Sophia is the Students of Philosophy Association. As such, we are committed to fostering community among students, as well as organizing various events. This group is intended to keep philosophy students in the loop with everything pertaining to the association, its events and projects.
Daily office hours on weekdays. Please stop by to share your comments and concerns. We can hook you up with a tutor, tell you about our next party, or suggest some ways to get involved with the association.
The examination periods end on May 2nd, and the summer term starts on May 10th. This marks the end of another academic year. Hopefully everyone had a educational year, has grown, and learned something new–both inside and outside the classroom.
New students starting for Fall 2023 can now enroll in classes. If you haven’t done so we recommend you make your schedule now and enroll! Classes can fill up fast.
Without further ado, here’s the 42nd Volume of the Concordia Philosophy Student Weekly Tabloid, which brings you all the hottest and best events and relevant philosophy news.
This week, we tell you about:
New student info sessions
End of year social event
Various Concordia events
New Student Resources
Are you a new student looking to get the most out of your experience as a new Concordian and/or a first-time university student? See below for workshops and information sessions on how to navigate your university experience.
What: New student information events When: Various dates Where: Online
End of year social event
SoPhiA is hosting our final end-of-year social event.
The social event will take place at N Bar on Tuesday May 9th. We are planning a big collaborative event between SoPhiA, the Graduate Philosophy Student Association (GPSA), and this year’s Concordia undergraduate philosophy journal launch, The SoPhiA Review!
Professors, graduate, and undergraduate students are all invited. Limited free drinks (and maybe food) will be present.
“This year’s conference will focus on topics in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, including how recent developments in AI will shape society. The day will include lectures from two experts in the field.”
“This collaborative walking tour brings together Concordia scholars, staff, and educators who offer critical pedagogical encounters on the Loyola campus as part of their pedagogical commitment to activate senses and a sense of purpose. On this sensorial walking tour each scholar will select a sight that helps to illuminate how they use sensory experiences to encourage students to “tune in” (Natasha Myers) to senses, perception, our local environment, and the potential for activism.”
If you didn’t know, SoPhiA has a library of over 650 books! We have books from different domains of philosophy and some outside philosophy (psychology, business, political science, and even novels). We even have textbooks for some of your courses! (e.g., PHIL-210, 235, 260, 266, and more)
You can borrow a book for an hour, or even the whole semester. Just drop by our office or send us an email.
You can see our complete library of books online on our Librarika virtual library.
What: Books! Where: The SoPhiA library (in our office space)
Do you know of any cool philosophy-related events in Montreal or the Concordia Community? Please let us know and we will advertise them here!
**Pictures are for representative effect only and aren’t actual photos of the events, products, or services we report on.
We sincerely hope that you are surviving your finals period. I personally have one 13-page final essay to submit, and one in-person written exam: a three-hour closed-book exam consisting of a 10-page written essay. What kind of prof would torture their students like that 😩. Granted, they did provide the exam questions ahead of time… So, I feel your finals pain.
Just persevere for a little longer then hopefully you can find time to relax. Some effort now will pay off in the future.
If you need academic help during for finals, the Student Success Center can help you plan your finals season, with either planning out a final research essay or a study schedule for an exam. Check out “time management,” “writing,” or “exams;” or look at their workshop “How to prepare for and take exams.” Don’t forget about Concordia’s Writing Help at the library!
Or take a break from studying and drop by to see a fellow graduate peer of the department Dean Joseph give his thesis defence.
Without further ado, here’s the 41st Volume of the Concordia Philosophy Student Weekly Tabloid, which brings you all the hottest and best events and relevant philosophy news.
This week, we tell you about:
New student info sessions
End of year social events
People’s Potato emergency food baskets
Various Concordia events
New Student Resources
Are you a new student looking to get the most out of your experience as a new Concordian and/or a first-time university student? See below for workshops and information sessions on how to navigate your university experience.
What: New student information events When: Various dates Where: Online
End of year social events!
SoPhiA is hosting not just one, but two, yes two!!! End-of-year social events.
Our first social event (Part A) is done and took take place at N Bar on Thursday April 20th. We thank everyone who came out and it was a good time.
The second social event (Part B) will also take place at N Bar, on May 9th, and we are planning a big event between SoPhiA and the Graduate Philosophy Student Association and will include this year’s Concordia undergraduate philosophy journal launch, The SoPhiA Review! Professors, graduate, and undergraduate students are all invited. Limited free drinks (and maybe food) will be present.
What: End of year social event & The SoPhiA Review journal launch When: May 9th Where: N sur Mackay (1244 Mackay St. )
People’s Potato Emergency Food Baskets: Final date!
Are you low on food or money? Don’t despair, People’s Potato is here!
People’s Potato is a nonprofit organization within Concordia that provides food for students and they are serving emergency food baskets throughout the term. (They also serve meals on the daily).
The emergency food baskets are on specific dates and they ask you to bring your own bags. First come, first serve.
I was present last week and received some milk, veggie burgers, veggies, rice, millet, a taco kit, pasta, a snack, and some canned goods. IT can be very helpful for students on a tight budget.
Line up early because I went two hours ahead of time and wasn’t even the first in line!
“Join for a strong and sweaty yoga class designed to help you regulate your stress for optimal studying and protect your body by building healthy movement patterns”
“Through open discussion and experience sharing, this workshop will help participants become more aware of their own biases when addressing microaggressions, and help create a more supportive work and/or learning environment.”
“Questions of topical relevance are those regarding the relationship between dignity and (anti-discrimination) law, the (metaphysical/political) grounds of dignity, the relationship between dignity and (relational) equality, the history of the concept of human dignity, skepticism and/or criticism regarding the functional role that dignity-talk plays in moral and political discourse, Kant’s theory of human dignity, religious conceptions of dignity, etc.”
Hosted by Concordia’s Social Justice Center, founded by our philosophy department faculty.
“In order to create a culture of safety on campus, community members must be knowledgeable about bystander intervention. This includes understanding what prevents intervention, how to intervene appropriately, and how to support others after intervention.”
This is a classic eclectic paperback of Sartre’s essay. If you read French, we definitely encourage you to pick this one up! This is the original language JP Sartre wrote in.
“The unstated objective of his lecture (“Existentialism Is a Humanism”) was to expound his philosophy as a form of “existentialism,” a term much bandied about at the time. Sartre asserted that existentialism was essentially a doctrine for philosophers, though, ironically, he was about to make it accessible to a general audience. The published text of his lecture quickly became one of the bibles of existentialism and made Sartre an international celebrity.”
