Fall 1997 & Spring 1998 CAPE Events

Global Warming? Scientific, Economic, and Policy Perspectives
Wednesday, November 19, 1997, 3-4:30 p.m., HOLT 268.

Is global warming scientific fact or fiction? What might be the economic costs and benefits of alternative policy proposals? What are the difficulties of negotiating international treaties? What is the right thing to do? Are some policy proposals more fair than others?

James Regas (Geosciences)
David Gallo (Economics)
Irv Schiffman (Political Science)
Bruce Grelle (Religious Studies)

Human Cloning?
Thursday, February 19, 1998, 3:30-5 p.m., HOLT 266.

The panel covered the biological, religious, and ethical issues raised by the possibility of human cloning.

Jeffrey Bell (Biological Sciences)
Joel Zimbelman (Religious Studies)
Rob Stewart (Philosophy)

The Web vs. The Shelf: A Discussion of the Purpose and Future of Literacy
Wednesday, March 18, 1998, 7:30-9:00 p.m., PAC 135

What is literacy? What is its purpose? How might the computer change what counts as literacy, or how it is best promoted? Should schools and libraries invest more time and money in computer technologies? Or better: how much (more) should schools and libraries be investing?

Barbara Carey (Butte County Office of Education)
Eileen Cotton (English)
Tom Fox (English)
Tom King (Redding Record Searchlight)
Linda Thomson (Butte County Library)
Charles Urbanowicz (Anthropology)
Dan Barnett (Philosophy), Moderator

This panel discussion was the first in a series that will continue next year on the topic of the implications of computer technologies for literacy in the areas of teaching, libraries, and the media. The series is co-sponsored by Northstate Public Radio, the Butte County Literacy Council, and Northstate Public Television, KIXE.

Admissions and Affirmative Action After Prop. 209
Tuesday, April 28, 1998, from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. in PAC 135 (Wismer Theatre)

This was the first in a series of two forums on affirmative action in student admissions, and focused on the history and prospects of affirmative action at CSU Chico. What might outreach programs and admissions criteria be in the wake of Prop. 209? Are SAT and GPA scores accurate or fair measures of eventual student performance?

Bob Hannigan (Vice Provost for Enrollment Management)
Janet Saunders (Employment Practice and Affirmative Action)
Michael Tokuno (Educational Support Programs)
Judy Zachai (Testing Office)

The Ethics of Affirmative Action
Tuesday, May 5, 1998, from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. in PAC 135 (Wismer Theatre).

This second forum on affirmative action focused on moral arguments about increasing student diversity at CSU Chico through affirmative action strategies. Panelists addressed whether ethnic diversity amongst students was a good thing for educational reasons, whether fairness demanded special efforts to recruit and retain minority students, and whether such special efforts helped minorities or were counter-productive in light of student attitudes and graduation rates.

Charles Carter (Student Activities)
Charles Geshekter (History)
Peter Gross (Journalism)
Michael Pucci (Chairman, CSUC College Republicans)
Jason Riddick (candidate for AS President)
Armando Sanchez (AS President)
Janet Saunders (Employment Practice and Affirmative Action)
Chuck Worth (Institutional Research)