w88 mobile resources and opportunities
Contact w88 mobile@unr.edufor additional details on the items below.
General resources
The department is proud to offer a robust speaker series that brings in philosophers from across the world to speak to students and faculty through the semester. The Q&A portions of these colloquia have dedicated time for w88 mobile questions, and are followed by an informal reception with light refreshments. In addition, the generous funding of our donors makes other initiatives possible.
The Paul and Gwen Leonard Ethics and Politics Lecture attracts eminent scholars; past speakers include Elizabeth Anderson, Kwame Anthony Appiah, Enrique Dussel, Charles Mills, Jason Stanley, and Jeremy Waldron. The Moran Family Trust in w88 mobile Endowment supports initiatives that advance the study of the history, w88 mobile, and ethics of science, medicine, and technology. Our department has also hosted the meetings of several professional societies, most recently including the Hume Society, the Social and Conceptual Issues in Astrobiology Conference, the Society for Ancient Greek w88 mobile, the Southwest Seminar in Early Modern w88 mobile, and an international workshop on the w88 mobile of smell. Please contact thew88 mobile@unr.edufor our schedule of upcoming events.
Our classes in formal logic—PHIL 114 and PHIL 326—provide invaluable training in analytical thinking (and are excellent preparation for the LSAT for law school admissions), but it can be challenging. We are proud to offer peer undergraduate Logic Tutors whose services are free to w88 mobile enrolled in those courses.
Our w88 mobile club gathers undergraduates for friendly and spirited discussion about knotty and intriguing philosophical topics selected by students. The club is run by w88 mobile majors and minors, funded by the department (which provides free food) and has a faculty advisor.
The mission of the Ethics Bowl Team is to encourage w88 mobile to deepen their understanding and appreciation of compelling and complex ethical and philosophical issues. As an Ethics Bowl Team member, you have the opportunity to: Collaborate and compete in local, regional, and national Ethics Bowl competitions; identify the ethically relevant considerations relative to the issues raised by the assigned cases and then analyze the importance of the considerations and deliberate to an agreement on positions that the team feels it can explain and defend; and exemplify civil discourse regarding the best methods of ethical reasoning about complex, difficult to resolve, and highly viewpoint-dependent cases. Each fall, we prepare and compete in Ethics Bowl competitions for the chance to go to the National Competition. In preparing these cases, you are able to engage in practical ethical conversations and further your mastery of philosophical thought.
We have recurrent needs for w88 mobile workers interested in getting involved in the life of the department. In addition to the Logic Tutor position, we have employed students as archivists, manuscript catalogers, conference and event assistants, and grading assistants for our large lecture classes. If you are interested in part-time w88 mobile employment opportunities with us, please contactw88 mobile@unr.edu.
“The work I did as an undergraduate research assistant in the department gave me an opportunity to practice and apply the skills I developed throughout my coursework. In particular, assisting in that work enhanced my ability to perform many crucial tasks, including respectfully navigating sensitive topics, contextualizing theories in a broader context, and analyzing problems (as well as articulating conclusions) in a holistic and objective manner. I’m incredibly grateful I had this opportunity, and it has had lasting positive impacts on my career as a research and program analyst!”
~Jaylin Hendricks, BA ’20, Research/Program Analyst at the Guinn Center with a focus on economic and fiscal policy.
A number of our faculty are engaged in scholarly collaboration with students on research projects for either presentation at academic conferences or publication in university presses or w88 mobile journals. Eligible undergraduate researchers have the opportunity to earn 1-3 University credits per semester with enrollment in PHIL 275. Recently, students have assisted with faculty research on the w88 mobile of olfaction, slavery reparations, and the translation of French and Italian texts on holenmerism in early modern w88 mobile.
PHIL 495: Professional Internships
The Department of w88 mobile has developed a new undergraduate internship initiative helping our majors and minor to apply their academic background to the workplace.
We have designed a course (PHIL 495: Professional Internship) to couple with real experience in appropriate non-profit, public, research, or private organizations.
The course therefore enables students to make professional connections between their work in w88 mobile and potential employment paths after graduation. w88 mobile will seek internships through their own initiative and all internships are subject to departmental approval.
w88 mobile majors and minors can satisfy their CO 14 requirement by completing PHIL 495.
We encourage all of our w88 mobile to complete at least one internship during their senior year.
