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<span><span><span><b>The Institute for Ethics in Public Life invites you to join us for </b></span><b>"Religious Studies at a Public University"</b><span><b><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"> on Wednesday, March 26, at 3:30pm (in-person or on Zoom, see below)</span>,
with special guests Mr. Robert Harsh, former Institute Fellow, adjunct
instructor, and EOP counselor and Dr. Andrew Buckser, Professor of
Anthropology and Directory of the Jewish Studies Program. </b></span></span></span><div><span><span> <br></span></span><div style="margin-left:40px"><span><span>Religion
is a significant part of every human society, but it is also intensely
personal for many people. This, combined with the constitutional
requirement that public institutions be neutral with regard to religion
in the United States, raises questions about the incorporation of
religions studies into the curriculum at public institutions like SUNY
Plattsburgh. These include:</span></span><br><span><span><ul><li>To what
extent should religious studies (teaching students about religion, not
teaching religion) be part of the curriculum? Why?</li><li>Where and how should religious studies be included in the curriculum?</li><li>What considerations should instructors take into account when teaching courses on religion?</li></ul>We'll discuss these topics and more as we explore this important subject. </span></span><br><span><span></span></span><br><span><span><span>Mr. Robert Harsh earned a bachelor's degree in religion f</span>rom Princeton University and a Master of Divinity degree from Union Theological Seminary, where he served as editor of the <i>Union Seminary Quarterly Review. </i>He was an associate editor of <i>Christianity and Crisis </i>magazine
prior to moving to the North Country, where he began a social work
career. He taught at Clinton Community College, served as an EOP
counselor at SUNY Plattsburgh until his retirement in 2008, and taught
24 different courses as an adjunct instructor for a variety of programs
including the Honors Center. He earned the SUNY Chancellor's Award for
Excellence in Professional Service in 2000 and completed a Fellowship at
the Institute for Ethics in Public Life in 2007. Along the way he also
served as president of the Plattsburgh Protestant Campus Ministry and
the coordinator of its interdenominational Karl Cron Lecture Series. </span></span><br><span><span> </span></span><br><span><span>Dr.
Andrew Buckser is a cultural anthropologist specializing in the
anthropology of religion and medical anthropology. He teaches courses in
cultural anthropology, the anthropology of religion, psychological
anthropology and medical anthropology. Dr. Buckser’s research has been
published in a variety of journal articles and book chapters, as well as
three books: <i>Communities of Faith: Sectarianism, Identity, and Social Change on a Danish Island</i> (Berghahn 1996);<i> After the Rescue: Jewish Identity and Community in Contemporary Denmark</i> (Palgrave 2003); and<i> The Anthropology of Religious Conversion </i>(Rowman
and Littlefield 2003, with Stephen Glazier). Dr. Buckser received his
B.A. in Anthropology from Harvard in 1986, and his Ph.D. from the
University of California, Berkeley, in 1993. He taught at Hartwick
College and Purdue University before coming to Plattsburgh in 2013. He
served as Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences from 2013 to 2020.</span></span><br><span><span><span> </span></span></span><span><span><span></span></span></span><br><span><span><span>Please
join us in person in the Thomas Moran Seminar Room, Institute for
Ethics in Public Life (Hawkins 233) or on Zoom (see below). </span> </span></span><br><span><span></span></span><br><span><span>Daniel Lake is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.</span></span><br><span><span></span></span><br><span><span>Topic: "Religious Studies at a Public University"</span></span><br><span><span>Time: Mar 26, 2025 03:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)</span></span><br></div><div style="margin-left:40px"><span><span></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:40px"><span><span>Join Zoom Meeting</span></span><br><span><span><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://plattsburgh.zoom.us/j/83044544565&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1742734614513703&usg=AOvVaw2AxyL6KrJFfjoNJkL1tNXg" target="_blank">https://plattsburgh.zoom.us/j/83044544565</a></span></span>
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<div style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif" class="gmail_default"><b>Upcoming at the Institute (</b>all events at 3:30pm, in-person and Zoom, unless otherwise noted<b>)</b>:</div><div style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif" class="gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;margin-left:40px" class="gmail_default"></div><div style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;margin-left:40px" class="gmail_default"></div><div style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;margin-left:40px" class="gmail_default"></div><div style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;margin-left:40px" class="gmail_default"><b>Apr. 2</b> -
<span><span>"Cryptocurrency is a Solution in Search of a Problem: The Immense Environmental Costs of a 21st Century Ponzi Scheme", </span></span>with Dr. Colin Read, Department of Economics and Finance.</div><div style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;margin-left:40px" class="gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;margin-left:40px" class="gmail_default"><b>Apr. 9 </b>- tbd.</div><div style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;margin-left:40px" class="gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;margin-left:40px" class="gmail_default"><b>Apr. 16</b> - Masculinity in America, with Dr. Lee Thorpe, Department of Sociology.</div><div style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;margin-left:40px" class="gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;margin-left:40px" class="gmail_default"><b>Apr. 23 </b>- Ethical issues with the commercialization of space, with Dr. John McMahon, Department of Political Science.</div><div style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;margin-left:40px" class="gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;margin-left:40px" class="gmail_default"><b>Apr. 30</b> - Intellectual Property and AI, with Dr. John Chambers, Department of Communications Studies.</div><div style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;margin-left:40px" class="gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;margin-left:40px" class="gmail_default"><b>May 7</b> - Social Media and Education, with Prof. Bridget Haina and Dr. Shakuntala Rao, Department of Communications Studies.</div><div style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif" class="gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif" class="gmail_default">You can also see upcoming events on the Institute's <a href="https://www.plattsburgh.edu/about/centers/ethics-in-public-life/programs.html" target="_blank">Program and Events webpage</a> or add the <a href="https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/1?cid=Y19sa245c3MxcjdscjExdmM0ZzNtMDlyaDUyb0Bncm91cC5jYWxlbmRhci5nb29nbGUuY29t" target="_blank">Institute's public calendar</a> to your Google Calendar. </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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