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Please note: In general, monthly Great Thinkers lectures occur the first Wednesday of the month from 7:00-8:30 p.m., the Ethics in the Digital Age Panel Discussion Series the second Tuesday of the month from 10:00-11:45 a.m., the Forum for Faculty Research the second Thursday of the month from 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m., and Faculty Bookgroup the third Wednesday of the month from 3:00-4:30 p.m.

January 7-Wednesday
Great Thinkers Lecture Series
Laura Hamblin, Assistant Professor of English, UVSC
“Technology, Freedom and Community:
A Postmodern Application of Martin Buber’s ‘I and Thou’”
7:00-8:30 p.m., SC 213b

January 14-16-Wednesday through Friday
51st Annual Far Western Philosophy of Education Society Conference
Keynote Speaker: John Searle, Mills Professor of the Philosophy of Mind and Languages, University of California, Berkeley
For more information http://www.fwpes.org
(Cosponsored with the Far Western Philosophy of Education Society)

January 15-Thursday
Integrated Studies Forum for Faculty Research
Karin Anderson, Associate Professor of English, UVSC
“Margery’s Wail, Bonnie’s Cry:
Reading the Unrepresentable in the Distortions of Narrative Shape”
11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m., CS 404 (box lunches provided)
(Co-sponsored with the Integrated Studies Program)]

January 20-Tuesday
Stephen L. Adams Memorial Panel Discussion Series: Ethics in the Digital Age
“ The Open Source Movement”
Roger DeBry, Assistant Professor of Computer Sciences and Networking Services, UVSC; Mike Heath, software developer; David Heldenbrand, Associate Professor of Computer Sciences and Networking Services, UVSC; Tim Petru, software developer; Drew Williams, software developer
10:00-11:15 a.m., CS 404
(Cosponsored with the School of Computer Science and Engineering)

January 21-Wednesday
Faculty Bookgroup (discussion led by Darron Smith)
Cornel West, Race Matters
3:00-4:30 p.m., SC 213b
(Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Ethics and supported by the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs)

February 4-Wednesday
Great Thinkers Lecture Series
Chandran Kukathas, Neal A. Maxwell Professor of Political Theory,
University of Utah
“ David Hume and the Idea of a Perfect Commonwealth”
7:00-8:30 p.m., SC 213b
Reception begins at 6:30 p.m.

February 5-Thursday
Halladay Executive Lecture Series
“Corporate Leadership after the Meltdown”
12:00 noon-1:00 p.m., CS 404
(Cosponsored with the School of Business)

February 5-Thursday
Business Ethics Seminar
2:00-4:00 p.m., SC 213b
(Cosponsored with the School of Business)

February 5-Thursday
Kirk Englehardt Memorial Business Ethics Keynote Address
“Environmental Challenges to Business”
7:00-8:30 p.m., SC 213b
Reception begins at 6:30 p.m.
(Sponsored by the KEOH Foundation and the Center for the Study of Ethics)

February 6-Friday
Business Ethics Seminar
Patricia Werhane, Ruffin Professor of Business Ethics, Darden Graduate
School of Business Administration, University of Virginia
1:00-3:00 p.m., AD 212
(Cosponsored with the School of Business)

February 10-Tuesday
Stephen L. Adams Memorial Panel Discussion Series: Ethics in the Digital Age
“Copyright Issues in the Digital Age”
10:00-11:15 a.m., CS 404
(Cosponsored with the School of Computer Science and Engineering)

February 12-Thursday
Integrated Studies Forum for Faculty Research
Sandy McGunigall-Smith
“Challenges to Traditional Criminological Theory:
Life on Death Row in a U.S. Supermax Facility”
11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m., CS 404 (box lunches provided)
(Cosponsored with the Integrated Studies Program)

February 18-Wednesday
Faculty Bookgroup (discussion led by Kathryn French)
Ekhart Tolle, The Power of Now
3:00-4:30 p.m., SC 213b
(Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Ethics and supported by the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs)

February 19-Thursday
Democracy Project Lecture
Senator Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah)
“Can’t We All Just Get Along: Working with the Politically Different”
1:00-2:15 p.m., SC Centre Stage
(Hosted by the Office of the President, Office of Academic Affairs, Butler Institute for International Understanding, and the Center for the Study of Ethics)

February 19-Thursday
Contemporary Issues Panel Discussion
Jeff Halper and John Reese
“The Middle East Peace Process: Today, Tomorrow, and Beyond”
2:40-4:00 p.m., SC 213b
(Sponsored by the Office of Academic Affairs and the Center for the Study of Ethics)

February 24-Tuesday
Religious Diversity Roundtable Discussion
“Religious Diversity in a Homogeneous Culture”
Participants: Greg Johnson, Director, Standing Together. Father Michael Sciumbatto,
St. Francis of Assisi, Orem. Elder Donald J. Butler, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Utah South Area. Imam Mohammed Shoaibuddin, Islamic Society of Greater Salt Lake City. Robert Millett, Manager of Outreach and Interfaith Relations, Public Affairs Department, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Scott McKinney, Pastor, Christ Evangelical Church, Orem. Caru Das, Krishna Consciousness Temple, Spanish Fork. Brian Davis, Weber State University, Pluralism Project. Janet Riley, Pastor, Springville Community Presbyterian Church. Terek Nossier, Islamic Society of Greater Salt Lake City.
Opening remarks by Brian Birch, Director, Religious Studies Program, Utah Valley State College. Roundtable moderated by Charles Randall Paul, Director, Foundation for Interreligious Diplomacy.
7:00-8:30 p.m., SC 206a&b
Reception begins at 6:30 p.m.

