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In addition to the core classes, internship opportunities are also available. In the Philosophy Department, the internship coordinator, Dr. Stock, works closely with students to identify and match opportunities with each student's strengths and interests.

The Philosophy Department and the Fulton School of Liberal Arts strongly encourages all of its majors and minors to become global learners in order to better prepare themselves for life, work and citizenship in the global 21st century. Here are two ways to do that:

• Area Studies Minors. Each of these programs focuses on a region of the world—Africa, East Asia, Europe, Latin America or South Asia – via course work from multiple disciplines and perspectives. They also feature a study abroad requirement that may be fulfilled, in most cases, via a ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Abroad Semester Program (highly recommended; see below) or an appropriate SU winter or summer study abroad program (non-SU study abroad programs may be used to fulfill this requirement as well, with prior approval). They also have a modest – 102-level – foreign language requirement. For detailed information on these exciting minors and related study abroad opportunities, please visit the Area Studies Minors website.
• ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Abroad Semester Programs. These programs allow SU students to spend a semester of study abroad at one of the University's many foreign partner institutions (in, for example, China, Ecuador, England, Estonia, Ghana, India, Scotland and Spain) for about the same cost as studying on campus at SU. The course work taken on these programs may apply to one's major, an Area Studies Minor, or both. To search for ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Abroad programs around the world that will enhance your SU experience, as well as your life and work thereafter, please visit SU’s Education Abroad Office website.

Here are some recent Philosophy programs:

• ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Abroad: India- Philosophy and the Environment: Students earn four academic credits taken from one of the two courses offered on the program. In addition to studying offered courses, all students are enrolled in a basic survival Hindi language class.
• ENVR 495: Environmental Field Studies: India
• PHIL 399: International Studies in Philosophy Buddhist Philosophy in India

For more information on how you may incorporate one or more of the international opportunities mentioned above into your Fulton major, please talk to your advisor or department chair or contact the Center for International Education.

The Philosophical Society meets every Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. in the Philosophy House during the regular semester.

The Philosophical Society is a student-run organization on SU’s campus that, for over 25 years, has encouraged reflection, debate, critical thinking and public engagement with philosophy. We sponsor events on campus every semester, all of which are free and open to the public including debates, symposia, film nights and social events. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with our club and our coming events!

Officers

President: Emily Marshall
Vice President: Jayson Feld
SGA Representative: Emalee Sellers
Communications Director: Sara Sellers
Communications Assistant Director: Liam McGinnes

For more information about the Philosophical Society, please contact Sara Sellers at ssellers1@gulls.salisbury.edu.

Bumper Stickers Available

Get your vintage 2012 Philosophical Society bumper sticker at the Philosophy House for a recommended donation of $3.

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If you teach at a local school and are interested in this initiative, please do not hesitate to contact Cristina Cammarano. Thank you! We look forward to collaborating with your school.

Since fall 2014, our department has established a collaboration with Wicomico County schools to offer philosophy-based activity to k-12 students.

At Pinehurst Elementary, students in the Philosophy Department with Dr. Cristina Cammarano have been leading weekly philosophy meetings with a second grade class and their teacher, Mrs. Todd. We have also collaborated with Mrs. Wood’s enrichment activities with a smaller group of children who has been taking philosophy with us for more than a year now.

The activity consists in having a philosophical dialogue on questions generated by the children. For 45 minutes, children think and talk about questions such as: “Am I really unique?”; “Did the world exist before I was born?”; “What makes something beautiful?”; “What are manners?”; and so on. They learn to express a view, to listen to others, to agree or disagree based on arguments and examples, and to develop ideas creatively and critically. Children are natural philosophers because they wonder about things constantly and they reflect on their thinking.

In the elementary school, philosophy is part of a skills-based curriculum. It can help students and teachers meet MD 2013-2014 College and Career-Ready Standards, with focus on skills such as:

• Problem solving
• Critical Thinking
• Creativity
• Collaboration

In fall 2015, we started visiting Bennett High School, where college students facilitate an after school Philosophy Club with high school students. The club meets every other week at the high school. Co-advisors of the club are Mr. Chris Callaghan and Mr. Keith Donoway. Our discussions so far have considered questions such as, “What is human happiness?”, “Is reality real or is it an illusion?”, and “How do we make moral decisions?”. We have also read and discussed texts by Plato, Aristotle, and contemporary moral philosophy.

In 2016, a Maryland Humanities mini-grant enabled us to offer a professional development workshop to teachers on integrating critical thinking skills in classroom activities. We also organized a "Celebration of World Philosophy Day" at the local public library with second and third-grade children, SU student volunteers, teachers, and chaperones. Mr. Perdue, the science teacher at Pinehurst Elementary, worked with Dr. Cammarano and SU philosophy students to plan and teach a two-month module of Philosophy of Science for fifth graders.

Moreover, an SU student volunteer and Mr. Pegg at Parkside High School led a well-attended series of after-school meetings about social and political philosophy, and students in the seventh grade at Wicomico Middle School were offered Philosophy-based discussions as well.

Also in 2016, we saw the introduction of our handmade puppets (artist: Mrs. Patti Filutze) to help children recognize metacognitive acts during philosophical discussions.

If you are a student at SU and are interested in participating, please contact Cristina Cammarano for information about the next training session and volunteer selection!

In the ECI (Eastern Correctional Institution) Program, students meet with inmates in a book discussion group at a nearby medium-security prison. There they discuss thinkers such as Socrates and Sartre, and themes such as love, freedom, and justice. In the process, students learn unexpected lessons about themselves and the world beyond the classroom.

Learn more about the ECI Program

The SU Philosophy Department is delighted to bring back the annual Symposium as an in-person event. This year we will explore various themes within African philosophy and philosophies of the African diaspora, including African-American philosophy. Topics include: social justice, multiculturism, as well as the history of philosophy itself. There will be two talks by our distinguished guests in the morning and ample discussion in the afternoon.

Learn more about the Philosophy Symposium

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