Hoffberger Center Hosts Annual Ethics Week, Starting April 6
March 31, 2015
Contact: University Relations
Phone: 410.837.5739
The University of Baltimore's Hoffberger Center for Professional Ethics will host its annual Ethics Week, April 6-11. This series of community events will cover a wide range of topics with important ethical implications. All of the week's programs are free, but an R.S.V.P. is required. (Attendance details listed below.)
This year's Ethics Week offerings are as follows:
Monday, April 6
"Dreadlocks, Rock 'n' Roll and Human Rights"
11 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
Learning Commons Town Hall
Speaker: Ron Williams, graduate teaching assistant in the Yale Gordon College of Arts and Sciences
Tuesday, April 7
"Business Ethics in Russia: A Personal Reflection"
12:30-1:50 p.m.
Student Center Bogomolny Room
Speaker: David Lingelbach, assistant professor of entrepreneurship and academic director of the Entrepreneurship Fellows Program, Merrick School of Business
"Thurgood is Coming: A Living History Presentation"
5:30-8 p.m.
Student Center Bogomolny Room
Speaker: Lenneal Henderson, distinguished professor emeritus in the School of Public and International Affairs and senior fellow emeritus for the Hoffberger Center for Professional Ethics
Wednesday, April 8
"Ethical Challenges in Urban Renewal"
11 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
Learning Commons Town Hall
Speaker: Kurt L. Schmoke, president of the University of Baltimore
Thursday, April 9
"Social Media, Exhibitionism and Self-Respect"
11 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
M. Scot Kaufman Auditorium in the William H. Thumel Sr. Business Center
Speakers: The teaching faculty of Ethical Issues in Business and Society (IDIS 302) will lead this interactive discussion.
Saturday, April 11
"Access to Medicines: The Ethics of Prescription Drug Benefit Coverage"
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Learning Commons Town Hall
Speaker: Alan Lyles, Henry A. Rosenberg Professor of Government, Business and Nonprofit Partnerships and senior fellow for the Hoffberger Center for Professional Ethics
For more information about Ethics Week or to R.S.V.P., call 410.837.5379.
The University of Baltimore is a member of the University System of Maryland and comprises the College of Public Affairs, the Merrick School of Business, the UB School of Law and the Yale Gordon College of Arts and Sciences.