/news-archive/tag/michael-norton/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Fri, 25 Jan 2019 14:32:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2019/01/25/arkansas-high-school-ethics-bowl-feb-2/ Fri, 25 Jan 2019 14:32:01 +0000 /news/?p=73168 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock to host 7th annual Arkansas High School Ethics Bowl Feb. 2]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Philosophy and Interdisciplinary Studies will host more than 100 high school students from across the state of Arkansas on Saturday, Feb. 2, for the seventh annual.听 The event will begin at 8 a.m. in the Donald W. Reynolds Center for Business and Economic Development with matches beginning at 9:20 a.m. The keynote address with guest speaker Tim Jackson of Fried Green Media will begin at 2:15 p.m. followed by the awards ceremony at 3 p.m. Differing from typical debate competitions, the Ethics Bowl encourages collaborative engagement about serious moral topics. Teams consider and discuss cases drawn from current events, which range from social and political issues, environmental concerns, and issues in the workplace and classroom. Teams receive a list of competition topics in advance to prepare for the event, but they are unaware of which one they will be assigned until they face off against a competing team. Winners of the competition will be determined by the scores of three judges who were recruited from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock and local community. Judging will be based on student鈥檚 abilities to reason and engage in civil, rational discourse. More than 20 teams from 15 schools have registered for the competition this year, each one hoping to win and advance to the National High School Ethics Bowl, which is set to take place April 5-7 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 聽 For more information, contact Ethics Bowl organizers and professors in the Department of Philosophy and Interdisciplinary Studies, Dr. Michael Norton at mbnorton@ualr.edu, or Dr. Jana McAuliffe at jxmcauliffe@ualr.edu.]]> /news-archive/2018/01/22/2018-ethics-bowl/ Mon, 22 Jan 2018 16:22:00 +0000 /news/?p=69040 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Philosophy Department to host Arkansas High School Ethics Bowl Jan. 27]]> The event enhances critical thinking skills in high school students and helps them engage in important ethical dialogues. The event will also benefit teachers who seek to incorporate ethical reasoning into their lesson plans. The Arkansas High School Ethics Bowl is led by Drs. Jana McAuliffe and Michael Norton in the Department of Philosophy. Together, they will plan, advertise, oversee, and help evaluate the Ethics Bowl. This event allows students to participate in team-based ethical reasoning, persuasion, and communication. 鈥淐ompeting in the Ethics Bowl requires students to develop arguments that support what they believe to be right and practice disagreeing in ways that are thoughtful and productive,鈥� McAuliffe said. The 2018 Arkansas High School Ethics Bowl will be held Saturday, Jan. 27, in the Reynolds Center for Business and Economic Development on the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock campus. “The High School Ethics Bowl is a unique event that brings together some of the brightest, most impressive students from across Arkansas, and our department is pleased to have the opportunity to organize it each year,” Norton said. The winner will be eligible to compete in the National High School Ethics Bowl. This project is supported in part by a grant from the Arkansas Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Upper right photo: Students from Little Rock Central High School won the 2017 Arkansas High School Ethics Bowl and represented Arkansas at the National Bowl. Contributing Writer/ Lydia Perry, Editor, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs]]> /news-archive/2017/01/18/ualr-bowen-arkansas-high-school-ethics-bowl/ Wed, 18 Jan 2017 17:29:31 +0000 /news/?p=66103 ... Law professor to speak at Arkansas High School Ethics Bowl]]> John DiPippa, dean emeritus and distinguished professor of law and public policy at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law, will serve as the keynote speaker at the Arkansas High School Ethics Bowl.听 High school students from across the state will debate some of the country鈥檚 most important ethical issues during the fifth annual Arkansas High School Ethics Bowl Saturday, Jan. 28. The competition will begin at 9 a.m. at the 糖心Vlog传媒LR Reynolds Center for Business and Economic Development, with DiPippa鈥檚 keynote speech beginning at 2 p.m. 聽 DiPippa joined the 糖心Vlog传媒LR faculty in 1983 and teaches constitutional law, public service law, and interviewing and counseling. He previously worked as the executive director of Blue Ridge Legal Services in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and as an inaugural professor of public service at the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service. Differing from typical debate competitions, the Ethics Bowl encourages collaborative engagement about serious moral topics. Teams consider and discuss cases drawn from current events, which range from social and political issues, environmental concerns, and issues in the workplace and classroom. Some of the potential 2017 competition topics include online privacy, contraception, the legal tobacco use age, donor babies, white privilege, and virtual and augmented reality. Teams receive a list of competition topics in advance to prepare, but they do not know which one they will be assigned until the competition begins. Judging is based on reasoning and the ability to engage in civil, rational discourse. Eighteen Arkansas high school teams will compete to advance to the National High School Ethics Bowl April 7-9 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Members of the 糖心Vlog传媒LR Ethics Bowl Team will serve as moderators and assistants for the event. Judges will be drawn from faculty at 糖心Vlog传媒LR, University of Arkansas for Medical Science, and the University of Central Arkansas, as well as members of the business and nonprofit community. The competition is hosted by the 糖心Vlog传媒LR Department of Philosophy and Interdisciplinary Studies. This project is supported in part by a grant from the Arkansas Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities. For more information, contact Dr. Michael Norton at mbnorton@ualr.edu or Dr. Jana McAuliffe at jxmcauliffe@ualr.edu. ]]>