If you didn’t know, SoPhiA has a library of over 650 books! We have books from different domains of philosophy and some outside philosophy (psychology, business, political science, and even novels). We even have textbooks for some of your courses! (e.g., PHIL-210, 235, 260, 266, and more)
You can borrow a book for an hour, or even the whole semester. Just drop by our office or send us an email.
You can see our complete library of books online on our Librarika virtual library.
What: Books! Where: The SoPhiA library (in our office space)
Do you know of any cool philosophy-related events in Montreal or the Concordia Community? Please let us know and we will advertise them here!
**Pictures are for representative effect only and aren’t actual photos of the events, products, or services we report on.
The end of the term, and final week, is upon us–only two more days of classes! April 17th is the final regular day of classes, and the 18th is a make up day for Friday, April 7th.
If you need academic help during for finals, the Student Success Center can help you plan your finals season, with either planning out a final research essay or a study schedule for an exam. Check out “time management,” “writing,” or “exams;” or look at their workshop “How to prepare for and take exams.” Don’t forget about Concordia’s Writing Help at the library!
Without further ado, here’s the 40th Volume of the Concordia Philosophy Student Weekly Tabloid, which brings you all the hottest and best events and relevant philosophy news.
This week, we tell you about:
Our April executive meeting
End of year social events
People’s Potato emergency food baskets
Various Concordia events
SoPhiA April Executive Meeting
SoPhiA will hold a short executive meeting this week.
We will convene to discuss mainly the end-of-year social events, but other business as well.
All philosophy students are welcome to participate and see what we’re up to!
SoPhiA will be hosting not just one, but two, yes two!!! End-of-year social events.
The first social event (Part A) will take place at N Bar on Thursday April 20th, 7-10pm (and onwards), with free drink tickets.
The second social event (Part B) will also take place at N Bar, on May 11th, and will include this year’s journal launch, our The SoPhiA Review!
What: End of year social events When: April 20th (part A) and May 11th (Part B) Where: N sur Mackay (1244 Mackay St. )
People’s Potato Emergency Food Baskets
Are you low on food or money? Don’t despair, People’s Potato is here!
People’s Potato is a nonprofit organization within Concordia that provides food for students and they are serving emergency food baskets throughout the term. (They also serve meals on the daily).
The emergency food baskets are on specific dates and they ask you to bring your own bags. First come, first serve.
This is a classic eclectic paperback of Sartre’s essay. If you read French, we definitely encourage you to pick this one up! This is the original language JP Sartre wrote in.
“The unstated objective of his lecture (“Existentialism Is a Humanism”) was to expound his philosophy as a form of “existentialism,” a term much bandied about at the time. Sartre asserted that existentialism was essentially a doctrine for philosophers, though, ironically, he was about to make it accessible to a general audience. The published text of his lecture quickly became one of the bibles of existentialism and made Sartre an international celebrity.”
If you didn’t know, SoPhiA has a library of over 650 books! We have books from different domains of philosophy and some outside philosophy (psychology, business, political science, and even novels). We even have textbooks for some of your courses! (e.g., PHIL-210, 235, 260, 266, and more)
You can borrow a book for an hour, or even the whole semester. Just drop by our office or send us an email.
You can see our complete library of books online on our Librarika virtual library.
What: Books! Where: The SoPhiA library (in our office space)
Do you know of any cool philosophy-related events in Montreal or the Concordia Community? Please let us know and we will advertise them here!
**Pictures are for representative effect only and aren’t actual photos of the events, products, or services we report on.
We’ve arrived at the final full week of the semester! April 17th is the final regular day of classes, and the 18th is a make up day for last Friday.
This week, I submit some final coursework for the semester, with only two more essays to write and one written exam. Hopefully you have your exam period and finals planned out, or at least have an idea of them. The Student Success Center can help you plan your finals season, with either planning our a final research essay or a study schedule for an exam: check out “time management,” “writing,” or “exams.” Or look at their workshop: “How to prepare for and take exams.” Don’t forget about Concordia’s Writing Help at the library!
I highly recommend checking those out, especially if you’re fairly new to university, because we might think we know how to take exams and finals, but there’s always little tricks, tips, and strategies we can learn!
Without further ado, here’s the 39th Volume of the Concordia Philosophy Student Weekly Tabloid, which brings you all the hottest and best events and relevant philosophy news.
This week, we tell you about:
Our April executive meeting
End of year social events
People’s Potato emergency food baskets
Various Concordia events
Peer-review and group study session: Cancelled
We have decided to cancel the peer review session. There will be no peer review session this Friday April 14th.
Nobody showed up for the first session and there is not enough interest by students for a second session.
If you still need help with peer review, or need someone to look over your work, feel free to send us an email and we will see what we can do!
SoPhiA April Executive Meeting
SoPhiA will hold a short executive meeting this Friday, April 14th, at 3pm in the S-annex, room S-201.
We will convene to discuss mainly the end-of-year social events, but other business as well.
All philosophy students are welcome to participate and see what we’re up to!
SoPhiA will be hosting not just one, but two, yes two!!! End-of-year social events.
The first social event (Part A) will take place at N Bar on Thursday April 20th, 7-10pm (and onwards), with free drink tickets.
The second social event (Part B) will also take place at N Bar, on May 11th, and will include this year’s journal launch, our The SoPhiA Review!
What: End of year social events When: April 20th (part A) and May 11th (Part B) Where: N sur Mackay (1244 Mackay St. )
People’s Potato Emergency Food Baskets
Are you low on food or money? Don’t despair, People’s Potato is here!
People’s Potato is a nonprofit organization within Concordia that provides food for students and they are serving emergency food baskets throughout the term. (They also serve meals on the daily).
The emergency food baskets are on specific dates and they ask you to bring your own bags. First come, first serve.
This is a classic eclectic paperback of Sartre’s essay. If you read French, we definitely encourage you to pick this one up! This is the original language JP Sartre wrote in.
“The unstated objective of his lecture (“Existentialism Is a Humanism”) was to expound his philosophy as a form of “existentialism,” a term much bandied about at the time. Sartre asserted that existentialism was essentially a doctrine for philosophers, though, ironically, he was about to make it accessible to a general audience. The published text of his lecture quickly became one of the bibles of existentialism and made Sartre an international celebrity.”
