2026 Student Ethics Symposium

Civic Discourse & the Ethics of Dialogue

The annual Student Ethics Symposium features student scholarship from a variety of disciplines. The symposium includes lectures, panel discussions, and reports on related undergraduate research projects. This year's theme is entitled “Civic Discourse and the Ethics of Dialogue.” The symposium will take place on April 6th, 2025 in Clarke Building room 511. Student work this year has explored this topic through the following questions:

How should we approach controversial or difficult conversations with people we disagree with?

What is the impact of civic discourse on Democracy?

Is it integral?

For more information, contact us at ethics@uvu.edu.

Schedule of Events

Monday, April 6th

9:00 to
9:50 a.m.

CB 511

Student PresentationsTruth, Transparency, and the Performance of Debate in America

Jaden Willis, Calvin Sudar

10:00 to
10:50 a.m.

CB 511

Student PresentationsThe Gutenberg Parenthesis: How Technology Shapes Discourse

Hash Brown, Alaina Sapp

11:00 to
11:50 a.m.

CB 511

Student Panel DiscussionTBA

UVU Ethics Bowl Team

12:00 to
12:50 p.m.

CB 511

Student WorkshopEpistemic Humility Workshop

Hosted by the Socratic Society

pizza served

1:00 to
1:50 p.m.

CB 511

Student PresentationsEngaging Across Difference: Moral Responsibility and Democracy

Mary Stoddard, Audrey Smith, Mclain Connors

2026 Student Ethics Symposium