Ethics Center Events 1987-1999

1987 

August 10-21
Ethics Across the Curriculum Summer Faculty Seminar: Ethics and Values 

1988 

August 1-12
Ethics Across the Curriculum Summer Faculty Seminar: Ethics and Values. Visiting Scholar: Terry Perlin, Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. Visiting Scholar: Robert Solomon, Professor of Philosophy, University of Texas at Austin 

1990
 
August 13-24
History of Civilization Summer Faculty Seminar: "Integrating Man, Nations, and Nature: Comparing Ideas from Eastern Texts." Visiting Scholar: Eden Naby, Harvard University 

September 20
History of Civilization Seminar: "The Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation." Oscar Jesperson, UVSC 

October 18
History of Civilization Seminar: "Martin Luther's Freedom of a Christian Man." Eberhart Lehnardt, UVSC
 
November 15
History of Civilization Seminar: "John Milton's Paradise Lost." J.D. Davidson, UVSC 

December 20
History of Civilization Seminar: "Charles Darwin's Origin of Species." Jim Harris, UVSC [date unknown]
History of Civilization Lecture: Rabbi Baruch Korpff, "History of Peace."

1991
 
January 17
History of Civilization Seminar: "The Discoveries and Opinions of Galileo." Paul Taylor, UVSC 

February 21
History of Civilization Seminar: "Homer's The Odyssey." JaNae Haas, UVSC
 
March 21
History of Civilization Seminar: "The History of Art." Bob DeWitt, UVSC 

April 18
History of Civilization Seminar: "Newton's Principia." Mike Perkins, UVSC 
[date unknown]
History of Civilization Lecture: "The Historical Implications of the Gulf War," Peter Von Seivers 

May 20-31
History of Civilization Summer Faculty Seminar: "Survey of History of Science." Visiting Scholar: Frederick Gregory, University of Florida 

[date unknown]
Ethics Across the Curriculum Faculty Summer Seminar: "Feminist Ethics." Visiting Scholar: Janet Kourany, University of Notre Dame 

September 19
Ethics Across the Curriculum Seminar: FIPSE Seminar Curriculum Workshop 

November 20
Ethics Across the Curriculum Seminar: "What is Ethics?"
Kerry Romesberg, President, UVSC 

December 18
Ethics Across the Curriculum Seminar: "Judeo-Christian Ethics."
Elaine Englehardt, Professor of Philosophy, UVSC

1992
 
January 15
Ethics Across the Curriculum Seminar: "Ethics of Administration."
Lucille Stoddard, Vice President for Academic Affairs, UVSC 

February 19
Ethics Across the Curriculum Seminar: "Immanuel Kant, The Categorical Imperative." Sharon Staples, Professor of Philosophy, UVSC 

February 25
Ethics Across the Curriculum Seminar: "Ethical Challenges in Nursing." Lee Duke, Department of Nursing Advisory Board 

March 18
Ethics Across the Curriculum Seminar: "John Stuart Mill, Utilitarianism." Edward Jones, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, UVSC 

April 15
Ethics Across the Curriculum Seminar: "Ethics of Medicine and Reproduction." Margaret Battin, Professor of Philosophy, University of Utah 

June 1-12
History of Civilization Summer Faculty Seminar: "The Enlightenment and Revolts Against Authority." Visiting Scholar: Robin Winks, Professor of History, Yale University

June 29-July 3
Ethics Across the Curriculum Faculty Summer Seminar: "Hellenistic Ethics." Visiting Scholar: Martha Nussbaum, Brown University 

August 20-21
Ethics Across the Curriculum Seminar: FIPSE Seminar Curriculum Workshop 

September 16
Ethics Across the Curriculum Seminar: "Aristotle, The Ultimate Good." Grant Flygare, Instructor of Philosophy, UVSC 

September 24
Ethics Across the Curriculum Seminar: FIPSE Seminar Curriculum Workshop 

October 21
Ethics Across the Curriculum Seminar: "John Rawls: The Ethics of Politics." Joseph Grcic, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, UVSC 

November 12
Ethics Across the Curriculum Seminar: "Ethics & Software Piracy." Visiting Scholar: Ryan Richards, International Attorney for Word Perfect 

November 18
Ethics Across the Curriculum Seminar: "Epictetus on Virtue Ethics." Jeanille Gooch, Professor of Philosophy, UVSC 

December 15-17
Ethics Across the Curriculum consultations with scholars-in-Residence Robert Solomon and Kathleen Higgins, Professors of Philosophy University of Texas at Austin 

