THURSDAY, APRIL 25, NOON TO 1 P.M. OKLAHOMA HISTORY CENTER Oklahoma City
KATE RICHEY,
POLICY ANALYST, OKLAHOMA POLICY INSTITUTE
CLOSING THE OPPORTUNITY GAP: BUILDING EQUITY IN OKLAHOMA
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As Oklahoma emerges from the Great Recession, our economic future is bright but uncertain. The most vulnerable among us – low-income people and residents of low-income neighborhoods – were hit first and worst by the housing crisis and subsequent recession, exacerbating long-standing disparities in wealth and asset-ownership. Kate Richey, Policy Analyst with the Oklahoma Policy Institute will present data and analysis on the racial wealth gap in Oklahoma from home and business ownership to savings, investments, and other assets vital to long-term financial security. This research points to deeply entrenched gaps in wealth, income, and employment between white and nonwhite Oklahomans. Without equitable economic growth at the state level, broad-based prosperity and the ideal of the American dream will become increasingly out of reach.
Kate Richey joined Oklahoma Policy Institute in January 2011. She has a B.A. in Business from the University of Texas at San Antonio and an M.A. in Political Science from the University of Central Oklahoma. Kate has extensive experience teaching government and public policy at the college level and currently researches and writes about healthcare, immigration, poverty, race and the economy in Oklahoma. She works with a diverse group of individuals and organizations on a range of policy initiatives to protect assets and advance opportunity for low-income Oklahomans and in communities of color.
The Practice and Policy Lecture Serieshas been developed to provide thought-provoking presentations on Oklahoma’s emerging policy issues, trends and best practices. The series is sponsored by theOklahoma Department of Human Services Office of Planning, Research and Statistics and the University of Oklahoma Center for Public Managementwith the goal of providing the best educational opportunities available in a forum that offers participants an opportunity to question, share and learn from each other.
All lectures are free and open to the public. OKDHS staff can receive training credit for this event. CEUs are available for social workers. For more information contact the Office of Planning, Research and Statistics at 405-522-4577. View the complete lecture series lineup at:Practice and Policy Lecture Series website (Link opens in new window).
THURSDAY, MAY 16,
NOON TO 1 P.M.
OKLAHOMA HISTORY CENTER
Oklahoma City
DANIEL OSTAS, PH.D.,
PROFESSOR OF LEGAL STUDIES AND JAMES G. HARLOW, JR. CHAIR OF BUSINESS ETHICS, PRICE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS, UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
ETHICS IN A REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
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Is it ethical to exploit a legal loophole? If a regulation is not enforced, do you have to obey it anyway? What if the law is so ambiguous that you are not sure what the rule is? Do your answers change if you think that a particular regulation is inane? This talk explores these and similar questions with a series of real life examples where business executives must decide whether to cooperate with, comply with, or potentially evade regulatory obligations. The talk highlights the need for social responsibility and ethics in a regulatory environment.
Dr. Daniel T. Ostas is Professor of Legal Studies and James G. Harlow, Jr. Chair of Business Ethics, Price College of Business, University of Oklahoma. He currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the Southern Law Journal, and previously served as Editor-in-Chief of the American Business Law Journal, co-editor of the Atlantic Law Journal, and president of the Mid-Atlantic Academy of Legal Studies in Business. An author of more than fifty scholarly articles and two books, Dr. Ostas’ scholarship explores the interfaces between law, economics, and ethics. His scholarly works have received more than a dozen national and international research awards, including the Holmes-Cardozo Award for Excellence in Research (twice) and the Ralph C. Hoeber Award for Outstanding Research (six times). Dr. Ostas also has won more than twenty teaching awards, including the Allen J. Krowe Award for Teaching Excellence and the Bruce Magoon Master Teacher Award. In 2012, Dr. Ostas was voted “Best Professor” by the M.B.A. students at the Price College professional M.B.A. program. In 2008, he received an Alumni Teaching Award for his teaching of Law and Ethics in the Price College undergraduate program. Dr. Ostas received a B.S. degree from Purdue University, West Lafayette, and three graduate degrees, M.B.A., J.D., Ph.D. (Business Economics), each from Indiana University, Bloomington.
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SAVE THE DATE…UPCOMING FALL 2013 LECTURES:
OKLAHOMA HISTORY CENTER
800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive
Oklahoma City, Ok 73105
Noon to 1:00 p.m.
AUGUST 29, 2013
Dr. Delores Subia BigFoot, Ph.D.
Trauma Informed Services in Indian County
Director, Indian Country Child Trauma Center
SEPTEMBER 24, 2013
Dr. James Conroy, Ph.D.
Best Practices in Community Based Care for People with Intellectual Disabilities
Center for Outcome Analysis
OCTOBER 29, 2013
Jackie Steyn
Identifying the Signs of Domestic Violence
Chief Programs and Compliance Officer, YWCA
NOVEMBER 12, 2013
Dr. Michael J. Cull, Ph.D.
Strategies for Preventing Child Deaths
Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing, Vanderbilt University
DECEMBER 10, 2013
Deb Smith, M.S.W..
Pinnacle Plan Update
Director, OKDHS Child Welfare Services