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UPCOMING EVENTS ...

Thursday February 25, 2010 from 7:00 to 9:00 AM in the Gerald White Pavilion of the University Center at DeSales University Center Valley, PA   Click on the FORUM link below for secure, online registration. for further information, call 610.282.1100 ext. 1244	Health Care in America Is it a "right" or a "benefit" or something else?
	In the continuing national debate about healthcare reform, numerous issues have come to the surface.  But some essential questions remain: Is healthcare a worker's benefit that employers have to provide? Is it a citizen's right that government must guarantee?  How can the parities (providers, insurers, patients, employers & government) collaborate for a common good?
	Join us, and our featured guests, to discuss the ethical crux of this social dilemma
	Timothy Nolan CEO of	(The second speaker has not yet been confirmed)	7:00 a.m. Registration & Breakfast 7:45 a.m. Opening Presentations 8:15 a.m. Table Talk 8:35 a.m. Questions & Answers 8:55 a.m. Closing

the Ethics Breakfast series continues

SPRING 2010
Thursday, April 15	topic yet to be arranged

 

PREVIOUS EVENTS  (where available, click on the DATE for more details or CAMERA for a photo gallery)

November 2009	Play to Pay? Generating Public Revenue from Gambling Enterprises	Hon. Doug Reichley PA House of Representatives	Dianne Berlin Casino Free PA
September 2009	A Winning Formula! Economic Upturn in the Lehigh Valley	Kurt Landes Lehigh Valley IronPigs
April 2009	A Failure in Waiting? Analyzing a Report Card on the Ethics of American Youth	Prof. Ron Yoshida Lehigh University	Matthew Sorrentino, Esq. Communities in Schools Lehigh Valley
January 2009	A Fiscal Tsunami is coming! Clear & Present Dangers of America's National Debt	Christine Hovde The Concord Coalition	Hon. Charlie Dent U.S. House of Representatives
December 2008	I.O.U.S.A. movie screening & discussion	amy Scott, Ph.D. Business Dept. - DeSales University	Tom CiChocki CitiGroup / Smith Barney
November 2008	Absorbing the Shock! Ethical Issues related to Energy Deregulation	Terrance Fitzpatrick Electric Power Generation Association	Hon. Karen Beyer PA House of Representatives (R-131_
October 2008	From Wall Street to Main Street: How the Financial Crisis Affects Us All	Christopher Cocozza Business Dept. - DeSales University Jim West Business Dept. - Moravian College	Tom Scalici Cornerstone Institutional Investors Joe Svetik CEO - First Star Savings Bank
September 2008	Sub-Prime Values? Ethical Issues & the Business of Owning a Home	Doug Patt Prudential Patt, White Realtors	Alan Jennings Community Action Committee of L.V.
May 2008	The Value of Values: Finding Sweet Success through Business Ethics	Ross Born & David Shaffer Just Born, Inc.
March 2008	Campaign Ethics: The Business of Getting Elected to Public Office	Patrick J. Toomey The Club for Growth
October 2007	Games We Play: Work at the Intersection of Business & Sports	Jack Mc Callum Senior Writer for Sports Illustrated
June 2007	Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce	cocktail reception & mixer
May 2007	Human Capital:  The Ethics of Corporate Involvement in Public Education	Diane Donaher Lehigh Valley Business Education Partnership
February 2007	Healthcare at a Premium:  The Spiraling Costs & Benefits of Good Business	Joseph C. Lennert, GBDS Caruso Benefits Group, Inc.
November 2006	Illegal Work? Immigration Laws & the Ethics of Employment	Atty. David Vaida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce	Mr. John Brinson President & CEO of 24-7 Fitness Clubs
May 2006	Little White Lies:  Maintaining Personal Integrity in a Corporate Society	Hon. Donald Cunningham Lehigh County Executive	Hon. John Stoffa Northampton County Executive
May 2005	Teaching Ethics: When Everyone Is Responsible ... No One Is	Rev. Thomas Dailey, O.S.F.S. Salesian Center for Faith & Culture	Mr. William Diehl Forum for Ethics in the Workplace
October 2004	Workplace Ethics:  Black, White or Gray?	Mr. Elmer Gates chairman of the board of Embassy Bank
November 2003	The Ethics of Gender in the Workplace: A Woman's Perspective	Ms. Maria Rodale Vice Chair of Rodale, Inc.
March 2003	Employer/Employee Loyalty: An Ethical Issue?	Mr. William Hecht Chairman & CEO of PPL	Mr. Dan Crowley entrepreneur
May 2003	Whistle-Blowing: Virtue or Betrayal?	Dr. Richard Durand Dean - College of Business & Economics at Lehigh University
November 2001	Ethics in the Workplace: Challenge & Opportunity	Rev. Daniel Gambet, O.S.F.S. President Emeritus of DeSales University

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