Calendar of Ethics Activities
2008
June 13, Women's Leadership Summit - First annual women's leadership conference, SNHU, featuring keynote speakers: Robin Roberts, co-anchor of ABC News' Good Morning America, Geri Denterlein, Founder of Denterlein Worldwide and author of "A Chick's Guide to Boston: In their own words" and Tina Packer, co-founder of Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, MA. Many of the session speakers. Please see website for further details: www.snhu.edu/wls.
2007
January 30, "What is Excellence?" - Socrates Cafe (see Initiatives) presents a discussion of Excellence facilitated by Dr. Annabel Beerel, Chair in Ethics, Robert Frost Hall Room 203, SNHU.
February 6, "What Every Business Executive Needs to Know About Intellectual Property, But Was Afraid to Ask" - A panel focusing on Intellectual Property Rights featuring, Attys Steven Grossman, Donald Perreault and Terry Tucker from the law firm of Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC. , 6 to 7:30 pm, Mara Auditorium, Webster Hall, SNHU.
February 20, ."What is Respect?" - Socrates Cafe presents a discussion of Respect facilitated by Sara Wilson, Director of Training and Organizational Development
March 13, Leadership and Ethics Colloquium - "Women's Leadership: Setting the Moral Agenda " This colloquium will focus on the perspective that women leaders bring to setting a moral leadership agenda. The discussions will include the challenges that women leaders face, their moral deliberations and how they remain true to themselves in the face of competing moral demands. Panelists: Robin Comstock, President and CEO, Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, Ellen Fineberg, Executive Director, Women's Business Center, and Cathy Schmidt, President and CEO, Citizens Bank. The panel will be moderated by Annabel Beerel, Chair holder, Papoutsy Distinguished Chair in Ethics. 6 to 7:30pm, Mara Auditorium, Webster Hall, SNHU.
March 20, "What is Courage?" - Socrates Cafe presents a discussion of Courage by Puneetha Palakurthi, Lecturer, School of Community and Economic Development.
April 17, "What is Justice?" - Socrates Cafe presents a discussion on Justice facilitated by Professor James Isaak, Information Technology Department.
April 27-28, Ethics Boot Camp, SNHU Nashua. - This one and a half days will provide an opportunity to explore what ethics means in a broad sense, what it mean in a more personal and narrow sense, and how we can most meaningfully integrate ethics into or collaboration with one another in our various disciplines.
May 8, "What is Wisdom?" - Socrates Cafe presents a discussion on Wisdom facilitated by Paul LeBlanc, President of Southern New Hampshire University.
May 11, Ethics Boot Camp, SNHU, Manchester Campus.
May 18, Ethics Boot Camp for the Judiciary, SNHU Manchester Campus.
Sept 12, Ethics Boot Camp for Corporations - This one day seminar will provide an opportunity to explore what ethics means in a broad sense, what it means in a more personal and narrow sense, and how we can most meaningfully integrate ethics into or in collaboration with on another in our lives, Manchester Campus, SNHU.
Sept. 14, Oct. 19 and Nov. 9 - A three day series, one per month - "Values Drive Leadership: A Hands on Approach." This series will focus on Leadership and Change Management, Building A Values Driven and Ethical Organizational Culture and Effective Board Development. Each session will hled at the Laconia Center of SNHU, Laconia, NH from 8am to 4:30pm.
Sept. 19, Papoutsy Advisory Board Meeting, 4 to 7pm, Hospitality Boardroom, SNHU.
Sept. 24 -26, Ethics Awareness Week, SNHU Manchester Campus.
Oct. 12 and 13, Ethics Boot Camp forSNHU faculty, staff, and administration, Manchester Campus, SNHU.
Oct. 25 -27, Attendees with two students at Eller College of Managment: 2007 International Ethics Case Competition, Arizona.
Nov. 13, Ethics and Leadership Colloquium,6 to 7:30pm, Walker Auditorium, Manchester Campus, SNHU.
2006
January 19, Co-sponsor, annual Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Program featuring Ms. Debra Redfern, cousin of Rosa Parks – “Remember, Celebrate and Act”
February 8, Ethics Colloquium featuring Dr. Annabel Beerel, “Global Capitalism: Ethicists versus Economists”
February 22, Presentation, "Ethics: Beyond the Rules" at New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission
March, Participant in National Women’s History Month: “Women: Builders of Communities and Dreams”
March 17, Co-sponsor, 4th Annual SNHU Psychology Conference hosted by Psychology Dept. featuring Leonard Zaichkowsky, Boston University: “Youth Sports: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly”
March 23, Keynote Speaker at 6th Annual Phenomenal Women’s Conference, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA, presentation: “Not on Stage: Real Life, Real Leading Ladies”
March 28, Co-sponsor of Distinguished Speaker Series featuring Dr. Katherine Harris, San Jose State University - " Conduct Books and Idiot's Guides: Literacy Forms of 'Feminine' Instruction"
March 28, Ethics Colloquium – “The Ethical Challenges facing Women in Positions of Power and Leadership”, Dr. Annabel Beerel, SNHU
April 4, Attend, “Putting Corporate Responsibility on the National Agenda”, moderated by Myron Kandal, founding financial editor and economic commentator, CNN and former financial editor of the Washington Star, New York Herald Tribune and New York Post.