December 16
Ethics Across the Curriculum Seminar: "The Ethics of Relationships." Barbra L. Wardle, Professor of Art, UVSC;
" Ethics and Love." Scholars-in-Residence: Robert Solomon and Kathleen Higgins, Professors of Philosophy University of Texas at Austin

1993
 
January 20
Ethics Across the Curriculum Seminar: "The Ethics of Scientific Research." Leslie Francis, Professor of Philosophy, University of Utah 

January 21
Ethics Across the Curriculum Seminar: "National Dilemmas in Business Ethics: How to Communicate Today's Problems to Tomorrow's Leaders." Richard Nye, Space Industry Businessman 

February 16
Ethics Across the Curriculum Seminar: "Ethics of Education." John Bone, Brigham Young University 

February 24
Ethics Across the Curriculum Mentor's meeting 

February 25
Ethics Across the Curriculum Seminar: "Professional Ethical Dilemmas in Health Care." UVSC Department of Nursing 

March 15
Ethics Across the Curriculum Seminar: "Ethics of Government." Peter Appleby, University of Utah 

March 26
Ethics Across the Curriculum Seminar: "Discussing Ethics through Case Studies." Deni Elliott, Director, Mansfield Ethics Center 
Fourth Annual Environmental Ethics Lecture: "Animal Experimentation: All Moral Standing Aside." Deni Elliott, Director, Mansfield Ethics Center 

April 18
Ethics Across the Curriculum Seminar: "Business Ethics." James Faulconer, Brigham Young University 

May 10-15
Ethics Across the Curriculum Faculty Summer Seminar: "Identifying and Explaining a Moral Problem." 

May 17-19
Ethics Across the Curriculum Faculty Summer Seminar: "Continental Philosophy." Visiting Scholar: Robert Solomon, Professor of Philosophy, University of Texas at Austin 

August ??
Ethics Across the Curriculum Seminar: "The Ethics of Teaching and Learning." Visiting Scholar: Donald Schmeltekopf, Academic Vice President, Baylor University and FIPSE Project Outside Evaluator 

September 23
Ethics Across the Curriculum Seminar: "Professional and Applied Ethics." Larry Holt, Professor of Art and Visual Communications, UVSC 

October 22
Ethics Across the Curriculum Seminar: "Diversity as Part of the Moral Learning Community." Visiting Scholar: Robert Lawry, Professor of Philosophy, Case Western Reserve University 

November 18
Ethics Across the Curriculum Seminar: "Legal Ethics: The Right to a Proper Defense." Visiting Scholar: Randy Kester, Attorney at Law 

December 9
Ethics Across the Curriculum Seminar: "Social and Political Philosophy: Classical Western Texts in a Feminist and Multi-Cultural Perspective." Scholars-in-Residence: Janet Kourany and James Sterba, Professors of Philosophy, Notre Dame University 

December 10
Ethics Across the Curriculum Summer Seminar: "Teaching Moral Imperatives." Scholars-in-Residence: Janet Kourany and James Sterba, Professors of Philosophy, Notre Dame University 

1994
 
January 20
Ethics Across the Curriculum Seminar: "Organizational Ethics."
Lucille Stoddard, Vice President for Academic Affairs, UVSC 

March 3
Ethics Across the Curriculum Seminar: "Environmental Ethics and Land Use: Preserving the Heritage of our Wonderful Fremont, Anasazi and Other Ancestors." Visiting Scholar: Charles Wilkinson, Moses Lasky Professor of Law, University of Colorado at Boulder 

March 17
Ethics Across the Curriculum Seminar: "Ethical Dilemmas in Higher Education." Visiting Scholar: Del Wasden, Professor of Educational Law, Brigham Young University 

March 24
Ethics Across the Curriculum Seminar: "Ethics and Education." Del Wasden 

April 14
Ethics Across the Curriculum Seminar: "The Ethics of Banking Sperm."
Visiting Scholar: Robert Romney, Obstetrician/Gynecologist, Director Utah Valley Regional Medical Center 

May 9-20
Ethics Across the Curriculum Faculty Summer Seminar: "The Ethics of Business, Technology, and Science." [date unknown]
Ethics Across the Curriculum Faculty Summer Seminar: "Justice." Visiting Scholar: James Sterba, University of Notre Dame 

June 14-18
Ethics Across the Curriculum Faculty Field Trip: Hovenweep and Chaco Canyon. Von Del Chamberlain, Director, Hansen Planetarium 

September 29
Excellence in Ethics Award: "Legal and Judicial Ethics." The Honorable Michael Zimmerman, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court for the State of Utah 

1995
 
January 19
Ethics Across the Curriculum: "Journalism Ethics." Paul Richards, Editor-in-Chief, Daily Herald 

March 14
Ethics Across the Curriculum: "Religion and Ethics: Some Similarities and Differences." Don Schmeltekopf, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Baylor University 

May [1-14?]
Ethics Across the Curriculum Summer Faculty Seminar: "Business Ethics." Visiting Scholar: Peter Dean, Pennsylvania State University 

[May ??-??]
Ethics Across the Curriculum Summer Faculty Seminar: "Rules and Consequences of Morality: The Clash Between Personal and Professional Choice." 

