Most recent events are at the top, scroll down for events further in the past.
David Keith, Director ISEEE Energy and Environmental Systems Group, University of Calgary
Thursday, November 5th, 7 pm, GBB 123
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Mark Hanson, Ph.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Health Profession at The College of Technology & Lecturer in Liberal Studies, UM
Scott Crichton, Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Montana
Con Kelly, Ph.D., JD, Ethicist & Program Consultant for Centura Health
Monday, November 9th, 7 pm, GGB 123
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Christopher Preston, Fellow, Center for Ethics & Associate Professor of Philosophy, UM
Dane Scott, Director, Center for Ethics & Associate Professor, Department of Society and Conservation, UM
Wednesday, December 2nd, 12:10-1 pm, UC 330
TASET with Deni Elliott
A Conference on Civil Discourse
Bitterroot River Inn Conference Room
Thursday, April 23, 2009 - 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Sponsored by Humanities Montana www.bitterrootvalleychamber.com
Bradley Clough, Liberal Studies (Asian Religions) "Hinduism's 'Eternal Virtues' and Contemporary Problems"
Justin Whitaker, The Center for Ethics and the University of London: "Buddhist Meditation as a Moral Activity"
Kathryn Shanley, Native American Studies: "Indigenous 'Mapping' of North American Indian Rights in the 21st Century."
Sponsored by the Center for Ethics with partners:
College of Health Professions and Biomedical Sciences & The Institute of Medicine and Humanities
Following the backlash against HMOs and other forms of managed care insurance, health care public policy has embraced the idea of "consumer-driven" health care, in the form of insurance with high deductibles and other forms of increased cost-sharing by patients. This shift in focus on the patient as the primary decision making in medical resource allocation raises a host of new, or old-but-newly-relevant, ethics and policy issues, including: What professional obligations do physicians have to help patients conserve their own money? What should doctors and hospitals do when patients don't pay their medical bills? Who is at fault if a patient opts for less effective treatment to save money and then things don't go well?
Matthew Strohl, UM Philosophy Department: "Pleasure: Lessons from Aristotle"
Laure Pengelly Drake, Davidson Honors College
"Bodies on the Wheel": The Role of Religion in the Early New Left
University Center Alumni Board Room, (3rd floor, south end)
Dane Scott,The Center for Ethics
"IT'S JUST BUSINESS: Cynicism, Culture and Character"
University Center Room 331 (3rd floor, south end)
Sharon Barrett,The School of Journalism
"Ask Me No Questions" - A look at how and why political candidates lie, and what the news media do or don't do about it.
University Center Alumni Board Room
David Webster, The University of Gloucestershire, England
"Ethics Beyond the Classroom"
University Center Room 331
With UM Religious Studies Professor Bradley Clough and others on:
"What does Buddhist Studies teach us about the nature of religion?"
Liberal Arts room 146 (the seminar room in the hallway with the offices, east side of the building)
At the UM Philosophy Forum: “Kusala: Ethics as ‘craft’ from a Buddhist Perspective.”
Yves Idzerda: A Primer on the Promise and Pitfalls of Nanotechnology
Physics
Wiley Award for Research (2003)
Dean of Letters and Science Award for Meritorious Research (2004)
Montana State University
Daniel Fagre: Communicating Climate Science
Geology
Research Ecologist, USGS Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center
Dick Barrett: Efficiency vs. Equity: Economic Considerations in the Science Debates
Economics
Trade, Development, Environmental Economics, and Macroeconomics
Professor Emiritus
The University of Montana
Visit Dick Barret's Website
A talk by acclaimed environmental thinker Karen Warren: "Gender, Class, and Environmental Health – for Humans, Earth Others and the Land, an Ecofeminist Perspective", GBB 123
Roundtable: Climate & the Presidential Candidates, featuring Dick Barrett, Andrew Light, Juliet Eilperin, Mark Phillips and Jim DiPeso; GBB 123
Award-winning journalist and author Dick Manning discusses , "Bio-tech Directs us to the Wild Side: How genetic information and bio-tech's tools can re-write 10,000 years of failed human history"; The PEAS Farm
This event was held: Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 7:30pm to 8:00pm Dell Brown Room, Turner Hall
July 30 - August 9
2007 Environmental Ethics Institute Events:
As in 2006, we organized a series of stimulating evening lectures featuring the professors from our courses along with local and regional experts in fields relating to Environmental Ethics. These lectures were free and open to the public and drew an engaging and thoughtful audience of community members, The University of Montana students, and students who traveled from across the country to attend our Environmental Ethics Institute courses.
