Interested in taking another Ethics course? Coming in Fall 2015: PHI 2624 – Ethics in Popular Culture and Entertainment (3 credit hours) Movies, Television, Music and College Credit all in one! Online Course – Section #882 *This course does not require you to purchase a textbook. *This is not a Gordon Rule Course. *You must … Continue reading Ethics in Popular Culture – Fall 2015
The need for kidney transplants has been steadily growing in recent years. In the United States as well as many other countries, the need for kidney transplants is far greater than available donors. According to an article in the New York Times, in 2013 there were approximately 16,900 kidney transplants. However, this past September there … Continue reading Ethical Discussions: Legalizing the sale of kidneys
In June, 2013, Edward Snowden leaked top secret documents to the Washington Post and The Guardian which showed that the National Security Agency was conducting massive surveillance operations and was collecting information about U.S. citizens’ communications, emails, texts, and telephone records. This collection of data was authorized originally by President Bush pursuant to provisions of … Continue reading Ethical Discussions: National Security vs. Privacy Rights
Anonymous social networks have been increasing in popularity, particularly around college campuses. One such network, Yik Yak, allows users to post anonymous messages publicly to other users who are within a 1.5-mile radius. After its launch, the app quickly became a huge hit on high school and college campuses. According to a NYTimes article, Yik … Continue reading Ethical Discussions: Anonymous social media networks
This semester, community-minded St. Petersburg College students took part in the inaugural Jane Till Nonprofit Startup Series. Participants received eight weeks of training on how to launch a nonprofit idea of their own, and then competed at the campus level to see which plan was most promising. http://youtu.be/Js36i1xCgRg The overall SPC champions of the series … Continue reading Weglarz and Lindemann win Inaugural Jane Till Nonprofit Startup Series
Gender quotas in corporate boardrooms – an increasing trend On March 6, 2015, Germany passed a law that will require companies to give 30 percent of the seats on their corporate boards to women starting next year. In recent years, there has been a trend in European legislatures to pass laws requiring greater representation of … Continue reading Ethical discussions: gender quotas for corporate boardrooms
The Applied Ethics Institute 2015 Keith Goree Lecture Series “The Moral Obligation to Our Veterans” The Applied Ethics Institute and the 2015 Keith Goree Lecture Series present Guest Lecturer Stacey-Rae Simcox, Esq. speaking on “The Moral Obligation to Our Veterans”. Simcox is an associate professor of legal skills and director of Stetson University College of … Continue reading Applied Ethics Institute 2015 Keith Goree Lecture Series
Approximately 100 St. Petersburg College ethics and education students toured the Kennedy Space Center during the Spring 2014 semester. There they were challenged by ethical issues raised by space exploration and educated on resources available for teachers. For example, student Kaitlyn Moore wondered, “Who owns the rights to drill on the moon?” Before visiting the … Continue reading Space center tour gets ethics students thinking
Is it ethical to use performance enhancing drugs in sports? This was the question posed to a panel of local experts for the Applied Ethics Institute’s most recent ethics forum on April 2, 2013 at St. Petersburg College/Gibbs campus. Frank Murtha, an attorney and sports agent, Dr. Michael J. Smith, a sports medicine doctor, and … Continue reading Performance enhancing drugs in sports
Few of the 27 St. Petersburg College ethics students who traveled to the Kennedy Space Center on Feb. 15 knew they would experience a simulated launch, talk to an astronaut, stand near the space shuttle launch pad, tour the Vehicle Assembly Building or touch a moon rock … but these were just a few of … Continue reading We touched the moon!