Abstract / Summary STEM Proficiency is a research and teaching intitiative to promote and leverage non-technical skills already inherent in STEM professions. Most important among those skills are communicating expertise and normative justification. Education in STEM Proficiency would: hone non-technical skills which are a catalyst for problem-solving, collaboration and innovation enhance the reflective and sociallyContinue reading “STEM Proficiency — Part I”
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Zooming Out from the APA Pacific
Alas, the APA binge week has ended. Two conferences for the price of one this year, doubling last year’s cancelled slate with a whole new season. Humor, Kant, Algorithms, and much more! Zooming at the speed of thought from the solitude of our armchairs, a great time was had by all. This time next yearContinue reading “Zooming Out from the APA Pacific”
APA Central online conference
Dr. Susan Castro (susan.castro@wichita.edu), Department of Philosophy, Wichita State University. Just finished the post-conference survey for the APA Central – my first fully online conference week. It was really striking to me how the venue changed the event. Yes, I missed the nuance of in-person communication and the opportunity to have an extended conversation overContinue reading “APA Central online conference”
The value of a Liberal Arts and Sciences education: a personal testimonial
Brian Hepburn, Dept. of Philosophy, WSU. My undergraduate degree is a BASc, or Bachelors of Arts and Sciences. At first I was disappointed in this weird combo-degree since I thought I was working towards two degrees: a BA in philosophy, and a BSc in physics. But at the University of Lethbridge, my undergraduate almaContinue reading “The value of a Liberal Arts and Sciences education: a personal testimonial”
Welcome to the WSU Philosophy Blog
We’re upping our social media game! The Department of Philosophy, in the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts, at Wichita State University, is adding a social media presence. We will have a Facebook page, Twitter Feed, Instagram … but probably not a Tik-Tok 🙂 No one needs to see any of us dance. So please findContinue reading “Welcome to the WSU Philosophy Blog”
Hmmm, Facebook or no?
Just tried setting up an account on Facebook so that I could then set up a page for the Department. Entered the info, chose a password, went to log in a minute or two later … and got a message saying my account was blocked because it didn’t meet “community standards”. I had literally postedContinue reading “Hmmm, Facebook or no?”
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