If you didn’t know, SoPhiA has a library of over 650 books! We have books from different domains of philosophy and some outside philosophy (psychology, business, political science, and even novels). We even have textbooks for some of your courses! (e.g., PHIL-210, 235, 260, 266, and more)
You can borrow a book for an hour, or even the whole semester. Just drop by our office or send us an email.
You can see our complete library of books online on our Librarika virtual library.
What: Books! Where: The SoPhiA library (in our office space)
Do you know of any cool philosophy-related events in Montreal or the Concordia Community? Please let us know and we will advertise them here!
**Pictures are for representative effect only and aren’t actual photos of the events, products, or services we report on.
We’re in the final month of the semester! Final exams and term papers are coming, and the last day of classes is April 17th, with April 18th as a potential make-up day for April 7 and 8.
Don’t wait too long to start those final assignments. Even just looking at the assignment instructions and making a tentative topic can help orient you and get you on the right path. Starting early and working on it consistently is a good tactic.
As I was once told by a professor, “write 300 words per day.” Three-hundred words is not a huge amount and can be done in 30 minutes daily. It has motivated me to consistently work on an term paper that feels like an overwhelming chore.
Without further ado, here’s the 38th Volume of the Concordia Philosophy Student Weekly Tabloid, which brings you all the hottest and best events and relevant philosophy news.
This week, we tell you about:
Peer review and group study sessions
End of year social events
A philosophy speaker talk
A Champlain College Speaker Series
People’s Potato emergency food baskets
Various Concordia events
Peer-review and group study sessions
SoPhiA will be hosting two peer-review and group study sessions for undergraduate students. These will be a casual space where you can drop in, study, find a study partner, or find someone to peer-review or give feedback on a draft of your term paper (or any other written assignment).
So drop by and find a friend to look over your work or study with.
These will take place on Thursday April 6th, and Friday April 14th.
The space will be open from 12pm-5pm on both days, will be drop-in, and light refreshments will be provided.
What: Group study & peer-review When: April 6th and 14th from 12-5pm. Where: S-Annex, room S-201 Why: Get some feedback on your final papers!
End of year social events!
SoPhiA will be hosting not just one, but two, yes two!!! End-of-year social events.
The first social event (Part A) will take place at N Bar on Thursday April 20th, 7-10pm (and onwards), with free drink tickets.
The second social event (Part B) will also take place at N Bar and will include this year’s journal launch, our The SoPhiA Review!
What: End of year social events When: April 20th (part A) and May 11th (Part B) Where: N sur Mackay (1244 Mackay St. )
Philosophy Speaker Series: Early Modern Theories of Racism
Dr. Julia Jorati, Professor of Philosophy in the College of Humanities and Fine Arts at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, will give a talk on Early Modern Theories of Racism on April 3rd from 3-5pm in LB 362.
“Early modern authors started theorizing about racism at around the same time when they started theorizing about race. Their theories are often surprisingly insightful and can help us gain a deeper understanding of racism’s origins. This talk will examine some of the most intriguing early modern analyses of racism from Britain and North America and reflect on the methodology of studying early modern racism.”
Who: Dr. Julia Jorati What: Philosophy Speaker When: April 3rd, 3-5pm Where: R. Howard Webster Library (LB), room 362
Champlain College Speaker Series: Plato on Dialectic, Being, and The Good
Champlain College is hosting a speaker series of undergraduate and graduate students in philosophy. Many of these speakers are your own peers, including Ashkan Haghighat, Sarah Fortin, and Dean Joseph!
April 5: Angelo Fata (Champlain College, St-Lambert, McGill, University of Montreal): A Moment with Plato’s Parmenides
Talks take place in the Champlain College Amphitheatre from 12:30-2:30pm.
What: Speaker Series: Plato on Dialectic, Being, and The Good When: Every second Wednesday of February and April Where: Champlain College Amphitheatre (Champlain College of Saint-Lambert)
People’s Potato Emergency Food Baskets
Are you low on food or money? Don’t despair, People’s Potato is here!
People’s Potato is a nonprofit organization within Concordia that provides food for students and they are serving emergency food baskets throughout the term. (They also serve meals on the daily).
The emergency food baskets are on specific dates and they ask you to bring your own bags. First come, first serve.
“Like music? Join Concordia University’s choir and chamber orchestra concert. “Join the CSU’s Off-Campus Housing and Job Resource Center (HOJO) and the Campaigns department for a screening of Big Fight in Little Chinatown, followed by a panel discussion with guest speakers on the subjects of gentrification, community resistance and resilience.”
This is a classic eclectic paperback of Sartre’s essay. If you read French, we definitely encourage you to pick this one up! This is the original language JP Sartre wrote in.
“The unstated objective of his lecture (“Existentialism Is a Humanism”) was to expound his philosophy as a form of “existentialism,” a term much bandied about at the time. Sartre asserted that existentialism was essentially a doctrine for philosophers, though, ironically, he was about to make it accessible to a general audience. The published text of his lecture quickly became one of the bibles of existentialism and made Sartre an international celebrity.”
If you didn’t know, SoPhiA has a library of over 650 books! We have books from different domains of philosophy and some outside philosophy (psychology, business, political science, and even novels). We even have textbooks for some of your courses! (e.g., PHIL-210, 235, 260, 266, and more)
You can borrow a book for an hour, or even the whole semester. Just drop by our office or send us an email.
You can see our complete library of books online on our Librarika virtual library.
What: Books! Where: The SoPhiA library (in our office space)
Do you know of any cool philosophy-related events in Montreal or the Concordia Community? Please let us know and we will advertise them here!
**Pictures are for representative effect only and aren’t actual photos of the events, products, or services we report on.
Keep going philosophers! Five more weeks of classes to go.
Sometimes life can be a difficult balance of our personal, social, and academic lives and they often encroach on each other. But it’s all about balance. One should not ignore either as they are part of our human nature (heart, reason, and sociality). Sometimes we need to focus on one more than the other, but to completely reject one leads to imbalance.
Goals are nice to have, but if there’s nobody to share those goals with, they mean nothing. What matters is who we share life with, not what we can accomplish. We can’t take our accomplishments to the grave, they remain completely human ideals.
Simon de Beauvoir argued in “Pyrrhus and Cineas” that there’s no reason to even have projects (or goals) in the first place because once we finish a project, we tell ourselves, “so, now what!?” and return home back to where we started. However, humans also have an innate desire to always reach for goals and what we tell ourselves is good (known as Felicity in Hobbe’s The Leviathan).