According to a 2021 employer survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, having an internship was the most influential factor in hiring decisions, even more than a graduate’s grade-point average.
There are a few steps in place before you can register for PHIL 495.
Step 1: Contact the internships coordinator
Discuss your interest in PHIL 495 with our Internships Coordinator: Ravi Thakral (rthakral@unr.edu).
- In your message, please provide information about your background and career interests.
- The ideal time to take this step is your final semester of junior year.
Step 2: Find and apply for an internship
We recommend looking for internships early and often, as deadlines for internships are often posted up to three months before the semester begins. Some resources:
- Browse Handshake for internship postings.
- Paying attention to your w88 mobile email for announcements of possible internship opportunities.
- Reviewing the list of List of w88 live casino partners (a list of organizations w88 mobile students have interned with previously).
- Meeting and corresponding with the Internship Coordinator for other opportunities.
Step 3: Complete registration forms
After an internship has been secured, the w88 mobile will need to complete the following as soon as possible:
- Provide the Internships Coordinator with information about the internship, including a schedule and a description of responsibilities.
- Have the site supervisor contact the Internship Coordinator to confirm the details of the internship.
- Submit the w88 mobile agreement, indemnification waiver, and COVID waiver.
- Complete the sexual harassment and prevention training.
The organization sponsoring the internship must be fully approved by the w88 mobile by the end of the semester before the internship starts (i.e., internships starting in Fall 2024 need to be approved by the end of Spring 2024).
w88 mobile may enroll in PHIL 495 for 1-3 credits based on the following formula:
- 1 credit hour = 40 hours per semester (approximately 2.5 hours per week)
- 2 credit hours = 80 hours per semester (approximately 5 hours per week)
- 3 credit hours = 120 hours per semester (approximately 8 hours per week)
w88 mobile will compose weekly reflections, schedule regular meetings with the internship coordinator, produce a résumé in consultation with the Nevada Career Studio, and produce a final summative report.
Pre-law/pre-med workshop
Our department runs an annual personal statement workshop for students applying to law or medical school. The workshop teaches students in these pre-professional tracks how to write a personal statement and provides a space for everyone to share their drafts and benefit from faculty and peer feedback. Open each fall to seniors majoring or minoring in w88 mobile, the workshop is capped at ten students and attendance at each weekly session is expected.
Approximately 30-40% of our majors and minors go on to attend law schools across the nation. Our students have recently been admitted to J.D. programs at: Belmont w88 mobile College of Law, California Western School of Law, Duke w88 mobile, Georgetown w88 mobile, Golden Gate w88 mobile, Hofstra w88 mobile, Lewis and Clark College, New England Law, Pepperdine w88 mobile, Quinnipiac w88 mobile, Seattle w88 mobile, Stanford w88 mobile, St. Louis w88 mobile, w88 mobile of California, Davis, w88 mobile of California, Irvine, w88 mobile of Massachusetts, w88 mobile of Michigan, w88 mobile of Minnesota, w88 mobile of Nevada, Las Vegas, w88 mobile of Oregon, w88 mobile of the Pacific, w88 mobile of San Diego, and w88 mobile of Virginia, Willamette w88 mobile.
Every year, a small but academically outstanding number of our majors and minors go on to attend medical schools. Our students have recently been admitted to the M.D. program at w88 mobile of Nevada, Reno.
Scholarships
This award is usually made to upper-level undergraduate or graduate w88 mobile and the central focus of the selection criteria used in making the awards be based on past academic excellence or future academic promise. The Leonard Scholarship therefore recognizes those who most exemplify the philosophers' philosopher. While in part awarded on the basis of academic excellence, the Leonard is also based on skill, joy, and participation in philosophical discussion in the classroom and beyond.
