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Historical Documents of the Association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

Responsible Conduct of Research Educational 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. An Internet-based course in research ethics is also available only for RCREC organizational members and RCREC sponsors. For more information about the Internet-based course visit http://rcrec.org/internet_course.html.

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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Program Related Committees of the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics

I. Subcommittees of the Executive Committee of the Association

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

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

RCREC
Chair: Michael Kalichman and Frank Macrina
Charge: Promote programming at the Annual Meeting and elsewhere focused on Research Ethics Education

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

Ethics Bowl Committee
Chair: Robert Ladenson
Charge: Administer the Ethics Bowl Program at both the Regional and National level

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

II. Other Program Related Committees

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

Social Work Ethics Interest Group
Develops and proposes programming for the Annual Meeting related to social work
Contact: Richard Spano and Terry Koenig

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 Secretary. Sometimes the Executive Secretary identifies an interest area and appoints a subcommittee to plan a mini-conference. For further information contact the Executive Secretary.

Executive Committee

Brian Schrag

Executive Secretary, Association for Practical and Professional Ethics

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

Deborah G. Johnson

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

Elizabeth Kiss

President, Agnes Scott College

Christopher Meyers

Director, Kegley Institute of Ethics California State University, Bakersfield

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.

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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 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 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 discount on the Association's Oxford University Press Series in Practical and Professional Ethics 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 Responsible Conduct of Research Educational 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. An Internet-based course in research ethics is also available only for RCREC organizational members and RCREC sponsors. For more information about the Internet-based course visit http://rcrec.org/internet_course.html. 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 Program Related Committees of the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics I. Subcommittees of the Executive Committee of the Association Subcommittees are appointed by the Chair of the Executive Committee and report to the Executive Committee as requested. For those interested in becoming involved in one of these committees, contact the Executive Secretary for further information. Diversity Committee Chair: Michael Brannigan Charge: Promote programming at the Annual Meeting that encourages cultural diversity in membership and programming RCREC Chair: Michael Kalichman and Frank Macrina Charge: Promote programming at the Annual Meeting and elsewhere focused on Research Ethics Education Committee on Corporate Ethics Chairs: George Brenkert and Deni Elliott Charge: Promote Programming at the Annual Meeting focused on Corporate Ethics Ethics Bowl Committee Chair: Robert Ladenson Charge: Administer the Ethics Bowl Program at both the Regional and National level 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 II. Other Program Related Committees 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 Social Work Ethics Interest Group Develops and proposes programming for the Annual Meeting related to social work Contact: Richard Spano and Terry Koenig 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 Secretary. Sometimes the Executive Secretary identifies an interest area and appoints a subcommittee to plan a mini-conference. For further information contact the Executive Secretary. Back to top Executive Committee Brian Schrag Executive Secretary, Association for Practical and Professional Ethics 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 Deborah G. Johnson Department of Science, Technology, and Society, University of Virginia Elizabeth Kiss President, Agnes Scott College Christopher Meyers Director, Kegley Institute of Ethics California State University, Bakersfield 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