Without further ado, here’s the 36th Volume of the Concordia Philosophy Student Weekly Tabloid, which brings you all the hottest and best events and relevant philosophy news.
This week, we tell you about:
Changes to our bylaws
A memorial event
The SoPhiA Review—call for submissions
Annual general elections—voting period
Forces Avenir awards
Our Sheila Mason Bursary
A Champlain College Speaker Series
People’s Potato emergency food baskets
Various Concordia events
SoPhiA Bylaw Changes
We will be proposing to all our members some changes to our bylaws based on suggestions from John Hutton, ASFA’s General Manager, who kindly combed through our bylaws and offered suggestions to make them more up to date and concise.
We had a meeting on February 27th to review these suggestions and discuss which ones we want to incorporate into our bylaws. As per our bylaws on making bylaw changes, we can only do so during a General Assembly or through referendum questions in an election period (bylaw 5.g and Section VII). We will be asking students to vote on the new set of bylaws during the General Elections voting period from March 21-23, 2023.
Many of these revisions include deleting out-of-date bylaws, such as references to ASFA’s old election policy, which it had revised last year (so the old one is obsolete), and some terminology changes (e.g., from “school days” to “business days”). One important proposed addition is what we informally voted on at the last Special General Assembly, “SECTION XIV: Department Sexual Harassment Awareness.”
If you have any questions at all, feel free to contact us [president dot sophia at asfa dot ca] or [community dot sophia at asfa dot ca ]
What: SoPhiA bylaw changes When: Vote on these changes from March 21-23, 2023 Where: Annual General Elections Voting portal
Memorial event for Nicolas gaudreau
As most of you are aware by now, a student enrolled in the honours philosophy program passed away a few weeks ago.
The philosophy department is holding a memorial service for Nicolas Gaudreau on Thursday March 30th from 12-2pm in Multifaith and Spirituality Center in the Z-annex.
See a message from the department:
Dear philosophy community,
I hope this email finds you well. It’s with a heavy heart I share with you the sad news that Nicolas Gaudreau, an Honours in Philosophy student, recently passed away suddenly and for causes unknown. Nicolas was in his third year of study.
A special memorial gathering will take place in the Multifaith and Spirituality Centre, Z-Annex, 2090 Mackay Street, on Thursday, March 30th, from noon to 2 p.m. University Chaplain Jen Bourque will lead a moment of remembrance starting at 1 p.m. If you wish to speak at the event, please contact me [Departmental Assistant Candace Mooers]. Light refreshments will be served.
If you cannot attend, but would like to share a message of condolence intended for Nicolas’s family, we have a paper scroll (instead of a card) you can sign. Please drop by ER-633, 2155 Guy Street, weekdays (except Tuesday) from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. before March 30.
What: Memorial service for Nicolas Gaudreau When: March 30, 12-2pm Where: Multifaith and Spirituality Centre, Z-Annex, 2090 Mackay Street
The SoPhiA Review: Call for Submissions
Have your written a philosophical work that you’re proud of and want to show off to the world? The SoPhiA Review, SoPhiA’s undergraduate journal of philosophy, is now accepting submissions! Please consider submitting a paper or philosophical piece of art to our journal for this year. We accept art and creative works, so long as the philosophical content is substantial. Want to write and draw a short philosophical comic? Send it to us for publishing! This is a great chance to have your work peer-edited and published in an academic journal.
Submit here or to [editor-chief dot sophia at asfa dot ca]
Who: The SoPhiA Review What: Call for submission of philosophical works When: Deadline is April 1st Where: Submit on our website Why: Publish and publicize your work!
2023 Annual General Elections: Voting period
Today marks the end of the campaigning period of the Annual General Arts and Science Federation of Associations and Member Association Elections opens tomorrow. Go out and vote!
We need a minimum of fifteen (15) philosophy students voting in order to officially elect any philosophy students to executive member. So please go out and vote.
Voting takes a total of a few minutes and the link to vote can be found in an email sent by ASFA, most likely to be sent out Tuesday morning.
Note that you wlil be voting on electing new SoPhiA executives for the 2023-2024 academic year, as well as voting on bylaw changes (see section “SoPhiA bylaw changes” above).
We are also proposing to officially elect Diana Pylypenko, our currently appointed Interim SoPhiA Review Editor-in-Chief, as our official journal Editor-in-Chief for the rest of the 2021-2022 academic year (until May 31st, 2023).
Forces Avenir: Student Engagement Awards
Are you hoping to contribute to your community as a socially conscious, responsible, active and persevering citizen? Do you have a project in mind which benefits for the good of your community? Forces Avenir are offering students awards of $2000-$4000 and one lucky winner up to $15,000!
Eligibility:
For Individuals
Be registered as a full-time student (or recognized as such) for at least one semester during the eligibility period (April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023)
No more then 35 years of age
Cannot be a former recipient of a Forces Avenir university award in the Personality Avenir category
For Projects
The project must not be carried out as part of a university undergraduate program worth more than three (3) credits
The project must not take place in context of a course or a research program which is part of the requirements for obtaining a graduate degree
At least 80% of the students involved in the project must meet the criteria for individuals
The project application must focus on activities undertaken, completed, or accomplished during this academic year (April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023).
The project must not have already received a Forces Avenir university award in the Project Avenir category
Who: Forces Avenir What: Student engagement awards When: Start application by March 31st and submit by April 11th
Each year, SoPhiA provides our Sheila Mason Bursary, an essay-based student bursary, to one or more lucky students! We do not evaluate academic performance or GPA, but how well the student engages in promoting diversity and inclusivity in the philosophy or Concordia community.
The bursary is restricted to current undergraduate students enrolled in a major, minor or honours program in the philosophy department.
Those eligible for application include (as self-disclosed):
Women
LGBTQAI+ (lesbian, gay, bi, trans, queer, asexual, intersex, and others included in this umbrella)
BIPOC (black, indigenous, people of colour)
Students with disabilities
The application process typically includes:
Personal statement, which must include a description of community involvement, how the individual is working towards creating an inclusive environment within philosophy, and an explanation of financial need.(500-750 words)
Essay, on the topics of queer, postcolonial, intersectional, feminist, or race theory (1500-2000 words)
Letter of recommendation (e.g., from teacher, advisor, employer, etc.)
C.V. (resume), updated to include information pertinent to the award
Start thinking now about compiling your application and if you have a great essay on queer, postcolonial, intersectional, feminist, or race theory topics from one of your courses, that’s completely acceptable as a submission! Or you can write your midterm in one of your courses on this topic and use it as a submission.
