Honors Symposium Discusses Health Care Reform

Is the health care system in America broken as portrayed in the media and how would the President Obama’s proposed plan affect the general health of our nation? Advocates of health care reform have been discussing a plan that is meant to lower costs and address the problem of so many of America’s uninsured citizens.

A panel of UDM faculty will address these questions and many more at the third semi-annual Honors Symposium on Wednesday, October 28 at 6:30 p.m. in the Ford Life Science Building, Room 113 on the McNichols campus.

A moderated discussion will take place where both sides of the health care debate will be represented. The symposium debaters will be R. Michael Canjar, professor, math and computer science; Lori Glenn, nursing clinical track instructor; Martin Leever, associate professor – chair, philosophy,: Molly McClelland, Todd Ray, assistant professor, Health Services/Health Services Administration; and Dr. Prasad Venugopal, associate professor, physics. Audience members are strongly encouraged to take an active participatory role in the debate.

For more information, contact David R. Koukal, Ph.D., honors program director and associate professor of philosophy at 313-993-1138 or koukaldr@udmercy.edu..

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The University of Detroit Mercy is Michigan's largest private Catholic University, offering approximately 100 majors and programs in 60 academic fields. Sponsored by the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) and the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, the University has three campuses located in downtown and northwest Detroit.

UDM was ranked among the top tier of Midwestern master's universities in U.S.News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges" – 2009 edition. UDM was also rated one of the top 15 institutions in the "Great Schools, Great Prices" category.

Publish date: October 28, 2009