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Clemson Stuff

Above: Sam and I in on the sideline next to the end zone at a Clemson game in 2013. I was faculty senate president and was going to present a giant check to someone at halftime, so we got to hang out on the sidelines for 15 min during the game.

Classes I have Taught at Clemson

Philosophy

Introduction to Philosophy
Introduction to Ethics
Environmental Ethics
Science and Values
Business Ethics
Ancient Philosophy
Modern Philosophy
Philosophy of Science
Philosophy of Biology
Logic
Kant
Theory of Knowledge

Biology

Honors General Biology
Biology in the News

Interdisciplinary

Alien life
Creation and Evolution
The Lure and Fear of Biotechnology
Genetics and Human Values
Society Ethics and Technology

Other

Hapkido (a Korean martial art)
Self Defense Hapkido: my secret weapon for winning arguments
Buddhist Meditation

Student Leadership Stuff

Head Instructor, Clemson Hapkido Club (2017 - )
Faculty Advisor, Clemson Hapkido Club (2009-2015, 2017- )
Faculty Advisor, Secular Student Alliance (2010-15)
On stage for Miss Clemson 2015 competition (let a contestant beat me up)
Faculty Advisor, Clemson Philosophical Society (2000-2003)
Coach (head and assistant) Clemson Ethics Bowl Team (2003 - )
Founder and Advisor, Clemson Bioethics Club (2002-04)
Helped produce (and acted in) “The Paw Report”, a skit for Tigerama 2002 by the Philosophical Society of Clemson, which won fourth place

Undergraduate Research Stuff

Thesis Supervision
- Marina Shew, Space law, 2018
- Harrison Cunningham, Psychology, 2012
- Brad Saad, Philosophy of Time, 2011
- Melanie Francis, Evolutionary Ethics, 2011
Collaborative Research
- Creative Inquiry Projects
  - Ethics Bowl team: a modified form of debate with 100 teams nationwide (2007- )
  - CU Ethos: a social media platform to foster ethical discussions (2014-17)
  - Tigers Talk Ethics: an ethics-oriented topical podcast (2009-11)
  - Evolution Matters: Educational podcasts about evolution/creationism (2008-10)
- Eureka Projects (summer research for incoming honors students)
  - Social and Conceptual Issues in Astrobiology (2010, 2011)
  - Adventures in Applied Ethics (2008, 2009)
  - The Terrestrial Lifeboat Project (2007)
- Survey of SC K-12 teachers’ attitudes towards evolution (2010)
- National Undergraduate Bioethics Conference: mentored and traveled to competitions with student teams (2001, 2002, 2004)
- Published paper on applied ethics: Three students working with me wrote a paper, presented to a conference at Ohio State, then published it in Zetesis (2002)

Clemson Honors

Alumni Master Teacher (2019)
Dixon Senior Fellow, Calhoun Honors College (2018 - )
Dean’s award for excellence in service (2014-15)
Alan Schaffer award for exceptional service to the faculty senate (2012)
Spotlighted Professor, Calhoun Honors College (2011)
“Difference Maker”, Student Affairs (2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12)
National Scholars Award of Distinction (2010)
John B. & Thelma A. Gentry Award for Teaching Excellence in the Humanities (2007)
College of Architecture, Arts & Humanities Award for Excellence in Teaching (2006)
Award for Faculty Excellence, Clemson Board of Trustees (2004)
Full Member, Sigma Xi Science and Engineering Honors Society (2002- )
Teaching Fellow, Office of Teaching Effectiveness & Improvement (2000-01).

Clemson Leadership

C. Calhoun Lemon Fellow, Rutland Institute for Ethics (2001-18)
Advisory Board, Clemson Thinks 2 (2014-16)
Chair, University Ombuds Committee (2014-15)
Faculty Senate President (2013-14) I served on committees that hired our president & provost
President, Clemson Chapter, Sigma Xi (2011-12)
Chair, University Grievance Board, (2010-12)

Jessie with me and my (in)famous orange seersucker suit (in the President's box at a game).

You don't get the full effect here, since I have removed the vest and orange bow tie, but still...