See more information from our 2022 bursary, including previous year’s winners, on our Inclusivity Project page.
Stay tuned with more updates on exactly how and when to apply!
Who: Undergrad philosophy students who self-identify as: women, LGBTQAI, BIPOC, or disabled What: An essay-based student bursary When: Deadline for application is April 1st, 2023
Champlain College Speaker Series: Plato on Dialectic, Being, and The Good
Champlain College is hosting a speaker series of undergraduate and graduate students in philosophy. Many of these speakers are your own peers, including Ashkan Haghighat, Sarah Fortin, and Dean Joseph!
March 22: Ashkan Haghighat: (Concordia University): Being and Becoming in The Timaeus
April 5: Angelo Fata (Champlain College, St-Lambert, McGill, University of Montreal): A Moment with Plato’s Parmenides
Talks take place in the Champlain College Amphitheatre from 12:30-2:30pm.
What: Speaker Series: Plato on Dialectic, Being, and The Good When: Every second Wednesday of February and April Where: Champlain College Amphitheatre (Champlain College of Saint-Lambert)
People’s Potato Emergency Food Baskets
Are you low on food or money? Don’t despair, People’s Potato is here!
People’s Potato is a nonprofit organization within Concordia that provides food for students and they are serving emergency food baskets throughout the term. (They also serve meals on the daily).
The emergency food baskets are on specific dates and they ask you to bring your own bags. First come, first serve.
“In this workshop, we will discuss ways in which we can tune in to and direct our internal compasses to promote well-being and manage stress. Through reflective exercises and small group discussions, you will develop a greater understanding of your own strengths and how to use them when navigating challenging circumstances. ”
“This presentation will provide you with a framework for developing an approach of conscious leadership. A conscious leader has a strong connection to their own strengths, values and motivations. They are deeply aware of their impact and influence, and are highly motivated to see the people and organization around them succeed.”
See more of Concordia’s events. Many exciting events happening this week in AI, sustainability, nature and everything else!
Contemporary Jewish Philosophies by William Kaufman (1985)
Contemporary Jewish Philosophies is a systematic critique of the theological and philosophical views of major Jewish thinkers of the twentieth century.
“‘(Kaufman) speaks two languages of Judaic existence, expressing in contemporary and acutely relevant speech the thought and sentiment of the revealed torah of Judaism. That is why he serves a broad and informed public in the excellent book at hand. And that is why he deserves reading for a long time to come.'”
If you didn’t know, SoPhiA has a library of over 650 books! We have books from different domains of philosophy and some outside philosophy (psychology, business, political science, and even novels). We even have textbooks for some of your courses! (e.g., PHIL-210, 235, 260, 266, and more)
You can borrow a book for an hour, or even the whole semester. Just drop by our office or send us an email.
You can see our complete library of books online on our Librarika virtual library.
What: Books! Where: The SoPhiA library (in our office space)
Do you know of any cool philosophy-related events in Montreal or the Concordia Community? Please let us know and we will advertise them here!
**Pictures are for representative effect only and aren’t actual photos of the events, products, or services we report on.
I hope everyone is enduring their semester and not overwhelmed at this point. We’re just passing the 2/3 mark of the semester now, so it’s we’re in the last leg!
Usually around this time of the semester I can feel a bit burnt out and hoping it to be over already. A reminder that Concordia has mental health services, Zen Dens, workshops on reorienting yourself and tackling your semester if you’re lost… and last but not least, therapy dogs 🐶(but unfortunately not this week though) 🥲!
Take advantage of these resources because while your GPA and intellect matters, your body and wellbeing matter more. Taking time to care for yourself is also being productive, because a strained mind and body isn’t efficient.
Without further ado, here’s the 37th Volume of the Concordia Philosophy Student Weekly Tabloid, which brings you all the hottest and best events and relevant philosophy news.
This week, we tell you about:
SoPhiA Election Results
A memorial event
The SoPhiA Review—final call for submissions
Forces Avenir awards
Our Sheila Mason Bursary
A philosophy speaker talk
A Champlain College Speaker Series
People’s Potato emergency food baskets
Various Concordia events
SoPhiA Election Results
The MA General Elections are over and the results of the elections have been posted.
I’d like to welcome our newest cohort of SoPhiA Executives for the 2023-2024 academic year! Mandates for these executives will begin on June 1st, 2023; however, they may be invited to our executive meeting and an MA retreat (for welcome, training, and a social) in the month of May.
Elected executives (or any student) are also welcome to participate in any of our executive meetings at any time! It can be good to keep tabs on what SoPhiA is doing.
2023-2024 executive list
Academic Accessibility Representative: Erik Wawin
Accountant and Budget Coordinator: Vacant
ASFA Representative: Noah Birdsell
Chair and Executive Coordinator: Vacant
Events Coordinator: Lily Dauriac
Inter-University Liaison: Sindy Ann Fernando
Internal Relations and Faculty Liaison: Jennifer Francis
Outreach and Communications Coordinator: Sebastian Pineiro
SoPhiA Review Editor-in-Chief: Gabriel Bidner
Sustainability and Inclusivity Advisor: Vacant
If you would like to contribute to SoPhiA or are interested in helping out in the vacant positions, please contact us.
Memorial event for Nicolas gaudreau
As most of you are aware by now, a student enrolled in the honours philosophy program passed away a few weeks ago.
The philosophy department is holding a memorial service for Nicolas Gaudreau on Thursday March 30th from 12-2pm in Multifaith and Spirituality Center in the Z-annex.
See a message from the department:
Dear philosophy community,
I hope this email finds you well. It’s with a heavy heart I share with you the sad news that Nicolas Gaudreau, an Honours in Philosophy student, recently passed away suddenly and for causes unknown. Nicolas was in his third year of study.
A special memorial gathering will take place in the Multifaith and Spirituality Centre, Z-Annex, 2090 Mackay Street, on Thursday, March 30th, from noon to 2 p.m. University Chaplain Jen Bourque will lead a moment of remembrance starting at 1 p.m. If you wish to speak at the event, please contact me [Departmental Assistant Candace Mooers]. Light refreshments will be served.
If you cannot attend, but would like to share a message of condolence intended for Nicolas’s family, we have a paper scroll (instead of a card) you can sign. Please drop by ER-633, 2155 Guy Street, weekdays (except Tuesday) from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. before March 30.
