[Peace] Campus Forum Schedule

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CAMPUS FORUM EVENT SERIES
For information <http://www.oc.uiuc.edu/oc/forum/>

THE NATION AND INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT:
IMPACTS ON THE COMMUNITY, WORLD,
COUNTRY, AND INDIVIDUALS

A student-faculty forum series will examine the implications of ongoing 
conflict between the United States and countries and non-state actors 
across the globe. Each session will consist of three faculty presentations 
and student panel responses, followed by presenters replies to 
questions from the audience.

All sessions will be held at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign in 100 Noyes Lab.



Community:  Monday, April 21, 7-10PM
Explore the impact on U.S. and foreign nationals engaged in the pursuit of 
knowledge.

Academic Freedom 
Matt Finkin, Law

Libraries and Privacy 
Leigh Estabrook, Library and Information Science and Sociology

International Student and Scholar Community 
Ivor Emmanuel, Office of International Student Affairs




World:  Tuesday, April 22, 3-5PM
Look at the future of Iraq and its interaction with the global community.

Physical Reconstruction in Iraq:  At What Cost and Who Pays? 
Hadi Esfahani, Economics

Political Reconstruction in Iraq: What is Possible, What is Likely?  
Ed Kolodziej, Political Science

Arms Control and Disarmament: Iraq and the International Context 
Cliff Singer, ACDIS and Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering




Country:  Monday, April 28, 7-10PM
Examine economic implications of war and homeland defense for the 
global and U.S. economies.

Stable Oil Prices: Needed and Practicable?  
Hadi Esfahani, Economics

Guns and Tax Cuts:    Economically Sustainable? 
Robert Resek, Economics

Guns and Tax Cuts:  Politically Sustainable? 
Paul Quirk, Institute of Government and Public Affairs and Political 
Science




Individuals:  Tuesday, April 29, 3-5PM
Examine questions of ethics and conscience in troubling times.

The Role of Religion on This Conflict 
Robert McKim, Philosophy and Religious Studies

Constraints from Ethics in War 
Dwight Roblyer, ACDIS

Conscience on Campus: Morality, Military Recruitment, and 
Conscientious Objection 
Monsignor Stuart Swetland, Religious Studies and Newman Foundation



Sponsored by: The Office of the Chancellor, the Office of the Provost, the 
Program in Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security 
(ACDIS), Global Crossroads, History, International Programs and Studies, 
College of Law, Philosophy, Political Science, and the Program in South 
Asian and Middle Eastern Studies.