A benefit dinner and silent auction will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 17, at Cache Restaurant to support members of the UALR Ethics Bowl Team as they prepare to travel to national competition in Costa Mesa, Calif., in February.

The evening will include an exposition by the Ethics Bowl Team members. Tickets are $60 for booster level and $75 for VIP level and may be purchased online at Ethics Bowl Dinner/Auction.

For additional information, call 501-569-3312.

The process of qualifying has placed UALR students among the top 32 college and university teams in the country, according to Assistant Professor of Philosophy Allison Merrick, faculty advisor of the UALR Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl Team.

The ethics bowl format encourages engagement in serious moral discourse and discusses cases drawn from current events in the areas of politics, environmental concerns, professional worries, and issues arising in the college classroom.

Each year, teams from colleges and universities across the country compete at regional bowls, and winners advance to the finals where only one team is chosen as the winner. Emphasis is on reasoning and the ability to engage in moral discourse rather than on persuasion.

The 19th Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl will take place at the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics’ Annual Meeting on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015.

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