What: Memorial service for Nicolas Gaudreau When: March 30, 12-2pm Where: Multifaith and Spirituality Centre, Z-Annex, 2090 Mackay Street
The SoPhiA Review: Call for Submissions (deadline this Saturday)
Deadline is this Saturday, April 1st
Have your written a philosophical work that you’re proud of and want to show off to the world? The SoPhiA Review, SoPhiA’s undergraduate journal of philosophy, is now accepting submissions! Please consider submitting a paper or philosophical piece of art to our journal for this year. We accept art and creative works, so long as the philosophical content is substantial. Want to write and draw a short philosophical comic? Send it to us for publishing! This is a great chance to have your work peer-edited and published in an academic journal.
Submit here or to [editor-chief dot sophia at asfa dot ca]
Who: The SoPhiA Review What: Call for submission of philosophical works When: Deadline is April 1st Where: Submit on our website Why: Publish and publicize your work!
Forces Avenir: Student Engagement Awards
Are you hoping to contribute to your community as a socially conscious, responsible, active and persevering citizen? Do you have a project in mind which benefits for the good of your community? Forces Avenir are offering students awards of $2000-$4000 and one lucky winner up to $15,000!
Eligibility:
For Individuals
Be registered as a full-time student (or recognized as such) for at least one semester during the eligibility period (April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023)
No more then 35 years of age
Cannot be a former recipient of a Forces Avenir university award in the Personality Avenir category
For Projects
The project must not be carried out as part of a university undergraduate program worth more than three (3) credits
The project must not take place in context of a course or a research program which is part of the requirements for obtaining a graduate degree
At least 80% of the students involved in the project must meet the criteria for individuals
The project application must focus on activities undertaken, completed, or accomplished during this academic year (April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023).
The project must not have already received a Forces Avenir university award in the Project Avenir category
Who: Forces Avenir What: Student engagement awards When: Start application by March 31st and submit by April 11th
Sheila Mason Bursary: Submissions due next Saturday!
Each year, SoPhiA provides our Sheila Mason Bursary, an essay-based student bursary, to one or more lucky students! We do not evaluate academic performance or GPA, but how well the student engages in promoting diversity and inclusivity in the philosophy or Concordia community.
The bursary is restricted to current undergraduate students enrolled in a major, minor or honours program in the philosophy department.
Those eligible for application include (as self-disclosed):
Women
LGBTQAI+ (lesbian, gay, bi, trans, queer, asexual, intersex, and others included in this umbrella)
BIPOC (black, indigenous, people of colour)
Students with disabilities
The application process typically includes:
Personal statement, which must include a description of community involvement, how the individual is working towards creating an inclusive environment within philosophy, and an explanation of financial need.(500-750 words)
Essay, on the topics of queer, postcolonial, intersectional, feminist, or race theory (1500-2000 words)
Letter of recommendation (e.g., from teacher, advisor, employer, etc.)
C.V. (resume), updated to include information pertinent to the award
Start thinking now about compiling your application and if you have a great essay on queer, postcolonial, intersectional, feminist, or race theory topics from one of your courses, that’s completely acceptable as a submission! Or you can write your midterm in one of your courses on this topic and use it as a submission.
See more information from our 2022 bursary, including previous year’s winners, on our Inclusivity Project page.
Stay tuned with more updates on exactly how and when to apply!
Who: Undergrad philosophy students who self-identify as: women, LGBTQAI, BIPOC, or disabled What: An essay-based student bursary When: Deadline for application is April 1st, 2023
Philosophy Speaker Series: Early Modern Theories of Racism
Dr. Julia Jorati, Professor of Philosophy in the College of Humanities and Fine Arts at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, will give a talk on Early Modern Theories of Racism on April 3rd from 3-5pm in LB 362.
“Early modern authors started theorizing about racism at around the same time when they started theorizing about race. Their theories are often surprisingly insightful and can help us gain a deeper understanding of racism’s origins. This talk will examine some of the most intriguing early modern analyses of racism from Britain and North America and reflect on the methodology of studying early modern racism.”
Who: Dr. Julia Jorati What: Philosophy Speaker When: April 3rd, 3-5pm Where: R. Howard Webster Library, (LB) room 362
Champlain College Speaker Series: Plato on Dialectic, Being, and The Good
Champlain College is hosting a speaker series of undergraduate and graduate students in philosophy. Many of these speakers are your own peers, including Ashkan Haghighat, Sarah Fortin, and Dean Joseph!
April 5: Angelo Fata (Champlain College, St-Lambert, McGill, University of Montreal): A Moment with Plato’s Parmenides
Talks take place in the Champlain College Amphitheatre from 12:30-2:30pm.
What: Speaker Series: Plato on Dialectic, Being, and The Good When: Every second Wednesday of February and April Where: Champlain College Amphitheatre (Champlain College of Saint-Lambert)
People’s Potato Emergency Food Baskets
Are you low on food or money? Don’t despair, People’s Potato is here!
People’s Potato is a nonprofit organization within Concordia that provides food for students and they are serving emergency food baskets throughout the term. (They also serve meals on the daily).
The emergency food baskets are on specific dates and they ask you to bring your own bags. First come, first serve.
“In this talk, I present examples of my recent work on building and studying community-centered tools to empower the general public to engage in real-world sociotechnical problems such as urban planning and climate change and bring their ideas and comments for shaping future policies. I then describe a vision for expanding my research to further advance democracy, equity, well-being, and sustainability by fostering the inclusion and empowerment of marginalized populations. I close with a discussion of how my work can be applied to other sociotechnical problems, such as health informatics and learning sciences.”
“The environmental crisis affects all of us. However, both here and around the world, it harms racialized communities the most. This fact is often ignored in the work of white-dominated environmental movements. This conversation will explore links between environmental crises, (post-)colonialism, imperialism, and social and economic injustices. We will also explore inspiring initiatives led by racialized people to transform our relationship to the world, with humans and with non-humans. ”
“The WPC 2023 Worlding Tiohtià:ke/Montreal colloque and exhibition ask three main questions: To what extent do current scholarship in global art histories, museum studies, and radical pedagogies demonstrate critical awareness of and engagement with, diverse ethnocultural communities who are at home in diaspora and/or unsettled racialized arrivants on unceded Indigenous lands? How can we understand Global South and Global North not as binary categories, but as overlapping networks and territories? How are these networks emerging in and being engaged within Montreal’s culturally and linguistically diverse art and cultural landscape?”
