About Us

The Association for Practical and Professional Ethics was founded in 1991 with support from Indiana University and the Lilly Endowment to encourage interdisciplinary scholarship and teaching of high quality in practical and professional ethics by educators and practitioners who appreciate the practical-theoretical aspects of their subjects. The Association facilitates communication and joint ventures among centers, schools, colleges, business and nonprofit organizations and individuals concerned with the interdisciplinary study and teaching of practical and professional ethics. For a copy of the Charter of the Association, click here. Charter of the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics

Historical Documents of the Association

To view the History of the Annual Meeting Keynote Speakers click here: History of Associations's Annual Meeting Keynote Addresses

To view the History of Annual Meeting Mini-Confrences click here: History of Association's Annual Meeting Mini-conferences

To view the History of Annual Meeting Colloquium click here: History of the Associations's Annual Meeting Colloquium

Monographs of the Colloquium

Publications

Why an Association for Practical and Professional Ethics?

Ethics centers have proliferated over the past two decades, as have media stories reflecting heightened concern over the ethical behavior of politicians, organizations, and professionals. Colleges and universities are rethinking their curricula to address concerns about educating for civic and professional responsibility. These phenomena underscore a growing conviction that the need has never been more urgent for practical ethical discourse in civic and professional life.

To foster that discourse, the audience for work in practical ethics must include the general public, business and nonprofit organizations, policy makers, academics, and professionals. Within the academy, we need a conscious effort to develop interdisciplinary scholarship in practical ethics. Those of us concerned with the many initiatives already in place need a forum to learn from each other.

Out of such convictions, the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics was born. We welcome thoughtful practitioners as well as scholars and educators; we welcome college and university faculty from any discipline who have a scholarly or pedagogical interest in ethics or who share a concern for moral education; and we welcome organizations that share the Association's aims. We hope that the Association can help set the agenda and identify the emerging issues in practical ethics, promote public dialogue on those issues, and facilitate high quality interdisciplinary scholarship and teaching.

Benefits of Membership

Individual and institutional members receive:

all appropriate mailings including our newsletter, Ethically Speaking; Profiles in Ethics, describing member ethics centers; and the Member Directory
registration discount for the Annual Meeting
APPE members will receive a 25% discount ($40 vs. the usual rate of $53) for individual subscriptions to the electronic version of International Journal of Applied Philosophy (IJAP) including electronic access to all issues (22+ volumes) of IJAP. To subscribe, click on the following link: International Journal of Applied Philosophy (IJAP).
use, at cost, of mailing and membership lists Mailing List Policy and Procedure
postings on our web site at no cost

Individual members also receive:

access to resources of institutional members as determined by each institutional member

Institutional members also receive:

one individual membership, designated by the institution’s director
assistance in publicizing themselves and their programs through the Association’s mailings, electronic distribution list, conferences, and referrals
opportunity to collaborate on programming with the Association and fellow institutional members
opportunity to collaborate on sponsored projects
opportunity to network with other centers

Institutional members agree to provide:

access to their resources (e.g., library facilities)*
opportunity for individual members to consult with staff on issues of mutual interest

*Exact arrangements are negotiated between individual members and institutional members.

Applying for Membership & Membership Renewal

If you are not currently a member of the Association and would like to join or a current members and would like to renew your membership, please fill out the Membership Form (available here in PDF format, which requires Adobe's free Acrobat Reader) DO NOT EMAIL CREDIT CARD NUMBERS. If you prefer, you may print the form and return it to our office with payment. You may mail the form to our office with a check drawn from a U.S. financial institution or provide credit card information. You may also fax your form with credit card information. Our contact information is below. The information you provide will be used in planning Association activities. Your address information and description will be included in the Member Directory.

Responsible Conduct of Research Education Committee (RCREC)

New members appointed to the RCREC RCREC - New Members Appointed (Spring 2009)

RCREC Membership Category

There is a special category of membership in the Association devoted to the responsible conduct of research and represented by a subcommittee of the Association, the Responsible Conduct of Research Educational Committee (RCREC). The RCREC subcommittee sponsors workshops on research ethics education at the Association’s Annual Meeting as well as selected locations around the United States.

