1:45-2 Welcoming remarks
2-5:45 Concurrent Session A: Ethics Across the Curriculum
Lecture Theatre
Chair: Dr. Douglas Chismar (Ringling College of Art & Design)
2 Prof. Annabel Beerel (Southern New Hampshire University)
Ethics Boot Camp 101 (abstract)
2:50 Dr. Anastasia Pease & Prof. Robert Baker (Union College)
Designing an Ethics Across the Curriculum Program (abstract)
3:45-4 Refreshments
4 Prof. Elaine Engelhardt (Utah Valley State College)
Implementing Ethics Across the Curriculum (abstract)
4:50 Dr. Mario Martinez (Institute of Biocognitive Psychology)
The Biocognition of Personal Ethics (abstract and presentation)
2-5:45 Concurrent Session B: Theory and Practice
Conference Room
Chair: Michael Davis (Illinois Institute of Technology)
2 Prof. Philip Patterson (Oklahoma Christian University)
Promise and Pitfalls: Case Studies and the Teaching of Ethics (abstract)
2:50 Dr. Stephen Scales (Towson University)
Connectionism and Ethics (abstract)
3:45-4 Refreshments
4 Benignus Ndubuisi (unaffiliated)
Giving Non-European Nationals the Opportunity to Teach (abstract)
4:50 Luison Lassala (Anchor Youth Centre, Dublin)
The ethical implications of on-line social networks like MySpace and Bebo (abstract)
5:45 Dinner, on one's own
7-8:30 Session C: Ethics in the Schools
Lecture Theatre
7 Opening remarks
Dr. Garrett FitzGerald
Chancellor, National University of Ireland
Panel: Ethics in the Schools
Chair: Dr. Tony Hanna (Director, Educational Services, Marino Institute of Education, Dubiln)
Modeling Good Conduct
Prof. Susan Martinelli-Fernandez (Western Illinois University)
Ethics in Science Education
Prof. Michael Pritchard (Western Michigan University)
Moral Children
Prof. Wade Robison (Rochester Institute of Technology)
Reception
8:30-1 Concurrent Session D: Media Ethics
Conference Room
Chair: Elaine Englehardt (Utah Valley State College)
8:30 Prof. Patricia Johnson & Dr. Kathleen Watters (University of Dayton)
Care Ethics and Nurturing of Public Discourse (abstract)
9:30 Dr. Dan Wueste (Clemson University)
What's This I Hear About Ethics in the Fourth Estate? (abstract)
10:30 Coffee break
11 Dr. Douglas Chismar (Ringing College of Art & Design)
Teaching Ethics using Political Rhetoric (abstract)
12 Nick Braune (South Texas College)
An Ethics Conflict between the Media and the Criminal Justice System (abstract)
8:30-1 Concurrent Session E: Theory & Practice
Room III
Chair: Dr. Joe Casey (Milltown Institute)
8:30 Dr. John Ivers Sr. (Brigham Young University-Idaho), John Ivers Jr. (Clark County School District, Las Vegas), Nathaniel Ivers (University of North Carolina at Greensboro)
Cross-Cultural Instruction and Self-Examination (abstract)
9:30 Kevin O'Reilly (Milltown Institute)
Personhood and the Ethics of Current Educational Policy (abstract)
10:30 Coffee break
11 Dr. Arthur Grant (Robert Morris University)
A Dramatistic Approach to Teaching Ethics across the Curriculum (abstract)
12 Prof. Susan Martinelli-Fernandez (Western Illinois University)
Autonomy and Collaboration (abstract)
8:30-1 Concurrent Session F: Medical Ethics
Lecture Theatre
Chair: Dr. Donna Werner (St. Louis Community College at Meramec)
9:30 Dr. Jeanne Sokolec (Loyola University of Chicago)
Healthcare for the Undocumented (abstract)
10:30 Coffee break
11 Prof. Lisa Newton (Fairfield University)
Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research: The Dance of the Overseers (abstract)
12 Amanda Hayes (Waterford Institute of Technology)
Personhood in a Biotechnical Age (abstract)
1 Lunch, on one's own
2-6:15 Concurrent Session G: Medical Ethics (Continued)
Lecture Theatre
Chair: Dr. Kieran Cronin (Milltown Institute)
2 Prof. Kim Skoog (University of Guam)
The Ethics of Genetic-Research on Indigenous Populations (abstract)
3 James Murphy (Milltown Institute)
The relevance of non-psychological views of the person to bio-ethics (abstract)
4 Coffee break
4:15 Prof. Robert Baker (Union College)
A Code of Ethics for Bioethicists (abstract)
5:15 Prof. Bernard Gert (Dartmouth College)
Moral theory and Bioethics (outline)
2-6:15 Concurrent Session H: Engineering Ethics
Conference Room
Chair: Prof. Bill Maker (Clemson University)
2 Prof. Michael Davis & Kathryn Riley (Illinois Institute of Technology)
Ethics across Graduate Engineering Curriculum (abstract)
3 Dr. Kristyn Masters & Prof. Sarah Pfatteicher (University of Wisconsin)
Fostering Moral Imagination in Engineering (abstract)
4 Coffee break
4:15 Jessica Rachel Sheehan (University of Virginia)
Shortcomings in Engineering Ethical Education (abstract)
5:15 Prof. Robert Skovira (Robert Morris University)
ABET and Moral Reasoning (abstract)
2-6:15 Concurrent Session I: Theory and Practice
Room III
Chair: Dr. Jeanne Sokolec (Loyola University of Chicago)
2 Dr. Mateja Pevec Rozman (Academic & Research Network of Slovenia)
MacIntyre on Virtue and Knowledge (abstract)
3 Heike Schmidt-Felzmann (National University of Ireland, Galway)
Service learning in a postgraduate
ethics programme (abstract)
4 Coffee break
4:15 Dr. John Mizzoni (Neumann College)
Global Climate Change and Sustainable Business (abstract)
5:15 Donal O'Mathuna (Dublin City University)
Using Songs in Teaching Ethics (abstract)
6:15 Dinner, on one's own
8:30-1 Session J: Ethics and the School Curriculum - Lecture Theatre
Chair: Prof Aine Hyland (Vice President & Professor of Education, University College, Cork)
8:30 Dr. Jeffrey Fernsten (University of Massachusetts, Amherst), Dr. Linda Fernsten (Dowling College), Dr. Mary Reda (College of Staten Island-City University of New York)
The Ethics of Teaching Writing Across the Curriculum (abstact)
9:30 Dr. Ruth Kelly & Prof. Susan Martinelli-Fernandez (Western Illinois University)
Character Education in Public Schools (abstract)
10:30-11 Coffee Break
11 Dr. Deborah Mower (Youngstown State University)
Teaching Ethics via Sympathy (abstract)
12 Prof. Michael Pritchard (Western Michigan University)
Science Education and Moral Leadership (abstract)
1-2 Lunch, on your own
2-5:15 Session K: Drama and Theater
Lecture Theatre
Chair: Prof. Susan Martinelli-Fernandez (Western Illinois University)
2 Prof. Bill Maker (Clemson University)
“If They Move: Kill ‘Em”: What Can We Learn From the Bad Guys of the Movies? (abstract)
3 Dr. Joe Casey (Milltown Institute)
Ethics in A Man for All Seasons (abstract)
4-4:15 Coffee break
4:15 Presidential Address
Dr. Dan Wueste (Clemson University)
Unintended Consequences and Responsibility
5:15 Business meeting, open to all
7 Banquet
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