Fresh off the plane, Nigerian Author and MacArthur Genius Award winner Chimamanda Adiche talks with the CGO about ethical issues that have informed her world view and found a place in her fiction and non-fiction writing.
Below is a partial list of some of the people that have come to talk with us about the ethical issues in their professional lives, the challenges of their work, and how they navigate in complicated situations. Our visitors spend time with us in conversation in class, and then join us for a meal so that we can continue the conversation. It is a great opportunity for our students to learn, to network, to share their concerns with influential people, and ask questions of those with remarkable experiences. Sometimes the Carnegies also ask about research, internship, or even work opportunities…. The list below has some categories that help to organize our areas of interest, but we are not limited to what you see here.
International Human Rights
Chimamanda Adichie, McArthur Genius Award Winner, Author
Lorina McAdam, Mercy Corp country director, Iraq
Ambassador Joyce Leader, former deputy Head-of-Mission, Rwanda
Jodie Williams, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
Rigoberta Menchu, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
Professor Hugo Slim, Oxford University
Ambassador Eric Benjaminson
Scott Warren, Arizona State University, No Más Muertes
Walid Salem, Director, Center for Democracy, Jerusalem
Greg Stanton, Founder and President, Genocide Watch
Jason Lewis-Berry, Deputy Asst. Sec., Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations
US State Department
Eowyn Soran, Our Children’s Trust
Salman Ahmad, UN Goodwill Ambassador, founding member, Junoon
Christine15 and Erin15 meet with International Criminal Court Justice Luis Moreno Ocampo and Professor Paul Slovic during a conference on the prevention of genocide held in Washington, DC, Winter 2013
US Law and Civil Rights, and Governance
Sister Helen Prejean, Death Penalty Opponent, author, Dead Man Walking
Greg Kuykendal, Head, Mexico Capital Punishment Legal Aid Program
Craig Weinerman, Federal Public Defender
Judge Timothy Gerking
Oregon Senator Michael Dembrow
Representative Marty Wilde
Lucy Vinnis, Mayor of Eugene
Environment and Food Security
Andy Stahl, Director, Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics
Ann-Marie Woodward, Food for Lane County
Richie Weinman, former Director, Eugene Homeless Services
Chris Holman, Founder, Nami Moon Farms
Tom Mulhern, Executive Director, Food for Lane County
Laura Diamond, Community Supported Shelters
Professor Brendan Murtagh, Queens University, Belfast
Ethics in Business
With Jim Shephard, CEO of Banque AIG, who spoke about heading that huge institution during the financial crisis (The two old guys at the back are Jim on the left, and Prof. Cohen on the right) Fall, 2011
Jim Shephard, CEO, Banque AIG
Lorey Lokey, Founder, Business Wire
Morton Meyerson, CEO, 2M Industries, past Chair and CEO, Perot Industries
Dr. Elaine Snow, former Chief-of Staff and Director of Research, Invitrogen
Military Ethics (each guest in this section is a former student of Prof. Cohen)
Second Lieutenant Sean Nack, US Army
Patrick Miller, Intelligence Operations Division Chief, US Army
Professor Rob Kerr, US Airforce, Air Command and Staff College
Captain Chad Plaisted, US Army, Special Forces
University of Oregon Mission and Method
Yvette Alex-Assensoh, VP for Equity and Inclusion
Jessica Price, Associate General Counsel
Sandy Weintraub, Director of Student Conduct and Community Standards
Mike Andreasen, Vice-President for University Advancement
VP and UO Tribal Liaison and Coquille Tribal Chief Jason Younker
Ross Kari, Former CFO, Freddie Mac, University of Oregon Board of Trustees
Kelly Graves, Head Coach, UO Women’s Basketball
Dean Andrew Marcus, College of Arts and Sciences
Dave Frohnmayer, Past-President University of Oregon