Monday, December 04, 2006
Honors Program forum to ask: Are we connected or 'cocooned'?
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The USI Honors Program will present its ninth annual Issues for the 21st Century discussion forum at 7 p.m. Tuesday, December 5, in UC 203-204 in the University Center at the University of Southern Indiana. This year’s topic is “Information and Communications Technology and Social Networking: Connected or ‘Cocooned’?” Students in the Honors 101 course Issues for the 21st Century have been considering this issue during the fall 2006 semester and will lead deliberation on the topic in the forum. Questions to be considered include: • What is the impact of the Internet and computer use (including, for example, Facebook and MySpace) on community and family life? • What is the potential for new technologies to expand social networks and community involvement, or, in the alternative, a decline in civic engagement? • What type of privacy issues are raised by Facebook, MySpace, and YouTube (including access by potential employers)? A deliberative forum is not a debate, but rather a moderated discussion where the participants work toward making choices involving the public policy issue. During the forum, participants will consider how they can act on the problem and what policy they think is best for our society. Participants will weigh the costs and consequences of various options and what they are or are not willing to do in addressing this issue. The USI Honors Program offers enhanced opportunities to students who show promise of outstanding academic achievement, to develop verbal and written communication skills, critical thinking, and investigative learning. The forum is free and open to the public, but space is limited. Those interested in attending should reserve a seat by contacting Dr. Dane M. Partridge, associate professor of management and director of the Honors Program, at 812/465-7085. |
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