Student Ethics Symposium

The annual Student Ethics Symposium features student scholarship from a variety of disciplines. This April event includes lectures, panel discussions, and reports on related undergraduate research projects.

2025 Student Ethics Symposium 

"Living Our Ideals"

Ethics & Participatory Democracy 

The Center for the Study of Ethics is accepting proposals for the 2024 Student Ethics Symposium on Monday, April 7th, 2025. Our orienting theme this year is entitled “Living Our Ideals: Ethics and Participatory Democracy.” We invite proposals on a range of topics related to ethics in public life. This is an interdisciplinary symposium that invites proposals from a variety of academic disciplines.  

• What ethical principles should guide political debate? 

• How does disinformation affect self-governance? What should be done about it?  

• Should voting be obligation for all citizens? 

• How can we improve the quality and integrity of elections?  

• What role should celebrity culture play in our political discourse? 

• Should the United States abandon a two-party system?  

• What types of activist roles can UVU students play on campus?  

 

APPLICATION FORM

 

For more information, contact Courtney Burns at [email protected].