Ethics Center Executive Director Kirk Hanson with Linda and Mike Markkula as they cut the anniversary cake during the 30th Anniversary Celebration on October 24. |
The balloons were up, the anniversary banner flew, the snacks and desserts were delivered...and we were off! The Ethics Center's 30th Anniversary Celebration was a smashing success, with 200 guests attending, including friends and alumni of the Center, Advisory Board members, SCU faculty and administrators, staff and student fellows, and donors. Watch the remarks on Facebook Live View the Photo Album Read More on our 30th Anniversary
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| Former Congressman Tom Campbell addressed the contentiousness of our political process at a talk last month for the Ethics Center. He also discussed the influence of money on campaigns, problems in our primary system, and the importance of electing candidates with a conscience. Watch the Video |
| Hackworth Fellow Miranda Bartosz launched the Ethics Center's first student podcast this fall, focusing on campus ethics issues and featuring interviews with Center staff and SCU faculty and students. In her most recent episode, To Vote or Not to Vote, she interviews SCU Professor Scott LaBarge and former Center Director of Government Ethics and past Santa Clara Mayor Judy Nadler. Listen to the Podcast |
| The Center’s Build.Plant.Grow faith formation program for children is now available for all the Sundays and all the solemnities for all three cycles in the Lectionary of the Catholic Church. Gary Pokory, director of cathechesis and youth ministry for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, comments, “Besides providing a fresh approach to breaking open the readings with children, Build.Plant.Grow. is easy to access, understand, and use.” Read More |
| The Ethics Center welcomes Martin "Marty" Procaccio as new curriculum development manager for the Character Education Program. He will collaborate with the Character Education director on assessing current products, developing new products, and finding new audiences for the Center’s resources. Read More |
| Inspired by attending the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities annual conference in Washington, D.C., Assistant Director of Health Care Ethics Ryan Holmes describes new efforts to embed ethics in medical school courses. "As we think more critically and creatively about when and how to expose students and clinicians to ethics, hopefully ethics education will become a more integral part of medical education," he comments. Read More |
Upcoming Events
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Privacy Around the World
William Room, Benson Center, 6 p.m.
An esteemed group of guest speakers will share their perspectives on privacy in a country or region they know well. A Privacy Lab event co-sponsored by Mozilla, the High Tech Law Institute, and the Ethics Center.
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How Social Media Has Changed Civic Engagement
St. Clare Room, Harrington Learning Commons, 5 p.m.
Join us for a discussion and reception on the role social media has played in this year’s election. Cosponsored by the American Leadership Forum.
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A Future Worth Wanting
Vari Hall Foyer, 5 p.m.
Remarks by Shannon Vallor, professor and chair, SCU Philosophy Department, and Ethics Center faculty scholar, on her new book Technology and the Virtues: A Philosophical Guide to a Future Worth Wanting. She will be signing and selling her book. Event includes a reception.
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Media Mentions
*In an article for Medical Ethics Advisor (AHC Media), Bioethics Director Margaret R. McLean discusses the benefits of the Center's Health Care Ethics Internship program. And in an article for the San Francisco Chronicle, she explores "Martian Morals" and ethical guidelines for consideration in the colonization of Mars.
*In a Sacramento Bee article, the Center's Trust Project is highlighted as a model of establishing trust online in journalism.
*In the Voice of OC, Director of Government Ethics Hana Callaghan comments on the ethical implications of an Orange County employee potentially contributing time toward a political campaign during government work hours. And in an article for Heat Steet, Callaghan comments on the ethical implications of a campaign that spreads potentially misleading information regarding campaign contributions. She also commented on the use of publicly owned tickets to Warriors, Raiders, and A's games by local government officials in a Mercury News article.
For a full list of Ethics Center staff newsmakers, visit Media Mentions.
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