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UW-Fond du Lac to discuss
organ donation as part of public discussion
forum on Nov. 5
Posted 10-27-2009.—The public is invited to
join the UW-Fond du Lac campus community in a
discussion of the complex and multifaceted
issues surrounding organ donation during a
special forum at noon on Thursday, Nov. 5 in the
University Center Commons, 400 University Dr.,
Fond du Lac.
The discussion forum is being held in
conjunction with the presentation of the play
“The God Committee” by Mark St. Germain Nov.
4-8 in the
Prairie Theater
by the UW-Fond du Lac
Theater Department. In this play, a healthy
heart is available for transplant and the
hospital’s transplant selection committee must
meet to decide who should receive it.
Faculty members representing various
disciplines will lead the discussion on the
ethical, political, sociological and biological
aspects of organ donation. Scheduled to
participate are
Eric Boos,
philosophy;
Richard
Gustin, communication/theatre arts;
Elizabeth
Hayes, biology;
Maggie May,
mathematics;
Valerie Mumm, world languages;
Michael Nofz, sociology;
Donald Schwartz, political science; and
Lee
Watson, physical education.
Gina Glinksi from the UW Health Organ
Procurement Organization along with former
Marquette University men's basketball special
assistant Trey
Schwab, a double lung recipient, will be joining
the discussion along with representatives from
St. Agnes Hospital.
Gustin says that many students will have had
the opportunity to see the play “The God
Committee” the night before this forum and
should have a lot to discuss.
“It will be wonderful to have so many faculty
and their students involved in educating and
discussing such an important social issue
combined with our fall production of this play,”
said Gustin. “ The students in the cast of ‘The
God Committee’ have had an up close and personal
look at the ethical, political and interpersonal
issues surrounding organ donation and the
medical professionals involved who make life and
death decisions. It’s been quite an adventure.”
Show times for “The God Committee” are Nov.
4-7 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 8 at 2 p.m. Tickets
are $10 adults, $5 students, UW-Fond du Lac
students free on Nov. 4 only. Purchase tickets
at (920) 929-1111 or at the door.
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