April 20
Sixth Annual Environmental Ethics Lecture: "The Reintroduction of the Wolf into the Environment." [date unknown]
Ethics Across the Curriculum Faculty Summer Seminar: "Environmental Ethics." Visiting Scholars: Sam Rushforth, Brigham Young University, Kirk Robinson, University of Utah, Jack Smith, Environmental Planner 

September 14
Ethics Across the Curriculum: "Affirmative Action and Education." Janice Clemmer, Professor of Education, Brigham Young University 

October 25, 1995
Excellence in Ethics Award: Irene Fisher, "The Reciprocity of Service 

1996 

[date unknown]
“ Genetics, Gender Determination and Homosexuality." 

[date unknown]
Ethics Across the Curriculum Faculty Summer Seminar: "Applied and Professional Ethics." Visiting Scholar: Deni Elliott, University of Montana

September 27-28
Annual Religion and Humanities Conference. Ninian Smart, University of California-Santa Barbara, Patrick Horn, Southern Baptist College, Peter Appleby, University of Utah, Brian Birch, University of Utah

October 20-25
Ethics Awareness Week 1997

February 4
Spring '97 Environmental Ethics Lecture Series: "The Ethics of River Conservation." Zachary Frankel, Executive Director, Utah Rivers Council

February 26
Spring '97 Environmental Ethics Lecture Series: "Mormon Resources for Environmental Ethics." Dan Wotherspoon, Claremont Graduate School

February 27
Ethics Across the Curriculum: "The Passions." Robert Solomon, Professor of Philosophy, University of Texas at Austin

March 18
Spring '97 Environmental Ethics Lecture Series: "The Importance of Biodiversity." Renée Van Buren, Assistant Professor of Biology, UVSC

March 19
Ethics Across the Curriculum: "Health Care Ethics." William Nelson, Intermountain Health Care

April 3 & 4
Eight Annual Environmental Ethics Conference: What is the Value of Wilderness?

April 4
Spring '97 Environmental Ethics Lecture Series: "Who Needs the Wild?" David Rothenberg, Associate Professor of Philosophy, New Jersey Institute of Technology

April 16
Spring '97 Environmental Ethics Lecture Series: "The Pluses and Minuses of Deep Ecology." David Keller, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, UVSC

May 19-23
Ethics Across the Curriculum Faculty Summer Seminar: "The Ethical Implications of the Human Genome Project." Visiting Scholar: Eric Juengst, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine 

September 18
Ethics Across the Curriculum: "Natural Law." James Siebach, Professor of Philosophy, Brigham Young University October [20-25?]
Ethics Awareness Week 

October 20
Ethics Across the Curriculum: "Medical Ethics." Jay Jacobsen, M.D. 

October 22
Ethics Across the Curriculum: "Newspaper Ethics." Jay Shelledy, editor, The Salt Lake Tribune, Carrie Moore, writer, The Desert News, and Ralph Barney, Media Ethicist 

October 23
Ethics Across the Curriculum: "Utah's Ethnic and Cultural Diversity." Phil Notarianni of the Utah State Historical Society 

December 8
Ethics Across the Curriculum: "Art, Context, and Meaning." Campbell Grey, Director of the BYU Museum of Art

December 11
Ethics Across the Curriculum: "Integrative Studies." Lucille Stoddard, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Elaine Englehardt, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Jim Harris, Dean, School of Science and Health, UVSC

Spring 1998

January 22
Ethics Across the Curriculum: "Cloning." Jim Harris, Dean, School of Science and Health, UVSC

January 29
National Endowment for the Humanities Focus Grant: "Environmental Ethics for Children." David Keller, Assistant Professor of Philosophy

February 17
Faculty Bookgroup: Flash Fiction (discussion led by Larry Harper)

February 19
Brown-Bag Seminar: "Art Censorship." Steven Epperson, Utah Humanities Council

February 19
Ethics Across the Curriculum: "Art Censorship." Steven Epperson, Utah Humanities Council

March 16
Ethics Across the Curriculum: "Native American Heritage in the West." Kelly Robison, Assistant Professor of History

March 24
Faculty Bookgroup: And the Earth Did Not Devour Him (discussion led by Bill Cobb)

