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Cells for Sale? Business Ethics, Medical Ethics, and Henrietta Lacks
No full textIn 1951, a scientist at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, created the first immortal human cell line with a tissue sample taken from Henrietta Lacks. Lacks was young Black woman with cervical cancer, and the cells were retrieved without her permission or knowledge. Today, there are billions of HeLa cells (named derived from Henrietta Lacks) in laboratories all over the world that have used in many wonderful scientific discoveries. We will diagnose the business and medical ethics of obtaining and propagating these cells without permission or remuneration for the Lacks family
A Proposition Concerning Survival: Black Students Occupy the SJU President\u27s Office
Get PDFIn 1970, a group of black CSB/SJU students took over the SJU President\u27s office in an effort to promote change and fight racism. Roske, the CSB/SJU Archivist, will use images and documents from the CSB and SJU Archives to tell the story, and history professor Ken Jones will provide historical context for this key event in the evolution of race relations at CSB and SJU
Revisiting Japanese-American Internment amid talk of a Muslim Registry
No full textThis presentation will introduce the history of the detainment of people of Japanese descent in concentration camps during the early 1940s following an executive order by Roosevelt. I will also contextualize comments made by Trump and surrogates who have cited the Supreme Court\u27s upholding as constitutional the executive order (Korematsu vs. US) as a legal precedent for creating a registry of Muslims. In doing so, they are attempting to normalize such measures
A Monk\u27s Insight on Death
No full textThe Rule of Benedict instructs us to keep death ever before our eyes. Fr. Mark will address this topic as he draws from personal insight over the past 2 1/2 years
First-Generation Bennies and Johnnies: Who they are, what they need, how CSB/SJU is supporting them, and what you can do in your position
No full textIn the fall of 2016, CSB hired Hannah Salto (December ’16 Grad) as the College Navigator to begin work in the spring semester of 2017. The College Navigator position focuses on providing support for first-generation students, locating and connecting already existing support on campus for these students, and helping the incoming class of first-generation Bennies and Johnnies successfully transition into the college environment and culture. This presentation will cover statistical information and data about first-generation students at CSB/SJU gathered from the registrars office, surveys, and focus groups. It will also cover the work of the College Navigator up until this point and tips on how you can support these students in the position you hold in our community. Come learn who CSB and SJU\u27s first-generation students are, what they need, the work of the College Navigator on campus, and what you can do in your position to help support these students