April 5, Ethics panel and discussion - "The Ethical Challenges of Global Engagement: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly", SNHU Panelists include: Robert Baines, SNHU, Dr. Barbara Baudot, Saint Anselm College, Thomas Getz, NH Public Utilities Commission, Prof. James Isaak, SNHU, Joseph McQuaid, Union Leader, Christos Papoutsy, Endower of the Chair and moderator Dr. Annabel Beerel
April 6, Semi Annual Advisory Board Meeting, Distinguished Chair in Ethics
May 11, Co-sponsor of the NHBSR (New Hampshire Businesses for Social Responsibility) Annual Conference
May 15, Presentation, NH Insurance Women's League - "Building Doors of Opportunity"
May 19, Judicial Branch Ethics Program
May 24, New England Benefits Council - Keynote: "Leadership, Trust and Ethics in a Changing World"
September 29, Co-sponsor of the 5th NH Classical Association Annual Meeting, SNHU
October 5, Business Ethics Colloquium, School of Business, featuring Dr. Annabel Beerel, Professor Social Ethics, "Ethics of Speculation and Risk, Christos Papoutsy, Endower of the Chair in Ethics, "Ethics of the Stockmarket" and Roger Sevigny, insurance Commissioner, State of NH, "Ethics of Insurance" , SNHU
November 6-9, Fall Program: Transparency IV Series - Interconnectedness: Negotiating Our Differences, SNHU
November 6, Ethics panel and discussion - "Ethics of Exclusivity", panelists include Attorney Steven Grossman, Donald Perreault, and Terry Tucker, all from Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC and Dr. Lundy Lewis, Chair of Information Technology Dept., Walker Auditorium, SNHU
November 8, "Restoring Public Trust"; panel and discussion to include Dr. Annabel Beerel, Professor of Social Ethics, Attorney Paul Brountas, Former Counsel Hale & Dorr, LLP, Mr. Christos Papoutsy, Endower of the Chair, and Mr. Peter Worrell, The Bigelow Company, LLC, Walker Auditorium, SNHU
November 9, "Putting Corporate Responsibility on the National Agenda" panel moderated by Myron Kandel, former CEO of CNN. Discussion will include several ambassadors from around the world, Walker Auditorium, SNHU
December 1-2, Ethics Boot Camp, SNHU Seacoast in Portsmouth, NH
2005
World AIDS Day Program in association with Human Rights Association
Fall Transparency III program: 1984: Twenty Years Later: Privacy vs. Security
Attended conference in Atlanta Georgia – Illuminating Ethical Leadership: Faculty and Administrative Roles
Presentation at Learning Communities Dinner Dialogue, SNHU
Convocation and brunch with journalist and author, James Wooten
Presentation, Liz Murray: "Homeless to Harvard" in cooperation with Student Government Association
Business Roundtable: discussion of the film, The Corporation
Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Program, featuring Martin Luther King III: "Renewing Our Commitment"In cooperation with the Office of Student Leadership
2004
Working with Heritage United Way to develop Ethics Mission Statement
Samuel Kaymen: Conversation about Sustainability
Co-sponsored the 3rd NH Classical Association Annual Meeting - Discussion: "Olympics: Ancient and Modern" by Dino Sciotis
Presentation by Tom Cottle, "Affirming Children in a Distractible World"Co-sponsored by Endowed Chair, Psi Chi of SNHU, NH Psychological Association, NH Department of Education, and Hopkinton Independent School
Spring program: "Towards Transparency: Addressing the Issues"; Keynote speaker Barbara Ley Toffler, author of "Final Accounting: Ambition, Greed and the Fall of Arthur Andersen"
Participant in Panel Discussion with Robin Comstock, Executive Director of Manchester Chamber of Commerce, Brad Cook, lawyer and Jeb and Luke,owners of Maax, Inc.
Coordinated meeting with Dr. Nicholas Perlas and the School of Continuing Education through Growing Edge Partners
Attended 2-day seminar on Leadership and Ethics
Coordinated visit of Marian Wright Edelman to the City of Manchester afternoon and evening programs for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
2003
Dr. Jonathan Shay, Boston psychiatrist and Author "War and Character" and "Drawing on Great Traditions to Deal with Trauma"
NH Businesses for Social Responsibility Seminar- "Values Have Value"
Presenter at NH Public Relations Society of America Seminar "Contemporary Ethics: Living Them in Our Professional and Personal Lives"
Fall Symposium co-sponsored with the School of Liberal Arts, "Why Study the Greeks?" presented by Michael Shenefelt, NYU
Spring Symposium so-sponsored with the School of Business, "Benchmarks in Business: Restoring the Trust" Presenters: James Autry, author and former CEO Meredith Corporation; J. Michael Hickey, CEO Verizon, NH; Mariann Murphy, VP of Marketing, Pax World Funds.
2002
Fall Symposium co-sponsored with the School of Liberal Arts, "Philosophy and the Moral Life" presented by Dr. Jerome Schneewind, Princeton University
Appearance on New Hampshire Public Radio
Business New Hampshire Magazine, Ethics Roundtable discussion