Elouise Cobell, Executive Director of the Native American Community Development Corporation
The Ethics of "Cobell v. Kempthorne"
Eloise Cobell is a Blackfeet Indian from Browning, Montana. She is the Executive Director of the Native American Community Development Corporation and the lead plaintiff in a multi-billion dollar lawsuit against the United States Government Bureau of Indian Affairs. Her work has earned her numerous other honors over the years as well, including the 2005 Cultural Freedom Fellowship, an AARP 2007 Impact Award, and more. Her story, and that of the lawsuit, have been featured in national publications such as Mother Jones and Parade. Further bibliographical information can be found here (.pdf).
Co-sponsored by the Davidson Honors College.
from 12:10 to 1 p.m. in The Dell Brown Room of Turner Hall
Jeffrey Greene, UM Political Science Professor
“Public Affairs and Ethics”
Dr. Greene has worked extensively on the effects of privitization on states and municipalities. He is originally from North Carolina and has been in Montana for over a decade now teaching at The University of Montana and working regularly with the issues of the Montana State Budget.
from 12:10 to 1 p.m. in, Gallagher Business Building Room 119.
Ann Mary Dussault, Missoula County CAO
“Ethics and Government”
from 12:10 to 1 p.m. in, Gallagher Business Building Room 119.
Dell Brown Room, Turner Hall - The University of Montana, 7:00 pm
Albert Borgmann and guests discussed his philosophy and new book. Real American Ethics focuses on the role each of us has in creating and taking responsibility for American values.
Guests:
Bridget Clarke, Philosophy Professor, UM
Dan Spencer, Environmental Studies Professor, UM
Jason Wiener, Missoula Freelance writer with an MA in Philosophy from UM
Co-sponsored by the UM Department of Philosophy
“Service and Leadership”
Mayor John Engen became Missoula's fiftieth mayor on January 3, 2006. He is a native Missioulian and holds a bachelors degree in Journalism from UM. He has made his living in Missoula writing and editing for the Missoulian newspaper as well as working in retail and advertising. He has a long career of community involvement, volunteer activities and leadership. Click here for further biographical information.
from 12:10 to 1 p.m. in Gallagher Business Building Room 119.
We cosponsored “Defending Mohammad: Reflections on the 1st World Trade Center Bombing Trial." with Rob Precht
4:30pm, Rm 202 in the Law School. (click here for a review of his book)
North Ballroom, University Center, 7:00 pm
Co-sponsored by ASUM
Join UM President George Dennison, ASUM Student Body President Andrea Helling and members of the UM faculty to discuss the proposed campus-wide ethics code.
12:10-1pm Gallagher Business Building room L09.
Paul Lauren is first Regents Professor ever named by The University of Montana. He is an internationally-recognized authority on diplomacy, international relations, and human rights. Professor Lauren has written many books on these subjects, been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize, and delivered invited addresses around the world and before the United Nations. He also served as the founding director of the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center at The University of Montana and as the Mansfield Professor of Ethics and Public Affairs.
Faith-Based Initiatives and the Quest for Social Justice
Paul Miller is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at The University of Montana. His teaching and research have focused on the areas of poverty, public policy, and community. Since the passage of the 1996 Welfare Reform Act, he has completed several studies of the faith-based initiatives in Montana.
12:10-1pm in Gallagher Business Building room L09.
12:10-1pm in Gallagher Business Building room L09.
Lou Ann has been a Missoula City Council member for the last ten years. She has helped establish Hospice of Missoula and has worked as Administrator of the Organic Farm Certification Association of Montana. Through her work with the City Council she has become involved with Garden City Harvest, Missoula's Farmers Market, Community Food and Agriculture Coalition and a host of other community organizations.
12:10-1pm in Gallagher Business Building room L09.
Stuart has been a leader in creating models of how developers can make money while improving the land and the communities where they are working. He has a deep reverence for Montana's rivers and mountains and his work has always focused on discovering and protecting the essential qualities of the land.
12:10-1pm in Gallagher Business Building room GBB 119
Tracy holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Studies from the University of Montana. She has served as a board member of the Clark Fork Coalition and now leads it as the executive director. She is the founding editor of HeadWaterNews.org and has launched a community program in Astoria, OR, for Ecotrust, an organization that is searching for ways to blend conservation and economic development.
Director, International Programs,
The University of Montana
Covering Islam: Why Are We so Ignorant
About the Islamic World?
Program Director, Accounting
UM College of Technology
Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting: Sustainability Driven Innovation and the Triple Bottom Line
President, Common Quest Mediation
Founding Member, Community Circles
Ethics of Community Justice Initiatives
Professor, Economics
The University of Montana
A Responsible State Energy Policy
Food Policy Council
Montana Food Bank Network
Who is Hungry in Montana and Why
Special Assistant to the Provost,
Hydrogen Project & COT New Campus Project,
The University of Montana
The Energy Paradigm: An Ethical Conundrum