RCREC Individual Membership

Any individual member of the Association can choose to be identified as part of the RCREC Special Interest Group by checking the special interest group on the membership form and will receive any information on RCREC activities on the RCREC e-mail news.

RCREC Organizational Membership

Organizations may become RCREC Organizational members at the $500 membership level. That membership will include an institutional membership in the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics and will allow discounts for attendance at RCREC workshops. Organizational members will also be listed in Profiles, the Association's membership list of institutional members.

RCREC Sponsor Membership

Organizations may become sponsors at the level of $2000 or more. This level of membership includes all the benefits of RCREC Organizational Membership, but Sponsors will also be identified in RCREC publicity as having a national leadership role in promoting RCR education.

Program Related Committees of the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics

I. Subcommittees of the Executive Board of the Association

Subcommittees are appointed by the Chair of the Executive Board and report to the Executive Board as requested. For those interested in becoming involved in one of these committees, contact the Executive Director for further information.

Membership Committee
Co-Chairs: Steve Latham, Eastern Region Co-Chair; Raquel Diaz-Sprague, Midwest Region Co-Chair; Edward Carr, Western Region Co-Chair
Charge: Recruit Individual and Institutional members to the Association

Executive Board Creates a Membership Committee
In the Fall 2009 Executive Board Meeting, the Board voted to establish a Membership Committee of the Board to more aggressively recruit members to ensure that we grow the next generation of persons interested in practical and professional ethics. In spring 2010, we invited members to volunteer and 26 volunteers were appointed to the committee. Since this is a new venture, this is a work in progress. The committee has three co-chairs, one from the Western region of the United States, one from the Midwestern region and one from the Eastern region to provide leadership and accountability for the committee members in their geographic region. The three co-Chairs include: Steve Latham, Eastern Region Co-Chair; Raquel Diaz-Sprague, Midwestern Region Co-Chair; Ed Carr, Western Region Co-Chair. The three co-chairs will head an 11 person steering committee, including an Executive Board liaison, Gabriel Palmer-Fernandez.

The charge to each of the 26 member was to try to recruit 5 members from among their contacts or disciplinary connections by the end of December. The charge to the committee is to think about and try out effective recruiting strategies and make suggestions to the Board about further actions. To facilitate that conversation we have set up an electronic forum for the membership committee so that all committee members can engage in discussion and so there will be an electronic tracking of all ideas. The Steering Committee will have the responsibility for identifying and developing the ideas for recruiting strategies.

Members include: Eastern Region: Steve Latham, Eastern Region Co-Chair, David Belde, Steven Benko, Jeremy Block, Jason Borenstein, Thomas Creely, James Giordano, Alexander Kaplan, Charlotte McDaniel, Reinhold Schlieper, Salaam Semaan, Wendell Wallach, J. Thomas Whetstone: Midwestern Region: Raquel Diaz-Sprague, Midwestern Region Co-Chair, Robert Doyle, Patricia McIntyre, Donald Petkus, Vincent L. Parrish, Jessica McManus Warnell, Jennifer Wilgus: Western Region: Edward Carr, Western Region Co-Chair, Lyn Boyd-Judson, Courtney S. Campbell, Jack Green Musselman, Ana Palacios, Michael A. Popich.

The Steering Committee includes: Gabriel Palmer-Fernandez, Jason Borenstein, Tom Creely, Steve Latham, Charlotte McDaniel, Wendell Wallach, Tom Whetstone, Raquel Diaz-Sprague Vincent Parrish, Courtney Campbell, Ed Carr, and Jack Green Musselman.

Diversity Committee
Chair: Michael Brannigan
Charge: Promote programming at the Annual Meeting that encourages cultural diversity in membership and programming

Responsible Conduct of Research Education Committee (RCREC)
Chair: Dr. James DuBois
Charge: Promote programming at the Annual Meeting and elsewhere focused on Research Ethics Education
Members: James Dubois, Lida Anestidou, Stephanie J. Bird, Mary Brydon-Miller, Julia Frugoli, Elizabeth Heitman, Michael Kalichman, Ken Pimple, Julie Pedroni, Dena Plemmons, and Sara Wilson
For more information, please visit the RCREC webpage.

