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Lilly Programs:
Lives of Commitment
Summer Fellows Program
Professions and Religious Leadership in the Global Commons
Chiasma
Global Citizenship Conference with Young Alumni (2008)
Lilly Senior Keystone and Retreat
Venture Fund for New Initiatives
Lilly-Enhanced Academic Year Internships
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Summer Fellows Program - Research
Summer Fellows doing research will do so under the direction of a faculty collaborator in the area of work and one (or more) of the following religious or ethical values: social responsibility, environmental sustainability, vocational exploration or intentional community.
The opportunity is particularly appropriate for, but not limited to, work that may result in honors theses or publication. Students should consult with faculty on project design and will then be designated a faculty advisor whom they will stay in touch with throughout the summer. Faculty members will receive funds for travel and research for their involvement.
Projects from across the curriculum will be considered.
| Selection Criterion |
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- Integration and significance of themes
- Contribution of study to student’s education
- Quality of conceptualization and presentation
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Sample Topics
The following list is meant to stimulate ideas, not to designate or limit topics in any way. These reflect the theme
from past years, which was "Work and Ethics," but have relevance to this year's broad topic which is looking at
work and how it relates to the 2007 stated values.
- Gypsies/Roma as workers in Romania and Spain
- The ethics of pro bono work: Is free always good?
- Muslim responses to economic globalization
- Sweatshop labor
- Ethics and contemporary microbiology
- Hospice care in Chile and the U.S.
- Modern work and forced labor in the United States:
debates on WalMart and beyond
- The role of labor discrimination in race construction
- Work, rest, afterlife: Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism
- Redefining work in biology/mathematics/physics
- Ethics of bio-engineering and biotechnology
Click here for more information on the application timeline.
For more information on becoming a Lilly Summer Research Fellow contact Lucy Forster-Smith at forstersmith@macalester.edu or x6293.
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