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Ethics Week 2008

March 25-29

Ethics Week 2008 at Baruch College has three components:

1) Classroom discussion of ethical issues related to specific subjects/disciplines

2) Special events featuring members of the community and invited guests

3) The Ethics Bowl

 

Schedule of Special Events

Tuesday, March 25

12:25-3:20    The Ethics of Agriculture & Food Production: How Religions Respond

Mike McNamara, a Master of Divinity candidate at Union Theological Seminary at Columbia University, speaks to students in the Feit Interdisciplinary Seminar regarding the ethical implications of various agricultural practices and food policies. He offers insight into the ways in which Jewish, Christian, and Islamic denominations address such problems. McNamara’s research concerns Christianity and environmentalism. Newman Vertical Campus, Room 8-190  

1:00   The ALA Bill of Rights

Kenneth Himma, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Seattle Pacific University and prominent writer on information ethics issues, will discuss and debate the ALA (American Library Association) Bill of Rights via web teleconference. 151 E. 25th Street (Newman Library Building), Room 620 

Wednesday, March 26

12:00-1:30   The Zicklin Graduate Leadership Speaker Series

Kenny Moore is the Director of Human Resources and Corporate Ombudsman in the Northeast’s most successful energy company, KeySpan/National Grid. Author of numerous publications and recipient of Notre Dame University’s 2006 Hesburgh Award for his contribution to the field of business ethics, Mr. Moore will share the wisdom he has gained from his experiences as a business leader, former monk, cancer survivor, and spiritual guru.

– Lunch will be served at 12:00pm. Students should dress in business attire (suits, jackets, dresses) and RSVP by March 21 to:  http://events.embark.com/event/baruch/newstudentevents/

151 E. 25th St., Newman Conference Center, Room 750

    

1:30-6:30   The 4th Annual Baruch College Ethics Bowl and the Abraham J. Briloff Prizes in Ethics

This debate competition is open to all undergraduates currently enrolled at Baruch College. Teams compete in a two preliminary debates ending in a finals round. The Ethics Bowl concludes with an awards ceremony in which the winners will receive generous cash prizes. For additional information, please contact Professor Sarah Ryan at 646-660-6744  or  sarah_ryan@baruch.cuny.edu.

151 E. 25th St., Newman Conference Center, Room 750

 

1:30-1:45    Ethics Bowl – Registration and Judge Orientation

2:00-3:00    Ethics Bowl – Preliminary Debate 1

3:15-4:15    Ethics Bowl – Preliminary Debate 2

4:30-5:30    Ethics Bowl – Final Round

5:30             Buffet Dinner

5:45-6:30    Presentation of the Abraham J. Briloff Prizes in Ethics

                    Presentation of the Ethics Bowl Awards

 

Thursday, March 27

6:00-7:00    How to Report on the Rich and the Poor without Invading their Privacy

The Journalism program welcomes David Cay Johnston, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for beat reporting and longtime reporter for The New York Times. He explores a broad array of subject matters including: his investigative techniques, the growing popularity of papers having a beat on the super-rich, the renewed interest in poverty, and privacy issues. Johnston also draws from his new book, Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (and Stick You with the Bill), Penguin Books, 2007. Newman Vertical Campus, Room 14-250

 

Ethics Week is generously supported by the Charles Dreifus Ethics-Across-the-Curriculum Initiative.

Funding for the 4th Annual Ethics Bowl is generously provided by Lawrence M. Chang ’68 and Leigh J. Abrams ‘64.

 

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Some background information on

Ethics Week at Baruch College

Ethics Week was the idea of Prof. Roslyn Bernstein (English), who suggested at the concluding session of the Spring 2003 Seminar, “Ethics Across and Beyond the Curriculum,” that the college set aside one week during which members of the faculty would be encouraged to discuss ethical issues specific to their subjects/disciplines in their classrooms, and departments or programs would invite outside speakers for public presentations.

Ethics Week 2008 was organized by Associate Provost Dennis Slavin (646-660-6504).

See webpages from Ethics Week 2004, Ethics Week 2005, Ethics Week 2006, and Ethics Week 2007. See videos of some of the events of Ethics Week 2006.