Committee on Corporate Ethics
Chairs: George Brenkert and Deni Elliott
Charge: Promote Programming at the Annual Meeting focused on Corporate Ethics

Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl Steering Committee
Chair: Patrick Croskery
Charge: Administer the Ethics Bowl Program at both the Regional and National level

Pre-college Ethics Committee
Chair: Roberta Israeloff
Charge:

Nominating Committee
Chair:
Charge:

II. Other Program Related Venues

Director of Ethics Center Colloquium
Convenor: Aine Donovan
Charge: Create programming to facilitate the exchange of ideas regarding the development and operation of effective ethics centers

AEJMD Journalism Ethics
The Winter Meeting of AEJMD is held in conjunction with the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics Annual Meeting. The programming chair is appointed by AEJMD and the committee proposes sessions for the Annual Meeting and reviews other journalism ethics related proposals.
AEJMD Liaison: Wendy Wyatt

Mini Conferences
Special Interest mini-conferences are often held at the end of the Annual Meeting. Sometimes an interest group will propose a Mini-conference to the Executive Director. Sometimes the Executive Director identifies an interest area and appoints a subcommittee to plan a mini-conference. For further information contact the Executive Director.

III. Interest Groups

The interest groups listed below are organized by the subcommittes and often have a speacial session at the Annual Meeting to discuss interests of common concern.

Responsible Conduct of Research Education
Develops and proposes programming for the Annual Meeting related to research education
Contact: James DuBois

Business Ethics Interest Group
Develops and proposes programming for the Annual Meeting related to corporate and business ethics.
Contact: George Brenkert

Pre-college Ethics Interest Group (PEIG)
Develops and proposes programming for the Annual Meeting related to pre-college ethics.
Contact: Roberta Israeloff

Executive Board

Stuart D. Yoak, Executive Director, Association for Practical and Professional Ethics

Sandra L. Borden, Co-Director, Center for the Study of Ethics in Society, Western Michigan University

Michael Davis, Senior Fellow and Professor of Philosophy, Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions, Illinois Institute of Technology

Aine Donovan, Research Associate Professor and Executive Director, Ethics Institute, Dartmouth College

Deni Elliott, Poynter Jamison Chair in Media Ethics and Press Policy, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg

Rachelle Hollander, Director, Center for Engineering, Ethics, and Society (CEES) National Academy of Engineering Senior Research Scholar, Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy University of Maryland, College Park

Christopher Meyers, Director, Kegley Institute of Ethics California State University, Bakersfield

Lisa H. Newton, Director, Program in Applied Ethics, Fairfield University

Gabriel Palmer-Fernandez, Director, Dr. James Dale Ethics Center, Youngstown State University

Lisa S. Parker, Director, Graduate Education, Center for Bioethics and Health Law, University of Pittsburgh

Edward Wasserman, Knight Chair in Journalism Ethics, School of Journalism and Mass Communications, Washington and Lee University

Rosemarie Tong, Distinguished Professor in Health Care Ethics and Director, Center for Professional and Applied Ethics, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Vivian M. Weil (Chair) , Professor of Ethics and Director, Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions, Illinois Institute of Technology

Actions of the Executive Board Fall 2010 Meeting and the Business Meeting, Spring 2011

Title Changes
At the Fall Executive Meeting, as the job description for the Executive Director was being discussed, it was decided to change the title of the Executive Secretary to Executive Director and the title of the Executive Committee to Executive Board. This is simply a change in name only and does not indicate any change in duties of the positions. The members at the business meeting were invited to support that decision. It was so moved and seconded to indicate support for the name changes. The motion was approved.

Suspension of the Oxford Series in Practical Ethics
Vivian Weil, Chair of the Executive Board announced that, after considerable debate, the Executive Board had decided to suspend the Practical Ethics Series with Oxford University. Oxford has not been very satisfactory in marketing the series, the Association editors seemed to have declining influence in the process, and we were not receiving many manuscripts. In response to a question, Weil noted that we are not looking at a new publisher at this time.

