David Shapiro
Excellence in Teaching Award
Department: ;
three years at UW.
Courses Taught: Contemporary Moral Problems, Introduction to Philosophy,
Environmental Ethics, Introduction to Philosophy Ethics, Business Ethics.
Achievements: Creates learning experiences for students, integrating
real-world examples and service learning into his classes. In his Contemporary
Moral Problems course, he not only created a respectful, safe, trusting
environment for students to discuss such emotionally and politically charged
topics as euthanasia, abortion, capital punishment and animal rights, but
he had his students volunteer 20 hours for a social service agency in Seattle.
Quote: "He is by far one of the most innovative, engaging,
thought-provoking teachers the University has to offer."--UW student
Julie Peterson
Biography: B.A., philosophy, University of Minnesota, 1994; M.A.,
philosophy, °®¶¹ÉçÇø, 1996; Ph.D. student, University of
Washington. |
