Archive for 'Center for Professionalism and Ethics'

Pictured above: Professor George Knox leads the participants through a series of exercises.

On Feb. 27, 2013, the FIU College of Law Center for Professionalism and Ethics, together with The Florida Bar Henry Latimer Center for Professionalism, hosted a symposium at the FIU College of Law titled Professionalism Matters.

At the event, led by George Knox, director of non-litigation advocacy programs within the Center for Professionalism and Ethics, and with contributions from various guest speakers, participants explored the fundamental ideals and values that underlie the meaning of professionalism. The event was ultimately designed to provide the tools and motivation that stimulate personal and professional growth and development.

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In a recent Miami Herald article, Florida International University College of Law Professor George Knox is quoted on how contemplative activities that allow people to focus upon the moment and release internal stress, reduce anger and allow for civil behavior.

George Knox is the Director for Professionalism and Ethics at FIU Law, and will lead a conference on mindfulness titled “Professionalism Matters” on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013.

Mindfulness making its way into the mainstream

By Marcella McCarthy

Scott Rogers’ office isn’t that of a typical law professor. A bookshelf is piled high with books on meditation rather than legal tomes. A round table is surrounded by bamboo chairs, where Rogers invites students to sit for 10 minutes to quiet the mind.

Rogers practices mindfulness, which involves paying attention in a particular way, on purpose and in the present, often through breathing techniques. The practice, which has roots in Buddhism and spiritual growth, is increasingly being studied by scientists and the medical profession as a way to reduce stress and enhance one’s health…

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The FIU Law Center for Professionalism and Ethics and the College of Education recently teamed up with the Miami-Dade County Public Schools Ethics Advisory Committee to lead a one-day summit for students, parents, teachers and employees from Miami-Dade County’s public school system.

The goal of the summit was “to advance a continued dialog that offers a panoply of tools that assist students with developing the necessary skills and high ethical standards for use as they participate in solving problems on a local, statewide, and global scale.”

Providing an overview of cooperative and effective community approaches, the session leaders covered topics ranging from ethics in government to the ethical leadership and decision making in education.

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WHAT: The FIU College of Law Center for Professionalism and Ethics, in addition to The Florida Bar Henry Latimer Center for Professionalism presented Evaluating Florida Legal Practice: Bench and Bar Perspectives on Professionalism on March 1st.

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WHAT: The FIU Law Center for Professionalism and Ethics, in addition to the The Academic Network, Inc., Dade County Bar Association and The PhD Project present the First Annual Diversity Leadership Summit.

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Topics will include:

• The Current State of Affirmative Action in Higher Education
• Establishing the Tools of Leadership Through Effective Communication
• The Business Case for Diversity
• Where the Rubber Meets the Road
• Race and Race Relations: Where is the Median?
• Leading the Charge: Diversity at an Organizational Level

WHEN AND WHERE:  Monday, February 6th from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. in the Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay.

For more information, please visit http://theacademicnetwork.org/summit.html
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