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Pandemic Ethics Dashboard

June 16, 2020

We were lucky to get a preview of Dr. Jim Thomas’s (UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health) Pandemic Ethics Dashboard at his virtual Ethics Around the Table conversation in April, but we’re even more excited to share the updated … Read more

2020 Celebration & Poster Show

April 22, 2020

Celebration & Poster Show Each Spring, the Parr Center recognizes and bids farewell to Graduating Seniors and International Students. On Thursday, April 23rd, 2020 at 5:30PM EDT the Parr Center held their Celebration & Poster Show over Zoom.   [iconheading … Read more

Staff Retreat

January 15, 2020

The Parr Center Staff took to the garden for their second annual Beginning of the Year Staff Retreat. We traveled to UNC’s Botanical Gardens which inspired ideas and strategic plans for growth within our beloved Center. With two new members … Read more

Fellow Thanksgiving

January 15, 2020

Undergrads and Grad Fellows gathered in Caldwell Hall library and mailroom to celebrate friendship and their hard work. We are grateful for all of our Fellows! The meal was a collection of homemade treats and catered delicacies. Laughter was roaring … Read more

Spooktacular Event

January 15, 2020

The Carolina Forum for Ethics, UNC’s first and only Undergradaute club dedicated to exploring and discussing Ethics, were inspired by the age and innate creepiness of Caldwell Hall and decided to decorate for Halloween! Many spider webs (some real, some … Read more

2019-2020 Fellow Retreat

January 15, 2020

The 2019-2020 members of the Parr Center Fellowship went on a retreat with the UNC Ropes Course for a time of team building, on-boarding, and plenty of fun!   The on-boarding included a portion within Caldwell Hall to go over … Read more

Eating Ethically

January 15, 2020

Carolina Forum for Ethics held their Second Event of the Year titled “Eating Ethically”directly before the Thanksgiving holiday. Speakers included UNC Philosophy PhD students: Brielle Balance, Francesco Nappo, and Si-Hua Change, as well as Dr. Stephen Puryear from North Carolina … Read more

Halloween Shenanigans

January 15, 2020

The Parr Center was in rare form this Halloween as the staff dressed up as Scooby Doo characters. By the end of the day, we produced a spoof of the Scooby Doo Theme Song. Click here to watch the video! … Read more

Pumpkin Carving Contest

January 15, 2020

Given the theme “Ghastly”, each Undergraduate Fellow team was tasked in carving a pumpkin they believe most embodied this word. The Philosophy department voted and the top three pumpkins were announced! Congratulations to all participants! 1st Place: Debt Devil by … Read more

2019-2020 Graduate Fellows

January 15, 2020

This year there were new requirements to become a Parr Center Graduate Fellow, yet this year the program experienced more growth than ever before! The Parr Center is proud to induct these students into this year’s 2019-2020 Graduate Fellowship! Karl … Read more