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Mission

The mission of the Ethics Center is to understand and promote ethical leadership across the curriculum and within communities. We are committed to the preparation of students for personal and professional integrity, citizenship, and ethical leadership. It is a mission committed to excellence, engagement, innovation, and responsiveness.

Vision

The Ethics Center will serve as the university's hub of research, evaluation, and practice for the ethical behaviors and thinking skills that students need as they enter their chosen professions. The university-wide Ethics Center will provide a forum for the promotion of ethics education and character development on the Fresno State campus and beyond.

 

The Ethics Center at Fresno State

Promoting Understanding and Research about Ethics and Contemporary Ethical Dilemmas

 

Leon S. Peters Ethics Lecture Series: Spring 2012

 

Bernadette Muscat, "Protecting Victims of Child Sex Abuse: After Penn State"

Thursday, January 26, 5-6 PM

Alice Peters Auditorium, University Business Center

The presentation will provide an overview of child victimization, difficulties of child disclosure, individual response to the victimization experienced, as well as societal response to victimization. Emphasis will be placed on the parameters for mandated reporters, as well as the ethical responsibility that each member of society has in reporting victimization.

 

 

Media Responsibility Panelists

 

 

 

 

 

 

Panelists at "Media Responsibliity, Ethics, and Civility" October 2011 (photo Howard Watkins)

Photo of Healing Power of Religion Panel Oct 2010

 

Panelists at "Healing Power of Religion"

October 2010( Photo by Josh Stein)

Chris Hedges at Fresno State, October 2010; Photo Josh Stein

 

Past Speakers Include:

Invited Speakers

Diane Moore, Harvard University

Amir Hussain, Loyola Marymount University

Ruben Martinez, Loyola Marymount University

Jedd Medefind, Christian Alliance for Orphans

Carlos Sanchez, San Jose State University

John Zerzan, Anarchist Author/Activist
Les Kimber, Founding Editor, California Advocate
Juan Esparza Loera Editor, Vida en el Valle
Betsy Lumbye, Executive Editor, Fresno Bee
Faith Sidlow, Channel 24 News, MCJ Facult

Thomas Knowles, Former Special Agent FBI

Kamal Abu-Shamsieh, Director of the Islamic Cultural
Center of Fresno

Marvin W. Berkowitz, University of Missouri, St. Louis

Bruce Grelle, California State University, Chico

Shelley Wilcox, San Francisco State University

Lloyd Steffen, Lehigh University

Rob Caughlan, Environmental Activist

Betsy Rosenberg, Environmental Journalist

Chris Hedges, Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist

Nel Noddings, Stanford University

Ovadia Ezra, Tel Aviv University

Jacquelyn Kegley, California State University, Bakersfield

John Lachs, Vanderbilt University

Ted Peters, Graduate Theological Union

David K. Chan, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point

Jose-Antonio Orosco, Oregon State University

Robert Metcalf, University of Colorado, Denver

Edie Jessup, Community Activist

Fresno State Faculty Speakers

 

Yishaiya Abosch, College of Social Sciences

Michael Becker, College of Social Sciences

Lori Clune, College of Social Sciences

Karen Bell, College of Arts and Humanities

Jacques Benninga, Kremen School of Education

Vincent Biondo, College of Arts and Humanities

Jason Bush, College of Science and Mathematics

Andrew Jones, College of Social Sciences

Ida Jones, Craig School of Business

Maddhu Katti, College of Science and Mathematics

Barbara LaBossiere, College of Arts and Humanities

Robert Maldonado, College of Arts and Humanities

Leonard Olson, College of Arts and Humanities

Jim Prince, College of Science and Mathematics

David Schecter, College of Social Sciences

Malik Simba, College of Social Sciences

Peter Vanderwater, College of Science and Mathematic

Steven Walker, College of Social Sciences

 

Ethics Lectures made possible by the generous support of the Leon S. Peters Foundation

Contact Information

Dr. Andrew Fiala, Ethics Center Director

Dr. Andrew Fiala
Ethics Center Director
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