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Click here to view the video of the Ethics Panel Panelists: Jesus Aguilar, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Dep’t of Philosophy, College of Liberal Arts, R.I.T. Richard Demme, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine & Humanities, U. Rochester Medical Center; Chair, Strong Health Ethics Com. Eugene Welch, J.D., Partner, Harris, Chesworth, O’Brien, Johnstone, Welch & Leone; Chair, Monroe Co. Bar Ass’n Ethics Com. Bruce Oliver, Ph. D., Professor, Dep’t of Accounting and Director, Center for Business Ethics, College of Business, R.I.T. Moderator: Robert Croog, Visiting Associate Professor, Dep’t of Communication, College of Liberal Arts, R.I.T. Part of the CWG course, “Truth & Consequences: Studies in Disciplinary Evidence”
See links to books and articles on HOME PAGE! Truth & Consequences: Studies in Disciplinary Evidence" COS 1099-559-01 (Interdisciplinary Science
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COLA 0520-449-01 (Interdisciplinary Liberal Arts - Special Topics) Offered: M-W 4:00 -5:50 15 RIT faculty discuss the nature of evidence in case studies from ecology, journalism, history, art and antiques, museums, DNA profiling, ethics, criminal justice, medical imaging, GIS, digital sources and printing. Students will compare methods for gathering, preserving, authenticating and judging evidence in various disciplines. Roundtables, films, experiential and community projects included in the course. 4 credits. No pre-requisites. Museums, Collections, Technology and Community Jason Younker, Anthropology and Material
Culture Science
MCS 0531-449-01 Offered: M-W 12:00-1:50 MCTC addresses the global issues surrounding cultural objects, contested ownerships, repatriation, reparations, legal compliance, museum technologies and the ever-changing role of repositories. This course facilitates experiential learning including work with the Rochester Museum and Science Center. Lectures, round-table discussions, and instruction are provided by museum professionals, nationally renowned speakers, such as Dr. Rennard Strickland and Dr. Jon Erlandson, and Native American representatives. Some students will have an opportunity to develop collection database and museum display technologies while others will participate in projects that may include collection cataloguing, museum policy review, and community project development. At the conclusion of this course students will comprehend the breadth of federal legislation regulating human remains and objects of cultural patrimony, the complex legal and social issues facing museums and communities, and the opportunities that exist as NAGPRA enters into its third decade since ratification in 1990. |
2007-08 CAROLINE WERNER GANNETT SPEAKER SERIES, "VISIONARIES IN MOTION"
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