Conferences and Competitions

RaCAS

Undergraduate and graduate student scholarly activities are showcased at the annual Research and Creative Activities Symposium. All students from both the Denver Campus and Anschutz Medical Campus are eligible to participate in the symposium, which provides the opportunity to present their work to an audience of peers, faculty, family, and visitors.  Over 200 student researchers participated in the event each year.

Students may choose to present their scholarly work in many formats including: poster presentations, exhibits (such as sculpture, photography, models and design) video, streaming media, web, oral presentations, and performances (such as readings, musical composition, and monologues)

Ethics Bowl

​​The Ethics Bowl competition is a nation-wide debate pitting the best and brightest analytical thinkers and arguers from colleges and universities around the nation. Each competition addresses such issues as raising the minimum wage, exploitation of unpaid student internships, Stand Your Ground statutes, and the safety of transgendered students in bathrooms and locker rooms. 

If you are interested in joining the CU Denver Ethics Bowl Team, or would like more information, contact: 

Team Coach - Candice Shelby

Also...

• See Cases and Rules for past and future competitions.
• The annual Ethics Bowl competition is organized by the Association of Practical and Professional Ethics.

Philosophy Conferences

American Philosophical Society - Central Division
Details to come!

Save the date for February 22-25, 2023! Details to come, but if you are interested in attending this event, please reach out to the Program Assistant or one of your faculty members to sign up or use this link!

In order to save on the registration fee for the conference, you must be a current CU Denver student (preferably a Philosophy major or minor) and use the link provided up to 2 weeks before the event.

The event will be held*:

Hilton Denver City Center
1701 California Street
Denver, Colorado  80202
United States

*We as a department will only be able to cover the cost of the conference not for the stay at the hotel if you choose to go.

SOCIETY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF AMERICAN PHILOSOPHY
50th ANNUAL MEETING

Save the Date for SAAP in Denver March 9-11, 2023! Details to come.

This event is in-person and will be held at:

The Westin Denver Downtown Hotel
1672 Lawrence St 80202

Questions? Contact David Hildebrand (david.hildebrand@ucdenver.edu).