See more of Concordia’s events. Many exciting events happening this week in AI, sustainability, nature and everything else!
If you didn’t know, SoPhiA has a library of over 650 books! We have books from different domains of philosophy and some outside philosophy (psychology, business, political science, and even novels). We even have textbooks for some of your courses! (e.g., PHIL-210, 235, 260, 266, and more)
You can borrow a book for an hour, or even the whole semester. Just drop by our office or send us an email.
You can see our complete library of books online on our Librarika virtual library.
What: Books! Where: The SoPhiA library (in our office space)
Do you know of any cool philosophy-related events in Montreal or the Concordia Community? Please let us know and we will advertise them here!
**Pictures are for representative effect only and aren’t actual photos of the events, products, or services we report on.
We’ve officially reached the 2/3 mark of the semester! Keep persevering through your semester and the end will come before you know it.
Usually around this time we can feel swamped because of midterms and final big projects looming on the horizon, in addition to our regular course readings and work. Take time to plan out your final essays and projects early so you don’t get overwhelmed at the end. A little work every day (even 20 minutes) adds up to a lot! A simple outline can be a big jump start for a bigger project.
I personally have marked down all my due dates in an excel sheet, so I can see, in order, what’s due when. This helps me get a big-picture view of when things are due, and I don’t get surprised to note that I have, e.g., two projects due on the same day, one week before I start it! It also helps me get a sense of how much work is due when if I want to keep a good pace and avoid having to crunch too much.
Note that nominations for open SoPhiA positions that weren’t nominated for yet are open until tonight (March 13) at 8pm.
Without further ado, here’s the 35th Volume of the Concordia Philosophy Student Weekly Tabloid, which brings you all the hottest and best events and relevant philosophy news.
This week, we tell you about:
Elections debate night
2023 Annual General Elections
Forces Avenir awards
Our Sheila Mason Bursary
ASFA academic awards
A Champlain College Speaker Series
People’s Potato emergency food baskets
Various Concordia events
A book recommendation
SoPhiA Executive Meeting recap
SoPhiA held a brief executive meeting on Friday March 10th. Here’s some of the main points of discussion:
Discussion about holding a casual peer-review session for course essays Fridays afternoons in April (7th, 14th, and 21st).
Student Course interest initiative and survey
Elections debate night
End-of-year social event (we might have two!), on April 20th, and May 11th.
SoPhiA is hoping to hold a debate night and candidate information session for anyone who’s nominated themselves for a SoPhiA position in the current Annual General Elections!
The purpose of this event will be for students running for the same position to have a short, mild debate. It will also be an opportunity for those running unopposed to communicate themselves and their platform, and for students (the voters) to ask questions.
There is no date set yet, and this is still only an idea but this will take place most likely Wednesday evening from 5-7, Thursday sometimes after 3pm, or Friday afternoon.
To any nominees, let us know if you would be interested in participating in this debate! [community dot sophia at asfa dot ca]
Stay tuned on our socials for more info about this event.
Who: Students of Philosophy Association What: SoPhiA election debate night When: TBD (later this week) Where: TBD Why: Get voters to know you better!
2023 Annual General Elections: Last call!
Nominations for certain positions within SoPhiA remain open until tonight, Monday March 13th, at 8pm. This is your last chance to nominate yourself for a SoPhiA position!
This is great opportunity to contribute to the community, gain experience outside the classroom, and work on interesting projects.
All of our executive positions will be open and the elected term will run from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024.
See asfa.ca/election23 to nominate yourself for a position and to find the general election information.
Those who have already nominated themselves and attended the information session may begin campaigning today!
Forces Avenir: Student Engagement Awards
Are you hoping to contribute to your community as a socially conscious, responsible, active and persevering citizen? Do you have a project in mind which benefits for the good of your community? Forces Avenir are offering students awards of $2000-$4000 and one lucky winner up to $15,000!
Eligibility:
For Individuals
Be registered as a full-time student (or recognized as such) for at least one semester during the eligibility period (April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023)
No more then 35 years of age
Cannot be a former recipient of a Forces Avenir university award in the Personality Avenir category
For Projects
The project must not be carried out as part of a university undergraduate program worth more than three (3) credits
The project must not take place in context of a course or a research program which is part of the requirements for obtaining a graduate degree
At least 80% of the students involved in the project must meet the criteria for individuals
The project application must focus on activities undertaken, completed, or accomplished during this academic year (April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023).
The project must not have already received a Forces Avenir university award in the Project Avenir category
Who: Forces Avenir What: Student engagement awards When: Start application by March 31st and submit by April 11th
Each year, SoPhiA provides our Sheila Mason Bursary, an essay-based student bursary, to one or more lucky students! We do not evaluate academic performance or GPA, but how well the student engages in promoting diversity and inclusivity in the philosophy or Concordia community.
The bursary is restricted to current undergraduate students enrolled in a major, minor or honours program in the philosophy department.
Those eligible for application include (as self-disclosed):
Women
LGBTQAI+ (lesbian, gay, bi, trans, queer, asexual, intersex, and others included in this umbrella)
BIPOC (black, indigenous, people of colour)
Students with disabilities
The application process typically includes:
Personal statement, which must include a description of community involvement, how the individual is working towards creating an inclusive environment within philosophy, and an explanation of financial need.(500-750 words)
Essay, on the topics of queer, postcolonial, intersectional, feminist, or race theory (1500-2000 words)
Letter of recommendation (e.g., from teacher, advisor, employer, etc.)
C.V. (resume), updated to include information pertinent to the award
Start thinking now about compiling your application and if you have a great essay on queer, postcolonial, intersectional, feminist, or race theory topics from one of your courses, that’s completely acceptable as a submission! Or you can write your midterm in one of your courses on this topic and use it as a submission.
See more information from our 2022 bursary, including previous year’s winners, on our Inclusivity Project page.
Stay tuned with more updates on exactly how and when to apply!
Who: Undergrad philosophy students who self-identify as: women, LGBTQAI, BIPOC, or disabled What: An essay-based student bursary When: Deadline for application is April 1st, 2023
ASFA Student Academic Awards: Only a few days left!
ASFA is a student-led nonprofit consisting of student leaders for all students registered in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. ASFA aims to recognize students who have worked hard academically, contributed to student life at the University or demonstrate a financial need.
They have awards for:
Outstanding community contribution
High academic achievement
Most improved student
This is a great opportunity to get a small financial award for all your hard work!
