The Coastal Carolina University Tea & Ethics discussion series will ask the question, "Is the University a business?" on Thursday, Oct. 23, at 3:30 p.m. in Wheelwright Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public, but ticketed.

The discussion will explore how recent changes in higher education affect our conception of universities. Should we think of universities as business enterprises that maximize efficiency or is such a business model of the university undermining the core elements of a college education? A CCU panel of professors and students will lead the discussion.

The event is sponsored by the Jackson Family Center for Ethics and Values. The center's primary focus is to cultivate awareness throughout the academic and surrounding communities of the importance and lifelong rewards of personal and professional integrity.

The Wheelwright Auditorium is located at 108 Spadoni Park Circle at CCU in Conway. For more information about the event, contact director Nils Rauhut at 843-349-2547 or nrahut@coastal.edu.