Capturing the lively discussions, presentations, and other events that make up the daily activities of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University.
Catherine Wolff shares from her book, Not Less Than Everything, which features vivid stories by contemporary writers on Catholic heroes who appealed to conscience often in the face of the intense opposition of Catholic authorities, May 8, noon-1 p.m., Weigand Center, Arts & Sciences Building, Santa Clara University.
The work of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics spans business ethics, bioethics, campus ethics, character education, government ethics, and Internet ethics, as well as addressing topic areas such as immigration, conscience, and sustainability. For a closer look at the Center's activities, see our new brochure, Ethics for the Real World.
Center Executive Director Kirk O. Hanson spoke to a colloquium convened by Santa Clara University's Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education on April 18, 2013. He was asked to identify the five "sacred texts" of business ethics, documents which capture the highest ideals and values to be pursued by business ethics. Read his choices.
Ahmed Salah, one of the founders of the Kifaya Movement (the Egyptian Movement for Change), offers the perspective of a participant in the Arab spring on current developments in his country, May 2, 5-6 p.m., in the Learning Commons on the Santa Clara University Campus. RSVP
Consumer and business data is increasingly moving to the "cloud," and people are clamoring for protection of that data. However, as Symantec's President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board Steve Bennett points out in this cliip, "maximum privacy" is really anonymity, and some people use anonymity as a shield for illegal and unethical behavior. How should cloud service providers deal with this dilemma?
Bennett's remarks are part of the video series, Internet Ethics: Views From Silicon Valley. Responding is Robert Henry, Chief Information Security Officer, Santa Clara University.
A.C. "Mike" Markkula Jr., for whom the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics is named, considers ways to minimize some of the harms associated with the Internet, while fully appreciating its benefits, in the latest installment of the Center's video series "Internet Ethics: Views from Silicon Valley."
Former member of the Republican leadership in the House of Representatives Mickey Edwards spoke Friday on the influence of partisan politics on the US government. Edwards, author of The Parties Versus the People, described how party loyalty is interfering with problem solving. (Hear the talk)
Edward's appearance was sponsored by the Center's Public Sector Roundtable and the Silicon Valley Chapter of the Commonwealth Club.
A college junior must decide whether to tell a hiring manager that she is only available to work until September when she knows that the company is looking for a longer term hire. This case study is the latest in the Center's Big Q project, an online dialog on everyday ethical issues for undergraduates.
