Research Stipends in Practical Ethics for Undergraduates

Undergraduate Research Stipend Program

Poynter Center Director Richard Miller has announced the selection of three undergraduates for the Research Stipends for 2009-10. The students, their topics, and their faculty advisors are:

• Niels Lee, a senior in History and Religious Studies. He will be studying the abolition of the Caliph in 1924 in the Republic of Turkey. His advisor is Dr. Padraic Kenney in History.
• Sharayn Menne', a senior in Religious Studies. She will be studying the morality of warfare. Her advisor is Dr. Richard Miller of Religious Studies.
• Landon Peck, a senior in Religious Studies. He will be studying first person accounts of illness and religious and spiritual experiences while ill. His advisor is Dr. Lisa Sideris of Religious Studies.

The Undergraduate Research Stipends in Practical Ethics are awarded in a competitive process. Richard Miller, the Director of the Poynter Center, describes the stipends in these terms: “These research stipends aim to stimulate ethical reflection in undergraduate education, reward highly motivated students, and facilitate innovative projects across the disciplines. They enable students to develop close mentoring relationships with IU faculty and take advantage of the input and expertise of the Poynter Center community. We have been pleased to support students from the College of Arts and Sciences, the Kelley School of Business, the School of Informatics in the past.” The program, which began in 2005-06, is funded by the Poynter Center.