Eddy Souffrant, associate professor of philosophy , and Brett Tempest, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, will discuss humanitarian intervention as part of the Great Decisions Lecture Series. Their presentation is set for 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 5, at UNC Charlotte Center City, Room 204.
Souffrant, who earned a doctorate from the City University of New York, focuses on applied philosophy – the idea of using philosophical concepts and theories to shed light on contemporary concerns. One area of his research deals with examining disaster relief ethics.
Tempest, a UNC Charlotte alumnus, completed a doctorate in infrastructure and environmental systems in 2010. He also earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineering from the University and a bachelor’s in international studies from UNC-Chapel Hill. As a UNC Charlotte student, Tempest received the Nish Jamgotch Student Humanitarian Award for demonstrated achievement and notable work in the humanitarian field. Tempest has a history of volunteer and community service work, including an assignment with the Indian Ocean tsunami reconstruction effort; he was stationed in Pondicherry, India, for 11 months, where he worked as a project manager supervising a seven-member engineering field staff and a large number of contractors and construction workers.
Presentations and discussion topics for the 2013 Great Decisions Lecture Series are selected by the Foreign Policy Association. The series is sponsored by the Office of International Programs and coordinated in partnership with Charlotte Country Day School and the World Affairs Council of Charlotte.
The entire series, which is free and open to the public, will feature presentations on Tuesdays through Feb. 19.
Ola Aborisade, a lecturer in the Africana Studies Department, will talk about China in Africa for the Feb. 12 Great Decisions Lecture.