Ethics Symposium - Infographic Competition

Ethics Infographic

Challenge

Spring 2026

Overview

The Ethics Infographic Challenge for Spring 2026 is created for all current DePauw students. This challenge is a partnership between the Tenzer Technology Center and The Prindle Institute for Ethics. It involves participants using available graphic design software and contemporary ethical technical topics to create an infographic. The graphic design and research skills that you'll learn, practice and improve are practical and can be applied throughout your tenure at DePauw and/or post-DePauw as a professional. This contest is suitable for students who have never created any type of infographic or have previous experiences. Final infographics have the chance to be displayed at a dinner reception at the Prindle Institute for Ethics on Tuesday, April 7th.

Mission

Create an infographic that will be displayed as part of the 2026 Midwest Symposium on Ethics to be held at the Prindle Institute for Ethics on April 7-8. This year’s topic is Technology And Well-Being. Selected infographics will offer current student perspectives and help promote conversation around the topic of technology and well-being. Selected infographics will be recognized as formal submissions to the symposium and may be noted on the student’s resume and/or curriculum vitae.

Beyond the broad topic of technology and well-being, students have significant flexibility in choosing a more specific topic, which could include, but is not limited to:

The impact of the latest technological inventions on society’s well-being: infinite/doom scrolling, AI tools, surveillance upgrades, data centers, artificial general intelligence, the rise of AI partners, social media impacts on mental health, and AI generated news.
Technology and ethical considerations, misconceptions and debated topics: children and technology, technology aids in hospitals and other medical situations, cell phone bans in schools, and AI to replace or enhance jobs.
Social and ethical issues surrounding popular technology conspiracy theories: dead internet theory, enshittification, AI slop and content saturation, echo chambers, simulation and false reality theories, and Roko’s basilisk.

Doom Scrolling

Rise of AI Partners

Dead Internet Theory

These are just example topics; we encourage you to explore!

Infographic Guidelines

Infographics can be crafted in such a way as to inform, educate, advocate or persuade the viewer, and the author has liberty to focus their infographics toward any demographic or subpopulation (e.g. your infographic could be used to explain a topic to children, or it could be more formal with an intended audience of field experts).
Infographics should be formatted and submitted as a raster image (png or jpg) with the exact resolution of 3840x2160. Accepted infographics will be displayed on one 40” LCD monitor with 4K (3840x2160) resolution and may also be used on the Tenzer Wall.
The Tenzer Technology Center will host a kickoff workshop on Tuesday, March 17 at 4:00 pm ET at the Tenzer Wall (ROW 108) to share and discuss best practices for creating infographics (30-45 mins). Additionally, a monitor will be available for testing and visual assessment, and personnel will be on-hand to help with brainstorming, ideation and technical questions.

Please submit using this form by 12:00 pm ET on Friday, April 3.

Submission Form

Selecting Finalists

After submission, all infographics will first be assessed for topic validation and technical formatting to ensure the infographic is readable and looks reasonable on the monitor.
Next, a small committee of Tenzer and Prindle personnel will choose 6-12 infographics for presentation during the symposium. Criteria for selection will include theme appropriateness to the topic (technology and well-being), readability, professionalism, accuracy, and overall design.
The selected students will be invited to participate in a dinner at Prindle on Tuesday, April 7. Students will not be required to formally present their infographic but should expect informal one-on-one or table discussions.
Selected students who attend the dinner will be eligible for the prize drawing(s), which will occur at the dinner's conclusion. Prizes will feature personal technology and/or DePauw gear.

Inspiration

Infographics can have many looks and styles. This is an opportunity for your to express you creativity and personal interests. Here are a few examples of unrelated infographics. Note how they take advantage of key statistics, examples, and images to tell a larger overall story.

Questions?

Reach out to Tenzer Director Michael Boyles (michaelboyles@depauw.edu) or Assistant Director Laurel Tilton (laureltilton@depauw.edu).

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