Ethics Events

Upcoming Events

The Center for Ethics in Public Life will host its first conference:

"Term Limits: Two Decades of Lessons"

Friday, October 5, 2012 - Saturday, October 6, 2012
University of Missouri - St. Louis'
Millennium Student Center
St. Louis, MO 63121

This conference will address the effects of term limits on the state legislative process from a variety of informed perspectives by bringing together the legislative practitioners whose work has been shaped by this policy (legislators, statewide office holders, legis-lative staff, advocates and lobbyists,) and the best empirical scholarship on the subject.

- Special opening session on Friday featuring Professor David Valentine - free and open to the public.

- Saturday’s program: A panel discussion with elected officials discussing their experiences with the term limited legislature; presentations by two national scholars on state legislative term limits, Thad Kousser and Marjorie Sarbaugh-Thompson; and break out sessions addressing the effects of term limits on specific policy and legislative issues including: the budget process, legislative leader-ship, women in the legislature, advocates and lobbyists, and the elections themselves.

- Registration is $25, which includes lunch on Saturday. Click here to register for the conference.

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For more information, please contact the Center for Ethics at 314.516.6400 or centerforethics@umsl.edu

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Past Events

On April 19, 2012, The Center and the Public Policy Administration Program hosted a discussion forum on "Balancing Public Value as a Question of Ethics". The forum engendered a lively discussion between the audience and a panel of local officials. The discussion was enhanced by the use of digital feedback technology that allowed the audience to be polled instantly on the various values and issues that were brought up.

The polling generated some interesting data which can be viewed here.

Audience participant using an i>clicker.

Meet our Panelists:

Mayor Monica Huddleston is serving her second term as mayor of Greendale. She was first elected in 2003 and was the first female and first African-American to be elected to this position in her municipality. She chose not to run for reelection in 2007, but ran again and defeated the incumbent in April 2011. Under her leadership, the city completed its first-ever comprehensive plan. A former business executive, Mayor Huddleston retired in 2000 after a 25-year career with Southwestern Bell.

Mayor Rick Lahr has spent more than 12 years as Mayor of Des Peres, prior to which he served as an Alderman for eight years. In these capacities has been actively involved in the West County Center, Edward Jones, Schnucks and Dierbergs developments and numerous major infrastructure projects. He also serves as a Member of the Board of Directors of the St Louis County Municipal League and Missouri Municipal League. In addition to his mayoral duties he is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo.

Alderwoman Phyllis Young has spent more than 25 years as alderwoman from the 7th ward of the City of St. Louis. The 7th ward includes downtown, the riverfront and many residential neighborhoods on the near south side including parts of Soulard, Lafayette Square and Benton Park. When she took office Mansion House and Plaza Square were about the only residential developments in downtown. Since that time over 100 buildings have been renovated with well over $5 billion of investment, and the number of residents has increased to over 12,000. She is the Vice President of the Board of Aldermen and currently serves as the chair of the Housing, Urban Development and Zoning Legislation Committee.

Panelists Mayor Rick Lahr of Des Peres and Mayor Monica Huddleston of Greendale.

Panelist and City of St. Louis Alderwoman Phyllis Young.