Policies Amendment approved at the Business Meeting for the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics, March 6, 2010 regarding Committees Subcommittees, Ad Hoc Committees and Special Interest groups:
Chair Vivian Weil introduced an action by the Executive Board to clarify the Board’s creation of Board subcommittees, ad hoc committees and special interest groups. Board subcommittees include the Diversity Subcommittee, The Ethics Bowl Subcommittee, the RCREC, the Corporate Business Ethics Subcommittee, the Subcommittee on Pre-College Ethics and a newly created Membership committee. Current interest groups include the Social Work Interest Group.

By majority vote, the Board may establish a standing committee, ad hoc committee, or special interest group.

A committee, whether standing or ad hoc, shall have a specific charge and shall regularly report concerning progress in carrying it out.
A special interest group has a topical focus and may limit its activities to informal discussion. It may also propose sessions for the program.

Committees shall provide written progress reports to the Board each year. Special interest groups should provide a brief written summary about their activities to the Board, no less than every three years. The Board shall report to the annual business meeting about the activities of each standing committee, ad hoc committee, and special interest group. The Board shall review all committees and special interest groups on a three-year cycle and determine whether continuation, change in charge, or disbanding is appropriate.

Association Staff

Dr. Stuart Yoak- Executive Director
812-855-6450
sdyoak@indiana.edu

Beth Works - Administrative Assistant
812-855-6450
appe@indiana.edu

Mary Ulmet - Resource Room Coordinator
812-856-4969
marywill@indiana.edu

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Job Postings on Website

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History of the Association Historical Documents or the Association Why an Association for Practical and Professional Ethics? Benefits of Membership RCREC Membership Applying for Membership Subcommittees and Other Related Program Committees Annual Fund Drive Executive Board Association Staff Member Mailing Labels Job Postings on Website APPE_News - E-Mail Bulletins	History of the Association The Association for Practical and Professional Ethics was founded in 1991 with support from Indiana University and the Lilly Endowment to encourage interdisciplinary scholarship and teaching of high quality in practical and professional ethics by educators and practitioners who appreciate the practical-theoretical aspects of their subjects. The Association facilitates communication and joint ventures among centers, schools, colleges, business and nonprofit organizations and individuals concerned with the interdisciplinary study and teaching of practical and professional ethics. For a copy of the Charter of the Association, click here. Charter of the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics Historical Documents of the Association To view the History of the Annual Meeting Keynote Speakers click here: History of Associations's Annual Meeting Keynote Addresses To view the History of Annual Meeting Mini-Confrences click here: History of Association's Annual Meeting Mini-conferences To view the History of Annual Meeting Colloquium click here: History of the Associations's Annual Meeting Colloquium Monographs of the Colloquium may be purchased from the Association, if you are interested in purchasing a Monograph of the the Colloquium for Annual Meeting years 2003-2008, please click here: Publications. Back to top Why an Association for Practical and Professional Ethics? Ethics centers have proliferated over the past two decades, as have media stories reflecting heightened concern over the ethical behavior of politicians, organizations, and professionals. Colleges and universities are rethinking their curricula to address concerns about educating for civic and professional responsibility. These phenomena underscore a growing conviction that the need has never been more urgent for practical ethical discourse in civic and professional life. To foster that discourse, the audience for work in practical ethics must include the general public, business and nonprofit organizations, policy makers, academics, and professionals. Within the academy, we need a conscious effort to develop interdisciplinary scholarship in practical ethics. Those of us concerned with the many initiatives already in place need a forum to learn from each other. Out of such convictions, the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics was born. We welcome thoughtful practitioners as well as scholars and educators; we welcome college and university faculty from any discipline who have a scholarly or pedagogical interest in ethics or who share a concern for moral education; and we welcome organizations that share the