EVENTS: Fall 2006

Saturday, November 18th, 2006
The Southeast Regional Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl at the University of South Florida at St. Petersburg. A team of undergraduate students from UNC-Chapel Hill compete in this day-long event. Click on the link to discover what the Ethics Bowl is all about. Co-sponsored with the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Wednesday, November 15th, 2006
Public Lecture: "Choosing Civility: Considerate Conduct in the Modern World" featuring Dr. PM Forni, professor at Johns Hopkins University, and Director of the Johns Hopkins Civility Project. Dr. Forni's lecture is largely based on his book, "Choosing Civility: The Twenty-Five Rules of Considerate Conduct." Dr. Forni has spent the last few years researching the place of civility in the modern world and looking at manners and politeness as time-proven ways to develop and sustain interpersonal relationships. His lecture focuses on the connections among civility, ethics and quality of life. This event is sponsored in part by Carolina’s Honor System, the Parr Center for Ethics, Student Congress, and the Graduate and Professional Student Federation. For more information, please contact hsoc@unc.edu. Reception and book signing to follow. Location: Hanes Art Center Auditorium, 7:30 pm.

Tuesday, November 14th, 2006
Ethics and Leadership Workshop with Dr. Terry Price. Student leaders gather over lunch to discuss the challenges facing ethical decision making on Carolina’s campus and beyond. Terry Price, Visiting Associate Professor of Leadership Studies from the University of Richmond and UNC Parr Center for Ethics Fellow, will present and facilitate the discussion. Interested in attending? Email hsoc@unc.edu. Location: Student Union 2510, 12:30 pm.

Monday, November 13th, 2006
"Personal Faith and Conscience: How, When, Where and With Whom Can We Speak Our Minds on a Public University Campus?" A Difficult Dialogues forum held in partnership with the Parr Center for Ethics focusing on religious pluralism and academic freedom. A total of 22 faculty, staff, graduate students and undergrads participate in discussing scenarios that have generated controversy over the past several years. The forum is moderated by DDI co-principal investigator and law school professor Judith Wegner.

Wednesday, November 8th, 2006
"Ethics & Integrity: A Game Plan for Success," featuring Parr Center Director, Dr. Jan Boxill. Dr. Boxill speaks as part of the Sandhills Mental Health Facility Employee Appreciation Day Luncheon in Southern Pines, NC.

Wednesday, October 25th, 2006
"Ethical Decision Making," featuring Parr Center Director, Dr. Jan Boxill. Dr. Boxill speaks as part of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce's Leadership 2006 series.

Saturday, October 21st, 2006
"Ethics in a Pandemic" presented by Parr Center Fellow, Dr. James C. Thomas, Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Director, Program in Public Health Ethics. Dr. Thomas will be speaking as part of the Adventures In Ideas seminar, “Gold Cannot Buy You Health”: Pandemics, Past and Present. Click on the link to find out more about the seminar.

Tuesday, October 17th, 2006
Public Lecture, "Global Warming: What Should We Do About Fossil Fuel CO2?" Featuring Dr. Wallace Broecker. Dr. Broecker, Newberry Professor at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (Columbia University) is most widely known for discovering the great ocean conveyor, and for his work on abrupt climate change. Much of his work focuses on the role of the oceans in climate change. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and the recipient of numerous distinguished awards, including the National Medal of Science in 1996, for his "pioneering contributions to the understanding of the circulation of the oceans, global carbon cycle, and the record of global climate changes." Location: Carroll Hall Auditorium, 7 pm.

Friday & Saturday, October 13-14th, 2006
Moral Philosophy: An Introduction to Kant and Mill presented by Dr. Geoffrey Sayre-McCord. Click on the link to find out more about the seminar. Co-sponsored with Adventures In Ideas.

Thursday, October 12th, 2006
The 2006 Smith P. Theimann, Jr. Distinguished Professorship Lecture, "Ethical Action in Challenging Times." Presented by Dr. Kimberly Strom-Gottfried, professor at the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Social Work where she teaches in the areas of direct practice, communities and organizations, and human resource management. Dr. Strom-Gottfried is an Ethics Fellow with the UNC Institute on the Arts and Humanities. She is the former chair of the National Association of Social Workers' National Committee on Inquiry and is active in training, consultation and research on ethics. Location: Tate-Turner-Kuralt Building Auditorium, 5:30 pm.

Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006
Public Lecture, "African Diaspora Lecture featuring Dr. Fatimah Jackson. " Dr. Fatimah Jackson, professor of applied biological anthropology at the University of Maryland, and a leading researcher on bioethics, genomics, and DNA testing in African-American communities presents a lecture concerning the ethical implications of DNA and genomics research for African-Americans, particularly the use of DNA to trace African ancestry. Co-sponsored with the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Location: Sonja Haynes Stone Center, Hitchcock Multipurpose Room, 7 pm.

Friday-Sunday, September 29th-October 1st, 2006
Philosophy, Film, & Fiction Working Group, “Understanding Love Through Philosophy, Film, and Fiction,” with the primary aim to explore ways in which scholars from different disciplines and backgrounds can collectively contribute to the interpretation of literature and film, and through literature and film, to an understanding human experience. Sponsored by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Department of Philosophy at UNC Chapel Hill, and the Parr Center for Ethics.

Monday, September 25th, 2006
Public Lecture, "Ought," presented by Dr. John Broome of Oxford University. Dr. Broome argues that the central normative concept is 'ought' rather than a reason, and that 'ought' is a single and unanalyzable concept. Co-sponsored with the Department of Philosophy. Location: Caldwell Hall 213, 1 pm.

Wednesday, September 20th, 2006
Public Lecture, "The Challenges of Ethics in Sports". Ethics in sports is a topic with universal appeal. Never has this been truer than today when the media spotlight is turned on ethics in sports on a daily basis. Sports are designed to develop self respect and respect for others through empathy, integrity and sportsmanship. The Parr Center for Ethics, Department of Athletics, UNC Sport Clubs, Department of Exercise and Sport Science, Department of Philosophy and the Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs sponsor a two-hour public discussion on the ethics of competition in sports. This event is free and open to the public. Location: Fetzer Gym 109, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, September 16th, 2006
"Finding the Genome: Community Genetics Forum 2006" is a second day-long conference held at the North Carolina School of Science and Math in Durham. Representives from project partner groups and communities will come together with speakers from the previous day's colloquium for conversation and exchange about community interests and concerns about genetic research. For more information about this event and to register go to: http://genomics.unc.edu/cgf.

Friday, September 15th, 2006
"Finding the Genome: Group Interests in Genetic Research and Testing" is a day-long colloquium on the UNC Campus. Plenary speakers include Francis Collins, Director of the National Human Genome Research Institute; Debra Harry, Executive Director of the Indigenous Peoples Council on Biocolonialism; and Dena Davis, Professor of Law, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. For more information about this event and to register go to: http://genomics.unc.edu/cgf.

Saturday, September 9th, 2006
Public Film and Discussion Series, presenting "Gattaca." Part of the Community Genetics Forum 2006, this film and discussion series explores the moral questions, dilemmas and controversies that accompany scientific advances in the field of genetics. Location: Durham County Main Library, 2 pm.