Calendars & Events

Just in time for the 2012 election, Posters of Discontent is an international show of 20 artists who make two-dimensional work ranging in viewpoints from the political left, right and center on a range of hot button political issues.

Contact:

• Gregory Tom
• Phone: 734.487.0465
• Email: gtom@emich.edu

Additional Information:

• http://art.emich.edu/exhibitions/current

Cost: Free

Open to the public

LBC Approved: Yes

Go Abroad! Our Fall Study Abroad Fair features study abroad programs across the globe. Earn EMU credit while you experience world cultures. Financial aid is applicable. Stop by on Tuesday, September 18 anytime between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom.

Contact:

• Benita Goldman
• Phone: 734.487.5987
• Email: bgoldman@emich.edu
• Fax: 734.487.4377

Additional Information:

• http://www.emich.edu/abroad

Cost: Free

Open to the public

LBC Approved: No

The labs are available to anyone need assistance originating and approving Electronic Personnel Action Forms (EPAFs). Bring your EPAFs with you to the lab where there will be experts available to walk you through the data entry and approval processes.

Contact:

• Kathryn R Robertson
• Phone: 734.487.2666
• Email: krobertso1@emich.edu

Cost: Free

Open to the public

LBC Approved: No

September is National Cholesterol Education Month. Visit the Office of Nutrition Services information table to learn more about cholesterol, dietary sources, and how to reduce your intake. Handouts and snack samples will be provided.

Contact:

• Heather Anderson
• Phone: 734.487.6572
• Email: chhs_nutrition@emich.edu

Open to the public

LBC Approved: No

This lecture will address the background of the Supreme Court's decision in Lawrence v. Texas (2003), which held sodomy laws unconstitutional. The speaker, Professor Dale Carpenter, teaches and writes in the areas of sexual orientation and the law.

Contact:

• Kate Mehuron
• Phone: 734.487.4348
• Email: kmehuron@emich.edu
• Fax: 734.485.9592

Open to the public

LBC Approved: Yes

Lecture #1: “If We Can, Should We? Thoughts on Some Key Ideas” Presenter: (William) John Koolage, History/Philosophy Should I get a college degree? I am capable of doing so, but should I? At first blush, the answers to these questions seem entirely dependent on the desires of the person asking the question. However, aren't they also dependent on what kind of life is available to you if you do or do not get a degree? That is, aren't we responsible (in terms of what we should do) to facts beyond just our own desires? Philosophy provides us with a framework for understanding the concepts related and contained in the idea "the thing I should do." Further, philosophy provides us with some tools for understanding the relationship between what you can do and what you should do. In this talk, I will explore a cluster of concepts that help us to understand and parse the questions above and similar questions, including, but not limited to, theories of ethics, theories of well being, anti-skepticism with respect to morality, and Plato's notion that "the unexamined life is not worth living."

Contact:

• Rebecca Sipe
• Phone: 734.717.8483
• Email: rebecca.sipe@emich.edu
• Fax: 734.487.0793

Cost: Free

Open to the public

LBC Approved: Yes