2004 in Review
Programs and Projects
2004 was an active year of programs and projects.
Poynter Center Interdisciplinary Faculty
Fellowships
Our first group of faculty fellows met five times in the
spring semester, continuing the study of Democracy and
Dissent they started in the fall. We will be publishing some
of their research as monographs soon. To further enrich the
seminar, the Poynter Center hosted Arthur Applbaum from
Harvard University' Kennedy School of Government on April
1.
The topic for the 2004-05 academic year is the Ethics and
Politics of Childhood. The six faculty fellows met five times
in the fall. See Poynter Center
Fellows for more details.
Teaching Research Ethics
Kenneth D. Pimple, Director of Teaching Research Ethics
Programs, directed the eleventh annual Teaching Research
Ethics workshop May 19-22, with 39 participants. See Teaching Research
Ethics for details.
Scientists and Subjects
This innovative, Web-based seminar on the ethics of research
with human subjects is funded by the National Institutes of
Health. Project director Kenneth D. Pimple offered the online
course January 19-March 14, 2004. See Scientists and Subjects
for details.
Moral Issues and Motivations in Medical
Philanthropy
The Poynter Center began a study to explore moral issues and
motivations in medical philanthropy, thanks to a grant from
the IU Center on Philanthropy. Richard Miller and Byron
Bangert are leading the study, which will explore questions
of altruism, social justice, and professional commitment in
the world of health care. The first interviews were completed
in 2004, with completion of the project projected for June of
2005. Results will be disseminated through publication, cases
and commentary, presentation at professional meetings, and a
workshop.
Lectures and Seminars
Public Lectures When Matthew Vandivier Sims
died in infancy, his family and their friends created a fund
to open a discussion of issues in responsible communication
among patients, families, professional care givers, and
counselors. The Poynter Center coordinates the guest lecture
each year for the Matthew Vandivier Sims Memorial Lecture.
LeRoy Walters, from Georgetown University, spoke March 11, on
"Five Policy Options for Human Embryonic Stem Cell
Research." The lecture was audio-streamed
by IU. Learn more about the Sims Lecture.
Health Care Ethics Seminars
The Health Care Ethics Seminars provide interaction between
the campus and the community. Jennifer Girod, Research
Associate, coordinated the series in the spring of 2004.
Byron Bangert, Research Associate, coordinated the fall
series. Learn morea about the Health Care
Ethics Seminars.
Association for Practical and Professional
Ethics
The Poynter Center continued to host the Association for
Practical and Professional Ethics. See APPE for more
information about their work.
Ethics Bowl Team
The Poynter Center annually hosts an Ethics Bowl team to
compete in the national event, which is held in conjunction
with the annual meeting of the Association for Practical and
Professional Ethics in February. In 2004 the Poynter Center
team won first place. See more information for the Ethics
Bowl.
IU Center on Philanthropy
The Poynter Center serves as the Bloomington office of the
IU Center on Philanthropy. In 2004 we hosted two guest
speakers and the graduation lunch for the Bloomington
students in the Center on Philanthropy programs. For more
information about the Center on Philanthropy, see the IU Center on
Philanthropy.
Other Programs and Projects
Professor Daniel Conkle, the Robert H. McKinney Professor of
Law, IU School of Law in Bloomington, spoke at the Poynter
Center on Friday, October 1. Professor Conkle emphasized that
religious preference of the voters could have a strong impact
on the 2004 presidential election. The presentation was
offered in cooperation with the IU Alumni Association and the
Law School's Alumni Weekend.
The Poynter Center hosted a discussion as a part of the One
Book One Bloomington program in the spring. On March 30,
Richard Miller led a discussion at the Monroe County Public
Library on the selected book, Reading Lolita in Tehran.
Paul Haupt from South Africa spoke April 5 on "Truth and
Reconciliation in South Africa."
In summer of 2004, the Poynter Center was selected as one of
four institutional teams to develop digital resources for
teaching and research in practical ethics. Funded by the
Council on Library and Information Resources and the Mellow
Foundation, this Scholarly Communication Institute project
includes teams from Duke University, University of Minnesota,
and the University of Virginia as well as IU's team.
Richard Miller appeared on Noon Edition, a one-hour call-in
program on WFIU, on July 23, to discuss the Poynter
Center's mission and projects. Miller also appeared on a
JobTraks (an IU program of career information and
contemporary music for high school students), speaking on
career opportunities in Bioethics. The program was broadcast
the week of November 29-December 4, 2004).
On October 20 the Poynter Center, the US Office for Human
Research Protections and the IU Office of the Vice-President
for Research co-sponsored a one-day seminar, "Exploring
Risks and Rights in Non-Biomedical Research with Human
Subjects." Ken Pimple from the Poynter Center gave the
keynote address. For a copy of his presentation, see Kenneth Pimple.
For what's happening in 2005, see Announcements
and Public Events
2005. 
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