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Ethical Decision Making During a Pandemic Dr. Sergia Hay, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Wild Hope Center Dr. Paul Menzel, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy Lecture Description: What are ethically justified answers to the tension between individual freedom and public health in mask wearing, following stay-at-home orders, using challenge trials to speed up vaccine trials, and vaccine compliance? This session will focus on these specific issues after noting some of the other

following summer. It’s what really launched my playwriting career.”   Each summer after that, he wrote for more touring productions, and eventually realized he liked writing plays — not just for Creede Rep, but for other theatres as well. Like many playwrights, he’s best known for a handful of plays. His best-seller is a farce called Drinking Habits, about a group of nuns secretly making and selling wine. It’s been produced in more than a dozen countries and has been translated into five languages. His

. (Kreamer, 1887, 53-55) Moba figures are central ritual objects utilized by the Moba people in an individual, household, and community setting. Each different form of the figure serves a different purpose and represents a different ancestor. Additionally, the rules that surround the making of the figure, such as who will carve it and the diviner who decides if it should be carved indicate that this is an important religious object. – Michaela Thompson ’16, History and Anthropology Sources Kreamer

, has become vital ‘for the honorable discharge of the duties of life.’ Like any powerful technology, computer systems can be used for the benefit of all or, in the hands of the selfish, for the benefit of a few at the expense of many. Although relatively few liberal arts graduates may enter a computing profession, many liberal arts graduates will be making policy decisions and taking leadership roles within a democratic society. All of these people need to understand opportunities and issues

: Strategies for Coping with Perfectionism By Martin Anthony and Richard Swinson If you dread making mistakes and feel that nothing you do is “good enough,” this book offers hope and help. It addresses the nature of perfectionism; effective strategies for dealing with the downside of perfectionism; breaking the link between perfectionism and depression, anxiety, anger, and body image. It gives self-help tools for reaching realistic self-evaluation, improving self-esteem and enjoying interpersonal life.

resources. Both academic advisors and students have roles to play in working towards these goals: Students are responsible for making their own life, career, and educational plans, and advisors are responsible for assisting their advisees in identifying and assessing those plans and their alternatives. Because educational goals are defined in the context of life and career goals, advisors work together with the Center for Student Success and other student service programs to provide support and

and making revisions to a course they teach. Each semester, the curriculum for the seminar will be determined, in part, by the participating faculty members’ interests, experiences, and needs. Faculty will be invited to indicate their level of interest in the following topics, and the syllabus for the term will be constructed with these preferences in mind: Class Ability and Ableism Equity vs. Equality Gender and Sexuality Institutional Racism Intersectionality Whiteness and Privilege Interfaith