Recent Events - Fall 2009 - Spring 2010

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August 31

Congressman Rob Bishop (Utah)
Why is it Important to Choose a Political Philosophy?
10‑10:50 a.m., Library Auditorium (LI 120)
Reception with Congressman Bishop
Library Foyer, 11‑11:15 a.m.



























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August 28

Economic Summit:
The Fiscal Future of America
Steve Forbes, Editor‑in‑Chief, Forbes magazine, President and CEO of Forbes
Inc.
Orrin Hatch, U.S. Senator, Utah
Douglas Holtz‑Eakin, Former Director, Congressional Budget Office, Fellow,
Council on Foreign Relations. Fellow, and Chief Economist for the
President's Council of Economic Advisors
Introduction by Elaine Englehardt, Special Assistant to the President, and
Distinguished Professor of Ethics, UVU
(Organized by the Office of U.S. Senator Hatch; Cosponsored with the
Woodbury School of Business. Part of the Utah Democracy Project)
9‑11:30 a.m., Regan Theater
Overflow seating in Center Stage (setup with 2 way video feed for questions)
Public Reception to precede:
8:30‑8:55 a.m., SC206 A (changed from SC 206 C)
This event will be streamed LIVE on http://www.uvu.edu/broadcast and will be available locally on Comcast UVU TV channel and at UVU on campus channel 93.
Note that the parking lot L will be reserved for attendees of this event.  There will be no charge for parking in lot L for those attending this event.



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September 21‑25

September 21
Ethics Across the Curriculum Faculty Discussion on Pedagogy:
Student‑Centered Teaching
3‑4:30 PM, Library Auditorium (LI 120)
(Organized by Anton Tolman, Director, Faculty Center for Teaching
Excellence)

September 22

Ethics Discussions
8:30 a.m.‑3:45 p.m.

Ethics Panel Discussion:
Revealing the Sacred: Is it Ever Ethical?: Big Love¹s LDS Temple Scene and
Portrayal of the Sacred
Alex Caldiero, Artist‑in‑Residence, UVU
Jack R. Christianson, Special Assistant to the President for Engaged
Learning, and Executive Director, Center for Engaged Learning
Lynn England, Lecturer in Sociology, UVU
Loyd Ericson, Adjunct Philosophy Instructor, UVU, Graduate Student in
Philosophy of Religion and Theology, Claremont Graduate University
David Knowlton, Associate Professor of Anthropology, UVU
Moderator: Don LaVange, Executive Program Coordinator, Center for the Study
of Ethics
8:30‑9:45 a.m., Library Auditorium (LI 120)

Civil Rights at War: Korematsu vs. the United States, 1942, and 9/11
Dale Minami, Lead Lawyer, Fred Korematsu case
Introduction by Catherine McIntyre
10‑11:30 a.m., Library Auditorium (LI 120)
(Organized by Jane Beckwith and Catherine McIntyre)

University Faculty Fellow in Ethics Keynote Address:
Will You Accept My Love? Ethics, Aymara Culture, and Global Society
David Knowlton, Professor of Anthropology, UVU, and Ethics Faculty Fellow
2008‑2009
Introduction by David R. Keller, Director, Center for the Study of Ethics
11:30 a.m.‑12:45 p.m., Library Auditorium (LI 120)
 
Composing a Community: The Springdale Sonata
Phillip Bimstein, Composer and Former Mayor, Town of Springdale, Utah
Introduction by Alex Caldiero, Artist‑in‑Residence, UVU
1‑2:15 p.m., Library Auditorium (LI 120)
(Part of the Utah Democracy Project)

Dance Performance:
Potentially Controversial Performances
2:30‑3:45 p.m., Ragan Theater
(Organized by Angie Banchero‑Kelleher, Assistant Professor of Dance, UVU)

September 23

Ethics Discussions
9 a.m.‑1:50 p.m.

Utah: The Happiest or Most Depressed State?
Jack Jensen, Director, Mental Health Services, UVU
Cameron John, Associate Professor of Psychology, Licensed Psychologist,
Student Health Services, UVU
9‑9:50 a.m., Library Auditorium (LI 120)
(Organized by Cameron John, Associate Professor of Psychology)

Rendition to Torture: A Critical Legal History
Alan Clark, Legal Scholar and Professor, Integrated Studies, UVU
10‑10:50 a.m., Library Auditorium (LI 120)
(Cosponsored with the Integrated Studies Program)

Panel Discussion on Dance:
Ethical Considerations when Using Students in Controversial Work
Moderator: Angie Banchero‑Kelleher, Assistant Professor of Dance, UVU
11‑11:50 a.m., Library Auditorium (LI 120)

