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Philosophy/Parr Center Outreach ProgramThe aim of the joint Philosophy/Parr Center Outreach Program is to use the intellectualresources of the Philosophy Department and the Parr Center (i) to help people in thelocal community think carefully and clearly about a broad range of ideas, commitments,and practices that regularly shape their lives, and (ii) to get them excited aboutphilosophy and ethics.The Outreach Program is motivated by the conviction that philosophical activity andethical thought contribute to a flourishing life by helping us to develop a sense ofourselves and the world around us through reflection on our beliefs and values.Through our community partnerships, Outreach participants (including UNCundergraduates, graduate students, and faculty) facilitate philosophical and ethicaldiscussions and guide community members as they explore interesting and importantquestions together.In 2018-2019, Outreach volunteers led approximately 160 community discussionsabout ethics and philosophy in Chapel Hill and the surrounding area. These included:● nearly 30 discussions for children in classrooms and afterschool programs at twoelementary schools: Durham Academy (1st grade) and Chapel Hill’s EphesusElementary (K-5th grade). These discussions were led by Carolina undergraduate andgraduate students.● nearly 60 discussions for high school students. In the fall, Carolina undergraduatesworked regularly with students at six area high schools to help prepare them for the2019 North Carolina High School Ethics Bowl. In addition, Outreach volunteers metwith members of Hillside High School’s Ethics Club throughout the school year andhelped support Hillside’s 4th Annual Summer Send Off High School Ethics Bowlcompetition, in which four teams competed. The Outreach Program was proud toestablish a new partnership this year with Phoenix Academy, an alternative school inthe Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools system which serves students who have typicallyhad difficulty at traditional high schools. Outreach volunteers created and led a regularPhilosophy Club at Phoenix Academy.● more than 70 discussions for residents of four area retirement communities.Outreach volunteers worked with participants to choose topics, select short readings,and facilitate these weekly or bi-monthly conversations.27
The Outreach Program works closely with the National High School Ethics BowlProgram. For example, the Outreach Director and the NHSEB Director togetherpresented on High School Ethics Bowl and case-based ethics education strategies for theclassroom in workshops and professional development opportunities for K-12 andcommunity college educators organized by World View, a UNC public serviceprogram. The Outreach Director also offered an NHSEB information and coach/judgetraining session for a new NHSEB regional competition in Spartanburg, SC inNovember 2018. A video of this session has been posted on the NHSEB website as aresource.The Outreach Program also lends its expertise to other UNC units. For example, at therequest of UNC’s Office of Human Resources, the Outreach Director led an Ethics inthe Workplace training session for employees in January 2019. The goal of the sessionwas to provide an opportunity for employees to consider ethical issues arising in theworkplace and to provide them with tools for evaluating and successfully resolvingthese issues.28
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