CEE Spring 2010 Guest Speakers

The Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship has invited four interesting guest speakers to Rockford College this semester:

Roberto Salinas León: Education, Philosophy, and Business in the US and Mexico

March 3

Dr. Salinas Leon is President and CEO of the Mexico Business Forum in Mexico City, Mexico, Professor in the Department of Economics at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM), and weekly columnist for El Economista. He received his Ph.D. in Philosophy and Political Theory from Purdue University.

William Kline: David Hume and Ethics

March 17

Dr. William Kline is Assistant Professor of Liberal Studies at University of Illinois, Springfield. He received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from Bowling Green State University in Ohio. He has published in the Journal of Value Inquiry and the Journal of Business Ethics.

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Jeffrey P. Orduno: Property Rights and the Law

March 30

Jeffrey Orduno is an associate in the law firm of McGreevy Williams. He is a Rockford College alum and received his JD from John Marshall Law School. His practice includes business litigation and transactions, as well as matters related to land use and construction.

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Douglas B. Rasmussen: Aristotle and Contemporary Ethics

April  23 & 26

Dr. Douglas Rasmussen is professor of philosophy at St. John’s University in New York. He received his Ph.D. in Philosophy at Marquette University. Dr. Rasmussen has authored numerous articles in a variety of journals and is coauthor (with Douglas J. Den Uyl) of Norms of Liberty: A Perfectionist Basis for Non-Perfectionist Politics (2005).

All who are interested may attend. We hope to see you there!

Also, view the PDF of our flyer.

Locations and exact times forthcoming.

For more information, contact CEE [at] Rockford.edu