August 15, 2003
First ethics minor graduate walks stage
By Melissa Snarr. As commencement 2003 drew to a close, Travis Wayne Blalock strode across the stage becoming Emory University’s first ethics minor. Majoring in Philosophy, Blalock declared his minor just after the College approved the new minor in the early spring. He was also part of the first tradition of the ethics minor as he was presented with a Center for Ethics Insignia Lapel Pin (golden flame on a blue background) to wear on his graduation regalia. Future ethics minor graduates also will be given pins for graduation to signify their participation in “igniting the moral imagination.”
College faculty were notified of the minor’s approval in late spring and new courses already are being added to the initial list of approved courses. Recent additions include “Ethics of Cloning” in the biology department and “Applied Social Responsibility” taught by the sociology department. Emory’s ethics minor now includes twenty-three courses from ten different departments. Only two other major research universities (Yale and Stanford) have minors in ethics.
For more information about Emory College’s ethics minor see our website or contact Dr. Nick Fotion in Philosophy or EASL director Dr. Edward Queen.
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