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Historical Documents of the Association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 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
discount on the Association's Oxford University Press Series in Practical and Professional Ethics
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.

Responsible Conduct of Research Educational Committee (RCREC)

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. An Internet-based course in research ethics is also available only for RCREC organizational members and RCREC sponsors.

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 access to the RCREC Internet-based Course in research ethics at no additional cost as well as 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.

Applying for Membership

If you are not currently a member of the Association and would like to join, please fill out the membership application form (available here in PDF format, which requires Adobe's free Acrobat Reader) and return it with a check for annual dues. The information you provide will be used in planning Association activities. Address information and description will be included in the Member Directory.

We will also be happy to send the form at your request via the U.S. postal service or e-mail; our contact information is below.

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Executive Committee

Brian Schrag

Executive Secretary, Association for Practical and Professional Ethics

Anita L. Allen

Henry R. Silverman Professor of Law & Professor of Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania

George G. Brenkert

Professor of Business Ethics, The McDonough School of Business, Georgetown 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

Deborah G. Johnson

Department of Science, Technology, and Society, University of Virginia

Elizabeth Kiss

President, Agnes Scott College

Lisa H. Newton

Director, Program in Applied Ethics, Fairfield University

Lisa S. Parker

Director, Graduate Education, Center for Bioethics and Health Law, University of Pittsburgh

Michael S. Pritchard

Willard Brown Professor of Philosophy, Center for the Study of Ethics in Society, Western Michigan 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

Association Staff

Dr. Brian Schrag - Executive Secretary
812-855-6450
appe@indiana.edu

Chera Steimel - Administrative Assistant
812-855-6450
appe@indiana.edu

Member Mailing Labels

For Sale Mailing List Policy and Procedures
Please call (812) 855-6450 or e-mail appe@indiana.edu for ordering.

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.

Association for Practical and Professional Ethics
Indiana University
618 East Third Street
Bloomington, Indiana 47405-3602
Telephone (812) 855-6450; FAX (812) 856-4969
Questions pertaining to this web site can be sent to appe@indiana.edu





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 Annual Fund Drive Executive Committee Association Staff Member Mailing Labels 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 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 discount on the Association's Oxford University Press Series in Practical and Professional Ethics 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. Responsible Conduct of Research Educational Committee (RCREC) 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. An Internet-based course in research ethics is also available only for RCREC organizational members and RCREC sponsors. 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 access to the RCREC Internet-based Course in research ethics at no additional cost as well as 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 Applying for Membership If you are not currently a member of the Association and would like to join, please fill out the membership application form (available here in PDF format, which requires Adobe's free Acrobat Reader) and return it with a check for annual dues. The information you provide will be used in planning Association activities. Address information and description will be included in the Member Directory. We will also be happy to send the form at your request via the U.S. postal service or e-mail; our contact information is below. Back to top Executive Committee Brian Schrag Executive Secretary, Association for Practical and Professional Ethics Anita L. Allen Henry R. Silverman Professor of Law & Professor of Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania George G. Brenkert Professor of Business Ethics, The McDonough School of Business, Georgetown 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 Deborah G. Johnson Department of Science, Technology, and Society, University of Virginia Elizabeth Kiss President, Agnes Scott College Lisa H. Newton Director, Program in Applied Ethics, Fairfield University Lisa S. Parker Director, Graduate Education, Center for Bioethics and Health Law, University of Pittsburgh Michael S. Pritchard Willard Brown Professor of Philosophy, Center for the Study of Ethics in Society, Western Michigan 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 Back to top Association Staff Dr. Brian Schrag - Executive Secretary 812-855-6450 appe@indiana.edu Chera Steimel - Administrative Assistant 812-855-6450 appe@indiana.edu Back to top Member Mailing Labels For Sale Mailing List Policy and Procedures Please call (812) 855-6450 or e-mail appe@indiana.edu for ordering. 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. Back to top Association for Practical and Professional Ethics Indiana University 618 East Third Street Bloomington, Indiana 47405-3602 Telephone (812) 855-6450; FAX (812) 856-4969 Questions pertaining to this web site can be sent to appe@indiana.edu