Democracy

Rick Benitez and David Donnelly (Dialogue Students)

Friday, October 17^th, 12:30 p.m.

Talk of the Times

Victoria Venturella, Phi Sigma Tau

Friday, October 17^th, 2:30 p.m.

Work in Progress

Jonathan Surovell, Philosophy

EXPANDING THE MORAL REALM

Monday, October 20^th, 11:30 a.m.

All of Me: Applying Narrative Ethics in Health Management          

Katherine Rompel, Philosophy

Monday, October 20^th, 2:00 p.m.

Moral Obligation to Future Generations: Normative Ethical Theory and Duties for Environmental Stewardship.

Kyla Hobbs-Darilek, Philosophy

Tuesday, October 21^st, 12:30 p.m.

Do Markets Need Morals?

Frankie Dimento and Nagham Elnasr (Dialogue Students)

Tuesday, October 21^st, 2:00 p.m.

Different Perspectives of Moral Status: Strengths and Weaknesses

Joseph Aikens, Philosophy Student with Elizabeth Kanon, Philosophy

Wednesday, October 22^nd, 3:30 p.m.

San Marcos Public Library Dialogue

Vegetarianism and Feminism

Robert Fischer, Philosophy

Thursday, October 23^rd, 12:30 p.m.

James Joyce: The Moral Significance of the Commonplace

Leo Bannister and Alex Chabrier (Dialogue Students)

Thursday, October 23^rd, 3:30 p.m.

A Peircean View of Conduct

Greg Moses, Philosophy

Friday, October 24^th, 12:30 p.m.

Talk of the Times

Joseph Edmondson, Phi Sigma Tau

THE GOLDEN RULE

Monday, October 27^th, 11:00 a.m.

The Sexual Politics of Meat

Evans Auditorium

Carol Adams cosponsored by the Honors College

Tuesday, October 28^th, 12:30 p.m.

Is the Golden Rule a Universal Moral Principle?

Jovannie Landero and Stefan Sanchez (Dialogue Students)

Tuesday, October 28^th, 2:00 p.m.

Dr. Kant, What Does the Golden Rule REALLY mean?

Amelie Benedikt, Philosophy

Wednesday, October 29^th, 3:30 p.m.

San Marcos Public Library Dialogue

Who is My “Neighbor”?

Rebecca Raphael, Philosophy and Religious Studies

Thursday, October 30^th, 12:30 p.m.

Golden Rule Reasoning         

Jo Ann Carson and Dialogue Class

Special Guests: Texas State IBECC Team

Shanna  Schultz, David Tamez, and Coleen Watson

Thursday, October 30^th, 2:00 p.m.

The (Not So) Golden Rule     

Dan Flores, Philosophy, Houston Community College

Friday, October 31^st, 12:30 p.m.

Talk of the Times

Angela Leibold, Phi Sigma Tau 

FROM SEGREGATION TO INTEGRATION: ARE WE THERE YET?

Monday, November 3^rd, 2:00 p.m.

Economic Disparity and De Facto Segregation

Travis Stockton, Philosophy  Graduate Student

Tuesday, November 4^th, 12:30 p.m.

Making Amends: The Case for and against Reparations

Dialogue Class Graduate Students

Wednesday, November 5^th, 3:30 p.m.

San Marcos Public Library Dialogue

Why We Can’t Talk about Race

Joseph Brown, School of Humanities and Sciences, Stanford University

Thursday, November 6^th, 12:30 p.m.

Why “Separate but Equal” Isn’t

Guest Speaker: Goyland Williams, Communication Studies

Thursday, November 6^th, 3:30 p.m.

Segregation, Integration, and Racial Equality:

Why We Aren’t There Yet

Joseph Brown, School of Humanities and Sciences, Stanford University

Friday, November 7^th, 12:30 p.m.

Talk of the Times

 Mock Ethics Bowl Competition

Texas State Ethics Bowl Team vs. Phi Sigma Tau

LEIBNIZ

Monday, November 10^t, 11:00 a.m.

On Turing Machines and Turing Humanoids: Computing Models and Artificial Intelligence

Dan Tamir, Computer Science

Monday, November 10^th, 2:00 p.m.

Modality and Possible Words

Audrey McKinney, Philosophy

Tuesday, November 11^th, 12:30 p.m.

Three Hundred Years of Monads

Dialogue Class

Guest Speaker: Jack Davidson, Philosophy, Texas Lutheran University

Tuesday, November 11^th, 2:00 p.m.

A History of the Ontological Argument for the Existence of God

Hunter Chambers, Philosophy, University of the Incarnate Word

Wednesday, November 12^th, 3:30 p.m.

San Marcos Public Library Dialogue

Leibniz's Solution to the Problem of Evil

Jack Davidson, Philosophy, Texas Lutheran University

Thursday, November 13^th, 11:00 a.m.

Socratic Dialogue: Why Such a Radically Egalitarian Pedagogy is So Rarely Attempted   

Nevitt Reesor, Philosophy

Thursday, November 13^th, 12:30 p.m.

The Best of All Possible Worlds? Leibniz & Pangloss vs. Voltaire & Candide

Juan Dominguez & Nestor Sierra (Dialogue Students)

*Talk of the Times, an activity of the American Democracy Project at Texas State, is a weekly open forum on current events and issues led by members of Phi Sigma Tau, the philosophy honor society.

Co-sponsors of the Philosophy Dialogue Series are American Democracy Project, College of Liberal Arts, Common Experience, Gina Weatherhead Dialogue Fund, National Endowment for the Humanities, Phi Sigma Tau, Domino’s Pizza, University Seminar, New York Times, Honors College, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Vice President for Student Affairs.

For additional information contact: Camrie Pipper

Department of Philosophy

(512) 245-2285

Texas State University

601 University Drive

San Marcos, TX 78666

San Marcos Public Library

625 E. Hopkins Street

San Marcos, TX 78666

“... our material progress is only the foundation on which we will build a richer life of mind and spirit” – LBJ ( Texas State Alumnus, ’30)