15th International Conference on Ethics Across the Curriculum
Conscience, Character, and Culture Oregon State University
Wednesday, October 2
6:00 pm
Executive Committee Meeting: Weyerhauser Room
Thursday, October 3
8:00 am
Continental Breakfast and Registration: Agricultural Science Room
9:30 am
SEAC Welcome: Stephen Scales, Stephanie Jenkins, Courtney Campbell
Host Announcements
10:00 am
OSU Welcome: Rick Spinrad, Vice President for Research, Oregon State University
10:15-11:00 am
Concurrent Session 1
Agricultural Science Room
Moderator: Allen Thompson
Dan Wueste, “Vulnerability, Preventability, and Responsibility: Exploring Some Normative Implications of the Human Condition”
Wells Fargo Room
Moderator: Peggy Vandenberg
Shane Ralston, “Teaching the Ethics of Whistleblowing in the Post-Sandusky Era”
Weyerhauser Room
Moderator: Kathleen Burke
John Uglietta, “It’s All About Me: The Role of Conscience in the Revelation of Self”
11:00-11:15 am
Refreshment Break (outside Agricultural Science)
11:15-12:45 pm
Concurrent Session 2
Agricultural Science Room
Moderator: Jon Uglietta
Jonathan Beever, “Reflexive Principlism in an Online Context”
Cliff Guthrie, “Employing Conscience Online: From Hactivism to Opting Out”
Wells Fargo Room
Moderator: Kelly C. Smith
Jeramy Gee, “Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide?: Remarks on the Authority of Conscience”
Peggy Vandenberg, “Joseph Butler on Conscience and Self-Love”
Weyerhauser Room
Moderator: Charles J. List
Edward Bace, “Innovative Approaches to Teaching Ethics: Finance, Investment, MBAs”
Amy Ihlan, “Conscience and Character in Leadership Ethics”
12:45-1:30 pm
Lunch, Agricultural Science Room
1:30-3:00 pm
Concurrent Session 3
Agricultural Science Room
Moderator: Wade Robison
Charles J. List, “Building an Ecological Conscience”
Rich Wilson, “Conscience and the Environment of the Future”
Wells Fargo Room
Moderator: Ruth Porritt
Kitrina Carlson, “Promoting an Inclusive Excellence Ethics in a First-Year Seminar”
Marlann Patterson, “Methods for Teaching Ethical Deliberation to Science Majors”
Weyerhauser Room
Moderator: Stephen Satris
Jared Hibbard-Swanson, “Ethical Mentorship in the Academy: Ancient Traditions and Modern Possibilities”
Kimberly Peer, “Developing Character Through Ethical Deliberation: The ‘Five Minds for the Future’ Perspective”
3:00-3:15 pm
Refreshment Break (outside Agricultural Science)
3:15-4:45 pm
Concurrent Session 4
Agricultural Science Room
Moderator: Dan Wueste
Minerva Ahumada, “Reading, Alterity and Justice: A Novel’s Way to Global Citizenship”
Ruth Porritt, “Reconsidering Conscience”
Wells Fargo Room
Moderator: Courtney Campbell
Stephen Satris, “Cheating Across the Curriculum”
Rebecca Wentworth, “Sports and Ethics: Character Curriculum Comparison”
Weyerhauser Room
Moderator: Jeanne Sokolec
Ian Kapenga, “Moral Hesitance: Deriving an Obligation from the Skepticism of Famous Modern Philosophers”
Mark Vopat, Alan Tomhave, “The Business of Boycotting: Having Your Chicken and Eating It, Too”;
5:30–6:30
Conference Reception: Hilton Garden Inn
6:30-8:00
Dinner: Hilton Garden Inn
Friday, October 4
8:00 am
Continental Breakfast & Registration
9:00-10:30 am
Concurrent Session 5
Agricultural Science Room
Moderator: Monica Mueller
Ray Devettere, “Mindfulness Exercises and Ethics”
Landon Frim, “Does Charity Begin At Home?”