Panel Discussion on Medical Ethics:
Should Nutraceuticals be Regulated?
James Holmes, Adviser, Physical Sciences, UVU
Olga Kopp, Associate Professor of Biology
Ruhul Kuddus, Associate Professor of Biology
12‑12:50 p.m., Library Auditorium (LI 120)
(Organized by Ruhul Kuddus, Associate Professor of Biology)

The Untold Story Behind the Production of 'Strawberry Fields'
Mike Wisland, Assistant Professor of Multimedia, UVU
1‑1:50 p.m., Library Auditorium (LI 120)

Annual Excellence in Ethics Award
2009 Award Recipient: Brent S. Crane, Executive Director, Food and Care
Coalition, Provo
Presentation of Award by Matthew S. Holland, President, UVU
7:00 p.m., Library Auditorium (LI 120)
Keynote Address:
7:05‑8:00 p.m., Library Auditorium (LI 120)

September 24

Annual Ethics and Public Policy Symposium:
How 'Corporate' Should a University Be?
8:30 a.m.‑2:15 p.m., Library Auditorium (LI 120)
(Part of the Utah Democracy Project)
 
Session 1
The Threats to Academic Freedom
Cary Nelson, President, American Associate of University Professors, and
Professor of English and Criticism and Interpretive Theory, University of
Illinois‹Champaign
Introduction by Scott Abbott, Professor of Philosophy and Integrated
Studies, UVU
8:30‑9:45 a.m., Library Auditorium (LI 120)
 
Session 2
The University Has a Bottom Line, All Right, But What Is It?
L. Jackson Newell, Professor Emeritus of History and Former Dean of Liberal
Education, University of Utah, and President Emeritus, Deep Springs College
Introduction by David R. Keller, Director, Center for the Study of Ethics,
and Professor of Philosophy, UVU
10‑11:15 a.m., Library Auditorium (LI 120)
 
Session 3
University Governance in an Entrepreneurial Age
Susan Olson, Professor of Political Science, Associate Vice President for
Faculty, University of Utah
Introduction by Jill Jasperson, Associate Director, Center for the Study of
Ethics, and Associate Professor of Legal Studies, UVU
11:30 a.m.‑12:45 p.m., Library Auditorium (LI 120)
 
Session 4
Plenary Panel Discussion
Cary Nelson, President, American Associate of University Professors
L. Jackson Newell, Professor Emeritus of History and Former Dean of Liberal
Education, University of Utah
Susan Olson, Professor of Political Science, Associate Vice President for
Faculty, University of Utah
William A. Sederburg, Commissioner of Higher Education, State of Utah
Moderator: Elaine Englehardt, Special Assistant to the President,
Distinguished Professor of Ethics, UVU
1‑2:15 p.m., Library Auditorium (LI 120)
 
Open Discussion with Cary Nelson, President, American Associate of
University Professors:
Governance Issues for Contingent and Non‑Contingent Faculty
4‑5:15 p.m., Library Auditorium (LI 120)
(Cosponsored with the UVU‑AAUP and the UVU‑AFT)
 

September 25

Documentary Screening:
Lords of Nature: Life in a Land of Great Predators
<http://www.lordsofnature.org/trailer1.html>
10‑10:50 a.m., Library Auditorium (LI 120)

Panel Discussion
Kevin Bunnell, Mammals Program Coordinator for Utah Dept. of Wildlife
Resources
Allison Jones, Conservation Biologist, Wild Utah Project
Kirk Robinson, Director of the Western Wildlife Conservancy
Moderator: Karen Mizell, Associate Professor of Philosophy
11‑11:50 a.m., Library Auditorium (LI 120)

October 1

Utah Democracy Project Keynote Address: Great Thinkers in the History of
Democracy
Civic Charity and the Making of America: Winthrop, Jefferson, and Lincoln
Matthew S. Holland, Political Scientist and President, UVU
11:30 a.m.‑12:45 p.m., Library Auditorium (LI 120)
(Part of the Utah Democracy Project)
 

October 29

The Civic Duty of Pro Bono Work
Adam Ford, 2009 Pro Bono Law Firm Ford and Huff
Melissa Fulkerson, 2009 Pro Bono Young Lawyer of the Year
Scott H. Martin, 2009 Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year
Linda F. Smith, Professor of Law, S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of
Utah, and 2009 Commitment to Community Pro Bono Award
Introduction by Tom Seiler, 4th District Bar Commissioner
Moderator: Rob Jeffs, Utah Bar President Elect
Noon‑1:30 p.m., Lakeview Room, Library
(Organized by Jill Jasperson, Associate Director, Center for the Study of
Ethics, and Associate Professor of Legal Studies, for National Pro Bono
Week; Part of the Utah Democracy Project)


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