Association's aims. We hope that the Association can help set the agenda and identify the emerging issues in practical ethics, promote public dialogue on those issues, and facilitate high quality interdisciplinary scholarship and teaching. Back to top Benefits of Membership Individual and institutional members receive: all appropriate mailings including our newsletter, Ethically Speaking; Profiles in Ethics, describing member ethics centers; and the Member Directory registration discount for the Annual Meeting APPE members will receive a 25% discount ($40 vs. the usual rate of $53) for individual subscriptions to the electronic version of International Journal of Applied Philosophy (IJAP) including electronic access to all issues (22+ volumes) of IJAP. To subscribe, click on the following link: International Journal of Applied Philosophy (IJAP). use, at cost, of mailing and membership lists Mailing List Policy and Procedure postings on our web site at no cost Individual members also receive: access to resources of institutional members as determined by each institutional member Institutional members also receive: one individual membership, designated by the institution’s director assistance in publicizing themselves and their programs through the Association’s mailings, electronic distribution list, conferences, and referrals opportunity to collaborate on programming with the Association and fellow institutional members opportunity to collaborate on sponsored projects opportunity to network with other centers Institutional members agree to provide: access to their resources (e.g., library facilities)* opportunity for individual members to consult with staff on issues of mutual interest Exact arrangements are negotiated between individual members and institutional members. Back to top Applying for Membership & Membership Renewal If you are not currently a member of the Association and would like to join or a current members and would like to renew your membership, please fill out the Membership Form (available here in PDF format, which requires Adobe's free Acrobat Reader) DO NOT EMAIL CREDIT CARD NUMBERS. If you prefer, you may print the form and return it to our office with payment. You may mail the form to our office with a check drawn from a U.S. financial institution or provide credit card information. You may also fax your form with credit card information. Our contact information is below. The information you provide will be used in planning Association activities. Your address information and description will be included in the Member Directory. Back to top Responsible Conduct of Research Education Committee (RCREC) New members appointed to the RCREC RCREC - New Members Appointed (Spring 2009) RCREC Membership Category* There is a special category of membership in the Association devoted to the responsible conduct of research and represented by a subcommittee of the Association, the Responsible Conduct of Research Educational Committee (RCREC). The RCREC subcommittee sponsors workshops on research ethics education at the Association’s Annual Meeting as well as selected locations around the United States. RCREC Individual Membership Any individual member of the Association can choose to be identified as part of the RCREC Special Interest Group by checking the special interest group on the membership form and will receive any information on RCREC activities on the RCREC e-mail news. RCREC Organizational Membership Organizations may become RCREC Organizational members at the $500 membership level. That membership will include an institutional membership in the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics and will allow discounts for attendance at RCREC workshops. Organizational members will also be listed in Profiles, the Association's membership list of institutional members. RCREC Sponsor Membership Organizations may become sponsors at the level of $2000 or more. This level of membership includes all the benefits of RCREC Organizational Membership, but Sponsors will also be identified in RCREC publicity as having a national leadership role in promoting RCR education. Back to top Program Related Committees of the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics I. Subcommittees of the Executive Board of the Association Subcommittees are appointed by the Chair of the Executive Board and report to the Executive Board as requested. For those interested in becoming involved in one of these committees, contact the Executive Director for further information. Membership Committee Co-Chairs: Steve Latham, Eastern Region Co-Chair; Raquel Diaz-Sprague, Midwest Region Co-Chair; Edward Carr, Western Region Co-Chair Charge: Recruit Individual and Institutional members to the Association Executive Board Creates a Membership Committee In the Fall 2009 Executive Board Meeting, the Board voted to establish a Membership Committee of the Board to more aggressively recruit members to ensure that we