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2017 Initiation: Wednesday June 7, 2017

Join us this Wednesday, June 7, as we celebrate the initiation of our proud new Washington Alpha Chapter members!

  • 6:30pm Gather in Red Square under the Gerberding Hall bell tower for welcoming remarks
  • 6:45pm Procession across Red Square to Kane Hall
  • 7:00pm Initiation ceremony in Kane Hall 220
  • Reception following

Invited Speaker: Prof. Victoria Lawson, Director of the 91±¬ÁÏ Honors Program
 

PKB Winter Reception, Feb 23, with Jana Mohr Lane

The 91±¬ÁÏ Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa cordially invites you to attend this year’s Phi Beta Kappa Winter Reception.

Join 91±¬ÁÏ Phi Beta Kappa members and other students and guests for a fun and informative winter get-together. Learn about PBK, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious academic honor society. Meet other well-rounded academic high achievers and hear about how membership in Phi Beta Kappa can brand you for a lifetime of success.

  • Thursday, February 23, 2017
  • 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
  • Allen Library Petersen Room, 91±¬ÁÏ
  • Refreshments and appetizers will be served
  • Guest Speaker: Jana Mohr Lone, director and founder of the 91±¬ÁÏ Center for Philosophy for Children.
  • Please RSVP to: uwpbk@uw.edu.

Jana Mohr Lone is the director and founder of the 91±¬ÁÏ’s Center for Philosophy for Children, which brings philosophers and students trained in philosophy into K-12 public school classrooms to facilitate philosophy classes. Since 1995, she has taught philosophy in classrooms from preschool to college, as well as taught college students, K- 12 teachers, parents and others about ways to bring philosophy into the lives of young people. A frequent writer and speaker about pre-college philosophy, Jana is the president of PLATO (Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization), past chair of the American Philosophical Association Committee on Pre-College Instruction in Philosophy, and the founding editor-in-chief of the journal Questions: Philosophy for Young People. She has co-authored and edited several books and is the author of The Philosophical Child, which explores ways that parents and other adults can stimulate philosophical conversations about children’s questions.