Macroethics—Addressing our Responsibility to Society
MARS Dialogues are a space where students, faculty, and staff can collaboratively learn, discuss, and understand how engineering technology can enable social justice. We are (currently) a collaboration between Aerospace, Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences, and Chemical Engineering but we welcome participation from anyone at Michigan! We are supported by a DEI Faculty Grant.
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Join us for the following dialogues this semester!
Neutrality in Education – What is the role of academic institutions in advocating for social justice?
Wednesday, January 29, 12:00 – 1:30 pm, 2906 Cooley (Baer Room)
Discipline-specific dialogues
Aero dialogue: Thursday, February 13, 12:00 – 1:00 pm, Wilson Center Conference Room
NERS dialogue: Thursday, February 13, 12:00 – 1:00 pm, 3001A PML
Sociopolitical Context – Who and what decides which research to fund?
Wednesday, February 26, 12:00 – 1:30 pm, 1044 FXB (McDivitt Conference Room)
Discipline-specific dialogues
ChemE dialogue: Wednesday, March 12, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm, NCRC B28 G126 Conf Room
Aero dialogue: Thursday, March 13, 12:00 – 1:00 pm, 2210 Lurie Engineering Center
NERS dialogue: Thursday, March 20, 12:00 – 1:00 pm, 3001A PML
Responsibility and Accountability – Are engineers responsible for the use of their creations?
Wednesday, March 26, 12:00 – 1:30 pm, 1044 FXB (McDivitt Conference Room)
Discipline-specific dialogues
ChemE dialogue: Wednesday, April 2, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm, NCRC B28 G126 Conf Room
NERS dialogue: Monday, April 7, 12:00 – 1:00 pm, 3001A PML
Aero dialogue: Thursday, April 10, 1:00 – 2:00 pm, 2210 Lurie Engineering Center
Community of Care – How do we build an empathetic community of care in engineering?
Wednesday, April 16, 12:00 – 1:30 pm, 2906 Cooley (Baer Room)
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At the beginning of every month we will have a full-group meeting to introduce a topic. Then, in the following month, we will have one discipline-specific meeting in each field to dig deeper into case studies and examples on the same topic. We currently have plans to hold aerospace, chemical engineering, and NERS-specific dialogues, but anyone is welcome to any and all dialogues they would like to attend! We also welcome students, staff, and faculty in other departments who want to organize their own MARS Dialogues. For more information, please contact Aaron Johnson at [email protected].
And, for our collected aerospace macroethics resources, please see this page on the SHUTTLE Lab website.