Current Groups

Understanding Islam

Understanding Islam will attempt to define the Muslim World and explore its history. Additionally, there will be an exploration of both Western and Muslim values to determine potential disconnects and proposed solutions to bridge those disconnects.

 

Lead by Dr. Jeremiah Abiade and Ahmad Athamneh

 

 

Healthcare Reform in the U.S.

We all know our healthcare system needs reform; the question that confronts us is, what needs to be done and how do we do it? This discussion group will explore potential answers to these questions by reading and discussing contemporary texts such as Howard Dean's "Prescription for Real Healthcare Reform" and "Sick: The Untold Story of Healthcare Reform" by Jonathan Cohn.

 

Dr. Richard Ferraro		Michelle McLeese

 

 

 

Ethics of Research

Ethics in Academia will explore ethical dilemmas that arise in the academic environment such as:

• The morality of informing on classmates or professors who commit honor violations
• First publication rights
• Ethical Research
• Other relevant issues that arise out of discussion

Reviewing these types of questions also lead to meta-ethical questions, such as how different ethical systems view these issues in different ways and how culture plays a part in shaping ethical dispositions.

 

 

Dr. Richard Wokutch	Dr. Ishwar Puri	Eric Hodges

 

 

Sustainable Agriculture

With the publication of books such as "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan and "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" by Barbara Kingsolver, sustainable agriculture has come to occupy an important place in contemporary American culture. This group will conduct a multidisciplinary exploration of the current foodscape in the United States by reading and discussing Pollan and Kingsolver's works, as well as several essays from the text: "Menu for the Future."

 

Carmen Byker		Justin Shanks