Join us for the 2021 MSU Ethics Symposium
October 14, 2021
Join us for the 2021 MSU Ethics Symposium
October 14, 2021
8:00am – 6:00pm
Attendees can participate in-person or virtually
Lunch will be provided | Reception to follow
The Ethics Symposium was made possible by the Farrehi Family Foundation.
Registration at Maximum Capacity and is Now Closed
For questions, please reach out to the Ethics Symposium Committee Co-Chairs.
About the Institute
We are proposing to establish an MSU Ethics Institute where leading-edge research in ethical theory will shape global ethical practice; knowledge of ethical practices will inform the further development of theory. In addition to catalyzing research in ethical theory and its applied practice, the Institute also aims to facilitate transformative classroom experiences and opportunities for students to discover the norms and values that will guide their careers and lives, and advance community-engaged outreach activities. The goal of the Institute would be to enhance the synergies of MSU’s ongoing work in applied ethics and expand the interdisciplinary collaborations across colleges and units. In addition, the Institute is expected to play a role in helping build and nurture MSUs ethical core. Overall, these will facilitate development of deep transdisciplinary expertise in related to global ethics and social justice and contribute to MSU’s mission of advancing knowledge and transforming lives.
Explore Opportunities to Advance a Major Initiative in Ethics
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Be a catalyst for research in ethical theory and its applied practice.
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Identify values that will transformative learning experiences for students.
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Nurture understanding of ethical challenges across the globe through the study, teaching, and practice of ethics.
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Advance community-engaged activities that bring ethics intentionally into public life.
About the Event
The MSU Ethics Symposium on October 14, 2021 will further this goal. There will be two featured speakers. Anita Allen will discuss how interdisciplinary outreach, practice, and pedagogy come together. Kirk O. Hanson will discuss how centers and institutes are created to work collaboratively. Both will discuss the philosophical and practical dimensions of the functioning of such an Institute
Each keynote speaker will be followed by a focus group of faculties who are interested in the various issues of outreach, research, practice, and pedagogy.
Keynote Speakers
Anita L. Allen, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania
Internationally renowned as an expert on philosophical dimensions of privacy and data protection law, ethics, bioethics, legal philosophy, women’s rights, and diversity in higher education.
Kirk O. Hanson
Santa Clara University
Senior fellow of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University and former executive director of the Center. His current research interests include the design of corporate ethics programs and the responsibilities of boards for the ethical culture of organizations.
Featured MSU Speakers
President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D.
Provost Teresa K. Woodruff, Ph.D.
Dean Linda Sheryl Greene, J.D.
College of Law
Dean Christopher P. Long, Ph.D.
College of Arts & Letters Honors College
Agenda
7:30 AM
Continental Breakfast/Registration
8:00 AM
Welcome by Broad College of Business Dean
Remarks by MSU President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D.
Remarks by College of Arts & Letters / MSU Honors College Dean Christopher Long
Overview of the Day by College of Law Associate Dean Jennifer Carter Johnson
Welcome and Introduction of Professor Anita Allen by College of Law Dean Linda Sheryl Greene
8:15 AM
Keynote Speaker: Anita Allen, Ph.D.
9:45 AM
Break
10:00 AM
Faculty Breakout Session 1
11:30 AM
Sharing Outcomes from Session 1 Breakout Groups
12:15 PM
Lunch
1:15 PM
Keynote Speaker: Kirk O. Hanson
2:40 PM
Break
2:50 PM
Faculty Breakout Session 2
4:00 PM
Sharing Outcomes From Session 2 Breakout Groups
4:45 PM
Conversations with Anita Allen and Kirk Hanson
5:45 PM
Introduction of Provost Woodruff by Dean Christopher Long
Closing Remarks: Provost Woodruff, Ph.D.
Next steps by Broad College of Business Dean
6:00 PM
Reception for Attendees
Why Attend?
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Meet others who are interested and engaged in research, education, and outreach in ethics.
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To participate in breakout sessions that will respond to prompts that will inform MSU’s strategic plan for an Institute for Global Ethics in Theory & Practice.
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Opportunity to be an early participant in an important MSU initiative.
The future of this Institute and bold vision depends on faculty engagement!
Together, we will be addressing past ethical issues at MSU, recognizing where we are in the present, and how we can create an MSU Institute for Global Ethics in Theory & Practice for the future. Your involvement is crucial on how this Institute will engage all ethics parameters across MSU in both theory and practice.
Attendees can participate in-person or virtually. COVID-19 protocols will be in place on campus.
Registration at Maximum Capacity and is Now Closed
For questions, please reach out to the Ethics Symposium Committee Co-Chairs.
Post Symposium Feedback
Ethics Inventory Survey
We are assembling an inventory of the ways that we are engaging ethical work at MSU through our curriculum, research, creative activity, administration, and other aspects of campus life.
This will guide our strategic plan for developing a world class Ethics Institute that meets the needs of faculty, staff, administrators, and students.
Submissions Due by December 9, 2021
Ethics Symposium Committee
Co-Chairs
Sriram Narayanan
Kesseler Family Endowed Faculty Fellowship in Supply Chain Management
Broad College of Business
Members
David S. Favre
Professor of Law & The Nancy Heathcote Professor of Property and Animal Law
College of Law
Michael O’Rourke
Professor of Philosophy
Faculty, AgBioResearch
Director, Center for Interdisciplinary
College of Arts & Letters
Frank Ravitch
Professor of Law & Walter H. Stowers Chair of Law and Religion
College of Law
Ann Sheehan
Assistant Professor
Interim Director of Faculty Practice
College of Nursing
Janice Swanson
Professor
Director of Animal Behavior and Welfare
College of Agriculture & Natural Resources
Sean Valles
Director, Center for Bioethics & Social Justice
Associate Professor
Department of Philosophy, College of Arts & Letters
Lyman Briggs College