2013 Kenan Moral Purpose Award deadline: April 26

Apr 192013
 
 April 19, 2013  Posted by
2013 Kenan Moral Purpose Award deadline: April 26

The Kenan Moral Purpose Award is given for the best undergraduate student essay on the role a liberal arts education plays in students’ exploration of the personal and social purposes by which to orient their future and the intellectual, emotional, and moral commitments that make for a full life. The award extends to include students from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, thanks to a partnership with the Parr Center for Ethics. One winner from each school receives $1,000. This contest is open to all currently enrolled undergraduate students at either Duke or UNC. Essays of between 500-800 words should address either or both of the following questions: In what ways have your core beliefs and larger aims been tested, transformed, or confirmed during your time in college? How have More…

Blog Contest: What dilemmas do Duke students face?

Mar 272013
 
 March 27, 2013  Posted by
Blog Contest: What dilemmas do Duke students face?

The Devil’s Dilemma is seeking blog entries for a writing contest about ethics at Duke. In a 200-500 word blog post, answer the following prompt: What is the most significant ethical issue or moral dilemma facing Duke Students? The contest is open to all currently enrolled Duke students. Bloggers should write for an audience of fellow Duke students and the Duke community. Although the blogging team isn’t eligible to win the contest, they do have some thoughts on this issue, which might serve as examples of the kinds of things we’re hoping to receive. View them over at The Devil’s Dilemma. Submissions are due by Monday, April 8th at 11:59 pm. Click here to go to the submission form. Blog posts will be judged by Team Kenan’s Blog Team and More…

Submit to What Is Good Art by Mar. 21

Mar 182013
 
 March 18, 2013  Posted by
Submit to What Is Good Art by Mar. 21

This is the final week to submit art to Team Kenan’s annual What Is Good Art Competition! This year’s theme is Self + Other. The theme has been chosen to bring cohesiveness to the show that follows the competition while still leaving room for many different thoughts and interpretations. Almost any kind of visual art is eligible for submission. The deadline for submission is March 21st. A distinguished panel of judges, composed of experts in ethics and art, will decide which pieces will be shown and recognized with awards. First Prize $500; Second Prize $300; Third Prize $100. Pieces selected for display will be shown in the hallway gallery of the West Duke Building from the exhibition opening gala on April 10th at 6pm through Graduation Weekend. Full contest rules More…

Team Kenan uses experiential learning to engage students on food security

Feb 252013
 
 February 25, 2013  Posted by
Team Kenan uses experiential learning to engage students on food security

On a recent Sunday afternoon, a group of Duke undergraduates participated in an event combining the excitement of competition with an experience in how income affects the nutritional options for families both locally and globally. The “TK Food Challenge” was a student-designed project of Team Kenan, a Kenan Institute for Ethics program in which students plan and facilitate ways to engage the Duke student community on ethical issues that follow the Institute’s motto of “think and do.” For the challenge, the students split into three teams, each representing a family of five at a different income level. Each team shared the task of shopping for groceries and preparing a meal with nutritional specifications, while each team was given different constraints on budget, mode of transportation, and what kitchen and pantry More…

Team Kenan launches Big Questions discussion series

Feb 142013
 
 February 14, 2013  Posted by
Team Kenan launches Big Questions discussion series

Most ethical dilemmas we encounter hinge on specific circumstances, but they often point to bigger questions. When laws are passed to limit soda consumption or, less conventionally, to ban dwarf tossing, we wonder about how much legal paternalism is a good thing. Team Kenan’s new Big Questions series offers a forum for people to get together to chat about thematically linked ethical dilemmas on a regular basis. Big Questions sessions are meant to be lively conversations with around ten participants in a relaxed atmosphere. They take place in Team Kenan’s “home” in 103 West Duke Building most Mondays from 3:30pm until 5pm. Join us this Monday at 3:30, when the topic will be animal ethics. Get a head start by reading a few of TK members’ thoughts on animals and More…

Campus Grant application deadline this Friday, Feb. 15

Feb 112013
 
 February 11, 2013  Posted by
Campus Grant application deadline this Friday, Feb. 15

Grants of up to $500 are available to all Duke students, faculty and staff for projects that support initiatives that promote ethical or moral reflection, deliberation, and dialogue at Duke and beyond. We welcome diverse perspectives and submissions from organizations and individuals in all areas of the University and the Medical Center. Campus Grant funding provides support for speakers, workshops, meetings, curriculum development, publications, organizational collaborations, and other activities. Travel grants for attending conferences or other individual activities will not be awarded. For more information and to download the application, visit our Campus Grants site.

Submit content for Encompass, deadline Mar. 8

Jan 312013
 
 January 31, 2013  Posted by
Submit content for <em>Encompass</em>, deadline Mar. 8

Encompass Ethics Magazine, Duke’s only ethics-themed student publication, is now accepting submissions—articles, photographs, essays, comics, and more—for the Spring 2013 issue. We strive to publish articles that ask ethical questions about things ranging from our every day lives here at Duke (Is it ethical to be a Cameron Crazie? What are the ethical questions around DukeEngage?) to big picture, global issues (How do we remember the Holocaust? Is it ethical to eat GMOs?). No issue is out of bounds, and we seek submissions from undergrads, grad students, professors and members of the Duke and Durham community. Articles are typically between 500-1000 words (but this is not a strict maximum, longer pieces have been published!). Have an idea that’s not totally fleshed out? Send the Encompass team an email; if the More…

What Is Good Art 2013 now accepting submissions

Jan 312013
 
 January 31, 2013  Posted by
What Is Good Art 2013 now accepting submissions

Team Kenan is now accepting submissions for the 2013 What Is Good Art? Competition. The theme for this year’s competition is “Self + Other.” Submissions are welcome in nearly any kind of visual art. All currently enrolled Duke students (undergraduate and graduate) are encouraged to apply! This year’s distinguished panel of judges includes: William Fick, Visiting Assistant Professor of the Practice of Visual Arts Katherine Hyde, Director, Literacy Through Photography Program, Duke Center for Documentary Studies Wayne Norman, Professor of Ethics in the Department of Philosophy and the Kenan Institute for Ethics Suzanne Shanahan, Acting Director, Kenan Institute for Ethics Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, Professor in Practical Ethics in the Department of Philosophy and the Kenan Institute for Ethics $1,000 will be awarded among the winning entries, with $500 for first place. More…

2013 Ethics Film Festival getting started with Gran Torino Jan. 14

Jan 102013
 
 January 10, 2013  Posted by
2013 Ethics Film Festival getting started with <em>Gran Torino</em> Jan. 14

The Ethics Film Series is a signature series at KIE meant to engage the Durham community in conversation on ideas such as justice, personal freedoms, and social responsibility through the lens of feature films. This year’s theme is “Love and Justice,” with four films that will explore how individuals – both alone and in context of their communities – engage the tension between the demands of justice and the grace of love. When justice executed is seasoned by love, the boundaries of the ethical, social, and political expand in unprecedented ways. After each film, the audience is invited to stay and discuss issues raised by the films with Duke faculty and specialists. The screenings are free and open to the public, with parking passes and refreshments provided. The first film, Gran More…

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