Ethics Center Events Fall 2002

September 4
Great Thinkers Lecture Series
Bryce Rytting, Assistant Professor of Music History and Theory, UVSC
" How Beethoven Intimidated Everyone, and what Brahms (and Mahler) Did About It"
7-8:30 PM, SC 206a
Reception begins at 6:30 PM  

September 11
One Year After the Attack on America: A Dialogue on Peace
Randy Kester, Attorney at Law, et al.
Session One
9-9:50 AM, SC 206c
Session Two
10-10:50 AM, SC 206c 

September 12
Integrated Studies Forum for Faculty Research
Chris Jones, Assistant Professor & Program Coordinator of Recreation
“ Leave No Trace: Rock Climbing Ethics in Rock Canyon"
11:30 AM-12:45 PM, CS 404 (box lunches provided)
(Co-sponsored with the Integrated Studies Program)

 
September 18
Faculty Bookgroup (discussion led by the author):
Nicole Stansbury, Places to Look for a Mother
3-4:30 PM, SC 206a September 20-27
Ethics Awareness Week  

September 20
Civil Society LectureLaurie Anne Whitt, Michigan Technical University, and Alan W. Clarke, University of Wisconsin-Parkside"The Strange Fruit of American Justice: International and Domestic Resistance to the Death Penalty "11-12:50, SC206a 

Poetry ReadingLaurie Ann Whitt, Michigan Technical University"Boundry Forms"3-3:50, SC 206a 

September 23
Keynote Address“Moral Education for Business and Professional Life "

Michael Pritchard, Professor of Philosophy, Western Michigan University9-9:50 AM, Ragan Theater  

Ethics Across the Curriculum Faculty Discussion on PedagogyDiscussion led by Elaine Englehardt and Michael Pritchard3-4:30 PM, SC 206a (Co-sponsored with the Faculty Center for Teaching Excellence) September 24Ethics Panel Discussions8:30 AM-12:45 PM, SC 206c 

September 25
Ethics Panel Discussions9 AM-12:50 PM, SC 206c  

Excellence in Ethics Award
Bill Pope, Business and Industry LeaderPresented by Lucille Stoddard, Acting President, UVSC7-8 PM, SC 206c (reception begins at 6:30 PM) 

September 26
Fourth Annual Conference by the Faculty: What is 'Postmodernism'?8:30 AM-2:15 PM, CS 404 

September 27
Philosophy Forum Open Discussion:“The Nature and Practice of Altruism "1-1:50 PM, SC 206c 

October 2
Great Thinkers Lecture Series
Brian Birch, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, UVSC
" Not Your 'Ordinary' Philosopher: A Brief Sketch of the Life and Thought of Ludwig Wittgenstein"
7-8:30 PM, Trustees Suite (SC 213c) Reception begins at 6:30 PM

October 10
Integrated Studies Forum for Faculty Research
11:30 AM-12:45 PM, CS 404 (box lunches provided)
(Co-sponsored with the Integrated Studies Program)  

October 16
Faculty Bookgroup
3-4:30 PM, CS412  

October 17 & 18
Seventh Annual Religion and the Humanities Conference:
Narrative, Character, and Virtue: Ancient, Contemporary, and Religious Perspectives

October 17
8:30 AM-3:45 PM, Ragan TheaterKeynote Address7-8:30 PM, Ragan TheaterOctober 189-11:50 AM, Ragan Theater

October 21
Lecture on International Justice
John Washburn, International Criminal Court
" The International Criminal Court and the United States' Relationship to It"
7:00-8:30 PM
SC206c (reception begins at 6:30) 

November 6
Great Thinkers Lecture Series
Christa Albrecht-Crane, Assistant Professor of English, UVSC
" Of Nomads and Schizos: Deleuze and Guattari's Philosophy”
7-8:30 PM
SC206a (reception begins at 6:30 PM) 

November 14
Integrated Studies Forum for Faculty Research
11:30 AM-12:45 PM, CS 404 (box lunches provided)
(Co-sponsored with the Integrated Studies Program)  

November 20
Faculty Bookgroup
3-4:30 PM, SC206b  

December 4
Great Thinkers Lecture Series
Scott Hammond, Professor of Organizational Behavior and Communication, UVSC
" Oops! I discovered Chaos: Edward Lorenz's Contribution to Organizational Theory and the Social Sciences"
7-8:30 PM, Trustees Suite (SC 213c) Reception begins at 6:30 PM