EVENTS

Thursday, August 28th, 2008
Parr Center for Ethics Fellows Luncheon. Fellows interested in attending: please contact lancew@unc.edu. Location: Hyde Hall, 12:00pm.

Saturday, September 13th, 2008
Ethics in the Professions Series Symposium, "Torture and Interrogation." This symposium will examine the ethical issues raised by the current methods of interrogation as practiced by the U.S. government. The program will include dramatic reenactments of interrogation. Co-sponsored with the Department of Philosophy.

Friday-Saturday, October 3-4th, 2008
Ethics in the Professions Series Workshop, "Professional Ethics in Law."  The Parr Center will develop a program as part of the Annual Fall Gathering for Law Professionals, sponsored by Investors Title Insurance Company.  Co-sponsored with the Whaley Family Foundation.

Monday, October 6th, 2008
Ethics in the Professions Series, "Ethics in the Workplace." Offered through UNC Human Resources' Training and Development Department, this course is an introduction to ethical decision making. Whether in the classroom, the office, or at home, we all have to make decisions that have important ethical implications. The goal of this course is to help participants learn how to identify ethical issues, think about them productively, and arrive at ethically sound decisions. To meet those objectives, participants will learn some introductory ethical theory that will provide a philosophical framework for exploring ethical questions. Then, using a number of real case studies, including participants’ own experiences, we will apply the philosophical framework to the situations in hopes of uncovering and resolving the relevant ethical conflicts. Participants will leave the course prepared to share their skills in ethical decision making with their colleagues.

Saturday, November 15th, 2007
Mid-Atlantic Regional Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl Competition at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Combining the excitement and fun of a competitive tournament with a valuable educational experience for undergraduate students in a day-long event, the Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl is widely recognized by educators and received the American Philosophical Association & Philosophy Documentation Center's 2006 prize for Excellence and Innovation in Philosophy Programs. The format, rules, and procedures of the competition all have been developed to model widely acknowledged best methods of reasoning in practical and professional ethics.

Fall 2008
Ethics in the Professions Series Workshop, "Genetic Enhancement." This workshop will examine the ethical issues raised by advances in cellular and molecular research and the prospective possibilites for transforming the human body.

Fall 2008
Public Discussion, "Same-Sex Marriage/Civil Unions."  This event is coordinated in conjunction with UNC’s first year student summer reading book selection, "Covering: The Hidden Assault on Our Civil Rights" by Kenji Yoshino.

February 2009
Ethics in the Professions Series Workshop, "Professional Ethics in Law."  The Parr Center will sponsor a CLE credit program as part of the Annual Festival of Legal Learning at UNC School of Law.

Spring 2009
Ethics in the Professions Series Public Discussion, "Faith in an Evolving World."  The Parr Center will sponsor a program that explores the conflicts between religion and secularism in the public sphere.