2005-06 On-Campus Programs Support Research, Peer-Led Reflection
Hackworth Fellowships
Three Santa Clara University seniors have been selected as 2005-06
Hackworth Fellows at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics.
Andrew Western (economics and political science), Christina
Fialho (English and philosophy), and Maria Miranda (biology)
will be running programs designed to promote ethical reflection
and reflective ethical action among their undergraduate peers.
Last year's Hackworth Fellows studied the ethical dimensions
of SCU student voting behaviors (Elizabeth Simas '05); promoted
business ethics among undergraduate business students (Carmen
Wahlgren '05); and explored the daily moral struggles of Islamic
students at SCU (Jon Heit '05).
The fellowships are supported by a gift from Michael and Joan
Hackworth.
Hackworth Grants
The Hackworths also support research grants for faculty and
students. Spring 2005 grantees were:
Brigid Quigley and Kelsey Whittier, SCU seniors, $2,000 each
to support travel and research on the ethical choices that influence
the delivery of health care in India. Quigley and Whittier traveled
to Mumbai this summer to meet with patients, nurses, doctors,
and public health workers. They will write their senior thesis
on this subject under the direction of Ethics Center scholar
Lawrence Nelson (philosophy).
Allison Fletcher, a student at SCU School of Law, up to $1,000
to cover expenses for research related to a paper called, "To
Criminalize or to Legalize: The Ethical Dilemma of Dealing with
the Health Consequences of Prostitu-tion." Fletcher will
work on the paper with Stephanie Wildman, SCU professor of law.
Aleksandar Zecevic, associate professor of electrical engineering,
$5,000 to support work on a project called, "Science and
Theological Ethics: An Engineering Perspective on Religion."
The project is intended as a unit in a new course on engineering
ethics taught by Zecevic as well as a chapter in a book he is
writing related to the course.
Meir Statman, professor of finance, $5,000 for a project called,
"Fair Trading in Financial Markets Around the World."
The project is a study of perceptions by students and investment
professionals of the rules of fairness in key financial markets
throughout the world.
Student Research Conference
On May 25, the Center sponsored the second annual Student Ethics
Research Confer-ence featuring work by undergraduates.
Out of 12 entries, three papers were chosen for presentation:
o "Faith Seeking Food: Factory Farms and Catholic Social
Teaching," Jesse Ramirez '06 (See article on page 1.)
o "Formulas, Virtues, and the Sage: Reflections on Moral
Wisdom," Mat-thew Spencer '05
o "Phishing: Online Fraud, Security, and Responsibility,"
Kathleen
Ting '05
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