March 3-Wednesday
Great Thinkers Lecture Series
Keith Snedegar, Associate Professor of History, UVSC
“Medieval Res Publica: Dante’s De Monarchia”
7:00-8:30 p.m., SC 213b
Reception begins at 6:30 p.m.

March 4-Thursday
Democracy Project Symposium
“How to Build a Democracy”
First Session, 8:30-9:45 a.m.
Panel Discussion: “The Impact of the Media on the Development and Maturation of Democracy throughout the World”
Ken Rogerson, Research Director, DeWitt Wallace Center for Communications and Journalism, Duke University
Eliza Tanner-Hawkins, Assistant Professor, Department of Communications, BYU
Jingdong Liang, Assistant Professor, Department of Communications, UVSC

Second Session, 10:00-11:15 a.m.
Keynote Address: “What Are the Necessary Conditions for Building a Democracy?”
Tom Melia, Director of Research, Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, Georgetown University

Third Session, 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Panel Discussion: “Is Islam Compatible with Democracy?”
Abdullahi Gallab, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, BYU
Abdul Mohmand, PhD candidate, University of Utah,
and Instructor of Political Science, BYU
Masoud Kazemzadeh, Assistant Professor of Political Science, UVSC
J. Bonner Ritchie, Scholar in Residence, UVSC,
and Professor Emeritus, Organizational Behavior, BYU

March 5-Friday
Student Conference on Gender, Diversity, and Identity:
An International and Interdisciplinary Women’s Forum
9:00 a.m., West Ballroom, Union Building, University of Utah
(Cosponsored with the University of Utah Department of Philosophy)

March 9-Tuesday
Stephen L. Adams Memorial Panel Discussion Series: Ethics in the Digital Age
“Privacy Rights in the Digital Age”
10:00-11:15 a.m., CS 404
(Cosponsored with the School of Computer Science and Engineering)

March 11-Thursday
Eugene England Religious Studies Lecture Series: Knowing Ourselves and Each Other
Richard Holzaphel, Professor of Religion, Brigham Young University
Title: “‘It is Better to Light One Candle than to Curse the Darkness’:
The Unending Quest of a Mormon Historian”
7:00 p.m., LA 101
Reception begins at 6:30 p.m.

March 17-Wednesday
Faculty Bookgroup (discussion led by Karin Dodwell):
Barbara Kingsolver, The Poisonwood Bible
3:00-4:30 p.m., SC 213b
(Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Ethics and supported by the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs)

March 19 & 20-Friday & Saturday
Annual Mormon Studies Conference
“Conference on Mormon Theology”
(Cosponsored by the Society for Mormon Philosophy and Theology)
Location: Friday, Hampton Inn and Suites (851 W 1250 S, Orem); Saturday, SC 206abc

April 1-Thursday
Seventeenth Annual Environmental Ethics Forum: Environmental Racism
Deen Chatterjee, Professor of Philosophy, University of Utah
"Global Environmental Crisis: A Question of Justice?"
David Keller, Associate Professor of Philosophy, UVSC
"The Challenge of Environmental Racism for American Democracy"
Ruth Merrill Olson, BYU
"South African Communal Farmers: Problems and Solutions"
Alex Simon, Assistant Professor of Sociology, UVSC
"Environmental Racism is a Misnomer"
Amanda Tammen, BYU
"Public Housing: Environmental Effects on Those without a Choice"
10:00-11:15, CS 404

April 2-Friday
Religious Studies Lecture
"Historical Versus Structural Understanding and the Fate of Transcendental Optimism"
D. Z. Phillips, Danforth Chair in the Philosophy of Religion and Rush Rhees Professor at the University of Wales, Swansea 1:00-3:00 p.m., SC 213b

April 5-Monday
Democracy Project Lecture
Representative Chris Cannon (R-Utah)
"The Federal Government: How It Affects You and Why"
10:00 a.m., Presidential South Suite, McKay Events Center
(Hosted by the Office of the President, the Center for the Study of
Ethics, the Office of Academic Affairs, and the Department of Communication)

April 8-Thursday
Integrated Studies Forum for Faculty Research
Catherine Stephen
“Conservation of Caribbean Iguanas through Science and Education”
11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m., CS 404 (box lunches provided)
(Cosponsored with the Integrated Studies Program)

April 12-Monday
Poetry Reading
"Iced at the Ward/Burned at the Stake"
Paul Swenson, Adjunct Faculty, UVSC Department of Communication
11:00-11:50 a.m., SC213b (box lunches provided)
(Cosponsored with the Department of Communication)

April 15-Thursday
Religious Diversity Roundtable Discussion
“ Latino Religiosity in Utah County”
7:00-8:30 p.m., SC 206a

May 10-14-Monday through Friday
Ethics Across the Curriculum Faculty Summer Seminar
“Law, Justice, and Obligation”
Robert P. Lawry, Professor of Law, Director, Center for Professional Ethics,
Case Western Reserve University
1:00-4:00 p.m., Faculty Seminar Room in Learning Center

May 11-Tuesday
Session on Democracy, Law, and Justice with the Philosophy Faculty
Robert P. Lawry, Professor of Law, Director, Center for Professional Ethics,
Case Western Reserve University
10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon, Faculty Seminar Room in Learning Center

May 13-Thursday
Democracy Project Keynote Address
“Law, Justice, and Obligation”
Robert P. Lawry, Professor of Law, Director, Center for Professional Ethics,
Case Western Reserve University
7:00-8:30 p.m., SC 213b
Reception begins at 6:30 p.m.