Keynote Address

"Global Ethics"

Peter Singer
Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics
University Center for Human Values
Princeton University

March 1, 2001

"Taking Stock: Practical and Professional Ethics and the Twenty First Century"

Thomas Beauchamp
Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Philosophy
Georgetown University

March 3, 2001

"Emerging Conceptions of Practical Ethics"

Martin Benjamin
Philosophy
Michigan State University

"Emerging Conceptions of Practical Ethics"

James Wallace
Philosophy
University of Illinois

"Emerging Conceptions of Practical Ethics"

John D. Arras
Philosophy
University of Virginia

"Retributive Punishment and Reconciliatory Punishment"

Edward G. Lawry
Philosophy
Oklahoma State University

Human Use of Animals

• "Expanding the Moral Circle, From Racism to Specism"
  Albert G. Mosley, Philosophy, Smith College
• "Ethical Considerations for the Therapeutic Use of Animals"
  Alan M. Beck, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Purdue University
• "The Necessity of Behavioral Research on Animals for Questions of Animal Welfare and Rights"
  Todd M. Freeberg, Audiology and Speech Communication and Biological Sciences, Purdue University
  

• James D. Wallace
  Philosophy, University of Illinois
• Michael S. Pritchard
  Philosophy, Western Michigan University
• Mike W. Martin
  Philosophy, Chapman University

"Recent Perspectives on Health Care Ethics"

• Milton Fisk, Philosophy, Indiana University
• Leonard J. Weber, Philosophy, University of Detroit
• Rosemarie Tong, Philosophy, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

"Teaching Practical and Professional Ethics Across the Curriculum"

Ethics Centers

Session 1: The Role of Publications in the Ethics Center's Life

• Moderator: Vivian Weil
• "Second Opinion: The Challenges of Niche Publications"
  Philip J. Boyle, Park Ridge Center for the Study of Health, Faith and Ethics
• "Sensabilities: Involving the Faculty"
  Michael C. Brannigan, Center for the Study of Ethics, La Roche College
• "Perspectives: Not a Newsletter, But Short, Plain, and to One Point"
  Michael Davis, Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions, Illinois Institute of Technology
• "The Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy: Twenty-Five Years of Research and Publications"
  Verna V. Gehring, Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy

Session 2 - Mistakes and Successes in Running an Ethics Center

• Moderator: Barry Castro, Business Ethics Center, Grand Valley State University
• "Starting from Scratch..."
  Albert C. Pierce, Center for the Study of Professional Military Ethics, U.S. Naval Academy
  
• "The Idea of Reciprocity: The Missing Link in Service Learning"
  Marc Marenco, Pacific Center for the Study of Ethics, Pacific University
  
• "A Matter of Integrity: The Ethics Center Challenge"
  Michael C. Daigneault, Ethics Resource Center
  
• "The Plight of Over-ambitious Programs"
  Richard Mason, Cary M. Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility, Southern Methodist University
  

Session 3: Ethics Centers and Social Activism

• Lisa H. Newton
  "A Center's Commitment to Justice"
• Christopher Meyers
  "Making a Difference: The Activist Role of Ethics Centers"
• Cornelius Buller
  "Educating for Social Action"
• Knut W. Ruyter
  "The Social Role of Research Ethics Committees: From Confidentiality to Initiator of Public Debate and Public Access to Proceedings and Protocols"

Justice and the Ethics Center

• "Teaching Justice and Doing Justice:
  The Very Idea of a Just Institution"
  Joy Gordon, Legal Studies Program, Fairfield University
  
• "Justice for Janitors and for the World: The Catholic Tradition of Social Justice"
  Kevin Cassidy, Peace and Justice Program, Fairfield University
  
• "Justice and Public Health: Teaching Nurses in Bridgeport and Kentucky"
  Suzanne MacAvoy, Nursing, Fairfield University
  
• "Environmental Justice: Making the Campus an Environmental Center"
  Lisa H. Newton, Environmental Studies Program, Fairfield University
  
• "International Initiatives: Links with Latin America and Beyond"
  Walter J. Petry, History, Fairfield University

"Engaging Diverse Communities in Genetics Policy Dialogues"

• Tene N. Hamilton, Tuskegee University National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care
• Leonard M. Fleck, Center for Ethics, Michigan State University