Who: Arts and Science Federation of Associations What: ASFA Academic Awards When: March 15 Deadline
Champlain College Speaker Series: Plato on Dialectic, Being, and The Good
Champlain College is hosting a speaker series of undergraduate and graduate students in philosophy. Many of these speakers are your own peers, including Ashkan Haghighat, Sarah Fortin, and Dean Joseph!
March 22: Ashkan Haghighat: (Concordia University): Being and Becoming in The Timaeus
April 5: Angelo Fata (Champlain College, St-Lambert, McGill, University of Montreal): A Moment with Plato’s Parmenides
Talks take place in the Champlain College Amphitheatre from 12:30-2:30pm.
What: Speaker Series: Plato on Dialectic, Being, and The Good When: Every second Wednesday of February and April Where: Champlain College Amphitheatre (Champlain College of Saint-Lambert)
People’s Potato Emergency Food Baskets
Are you low on food or money? Don’t despair, People’s Potato is here!
People’s Potato is a nonprofit organization within Concordia that provides food for students and they are serving emergency food baskets throughout the term. (They also serve meals on the daily).
The emergency food baskets are on specific dates and they ask you to bring your own bags. First come, first serve.
“Do you feel the semester isn’t going as well as it should? Are you behind on your readings? Projects piling up? Disappointed with your midterm results? This workshop can give you ideas on how to change your current strategies and get you back on track.”
“The body can be a site of inquiry and a place for transformation. We do not just have bodies, we are bodies. This performative presentation will explore the body as a place of learning and knowing and its connection to living, writing, pedagogy and teaching.”
“Join Concordia Professors Matthias Fritsch, Ursula Eicker, Liz Miller, and Damon Matthews and visual artist / film director / videographer Chélanie Beaudin-Quintin in this 5-km reflective Deep Time Walk through the history of the Earth, and then meet us back at 4th Space in person or online as we debrief with Otsitsaken:ra Charles Patton,Kanien’kehá:ka Elder from Kahnawà:ke.”
See more of Concordia’s events. Many exciting events happening this week in AI, sustainability, nature and everything else!
Contemporary Jewish Philosophies by William Kaufman (1985)
Contemporary Jewish Philosophies is a systematic critique of the theological and philosophical views of major Jewish thinkers of the twentieth century.
“‘(Kaufman) speaks two languages of Judaic existence, expressing in contemporary and acutely relevant speech the thought and sentiment of the revealed torah of Judaism. That is why he serves a broad and informed public in the excellent book at hand. And that is why he deserves reading for a long time to come.'”
If you didn’t know, SoPhiA has a library of over 650 books! We have books from different domains of philosophy and some outside philosophy (psychology, business, political science, and even novels). We even have textbooks for some of your courses! (e.g., PHIL-210, 235, 260, 266, and more)
You can borrow a book for an hour, or even the whole semester. Just drop by our office or send us an email.
You can see our complete library of books online on our Librarika virtual library.
What: Books! Where: The SoPhiA library (in our office space)
Do you know of any cool philosophy-related events in Montreal or the Concordia Community? Please let us know and we will advertise them here!
**Pictures are for representative effect only and aren’t actual photos of the events, products, or services we report on.
See the following message on behalf of the Students of Philosophy Association at Concordia concerning the passing of a philosophy student.
If you have grief or psychological distress, please see the resources available below. Always feel free to reach out to us at any time.
Grief Support
For Grief Support please see the resources below. You can also download a document with all these resources.
Grieving the death of a friend or loved one can be tough, but you are not alone. Here are some resources for support, active listening and counselling, as well as some suggestions for books, websites and podcasts.
Numbers that you can contact 24/7 if you are feeling that you need to speak to someone: *You do not need to be in a crisis or an urgent situation to call these numbers
For undergraduate students enrolled in the CSU health plan: EmpowerMe 24/7, Multi-lingual: Call 1-833-628-5589.
For anyone in Canada, funded in part by the Government of Canada: Wellness Together Canada 24/7, English and French: Youth text WELLNESS to 686868; adults text WELLNESS to 741741; or call 1-866-585-0445.
For international students enrolled in the ISO BlueCross health plan: inConfidence Chat: User ID: Concordiaiso (case-sensitive); Password: inconfidence Call 1-877-418-2181 / TTY: 1-877-371-9978 App: Lifeworks (Google Play/Apple)
TRACOM specialises in providing free, critical mental health support at any time of day. 514-483-3033
Suicide Action Montréal support if you, or someone you know, are having thoughts about hurting yourself 1-866-277-3553.
811, for health or 211, psychosocial questions/assistance 24/7.
Peer Support with Peer Wellness Ambassadors (PWAs) Students can self-book active listening appointments with PWAs. Students can find all information, including appointment availabilities, and when PWAs will be in the Zen Dens here: https://www.concordia.ca/health/zen-dens/ambassadors.html
Counselling & Psychological Services: Here is how to book an appointment: Request a triage appointment Booking opens every Friday at 9 a.m. on a first-come, first-served basis. To request a triage appointment, send an email to CPS.info@concordia.ca.
More information on mental health, including other help lines, peer support resources, resources for particular communities and information about appointments at Concordia and in the Montreal community: https://www.concordia.ca/health/mental- health/services.html
Montreal-area grief supports Foundation Monbourquette – English resources 1 888 LE DEUIL (1 888 533 3845) (French only) Grief support groups, MTL Books, Podcasts and online communities It’s OK That You’re Not OK Finding Meaning Curated List 2022 Healing What’s Your Grief Finding Meaning, Unlocking us Circles Tender hearts Canadian Virtual Hospice: mygrief.ca and mondeuil.ca
Just a reminder to everyone that the Annual General Elections are in full swing. If you plan to nominate yourself for a position in Students of Philosophy Association, you have only until today, March 10th, at midnight! Nominate yourself and support your fellow philosophy peers by being a student leader!
SoPhiA plans social and academic events for students, has a large library of books, hosts tutoring and study groups, is involved with departmental and faculty affairs, and even publishes an annual journal.
To nominate yourself for a position, simply visit asfa.ca/election23 and click on “nomination form.” You will then be invited to an information session on the dos and donts of running.
Results will be posted on March 23rd. All elected executives will be official executives from June 1st, 2023 to May 31, 2024.
Running can be very helpful to get some experience outside the classroom, support your peers and department community, and take on really cool projects!
Feel free to reach out to us if you need more information on running or about being a part of SoPhiA!
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