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| Philosophy instructor honored at ACC Posted: 17 Feb 2011 12:08 AM PST Philosophy instructor Jeff Broome has been selected as the Arapahoe Community College faculty member of the year by the ACC Faculty Senate. Broome will be recognized Feb. 9 at a State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education meeting. Broome came to ACC in 1985. During his time at the college, Broome has been instrumental in building the philosophy department. He was the primary writer of the model philosophy syllabi for many of ACC's philosophy courses and created the school's philosophy club. In addition, he pioneered a course in philosophy of religion based on the work of theologian John Hick and was one of the first faculty members to convert his classes to an online format, while also making his lectures available for students to download on iTunes. "I am honored to be selected as faculty of the year and grateful to my fellow faculty members who voted me to this position and especially to my students who have made my career at ACC such a rewarding experience," Broome said. Broome has been an active member on numerous committees at the college as well as the Colorado Community College System's State Faculty Curriculum Committee. He has published more than 20 academic articles and several books, including "Dog Soldier Justice: The Ordeal of Susanna Alderdice in the Kansas Indian War" and "Custer into the West."Born in Pueblo, Broome earned his bachelor's degree from Colorado State University at Pueblo, his master's degree from Baylor University and his doctorate degree in philosophy from University of Colorado at Boulder. Prior to coming to ACC, Broome worked as a detention counselor with the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Department and as the treatment director and chaplain for the Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center in Denver. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| Moral philosophy to be discussed in upcoming lecture series Posted: 16 Feb 2011 03:21 PM PST By Brittany Glanton "Ethics for Everyone" will be one of the many events taking place this semester for Western Michigan University's Center for the Study of Ethics in Society Spring 2011 lecture series. This event will be focusing on moral philosophy outside the academy, beginning at 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17, in the Brown and Gold Room in WMU's Bernhard Center. This event, which will take place as a panel discussion, will be exploring the different opinions and techniques to be contributed to the ultimate goal to educate not only students on campus, but also to extend ethics within communities, according to a press release. The panel will include Dr. Michael Pritchard and Fritz Allhoff, both WMU professors of philosophy; Dr. Jeff Dean; executive editor for the academic and professional publishing company Wiley-Blackwell and Dr. Jess Steinberg, assistant professor of philosophy and director of the Environmental Studies Program at the University of Pittsburgh, Bradford. Each panelist will give a presentation representing different areas in which they study ethics. Topics will range from environmental ethics and sustainability initiatives, to research and technology ethics. Dean's way of reaching out to a broader audience is by publishing titles on ethics, said Allhoff, coordinator of the panel. Allhoff mainly focuses on technology ethics, but also suggests ways philosophers can provide ethics in the field of scientific research. The purpose of the panel is to analyze the question, "how can ethics in universities have an impact within and beyond university walls?" Allhoff said. The panelists will open the floor to audience members for questions and concerns to engage in a discussion once their presentations have finished. This will be the only time this panel takes place here at WMU, Allhoff said, so students who are interested in this topic are strongly encouraged to attend. The discussion is free and open to the public. For more information regarding other events held by the Center for the Study of Ethics and Society, visit http://www.wmich.edu/ethics. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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