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Schedule for Spring 2010 semester, as of Tuesday, February 09, 2010
ALL ETHICS CENTER EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
February 17
“American Democracy and Limited Government” (with Q & A)
U.S. Congressman Jason Chaffetz (Third District of Utah)
2-2:50 p.m., Lakeview Room (Library Fourth Floor)
(Organized by Elaine Englehardt, Distinguished Professor of Ethics; Part of the Utah Democracy Project)
February 25
Utah Democracy Project Keynote Address:
“Climate Change and Environmental Responsibility”
Tom Zeller Jr., Editor, The New York Times
(see http://tinyurl.com/ycjnefd )
1:30-2:30 p.m., Ragan Theater
Public reception to follow [ROOM TBA]
(Organized by UVUSA and the International Center in conjunction with The New York Times readership program; Part of the Utah Democracy Project)
February 25
Informational Workshop on Participating in the United States Census
7-8:30 p.m., SC 213a
(Organized by Lara Johnson and Allison Moody, Students, UVU; cosponsored with the Department of Communication Public Relations Program; Part of the Utah Democracy Project)
March 1
Annual Kirk R. Englehardt Business Ethics Award and Address
Dave Ulrich, Professor of Business, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, and Co-Founder of The RBL Group
Presentation of Award by Matthew S. Holland, President, UVU
11-11:50 a.m., Library Auditorium (LI 120)
Public Reception with Dr. Ulrich:
Noon-12:30 p.m., Library Foyer
(Cosponsored with the Woodbury School of Business)
March 16
Panel Discussion on the Ballot Initiative for an Independent Ethics Commission and Strict Code of Ethical Conduct for the Utah Legislature
(For more information see http://www.utahnsforethicalgovernment.org/)
Curtis S. Bramble, Utah State Senator (Provo)
Lorie Fowlke, Utah State Representative (Orem)
Claralyn Hill, Provo attorney, community activist, and board member of many community organizations
David Irvine, Salt Lake City attorney, former 4-term Republican legislator, and a drafter of the Utahns for Ethical Government initiative petition
Moderator: Jeffrey Nielsen, Instructor of Philosophy, UVU, and Director, Utah Institute for Public Deliberation
11-30 a.m.-12:45 p.m., Library Auditorium (LI 120)
(Part of the Utah Democracy Project)
March 29-April 2
Environmental Awareness Week
“Animal Rights”
(Organized by Karen Mizell, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Chris Foster, Instructor of Philosophy, and the Animal Allies Club, UVU)
March 29
Jane Akre, Editor-in-Chief, National News Desk, InjuryBoard.com, and former employee, Fox WTVT, Tampa
1-1:50 p.m., Library Auditorium (LI 120)
March 30
Bernard Rollin, University Distinguished Professor, Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Animal Sciences, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, University Bioethicist, Colorado State University
1-2:15 p.m., Library Auditorium (LI 120)
March 31
“Animals in Art”
Michaela Sawyer, Assistant Professor of Humanities, UVU
10-10:50 a.m., Library Auditorium (LI 120)
Open Discussion with Shannon Keith, Attorney and Filmmaker
Moderated by the Cinema Cub
1-1:50 p.m., Library Auditorium (LI 120)
March 31
“Edward Abbey, Earth First!, The Monkey Wrench Gang, and Me: Musings on Ed Abbey”
Ken Sanders, Bookseller and Raconteur
7-8:30 p.m., Library Auditorium (LI 120)
(Organized by Lyn Bennett, Associate Professor of History, UVU)
April 1-2
Twenty-Third Annual Environmental Ethics Symposium
“Ethics and Animal Rights”
Library Auditorium (LI 120)
April 1
“The Ethical Treatment of Nonhuman Animals”
10 a.m.-8:30 p.m., Library Auditorium (LI 120)
Session One
“Ethology and the Ethical Treatment of Animals”
Marc Bekoff, Professor Emeritus, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado—Boulder
10-11:15 a.m., Library Auditorium (LI 120)
Session Two
Shannon Keith, Attorney and Filmmaker
11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m., [Library Auditorium (LI 120)]
Session Three
Environmental Ethics Symposium Keynote Address
“Animal Rights, Human Wrongs”
Tom Regan, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, North Carolina State University
1-2:15 p.m., Lakeview Room (Library)
Session Four
Panel Discussion:
“The Ethical Treatment of Animals”
Marc Bekoff, Professor Emeritus, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado—Boulder
Shannon Keith, Attorney and Filmmaker
Tom Regan, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, North Carolina State University
2:30-3:45 p.m., Library Auditorium (LI 120)
Session Five
Panel Discussion on Religion and Animals
7-8:30 p.m., Lakeview Room (Library)
April 2
“Animal Ethics and Activism”
9 a.m.-6:50 p.m., Library Auditorium (LI 120)
Session One
Alexander T. Simon
9-9:50 a.m., Library Auditorium (LI 120)
Session Two
Jerry Vlasak
11-11:50 a.m., Library Auditorium (LI 120)
Session Three
Peter Young
12-12:50 p.m., Library Auditorium (LI 120)
Session Four
Steven Best
1-1:50 p.m., Library Auditorium (LI 120)
Session Five
Undergraduate Student Papers
2-3:50 p.m., Library Auditorium (LI 120)
Session Six
Plenary Panel Discussion
5:30-6:50 p.m., Library Auditorium (LI 120)
April 15
Utah Democracy Project Keynote Address:
“Democracy of Democratic Ideas”
Michael K. Young, President, University of Utah
Introduction by Matthew S. Holland, President, UVU
10-11:15 a.m., Library Auditorium (LI 120)
(Part of the Utah Democracy Project)
May 3-7
Annual Ethics Across the Curriculum Faculty Summer Seminar:
“Democracy and the Digital Generation”
Visiting Scholar: Mark Bauerlein, Professor of English, Emory University
May 3: 1:00-4:00 p.m., SC 213C (Trustees Suite)
May 4: 1:00-4:00 p.m., SC 213C (Trustees Suite)
May 5: 1:00-4:00 p.m., SC 213B
May 6: 1:00-4:00 p.m., SC 213C (Trustees Suite)
May 7: 1:00-4:00 p.m., SC 213C (Trustees Suite)