April 15
Faculty Bookgroup: Michael Cohen, The Pathless Way: John Muir and American Wilderness (discussion led by David Keller)

April 16
Ninth Annual Environmental Ethics Conference: Natural History and Wilderness: A Tribute to John Muir Ethics Across the Curriculum: "The Environmental Ethics of John Muir." Michael Cohen, Professor of Literature, Southern Utah University 
Panel discussion: "Religion and Sexual Ethics"

May 18-22
Ethics Across the Curriculum Faculty Summer Seminar: Professional and Practical Ethics: A Focus on Technology, Engineering, and Political Ethics. Visiting Scholar: Wade Robison, Professor of Philosophy, Rochester Institute of Technology

September 23-25
Women in a World of Change: Gender Issues and Public Policy

September 24
Faculty Bookgroup: Susan Griffin, A Chorus of Stones (discussion led by the author)

October 26-30
Ethics Awareness Week

November 11
Faculty Bookgroup: James Joyce, Ulysses (discussion led by J.D. Davidson)

November 16
Symposium on Plural Marriage: The Social, Ethical and Legal Implications of Polygamy

November 30
“ Why I Became a Philosopher." Louis Pojman, Professor of Philosophy, West Point Military Academy Ethics Across the Curriculum: "Faith, Doubt, and the Will to Believe." Louis Pojman, Professor of Philosophy, West Point Military Academy

December 3
Faculty Bookgroup: James Joyce, Ulysses (discussion led by J.D. Davidson)

December 10
Ethics Across the Curriculum: "Ethics and Love." Robert Solomon, Professor of Philosophy, University of Texas at Austin 
Ethics Across the Curriculum: "Ethics in a Changing Professional Climate." Robert Solomon, Professor of Philosophy, University of Texas at Austin 

1999

January 21
Faculty Bookgroup: Praying for Sheetrock (discussion led by Jean Van Delinder)

January 28
Symposium on Understanding Sexual Diversity

February 10

Spring '99 Environmental Ethics Lecture Series: "The More You Drive, The Less Intelligent You Are (Or, the Social Implications of the Automobile)." David Rothenberg, Associate Professor of Philosophy, New Jersey Institute of Technology Ethics Across the Curriculum: "Individualism and the Automobile." David Rothenberg, Associate Professor of Philosophy, New Jersey Institute of Technology

February 18
Faculty Bookgroup: Necessary Loses (discussion led by Jane Fillmore)

March 1
Spring '99 Environmental Ethics Lecture Series: "Aldo Leopold's Land Ethic." David Keller, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, UVSC

March 24
Faculty Bookgroup: Bill Cobb, The American Foundation Myth in Vietnam: Reigning Paradigms and Raining Bombs (discussion led by the author)

March 29

Spring '99 Environmental Ethics Lecture Series: "The 'Nature' of the Aesthetic Experience." Jon Green, Brigham Young University

March 31
Faculty Bookgroup: Bill Cobb, The American Foundation Myth in Vietnam: Reigning Paradigms and Raining Bombs (discussion led by the author)

April 8
Tenth Annual Environmental Ethics Conference: The Ecology of Health. Visiting Scholar: Sandra Steingraber Spring '99 Environmental Ethics Lecture Series: "Living Downstream: An Ecologist Looks at Cancer and the Environment." Sandra Steingraber 
Faculty Bookgroup: Sandra Steingraber, Living Downstream (discussion led by the author)

May 10-14
Ethics Across the Curriculum Faculty Summer Seminar: Business Ethics. Visiting Scholar: Patricia Werhane, Darden School of Business

September 22
Faculty Bookgroup: Loren Eisley, The Star Thrower (discussion led by Sharon Staples)

September 23 & 24
The Social Construction of Gender Conference

October 12
Fall '99 Business Ethics Lecture Series: Panel Discussion, "Is 'Business Ethics' an Oxymoron?"

October 16-20
Ethics Awareness Week

October 18
Fall '99 Business Ethics Lecture Series: "Honesty is Good Business." Omar Kader, President, Pal-Tech Faculty Bookgroup: "Development Ethics" and "Global Ethics" (discussion led by Omar Kader) November 2 & 3
The Ethics of Managed Health Care Conference 

November 11
Fall '99 Business Ethics Lecture Series: "Principles of True Wealth: Money Making from an Ethical-Religious Perspective." Jon Taylor

November 17
Faculty Bookgroup: Fugitive Pieces (discussion led by Scott Abbott) 

December 2
Ethics Across the Curriculum: "In Sound Mind: A Language Act Performance." Alex Caldiero (co-sponsored with the Department of English)