The 25th Jon C. Dalton Institute hosted by Florida State University
Florida State University hosted the 25th Jon C. Dalton Institute on College Values February 5-7, 2015. Since 1991, the institute has offered an opportunity for participants to learn about and promote civic education and ethical development of college students. The Institute addresses five general areas of interest:
- Trends in college students’ values
- Ethical issues in college life
- Character building educational models and strategies
- Moral development research
- Civic education
About 175 student affairs staff, faculty, ministers and students attended the 2015 Dalton Institute to examine the theme “Widening Inequalities: Educating College Students to be Fair and Equitable in the World They Will Lead.” Institute attendees participated in three busy days filled with speakers and workshops covering key issues such as:
- Equal access to higher education
- Equal pay for equal work
- Excessive CEO compensation
- Racial and ethnic equality
- Gender equality
- Equal justice under the law
Distinguished speakers included Andrew J. Seligsohn, Ph.D., President of Campus Compact, Alexander W. Astin, Allan M. Cartter Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Higher Education and Founding Director of the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA, and Helen S. Astin, Distinguished Professor Emerita of Higher Education and Senior Scholar at the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA.
Karen Rubin, Ph.D., FL|CC’s Academic Affairs Coordinator, and Andrew Seligsohn, Ph.D., President of Campus Compact