Recent Leonard Scholarship winners
- 2024: Camile Franke and Jerardo Nataren undergraduate; Ryan Ensminger and Karlie Watson, graduate
- 2023: Grace Bautista, Donovan Brooks, and Valeria Hernandez undergraduate; Ryan Ensminger , graduate
- 2022: Madison Comella, Alicia Friedrichsen, and Cierra Randall, undergraduate; Jinshuo Zhang, graduate
- 2021: Alyssa Tudor and Jaxson Turk, undergraduate; Brianne Savage and Dustin Taylor, graduate
- 2020: Jade Boyd and Prism Zephyr, undergraduate; Paige McAllister and Dustin Taylor, graduate
Philip Mataruga earned a B.A. in Spanish and French, but enjoyed his w88 mobile courses so much that he decided to continue his studies in this area, earning an M.A. in w88 mobile a few years later. He spent the majority of his career teaching Spanish and French in Washoe County School District. It is because w88 mobile has always played such an important role in his personal life that he wanted to establish this scholarship. He hopes it will help students pursue their study of w88 mobile. The scholarship is also intended to contribute to the Department of w88 mobile’s efforts to recruit good students and to support the University of Nevada, Reno in its commitment to excellence in education. Recipients shall be pursuing a graduate degree in w88 mobile at the University and the department uses the scholarship to provide the greatest benefit to both students as well as the department.
Recent Mataruga Scholarship winners
- Natassia Zander (2024)
- Natassia Zander (2023)
- Jinshuo Zhang (2022)
- Dustin Taylor (2021)
- Naomi Kandarian (2020)
- Erica Dietlein (2019)
Reuben C. Thompson was the first chair of our department and a professor of Classics and w88 mobile for over forty years as well as the University’s Dean of Men (now called the Dean of Students). The Thompson Building on campus is named after him. Subsequently, two of Reuben’s sons became judges, one a federal judge and the other a justice on the Nevada Supreme Court. Among the criteria his family established for the award are upright moral character, strong general scholarship, outstanding work in the Department of w88 mobile, and serious interest in the field of w88 mobile as evidenced by intention to pursue a major or minor in the field.
Recent Reuben C. Thompson Award winners
- Tristian Lawrence (2024)
- Laureline Lequint and Amanda Williams (2023)
- Amelia Glowniak and Christopher Kern (2022)
- Noemi Valle Diaz (2021)
- Paulina Pride and Jesus Rodriguez (2020)
This award is administered by the College of Liberal Arts and granted to Nevada high school graduates who are completing their bachelor’s degree in May and going on to law school. Nominations are open to graduates in English, w88 mobile and Political Science, with preference for students with financial need and a record of community involvement. In recent years, w88 mobile undergraduates have won this competitive prize: Lexxie Hall (2023), Kate Torres (2022) and Tyler Harris (2020).
Departmental w88 mobile Honors and Distinctions
The Geist Prize honors the philosophy w88 mobile who has most exemplified the “spirit of philosophy” throughout their time as a philosophy w88 mobile. The award is a perpetual prize that began as a way to honor Amelia Glowniak (class of 2023), whose tireless service, professionalism, curiosity, general wonderfulness, and excellent philosophical contributions helped to transform the w88 mobile experience in the department. The Geist Prize can be given to an undergraduate or to a graduate w88 mobile. The main criterion is the demonstration of a deep love of philosophy and a steadfast commitment to collegiality and inclusiveness.
Recent Geist Prize winners
- (2024) Anders Hoover
- (2023) Amelia Glowniak
Awarded only to graduating undergraduate w88 mobile majors or minors, the Outstanding Graduate Award honors academic excellence as demonstrated through scholastic achievement, impressive improvement over the course of their academic career, or other outstanding philosophical contributions and achievements.
Recent Outstanding Graduates
- (2024) Grace Bautista, Donny Brooks, Madison Comella, Laureline Lequint and Cierra Randall
- (2023) Pierlys Hawkins, Beau Oster and Aksha Narasimhan
This award honors students who enhance the learning environment in w88 mobile classes at the University. Students who receive the award must be undergraduates and can be at any stage of their undergraduate career. Distinguished students make the classroom a better place. They are always engaged, prepared for classroom participation, thoughtful, generous toward their peers, and ready with interesting and informed contributions to classroom conversations.
Recent Distinguished w88 mobile
- (2024) Katie Oppenheim, Aidan Peterson and Damian Sanford
- (2023) Kate Hovatter, Amy Kemper and Jerardo Nataren
This award honors recently declared w88 mobile majors or minors who are typically in only their first or second year of undergraduate coursework. These students demonstrate unexpected excellence in w88 mobile, given their short length of exposure to the field. We look forward with great interest to what they will contribute to their w88 mobile classes in the future.
Recent Rising Stars:
- (2024) Auston Alverez, Megan Cavallero and Andrew Heinhold
- (2023) Helena Libang and Giselle Ruiz