grow the next generation of persons interested in practical and professional ethics. In spring 2010, we invited members to volunteer and 26 volunteers were appointed to the committee. Since this is a new venture, this is a work in progress. The committee has three co-chairs, one from the Western region of the United States, one from the Midwestern region and one from the Eastern region to provide leadership and accountability for the committee members in their geographic region. The three co-Chairs include: Steve Latham, Eastern Region Co-Chair; Raquel Diaz-Sprague, Midwestern Region Co-Chair; Ed Carr, Western Region Co-Chair. The three co-chairs will head an 11 person steering committee, including an Executive Board liaison, Gabriel Palmer-Fernandez. The charge to each of the 26 member was to try to recruit 5 members from among their contacts or disciplinary connections by the end of December. The charge to the committee is to think about and try out effective recruiting strategies and make suggestions to the Board about further actions. To facilitate that conversation we have set up an electronic forum for the membership committee so that all committee members can engage in discussion and so there will be an electronic tracking of all ideas. The Steering Committee will have the responsibility for identifying and developing the ideas for recruiting strategies. Members include: Eastern Region: Steve Latham, Eastern Region Co-Chair, David Belde, Steven Benko, Jeremy Block, Jason Borenstein, Thomas Creely, James Giordano, Alexander Kaplan, Charlotte McDaniel, Reinhold Schlieper, Salaam Semaan, Wendell Wallach, J. Thomas Whetstone: Midwestern Region: Raquel Diaz-Sprague, Midwestern Region Co-Chair, Robert Doyle, Patricia McIntyre, Donald Petkus, Vincent L. Parrish, Jessica McManus Warnell, Jennifer Wilgus: Western Region: Edward Carr, Western Region Co-Chair, Lyn Boyd-Judson, Courtney S. Campbell, Jack Green Musselman, Ana Palacios, Michael A. Popich. The Steering Committee includes: Gabriel Palmer-Fernandez, Jason Borenstein, Tom Creely, Steve Latham, Charlotte McDaniel, Wendell Wallach, Tom Whetstone, Raquel Diaz-Sprague Vincent Parrish, Courtney Campbell, Ed Carr, and Jack Green Musselman. Diversity Committee Chair: Michael Brannigan Charge: Promote programming at the Annual Meeting that encourages cultural diversity in membership and programming Responsible Conduct of Research Education Committee (RCREC) Chair: Dr. James DuBois Charge: Promote programming at the Annual Meeting and elsewhere focused on Research Ethics Education Members: James Dubois, Lida Anestidou, Stephanie J. Bird, Mary Brydon-Miller, Julia Frugoli, Elizabeth Heitman, Michael Kalichman, Ken Pimple, Julie Pedroni, Dena Plemmons, and Sara Wilson For more information, please visit the RCREC webpage. Committee on Corporate Ethics Chairs: George Brenkert and Deni Elliott Charge: Promote Programming at the Annual Meeting focused on Corporate Ethics Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl Steering Committee Chair: Patrick Croskery Charge: Administer the Ethics Bowl Program at both the Regional and National level Pre-college Ethics Committee Chair: Roberta Israeloff Charge: Nominating Committee Chair: Charge: II. Other Program Related Venues Director of Ethics Center Colloquium Convenor: Aine Donovan Charge: Create programming to facilitate the exchange of ideas regarding the development and operation of effective ethics centers AEJMD Journalism Ethics The Winter Meeting of AEJMD is held in conjunction with the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics Annual Meeting. The programming chair is appointed by AEJMD and the committee proposes sessions for the Annual Meeting and reviews other journalism ethics related proposals. AEJMD Liaison: Wendy Wyatt Mini Conferences Special Interest mini-conferences are often held at the end of the Annual Meeting. Sometimes an interest group will propose a Mini-conference to the Executive Director. Sometimes the Executive Director identifies an interest area and appoints a subcommittee to plan a mini-conference. For further information contact the Executive Director. III. Interest Groups The interest groups listed below are organized by the subcommittes and often have a speacial session at the Annual Meeting to discuss interests of common concern. Responsible Conduct of Research Education Develops and proposes programming for the Annual Meeting related to research education Contact: James DuBois Business Ethics Interest Group Develops and proposes programming for the Annual Meeting related to corporate and business ethics. Contact: George Brenkert Pre-college Ethics Interest Group (PEIG) Develops and proposes programming for the Annual Meeting related to pre-college ethics. Contact: Roberta Israeloff Back to top Executive Board Stuart D. Yoak, Executive Director, Association for Practical and Professional Ethics Sandra L. Borden, Co-Director, Center for the Study of Ethics in