MUCLES Events
November 19, 2024
Fostering Civil Discourse:
How Do We Talk About the Issues That Matter?
President’s Dining Room, Macon Campus
4:30 p.m. – Welcome & Light Refreshments
5-6 p.m. – Faculty Panel Discussion
Please join us as we celebrate the re-launch of the Center for Leadership, Ethics, and Service with a panel discussion on civil discourse and engaging difference. Mercer faculty will focus on Civil Discourse in Higher Education and how to have powerful, nuanced discussions that might engender differing/contrary perspectives. The interdisciplinary discussion will include personal and professional beliefs, theories of knowledge acquisition, and values as they relate to engaging in civil discourse.
Faculty Panel
Jennifer L. Bartlett
PhD, MEDSURG-BC, CNE, CHSE
Georgia Baptist College of Nursing
William “Bill” Carty, DBA
Stetson-Hatcher School of Business
Tim Floyd, J.D.
School of Law
Rob Helfenbein, PhD
Tift College of Education
Student Moderator: Tommy X. Bartlett, Spanish and Global Development Major
Please RSVP for the event in advance here.