Wells Fargo Room
Moderator: David K. McGraw
Ralph Didlake, “An Engagement of Conscience Model for Dual Professional Roles”
Gretchen Schlabach, “Professional Responsibility: Can We Teach Moral Courage in Health Care?”
Weyerhauser Room
Moderator: Cliff Guthrie
Linda Johnston, “Ethics Training for Atlanta Public Schools”
Rebecca Wentworth, “Breaking the Rules: Discussing an Education Code of Ethics with Pre-Service Teachers”
10:30-10:45 am
Refreshment Break (outside Agricultural Science Room)
10:45-12:15 pm
Concurrent Session 6
Agricultural Science Room
Moderator: Jon Borowicz
Jared Aslakson, “The Compassionate Animal”
Wade Robison, “Ethical Constraints and Problem Solving”
Wells Fargo Room
Moderator: Karin Ellison
Karin Ellison, Heather Canary, Joseph Herkert, Jason Robert, “Engaging Graduate Students and Faculty in Ethics Across the Curriculum”
Weyerhauser Room
Moderator: Barry Sharpe
Kathleen Burke, “‘Right has a long and intricate name’: Teaching Business Ethics using the poetry of William Stafford”
James Legler, “Interactive Case Studies: Making Ethics Come Alive with Active Learning”
12:15-1:00 pm
Lunch, Agricultural Science Room
1:00-2:30 pm
Concurrent Session 7
Agricultural Science Room
Moderator: Ray Devettere
Sandra Borden, “Hospitality and Diversity”
Caroline R. Lundquist, “On Kindness Where Least Expected: Kindness in the Ethical Philosophy of Immanuel Kant”
Wells Fargo Room
Moderator: Linda Johnston
David K. McGraw, Mark Christian Piper, “The Madison Collaborative: Ethical Reasoning in Action”
Barry Sharpe, “From a Student’s Perspective: Faculty Workshop as Faculty-Student Collaboration”
Weyerhauser Room
Moderator: Karin Ellison
Jon Borowicz, “Conscience, Taste, and Arrogance”
Monica Mueller, “Befriending Oneself: Conscience as an Effect of the Discourse on Thought”
2:30-2:45 pm
Refreshment Break (outside Agricultural Science Room)
2:45-4:15 pm
Concurrent Session 8
Agricultural Science Room
Moderator: Jonathan Beever
Robert Doyle, “Pandemic Preparedness: Using Ethics to Preserve the Character and Culture of the Community in an Emergency”
Kim Skoog, “The Morality of Martyrdom”
Wells Fargo Room
Moderator: Alan Tomhave
Gary Comstock, “A Philosophical Guide to the Responsible Conduct of Research”
Dean Gueras, “Applying the Unified Ethic”
Weyerhauser Room
Moderator: Rich Wilson
Michael DeWilde, “What Actually Changes People (so that they are more like us …)?”
Sarina Saturn, “Moral Elevation”
6:00 pm
SEAC Banquet (Agricultural Science Room)
President’s Address: Deborah Mower
Saturday, October 5
7:30-8:45 am
Full Breakfast
SEAC Business Meeting
8:45-9:00 am
Refreshment Break (outside Agricultural Science)
9:00-10:15 am: Keynote Speaker
Agricultural Science Room
Mark Wicclair, “Conscience and Conscientious Objections in Health Care”
10:15-10:30
Refreshment Break (outside Agricultural Science Room)
10:30-12:00 pm
Concurrent Session 9
Agricultural Science Room
Moderator: Deborah Mower
Azalea M. Hulbert, “Better World Theatre: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Teaching Ethics Through the Arts”
Erik Wingrove-Haugland, “Conscience, Character, and Culture: Necessary but Not Sufficient Elements of Morality”
Wells Fargo Room
Moderator: Courtney S. Campbell
William Frey, “Teaching Responsibility: Pedagogical Strategies for Eliciting a Sense of Moral Responsibility”
Kristin Parvizian, “Character and Moral Deliberation”
Weyerhauser Room
Moderator: Peggy Vandenberg
Laura Arcila, “Conceptions of Moral Conscience”
Kelly C. Smith, “A New Ethics Curriculum for a New Medical School”