WMU Ethics Center

Big steps forward!🎉After a productive fundraising meeting on Friday, we are actively recruiting undergraduate students for our 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐰𝐥 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐛.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐰𝐥?
Ethics Bowl uses a team debate format to tackle the most pressing ethical challenges of the moment. We're looking for thoughtful students who can work well with others to solve problems.

📣𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬, please share this post with anyone who might be able to connect us with interested students.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: A helpful, accessible, and up-to-date guide to data centers in Michigan from NowKalamazoo this morning:

A guide to data centers in Michigan: What you need to know - NowKalamazoo A civic engagement tool for Kalamazoo County, in partnership with Planet Detroit.

🇨🇦𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐞: 𝐁𝐔𝐑𝐃 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥!🇺🇸

Join the Ethics Center on 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟗𝐭𝐡, from 1-2, as we proudly open the 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 with the world premiere of BURD—a deeply moving short documentary featuring Canada's oldest person, 110-year-old WWII vet, Burdett "Burd" Sisler.

🗣️𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐐&𝐀: We will be joined by the film's director, Abraam Dawod, following the screening of the film.

As Burd reflects on war, marriage, grief, and the family that sustained him, larger questions emerge. What does it mean to become one of the final witnesses to major historical events? What details disappear when a person dies? And what can cinema preserve before that moment arrives?

📍𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Arcadia Creek Festival Place
🎥𝐑𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞: 26 minutes

Ticket info in the first comment.👇

Come and experience this unique film and join the conversation!

BURD | Trailer 1 At 110 years old, Burdett "Burd" Sisler is the oldest man in Canada...

🧠𝐖𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐰𝐥 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐬𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐡!🎳

For those unfamiliar, Ethics Bowl is a unique, constructive debate format. It focuses on dialogue, active listening, and deeply analyzing real-world ethical issues.

⚡️𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐚: 𝐀 "𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧-𝐔𝐩" 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐰𝐥 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐫
To give our students rigorous practice and to support their competition travel, we want to launch a "grown-up" ethics bowl competition and fundraiser (think of a grown-up spelling bee, but for ethical debate!). The concept is to have our undergraduate team face off against mature students and community members in a competition-like setting.

🤝𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩
We are still ironing out the details and need a creative group to help us map it out. This is an open invitation. If you know anyone else who might be interested in ethics, student coaching, or event planning, please share this invite!

🗓️𝐑𝐒𝐕𝐏 𝐛𝐲 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝐬𝐭
Comment below or send an RSVP to [email protected] by July 1st so we can get an accurate headcount.

Congratulations to all Spring 2026 graduates!!

Don’t miss out on the 2026 Winnie Veenstra Peace Lecture tomorrow @ 5!

We have two lecture series events this week Broncos! Make sure to mark your calendars for all upcoming events! 🐴🤎💛

Join us THURSDAY for our talk “Child Participation in Medical Decision-Making: Assent, Agency and Apology in Pediatrics” @ 11:00 a.m. with Dr. Erica K. Salter!

Our first event of the semester is this Thursday! Join us at Waldo Library @ 5 p.m. for a public screening and interactive discussion of “The Bowl” (2025), a documentary that explores the Michigan High School Ethics Bowl Competition.

Happy Holidays Broncos!