Past Symposia
April 24, 2009
The 2009 symposium featured presentations by CES majors, double majors, and minors from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the CUE. The symposium concluded with a presentation by Dave Zirin, Press Action's 2005 and 2006 Sportswriter of the Year. He is currently the host of a popular weekly XM satellite show and a columnist for several publications.
- Presentation schedule
- Flyer for Dave Zirin's keynote address
- Edge of Sports: The Weekly Sports Column by Dave Zirin
April 16, 2008
The 2008 symposium featured presentations by CES majors, double majors, and minors from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in CUE 518. In the evening, guest speaker Dr. Herman Gray talked about his new book project, "Nation, Culture, and the Time After Race."
April 6, 2007
This year the symposium took the form of a poster session of research by CES majors, double majors, and minors, held from 10:00 a.m. to noon in Wilson-Short Hall.
April 28, 2006
The theme for the 2006 CES undergraduate conference was "World Class in Your Face: Resistance, Refusal, Renegotiation." This inaugural conference was meant to raise awareness about the injustices that oppress classes on our campus and within our society based on sexual orientation, gender, nationality, skin color, faith tradition, class, ethnicity, ability, and politics. We also hoped to challenge WSU's mantra of "World Class. Face to Face." by considering what this actually means.
Through this awareness we want to empower those who have been denied a voice and provide a safe space for those who have simply stopped talking because no one in power was actively listening. We hope to break down divisive racial, cultural, social, and economic barriers and build in their place strong coalitions grounded in solidarity, resistance, refusal, and renegotiation, which will establish networks and alternative structures for students' agency and their antiracist work.
Knowing who you are
Recognizing others
Crossing boundaries
Conversing with the world
Thinking Critically