Seventh National Communication Ethics Conference

Western Michigan University


Preliminary Program

Thursday, May 30, 2002

1:00                        Registration

3:30                        Conference Welcome

4:00-5:30                Communication Ethics, Ethnicity, and Conflict

“Discrepant Messages: Investigating the Uses of Film to Recruit African Americans in World War II,” Kathleen German, Miami University.

“Afflicting the Afflicted or Saying ‘We Are All Americans’: A Study of Letters to the Editor in Response to the 1942 Japanese Internment,” Brian Thornton, Northern Illinois University

5:30 -6:30                Dinner, Bigelow Cafeteria

6:45-8:45                 Teaching About Hate Speech

This presentation/workshop will be led by Richard Johannesen, Northern Illinois University, and Debra Worley, Indiana State University. It will feature both print and “nonprint” materials available for teaching about hate speech, along with the presenters’ experiences about interacting with students and student assignments.               

9:00-11:00                Reception in memory of Martha Cooper, The Oaklands


Friday, May 31, 2002

7:00-8:15              Breakfast, Bigelow Cafeteria

8:30-10:00            Dialogue, Moral Suasion, and Invitational Rhetoric

                                Chair: Ron Arnett, Duquesne University

“Turning to the Other,” Marie Baker-Ohler, Duquesne University.

“The Ethical Desirability of Direct Moral Suasion,” Kenneth Chase, Wheaton College.

“Dialogue as Reciprocal and Asymmetrical,” Jeff Murray, Independent Scholar.

10:30-12:00                 Organizational Communication Ethics as Experienced by Employees

Chair: Maribeth Metzler, Miami University

“Using Cognitive Maps to Assess Ethical Sensitivity for Ethical Issues Related to Organizational Communication,” Tammy Swenson Lepper, University of West Florida.

“Receiving Ethics vs. Constructing Ethics: Assessing the Limitations of Managerially Mandated Ethical Policies,” Kathleen S. Valde, Northern Illinois University.

“Depression in the Workplace: The Ethical Dilemma of Disclosure,” Rebecca S. DeVries, Western Michigan University.*

12:30-2:30                Conference Luncheon and Keynote Address, President’s Dining Room

“The Role for Shame in Communication Ethics,” Richard Johannesen, Northern Illinois University.

Professor Johannesen is the James A. Jaksa Scholar in Residence for the National Communication Ethics Conference. James A Jaksa, Professor Emeritus of Communication at Western Michigan University is one of the founders of the conference and of the NCA Communication Ethics Commission. Professor Jaksa will introduce Professor Johannesen.

4:30-6:30                Dinner, Bigelow Cafeteria

5:00-6:15                Conversation with Richard Johannesen

Those wishing to continue discussions with our scholar-in-residence are encouraged to meet at a reserved table during the dinner hour in the Bigelow Cafeteria.

6:45-8:45                Media Ethics and Coverage of  September 11

“Reframing the Tension Between Press Freedoms and National Security: An Ethical Perspective on Freedom of the Press During Times of Conflict,” Nancy Cornwell, Western Michigan University.

“Waving the Flag After the Terrorist Attacks: Was it Ethical?,” Sandra L. Borden, Western Michigan University.

“The September 11, 2001 Attack: Covering Traumatic Events and Reporting on Victims,” Sue Ellen Christian, Western Michigan University.

“The Ethics of American Patriotism,” Lee Artz, Loyola University-Chicago.

               

9:00-11:00                Reception honoring Richard Johannesen, The Oaklands


Saturday, June 1, 2002

7:00-8:15                Breakfast, Bigelow Cafeteria

8:30-10:00                 Communication Pedagogy Workshop

Organizer:  Julie Belle White-Newman, College of St. Catherine

10:30-12:00                 Social Justice and Internet Technology

Chair: Sharon Bracci, University of North Carolina, Greensboro

Presenter:  Cliff Christians, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana

12:15-1:15                Lunch, Bigelow Cafeteria

1:30-3:00                Applied Organizational Communication Ethics

Chair: Melissa Gibson, Gannon University

“Ethics in the City: A Discourse of Philosophical and Practical Boundaries,” Spoma Jovanovic, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, and Roy V. Wood, University of Denver.

“How Should Multinational Corporations Communicate About Global Ethical Dilemmas?,” Angelika Kausche, Western Michigan University.*

“Conflicting Codes of Ethics Between Employees and Organizations,” Alycia M. Iwan, Western Michigan University.*

4:30-6:30                Dinner, Bigelow Cafeteria

6:45-8:45                 What Makes an Authentic Teacher and Authentic Teaching?

                                Chair: Paula Tompkins, St. Cloud State University

“Foolproof or Foolhardy: Ethical Theory in Beginning Reporting Texts,” Lee Anne Peck, Franklin College Switzerland.

“Teaching Rhetoric Ethically: Richard M. Weaver,” Eric Grabowsky, Duquesne University.

“Metanomics,” Tom Duncanson, Millikin University

9:00-11:00            Reception honoring Duquesne University Fellows and “Gull Lake” T-Shirt Night, hosted by Duquesne University, The Oaklands


Sunday, May 14, 2002

7:00-8:15                Breakfast, Bigelow Cafeteria

8:30-10:30                “Self, Other, and Communication Ethics”

This panel will address the question: “What is the nature of alterity in the relation of the self and other in ethical sociality?”

Convener:  Roy Wood, University of Denver

Ronald Arnett, Duquesne University

Ken Chase, Wheaton College

Pat Gehrke, Pennsylvania State University

Michael Hyde, Wake Forest University

Spoma Jovanovic, University of North Carolina, Greensboro

Lisbeth Lipari, Denison University

Jeffrey Murray, Independent Scholar

Christopher Poulos, University of North Carolina, Greensboro

*Duquesne University GraduateStudent Fellows

All conference sessions will be in Room 157 of the Bernhard Center, except for the Friday Luncheon and Keynote Address, which will be in the President’s Dining Room in the same building. Housing for the conference will be in one of the WMU residence halls, probably French Hall or Zimmerman Hall.  The Bigelow Cafeteria is located adjacent to the Bernhard Center. The Oaklands is a guest house on the campus that is also used for receptions. It is located directly across the street from the Bernhard Center.