Stevens hosts first Science/Technology Ethics Bowl, May 28
HOBOKEN , N.J. ― Stevens Institute of Technology will present the first annual Science and Technology Ethics Bowl and Symposium for High School Students on May 28, 2008 .
This half-day event, held at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken , N.J. , introduces participants to careful thinking about ethical issues posed by our modern society. Teams of high school Juniors and Sophomores will compete as they answer questions about ethical issues raised by contemporary science and technology.
Participating schools will receive cases and study questions in advance of the competition. Teams and their coaches are encouraged to spend time reviewing the cases, considering possible questions, positions, supporting arguments, and developing analyses of the cases. Topics may include the following:
- Animal testing
- Bio-medical ethics
- Energy policy
- Cyber-ethics
“Participating in the Science and Technology Ethics Bowl helps develop students’ intellectual abilities and capacities, deepens their ethical understanding, and reinforces their sense of ethical commitment,” said Dr. James E. McClellan III, Dean of Stevens’ College of Arts & Letters. Prizes will be awarded to the teams that demonstrate the keenest philosophical acumen.
To learn how to participate, please download an informational brochure (PDF):
http://www.stevens.edu/undergrad/docs/EthicsBowl.pdfAbout Stevens Institute of Technology
Founded in 1870, Stevens Institute of Technology is one of the leading technological universities in the world dedicated to learning and research. Through its broad-based curricula, nurturing of creative inventiveness, and cross disciplinary research, the Institute is at the forefront of global challenges in engineering, science, and technology management. Partnerships and collaboration between, and among, business, industry, government and other universities contribute to the enriched environment of the Institute. A new model for technology commercialization in academe, known as Technogenesis®, involves external partners in launching business enterprises to create broad opportunities and shared value.
Stevens offers baccalaureates, master’s and doctoral degrees in engineering, science, computer science and management, in addition to a baccalaureate degree in the humanities and liberal arts, and in business and technology. The university has a total enrollment of 2,040 undergraduate and 3,085 graduate students, and a worldwide online enrollment of 2,250, with a full-time tenured/tenure-track faculty of 140 and more than 200 full-time special faculty. Stevens’ graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America. Additional information may be obtained from its web page at www.stevens.edu.
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