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Notable Recent Events

Intern Jess Au '11 (center) introducing herself at the Undergraduate Ethics Symposium

Intern Jess Au '11 (center) introducing herself at the Undergraduate Ethics Symposium

Students listening to a presentation by Chie Abad of Global Exchange

Students listening to a presentation by Chie Abad of Global Exchange

Interns Chrissy Wildt '13 and Sarah Kortebein '12 introducing Chie Abad

Interns Chrissy Wildt '13 and Sarah Kortebein '12 introducing Chie Abad
  • The Prindle Conversations on Life Writing: "The Ethics of Memoirs, Personal Essays and Real-Life Stories" (February 13, March 6,  April 13, April 24, 2012)
    • A Series of conversations with four writers who will speak on how they navigate the issues of ethics and life writing. Speakers include Ian Frazier, Keith Woods, Patricia Raybon, and John Eakin. 
       
  •  The Prindle Conversations on Leadership Ethics:  "The Value and Values of Leadership"
    • A Series of conversations with DePauw alumni and other notable individuals who are excellent leaders in their respective professional fields. The conversations will be with:
      • Reverend Tom Brunkow '61. United Methodist Minister, Mentor, and National Champion Tennis Player (February 20, 2012)
      • Keith Woods, Vice President for Diversity in News and Operations at NPR (National Public Radio) (March 6, 2012)
      • Luke Beasley '10, Teach For America High School English Teacher in Jacksonville, FL (March 20, 2012)
      • Pablo Boada, founder of the nonprofit Quito Eterno in Quito, Equador  (April 4, 2012)
      • Margaret Low Smith, Acting Senior Vice President for News at NPR and formerly NPR Vice President, Programming (April 5, 2012)
      • Judy Edstrom '70 an International Consultant in social development and poverty reduction and Mary Leonard '70, deputy managing editor at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette overseeing the multimedia and digital and social media  (April 12, 2012)
      • Craig M. Mullaney, West Point Graduate and Author of "The Unforgiving Minute: A Soldier's Education" (October 1, 2012)
      • Kimberly Peer, Associate Professor and Athletic Training Education Program Coordinator at Kent State University (November 13-14, 2012)
         
  • Three-day Event on Capital Punishment (February 21-23, 2012)
    • Three day event exploring the ethics of the death penalty. The first day will be a public showing of the movie Green Mile. The second day will be a panel with Dr. Tracey Salisbury, Laura Paul, and Denise Robinson. The final day will be a reflection led by Reverend Bill Breeden.
       
  • Lecture by Nancy Davis and Rob Robinson (March 1, 2012)
    • Nancy Davis and Rob Robinson will talk about their forthcoming book, CLAIMING SOCIETY FOR GOD: RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS AND SOCIAL WELFARE IN EGYPT, ISRAEL, ITALY, AND THE UNITED STATES. The book chronicles how religiously orthodox, “fundamentalist,” movements of Christians, Jews and Muslims around the world have converged on a common strategy to install their religion at the center of society.
       
  • Lecture by Pablo Boada (April 4, 2012)
    • Lecture by Mr. Boada, director of Quito Eterno nonprofit in Ecuador, will be speaking about his impressions of leadership in the U.S. and Ecuador. He will focus on similarities and differences he has viewed in leadership style, transparency, and the relative importance of individual and collaborative leadership styles in different cultures. His talk will also touch on issues of racism in Ecuadorian society. 
       
  • Ethics in Coaching (April 18, 7pm)

    • The event will be an in-depth discussion exploring the array of ethical issues and choices that coaches and players face on an everyday basis. The event will be moderated by Clark Power, professor at Notre Dame and an expert in the field of ‘Sports and Character Education’ and will include a panel consisting of DePauw Varsity coaches. Some of the issues we hope to tackle will be the fine-line of Coach and player relationships, difficult decision-making processes when the consequences may hurt the team, and dealing with off-court issues on a case-by-case basis. The panel will last about one hour, and will allow time for questions from the audience at the end. The panel consists of men’s swimming coach Adam Cohen, men’s soccer coach Brad Hauter, women’s basketball coach Kris Huffman, and DePauw’s new Athletic Director Stevie Baker-Watson.

  • Does Every American Have a Right to Health Care (April 25, 2012)
    • The event, Does every American have a right to healthcare?, will explore ethical implications of whether healthcare is a right for every citizen in the United States. The event will be structured as a discussion or debate between DePauw’s Professor Kerry Pannell, representing the side of privatized healthcare, and IU’s Dr. Robert Stone, representing the single-payer government-run national healthcare system. A moderator will facilitate the discussion with questions probing the ethical implications of both sides. 
       
  • Embodied Knowledge & History (May 1st & 2nd, 2012) 
    • Two-day event on issues of embodied knowledge and oral history. 
    • The first event is a panel of DePauw professors who will discuss manifestations of embodied knowledge in their disciplines and research spheres. Four panelists have been selected: Alejandro Puga, Angela Castaneda, Heather Sloan, Soledad Forcadell, and Christy Holmes.
    • In the second event Alicia Partnoy who was imprisoned during the dirty war in Argentina will testify to her experience and provide an example of the embodied/performative version of history that contrasts with documented accounts.