Aguascalientes, Ags., February 15, 2023.— The Department of Humanities at the Aguascalientes campus is launching a call for applications Virtue and Heroism: Exemplary Lives , inviting all departments across our university’s three campuses to participate in its traditional essay contest: Foro Universitas, now in its 14th edition as part of the Pan-American Conference.
Virtue and Heroism: Exemplary Lives
In this edition, interested students and teachers will have the opportunity to present their reflections on the connection between virtue and heroism, based on an analysis of figures (real and/or fictional) who have led exemplary, successful lives, with the aim of providing a positive framework for action to help us navigate the various situations we face in our daily lives.
The essay contest topics will allow participants to explore themes such as lives exemplifying virtue, the legacy of the saints, the arts and popular culture in virtuous living, and new forms of heroism, which are rooted in the daily practice of virtue.
All essays must address at least two “core questions” to be eligible for the contest, or, alternatively, one “core question” plus one “supplementary question.”
Registration
The deadline to register for the contest is February 28. The following day, March 1, we will begin accepting essays, and the deadline for submissions is April 10.
Registration link: https://forms.gle/8GKQofrtUAFtALsNA
The prize for the winning essay in the Universitas Forum is a MacBook Air. We invite you to review the contest rules and register to participate in the Forum at the following link:
https://sites.google.com/up.edu.mx/forouniversitasvirtudyheroismo/virtud-y-hero%C3%ADsmo?pli=1
All undergraduate and graduate students are welcome, as well as any faculty members who would like to participate and be part of this great event.
Winners
For the current edition of the 14th Universitas Forum 2023, with a total of 173 essays submitted by the university community (Aguascalientes, Guadalajara, and Mexico City), the organizing committee—with the support of a team composed of faculty members and researchers from the three campuses—has selected the winners of this competition, who are as follows:
Winner in the Teachers' Category:
“From the Greek Agon to Christian Holiness: An Essay on Excellence”
Dr. José María Llovet, Institute of Humanities, Mexico City
Pen name: Laertíades
Student Winner:
“Replicants—those who don’t matter—can they act like humans and become legendary heroes?”
Javier Eluney Hernández Cornu, Artificial Intelligence, 8th semester, School of Engineering, Aguascalientes
Pen name: Morton Lee
“We congratulate the winners and thank all the participants.”
We would like to remind you that the awards ceremony will take place starting at 10:00 a.m. in the Rincón de Romos Lecture Hall, Graduate Studies Building, on the Aguascalientes Campus, on May 12 of this year.
