Society for Values in Higher Education The Society for Values in Higher Education (SVHE) is a fellowship of teachers and others who care deeply about ethical issues—such as integrity, diversity, social justice and civic responsibility—facing higher education and the wider society. The organization studies these values through publications, projects, regional gatherings and an annual national meeting.

The annual meeting of SVHE will be held at Portland State University from July 21-25, 2010. The theme is Making Choices: Sustainability in a World of Conflicting Values.

At the meeting, SVHE is organizing afternoon working groups for scientists, scholars and educators to present work that addresses sustainability from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. Working groups will meet for 1.5 hours each afternoon for three days and will deal with one of two sets of questions.

  • Human Capabilities and Moral Motivation: Are human beings capable of making the choices and acting in such a way that we can have a sustainable future? What lessons from our past might provide insight about our capacity to make the kind of sacrifices necessary? Are we capable of practicing the kind of distributive justice necessary for human sustainability? What are the limits of human action?
  • Strategies and Negotiations: What strategies are effective in leading institutions of higher education to implement sustainability programs? How are the multiple values of institutions negotiated in order to promote sustainability? What institutional values have led to sustainable practices? What are some effective models? How do we educate students to value sustainability and the common good? What curricular or co-curricular strategies promote these values?

Submission Guidelines: Proposals should be sent as e-mail attachments to eric.bain-selbo@wku.edu. Proposals should not exceed 1000 words in length.

Awards: Each participant in a working group will have the $200 registration fee waived for the Fellows Meeting. In addition, the program committee of the SVHE will select two papers for special recognition at the meeting. To be eligible for an award, completed drafts of the papers must be submitted by June 1, 2010 and authors must attend the SVHE meeting to present their papers. Each winning author will receive $300.

Distribution and Publications: Participants will have the option to post their completed work on the SVHE website. They also will be encouraged to submit their manuscripts for possible publication in Soundings: An Interdisciplinary Journal.

Deadline: Proposals are due by April 1, 2010. Early submissions are encouraged. In keeping with the mission of the SVHE, interdisciplinary and/or practice-oriented proposals are encouraged.

Contact: Inquiries can be directed to Amy Berger, Associate Professor of Geology, Heidelberg College (aberger@heidelberg.edu) or to Eric Bain-Selbo, Department Head, Philosophy and Religion, Western Kentucky University (eric.bain-selbo@wku.edu).

For more detailed information: Go to http://www.svhe.org

Note: Please do not contact the Green Economy Post regarding this opportunity.  We are not affiliated with the sponsoring organizations, and therefore have no additional information. Sometimes the link is changed for the opportunities.  When this happens, go to the home page of the organizers to locate information on the opportunity or contact the organization directly.

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