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From 2017-22, UVU launched a five-year initiative designed to focus on the ethical dimensions of civic discourse and democratic society. Named the Appomattox Project, the initiative sponsored a variety of activities including workshops, public lectures, student research projects, panel discussions, and community engagement.  

The Center for the Study of Ethics will continue to feature events in this area under the heading of "Ethics in Public Life."

UVU Launches Room for Debate

Room for Debate is a lively exchange of ideas designed to promote healthy and productive civic dialogue. Questions are posed to a set of panelists with the aim of eliciting thoughtful, probing, and diverse responses. The series invites readers to engage challenging issues that speak to the purpose and well-being of American public life.


Events

Religious 
Diversity 

"Religious Diversity &
Democratic Culture"

March 16-17th
2023
9:00 - 12:00 p.m.


 

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Healing
Conversations

"Healing Conversations Conference"
Toward Bridging Social and Political Divisions 

Thursday, March 31st, 2023
10:00 - 5:30 p.m.



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Healing
Conversations

"Healing Conversations Conference"
Toward Bridging Social and Political Divisions 

Thursday, March 31st, 2022
10:00 - 5:30 p.m.



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Spring
Lecture

"The Divided States of America?"
Reasons for Hope in a Fractured Nation

Wednesday
March 3, 2021

Virtual via YouTube Live




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Appomattox Project Activities

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Undergraduate Research Projects

The Appomattox Project supports undergraduate research teams assembled to
explore the ethical dimensions of current public policy debates.
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Lectures & Symposia

The Appomattox Project supports public lectures and symposia exploring the ethical dimensions of public life and civil discourse
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Brownbag Discussion Series

The Brownbag Discussion Series facilitates dialogue on relevant public issues in an approachable setting.

Undergraduate Research Projects

The Appomattox Project supports undergraduate research teams assembled to explore the ethical dimensions of current public policy debates. Students will select legislation or public initiatives to examine specifically for its ethical content and implications.


A Shared Sentence: Children of the Incarcerated (2018-2019)

The issue of incarcerated parents is particularly pressing in the United States because it has the highest per-capita incarceration in the world. Entire communities are destabilized by the staggering number of families caught in the vicious cycle of intergenerational incarceration in the United States.

The objective of this research project was to identify the gaps that exist within the prison system and society that perpetuate intergenerational incarceration and recommend solutions that are actionable. This project was done in partnership with the Office of New Urban Mechanics (ONUM) focusing on Salt Lake City's multi-agency Operation Rio Grande

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A Shared Sentence Video

Campus & Community Partners

The Appomattox Project has developed partnerships with local organizations committed to enhancing ethics in public life. 

UVU Volunteer & Service-Learning Center
UVU College of Humanities and Social Sciences
UVU Honors Program
Orem Public Library
Utah Humanities; Ideas in Action
UVU Center for the Study of Ethics
UVU Department of History and Political Science
UVU Center for Constitutional Studies
UVU Peace and Justices