UCF Center for Ethics

The UCF Center for Ethics aims to cultivate an institutional culture of ethical literacy, including a unified and ongoing conversation about ethics and a habit of practical application around ethics in research, teaching and partnerships. The Center will help the UCF community gain a richer understanding of emerging ethical issues, as well as the tools necessary to applying that new knowledge in a rapidly changing world where technology is creating many more opportunities to think ethically about our work and our future. Fostering collaborations with faculty, students, and administrators, we lead ethics-related research in a range of areas including health, information technologies, environmental impacts, and education.

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Events

Ethically Speaking
An interdisciplinary speaker series on contemporary moral issues

Gene editing. Artificial intelligence. A changing climate. Intersections of technology, values and communities in our rapidly changing world raise important ethical questions. Join us for a series of lectures by nationally renowned researchers, thinkers and leaders who will explore contemporary issues, ethically speaking.
Learn about our Speaker Series

Events and News

UCF Center for Ethics launches with Lisa M. Lee in conversation

October 02, 2019 UCF has launched a new Center for Ethics, the culmination of several years of work by dedicated faculty in the College of Arts and Humanities with the support of the Office of Research.

UCF Launches Center for Ethics

September 24, 2019 Lisa Lee, a nationally recognized expert on bioethics and ethics in education will speak at UCF on 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 25 to kick-off the center’s activities this semester. The free event is open to the UCF community.

‘Well, It’s Not Illegal!’

May 22, 2019 Stealing from a baby? Legal, but immoral. Going 2 mph over the speed limit? Illegal, but not immoral. UCF professors discussed this phenomenon on UCF Today.

Whom Should Self-Driving Cars Be Programmed to Protect?

January 16, 2019 Dr. Jonathan Beever and Dr. Stephen M. Kuebler discuss the ethical implications of self-driving cars.

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Creating a Culture of Ethical Research

The UCF Center for Ethics leads and supports ethics-related research grants. We also host a discussion group and University-wide lecture series in support of ethical research.

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Check out our YouTube channel for videos of past events!

The UCF Center for Ethics hosts Dr. Lisa Lee (University of Virginia)

A Conversation with Jonathan H Marks: The Perils of Partnership

Ethics in a Pandemic

UCF Center for Ethics with Jonathan Beever & Stephen Kuebler

Be Better Club - Ethics and Public Commentary on Policy (Lakelyn Taylor)

PHI5627 Jonathan Beever Interviews Nancy Kass

Meet the Team

Jonathan Beever, Director and Co-Founder
Stephen Kuebler, Associate Director and Co-Founder

Advisory Board

Ethics Ambassadors

Graduate and advanced undergraduate student volunteers who have demonstrated interest in ethics may serve as Ethics Ambassadors, helping to organize events, collaborate in research projects and leading workshops or trainings. Please contact Jonathan.Beever@ucf.edu for more details.