The 2004 regular meeting of the society was held at Mankato State University.  The president of the Society, Vicky Harper, opened the meeting, and began by thanking the Vice President, Craig Matarrese, for organizing the meeting.  After these remarks the president opened the floor for announcements.  Mark Chekola announced that Minnesota State University in Moorehood was looking to hire someone in the area of feminism or applied ethics. David Cole announced that the University of Minnesota at Duluth was looking to hire someone in the area of analytic philosophy.  The University of Wisconsin in Eu Claire was looking to hire someone in epistemology or the philosophy of mind.  Richard Liebendorfer announced that Mankato  was looking to hire two or maybe three persons, in the areas of aestethics and or the philosophy or religion, the philosophy of science, and, perhaps, in the area of ethics.  John Kronen announced that St. Thomas was looking to hire two or three persons with the AOS and AOC open, but with a preference for someone with an AOS or AOC in non-Western Philosophy. Finally, Carleton College was looking to hire someone in a limited term position in the areas of either ancient philosophy or the philosophy of mind.  After these job announcements it was time to introduce the new members of the Society.  These were as follows: Derick Brown from the University of Minnesota at Duluth, Michael Katz from the U of M, Twin Cities, and Ellen Maccorone from St. Cloud State.

    After this the Secretary/Treasurer of the Society read the minutes of last year's meeting and reported on the Society's finances.  After his report the President announced that St. Thomas had agreed to host the 2005 regular meeting as well as the 2006 student meeting, and that Sandra Menssen was willing to be elected Vice President of the Society.  It was further announced that Macalaster would host the 2005 student meeting of the society. This was followed by the election of officers.  Sandra Menssen was elected to be Vice President, Craig Matarrese to be President, and John Kronen was re-elected as Secretary/Treasurer.

    The election of officers was followed by a discussion of current trends in education and the effect these trends are having on philosophy departments.  Mark Checola noted that in his school technological changes were allowing the philosophy department to reach out to the local community through a popular program called "philosophy for all".  Vicky Harper said that a lot of schools are struggling with juggling the demands put on students by the liberal arts core with the demands put on them by their majors.  Another member mentioned that at some schools there is now a writing intensive requirement and that at his school the philosophy department delivers over 40% of that requirement.  David Cole mentioned that at the U of M Duluth there is an advanced writing intensive requirement for all liberal arts majors but that philosophy majors can now elect to take an upper division philosophy course that will also fulfill the writing requirement.  After this discussion the meeting was adjourned.