The Center for Ethics sponsored three evening Community-University Ethics Forums during Spring 2005. These intriguing discussions centered around ethical issues in current events, bringing in panels of experts and encouraging audience participation. Fall 2005 programming TBA. Hard Choices for Loving People: The Schiavo Case and End-of-Life Decisions Monday, April 18, 2005 at 7 p.m. University Center, Room 330 A co-sponsored panel discussion (with Life'e End Institute) Join the community dialogue. Ask questions. Get answers. Listen to what an ethicist, hospice manager, chaplain, physician, neurologist, politician, and end-of-life care advocate have to say about what the Schiavo case has to tell us. For more information, contact Life's End Institute at 406-728-1613 or info@lifes-end.org Whose News? The Impacts of Corporate and Viewpoint Journalism Thursday, April 28, 2005 at 7 p.m. University Center Theatre A co-sponsored lecture (with the Montana Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and the School of Journalism) Gary Gilson, Executive Director of the Minnesota News Council Has objectivity become outdated in American journalism? Has corporate ownership and media consolidation stifled debate? Are certain issues ignored while others given more weight? How has the pressure of the marketplace affected newspapers' ability to cover issues? Do Americans really want news with a point of view? And what does "fair and balanced" really mean today? The Minnesota News Council was formed in 1971 to promote fairness in the news media by giving an outlet for members of the public who feel damaged by a news story. Since then, the council has issued determinations in 120 cases. Gilson, who has directed the council since 1992, will addres the ethical questions raised by the consolidation of broadcast media, the increasing financial pressure on print media, and the effect of media outlets that make no effort to hide their political or social agendas. Ethics & Biotechnology: Lessons from Frankenstein Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at 7 p.m. Broadway Building Conference Center, St. Patrick Hospital A co-sponsored lecture (with Institute of Medicine and Humanities) Gregory Fowler, Ph.D, Executive Director & Co-Founder of GeneForum (Portland, OR) Gregory Fowler is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of GeneForum, an Oregon based nonprofit organization dedicated to "enhancing public understanding, promoting civic discourse and informing genetic policy through the measurement and monitoring of public values." GeneForum represents the personal culmination of over a decade of engagement on issues at the nexus of science and society. In his roles as Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Adjunct Professor of University Studies at Portland State University, and a Chautauqua Scholar for the Oregon Council for the Humanities, he lectures and writes on the subjects of science education, the societal implications of science and technology, and participatory democracy. He received his Ph.D. from Brown University. Archives... Montana’s Teenage Parents: A Community’s Response Tuesday, March 30, 2004 at 7 p.m. Missoula Public Library, conference room A panel discussion with Gypsie Ray, Executive Director, Mountain Home Montana Lois Reimers, Instructor/Director of Missoula County Public School's Young Family Program Brett Gordon, Juvenile Parole Officer with the Department of Corrections Jennifer Carter, County Director of the Missoula County Office of Public Assistance Rosie Buzzas, Representative to the Montana State Legislature, District 65 (Missoula County) Moderated by Mark Hanson, Interim Director, Practical Ethics Center Co-sponsored by Missoula Adolescent Pregnancy, Parenting and Prevention Services (MAPPPS) War and Terrorism in the 21st Century: How We Can Deal with Those Ready to Die for a Cause Monday, December 1, 2003 at 7 p.m. Gallagher Business Building, Room 106 A panel discussion with Albert Pierce, Director, Center for the Study of Professional Military Ethics, U.S. Naval Academy Richard Drake, UM Professor of History Deni Elliott, Director, Practical Ethics Center Moderated by Mark Hanson, Associate Director, Practical Ethics Center Democracy at Risk: A Conversation on Media, Government, and the Role of Citizens Tuesday, November 11, 2003 at 7 p.m. Gallagher Business Building, Room 106 A panel discussion with Deni Elliott, Director, Practical Ethics Center Clem Work, School of Journalism Richard Manning, writer and journalist Co-sponsored by the School of Journalism, Jeannette Rankin Peace Center, and Missoula League of Women Voters Environmental Ethics Institute Online Courses Newsletter Radio Essays (Commentaries)