Distinguished Speaker

Michael Josephson will be speaking about "Ethics in America" at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center today at 2 p.m.

Josephson is the first person to address the campus community as part of the Distinguished Speaker Series. He is the founder and president of the Joseph and Edna Josephson Institute of Ethics. According to the institute's website, its mission is "to improve the ethical quality of society by changing personal and organizational decision making and behavior."

Josephson has led more than 1,000 programs on ethics for different groups in education, government officials and the media.

Through the institute Josephson started two youth programs, Character Counts! and Pursuing Victory with Honor. Character Counts! is a character education program, and PVWH addresses issues with sportsmanship.

Josephson was a law professor for 20 years before founding a publishing company and a national chain of courses that prepare people for the bar exam. He sold his company in 1985 and founded the Institute of Ethics. Since then he's been volunteering at the non-profit institute.

Josephson will speak at 2 p.m., but, starting at 12:30 p.m., there will be sponsor exhibits, live music and refreshments. General admission tickets are $20, but students with I.D. s can purchase tickets for $10.