Society, Western Michigan University Michael Davis, Senior Fellow and Professor of Philosophy, Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions, Illinois Institute of Technology Aine Donovan, Research Associate Professor and Executive Director, Ethics Institute, Dartmouth College Deni Elliott, Poynter Jamison Chair in Media Ethics and Press Policy, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg Rachelle Hollander, Director, Center for Engineering, Ethics, and Society (CEES) National Academy of Engineering Senior Research Scholar, Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy University of Maryland, College Park Christopher Meyers, Director, Kegley Institute of Ethics California State University, Bakersfield Lisa H. Newton, Director, Program in Applied Ethics, Fairfield University Gabriel Palmer-Fernandez, Director, Dr. James Dale Ethics Center, Youngstown State University Lisa S. Parker, Director, Graduate Education, Center for Bioethics and Health Law, University of Pittsburgh Edward Wasserman, Knight Chair in Journalism Ethics, School of Journalism and Mass Communications, Washington and Lee University Rosemarie Tong, Distinguished Professor in Health Care Ethics and Director, Center for Professional and Applied Ethics, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Vivian M. Weil (Chair) , Professor of Ethics and Director, Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions, Illinois Institute of Technology Actions of the Executive Board Fall 2010 Meeting and the Business Meeting, Spring 2011 Title Changes At the Fall Executive Meeting, as the job description for the Executive Director was being discussed, it was decided to change the title of the Executive Secretary to Executive Director and the title of the Executive Committee to Executive Board. This is simply a change in name only and does not indicate any change in duties of the positions. The members at the business meeting were invited to support that decision. It was so moved and seconded to indicate support for the name changes. The motion was approved. Suspension of the Oxford Series in Practical Ethics Vivian Weil, Chair of the Executive Board announced that, after considerable debate, the Executive Board had decided to suspend the Practical Ethics Series with Oxford University. Oxford has not been very satisfactory in marketing the series, the Association editors seemed to have declining influence in the process, and we were not receiving many manuscripts. In response to a question, Weil noted that we are not looking at a new publisher at this time. Policies Amendment approved at the Business Meeting for the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics, March 6, 2010 regarding Committees Subcommittees, Ad Hoc Committees and Special Interest groups: Chair Vivian Weil introduced an action by the Executive Board to clarify the Board’s creation of Board subcommittees, ad hoc committees and special interest groups. Board subcommittees include the Diversity Subcommittee, The Ethics Bowl Subcommittee, the RCREC, the Corporate Business Ethics Subcommittee, the Subcommittee on Pre-College Ethics and a newly created Membership committee. Current interest groups include the Social Work Interest Group. By majority vote, the Board may establish a standing committee, ad hoc committee, or special interest group. A committee, whether standing or ad hoc, shall have a specific charge and shall regularly report concerning progress in carrying it out. A special interest group has a topical focus and may limit its activities to informal discussion. It may also propose sessions for the program. Committees shall provide written progress reports to the Board each year. Special interest groups should provide a brief written summary about their activities to the Board, no less than every three years. The Board shall report to the annual business meeting about the activities of each standing committee, ad hoc committee, and special interest group. The Board shall review all committees and special interest groups on a three-year cycle and determine whether continuation, change in charge, or disbanding is appropriate. Back to top Association Staff Dr. Stuart Yoak- Executive Director 812-855-6450 sdyoak@indiana.edu Beth Works - Administrative Assistant 812-855-6450 appe@indiana.edu Mary Ulmet - Resource Room Coordinator 812-856-4969 marywill@indiana.edu Back to top Member Mailing Labels For rental information, including pricing, please call (812) 855-6450 or e-mail appe@indiana.edu. Back to top Job Postings on Website Postings for members are free. Postings for non-members are $200. Please call (812) 855-6450 or e-mail appe@indiana.edu to post. Back to top APPE_News E-mail bulletins from the Association (notices of job openings, conferences, seminars, calls for papers, fellowships, etc.) To subscribe, send a request to appe@indiana.edu or call the Association office. 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