Who We Hang Out With – CGO Guests Give Us Their Best Ethics

Fresh off the plane, Nigerian Author and MacArthur Genius Award winner Chimamanda Adiche talks with the CGO about ethical challenges that have influenced her work.

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

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, talking about his role in heading that huge institution during the financial crisis

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