The Department typically sponsors colloquia on Thursday afternoons at 4:15 PM. (On alternate weeks the colloquia are arranged by the PNP program.) These represent a major part of the education experience in the department, and graduate students are expected to attend these colloquia regularly.
Hellen Stenner Memorial Essay Prize CompetitionEach fall the Department sponsors the Helen Stenner Memorial Essay Prize Competition, the winner of which receives a cash prize and presents the paper in a colloquium to the Department and University. The competition is open to all undergraduate majors in the Department and all first, second, and third year graduate students. Details concerning the scope and subject of the essay, the deadline for submission, the prize, and the judging process, are available from the Department Secretary.