ethics news & views: Calendar of Events Fall 2000

September 01, 2000

Calendar of Events Fall 2000

___october
Friday, October 6, 1pm
Public lecture and workshop, "Reconciling Science & Religion: A South African's Personal & Professional Journey," Dr. George Ellis, University of Capetown. Cox Hall, Rooms 1& 2. Please RSVP to (404) 727-1179 or chunte2@emory.edu.

Tuesday, October 10, Noon
Public lecture, "Protecting Human Participants in Research: Implementing Core Values," Dr. Majorie Speers, Senior Consultant, National Advisory Bioethics Commission, National Institutes of Health. Winship Ballroom, Dobbs University Center, 605 Asbury Circle.

Thursday, October 12, 4-6pm
Goizueta Business School Auditorium. Mr. Jan Leschly, CEO of Care Capital, former CEO of SmithKline Beecham, will speak at the Annual Goizueta Global Perspectives Distinguished Lecture. His speech is entitled: "The Genetic Code of The Human Life is Cracked: Reconciling the Ethical, Social and Legal Issues." Partner: Emory Ethics Center.

Monday, October 30, 4pm
Public lecture, "The Wrongs & Rights of Religion in Politics," Dr. Stephen Carter, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law, Yale University Law School. Author of Culture of Disbelief, Carter will explore the topic of his newest book, God's Name in Vain. Book signing to follow. White Hall, Room 208.

___november
Thursday, November 2
HCECG Southwest Regional Meeting. "From Theory to Outcomes: Evaluating the Ethics Consultation Process & Its Consequences," John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital, Thomasville, Georgia. For more information, please call (404) 727-1242.

___december
Tuesday, December 12, 6pm
Annual Holiday Party for Ethics Staff, Advisors, Collegium Members, and members of the Friends of the Center for Ethics Group (Gold, Platinum, and Benefactors). Emory Alumni House, 849 Houston Mill Road. By invitation. RSVP to (404) 727-1179 or chunte2@emory.edu.

___january
January 15-19
Martin Luther King, Jr. Week. For a complete list of King Week events, visit the Emory Calendar at www.events.cc.emory.edu. January 25-28 Reconciliation Symposium (see article, p7). For more information, visit the Symposium website.

Friday, January 26, 3:15
Panel discussion, "Reconciliation & the Environment." Peggy Bartlett, Panel Organizer. Dr. David Orr, Professor and Chair of the Environmental Studies Program at Oberlin College, speaker. Location TBA.

Saturday, January 27
Panel discussion, "Commercialization of the Academy." Donald Stein, Panel Organizer. Dr. Eyal Press, co-author of the Atlantic Monthly article, "The Kept University." Dr. David Blake, Professor James Fowler, and Professor Lanny Leibeskind, respondents. Time and location TBA.

___february
Thursday, February 15, 3pm and 8pm
Workshop (3pm) and Lecture (8pm), Jedediah Purdy, author of For Common Things: Irony, Trust and Commitment in America Today.

___march
Thursday, March 23, 9am-6:30pm
"WorkPlace of the Future " Symposium sponsored by The Goizueta Business School partnering with The Center for Ethics and the Women's Center of Emory University.

8:15 - 9:00 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Keynote address by Jim Blanchard, Chairman and CEO, Synovus.
10:45 - 12:15 p.m. Session I
12:15 - 1:30 p.m. Networking Lunch
1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Session II
3:15 - 4:45 p.m. Session III
5:00 - 6:30 p.m. Awards Ceremony and Reception

Mr. Jim Blanchard, Keynote Speaker, will speak on the topic: "What it takes to be a Great Company to Work For: Reconciling Work and Life, Spirit and Community." The panel discussions will provide cutting-edge speakers, research, and discussion on topics representing the Three Pillars of importance to the workplace of the new

[ Posted by Chance Hunter at September 1, 2000 11:40 PM |