Winter 2013

Contents

Flip Flop Fever ....................... 1

Fall 2013 Events .................2-3

New Opportunities ................. 4

Consortium Information ......... 4

Coming Dates & Events

December 2—CEBA Ethics Award Evaluation Presentations

December 10—Ethics Faculty Roundtable of the semester w/ Katy Cathcart, PhD from School of Public Affairs, Criminal Justice

January 10—JA 21st Century Skills

February 26-28—USAFA NCLS

February 28—5th Annual Conscious Capitalism Confer-ence—Boulder, CO

February 28 & March 1—Race & Case, Denver & Beaver Creek, CO

April 10– Annual CEBA Awards Luncheon, Denver, CO

April 10-12—Daniels Fund Eth-ics Initiative Consortium Case Competition, Denver, CO

Please visit the Events Page on the UCCS Ethics Initiative website to stay abreast of all our upcoming events.

Ethics Flip Flop Fever! The UCCS Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative, College of Business and the Marketing Club teamed up to put together an Ethics Awareness campaign. Flip flops were distributed in early October, and students were asked to take pictures of their ethics’ flip flops in cool places to show where one can go with the College of Business and the Ethics Initiative. The winner of the photo contest will win a $100 gift card at the UCCS Bookstore.

The flip flops proved to be a big hit for the College of Business’ Facebook page, increasing the percentage of people engaged with the site 240% from the previous week. New Page Likes were up 233.3%!

WHAT’S NEXT FOR THE ETHICS INITIATIVE

Colorado Ethics in Business Alliance Board Presentations

Ethics Faculty Roundtables Junior Achievement 21st Century Skills K-12

Event United States Air Force National Leadership Sym-

posium

So Far This Semester…

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Barney Rosenberg September 18

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September was an exciting month for the Ethics Initiative beginning with speaker Barney Rosenberg, Vice President, Ethics and Business Conduct for Meggitt Group. Rosenberg brought his real life experience and ethics knowledge to his UCCS presentation and involved students with an ethics game that challenged their ethical decision making. Over 103 students, staff,

faculty and community members attended his lecture and classroom workshops. Guests enjoyed that Rosenberg gave them examples of real world ethical situations they might face in their careers and also gave insight into a global ethics perspective.

Luis Benitez October 9

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Leadership speaker and successful mountaineer Luis Benitez talked to students about his multiple journeys to the summits of various Himalayan mountains. He demonstrated his ethical decision making process through his success and failures. Over 85 students attended Mr. Benitez’s public speech.

Eller College of Management Ethics Case Competition in Tucson, Arizona October 24

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The UCCS Ethics Initiative sent two student competitors and two student observers (Kayla Ross and Chelsy Hodge) to The University of Arizona in late October for the Eller Case Competition. Hussain Albahrani and CJ Prue represented UCCS, presenting their recommendations for solving an ethical problem related to an employer

sponsored wellness program dilemma. CJ Prue stated that it was “an experience that I will never forget and was an invaluable opportunity.” UCCS Ethics Fellow Gordon Stringer, Senior Instructor of Finance was the attending faculty advisor to the UCCS Eller team.

The Psychology of Fraud with Toby Groves October 22

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Toby Groves, researcher, consultant, and trainer brought his personal ethical bank fraud experience to UCCS. Attendees thought the most valuable aspect from his presentation was learning how easily someone could start down that slippery slope. 31 students and 20 faculty and community people attended this compelling event.

Maria Montoya October 25

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This year is the 100th anniversary of the Colorado Coalfield Strike and Ludlow Massacre of 1913-1914. The Ethics Initiative partnered with the College of Letters, Arts & Sciences to understand industrial healthcare and mining safety laws that now exist throughout the U.S. because of ethical issues that began from that event. Maria Montoya, an Associate Professor of History at NYU, guided listeners through the events and resulting outcomes. Students, faculty, and community members attended.

Dan Rooney October 19

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The Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative co-sponsored Major Dan Rooney, founder of Folds of Honor, to share his story and motivate students and alumni at the 10 year anniversary of the UCCS PGA Golf Management Celebration. Major Rooney empowered audience members and provided a road map for positive change through promoting education for those whose lives were altered due to military service. The event had 125 attendees, including students, alumni, and community members.

Ethics Workshop for the Law Enforcement Field November 1

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The School of Public Affairs Ethics Fellow Katy Cathcart hosted a workshop to enhance and expand the understanding of UCCS students in

the area of professional ethics when encountering dilemmas that come up specifically in the law enforcement field.

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UCCS Ethics Case Competition November 15

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This year’s case revolved around a business ethical problem. Each team was asked to identify the key stakeholders, as well as the financial, legal, and ethical considerations while finding a solution to the dilemma at hand. Presentations were 15 minutes long followed by an intense 5 minutes of Q&A from the judges. This year’s judges were Jackie Brookshire, Jane Dillion, John Duclos and Jariah Walker all from the Colorado Springs business community. 1st Place went to Benjamin Griffith and Jeremy McLinden, 2nd Place to Scott Griffee and CJ Prue, and 3rd Place to Jacob Lozow and Jennifer Scoville. Team recognitions were awarded to Austin Bell & Justin Miller, Alex Koehler & Laura Loosbrock and Emily Megee & Kale LoBosco. Participating teams are now eligible to be considered for one of the competitive slots on the UCCS inter-collegiate ethics case competition team.

The 2013 Ethics Essay Contest judging has begun!

This year’s ethical dilemma for the College of Business Daniels Fund Ethics Essay Contest discussed the ethical implications involved in selling violent video games. 45 papers were submitted by UCCS undergraduate and graduate students on November 15th. Results will be announced the week of December 9th. Prizes will be awarded to the best.

Student Center for Public Trust Chapter Events The UCCS chapter of the Student Center for the Public Trust (SCPT) provides an “interactive environment where ethical business behaviors and ideas can flourish, while creating opportunities for students to network with the business community and develop professional leadership skills.” Chapter membership is offered across all UCCS disciplines and colleges and provides a forum for ethics education and promote ethical thinking, while developing the character and conscience of all students. The student board of Erin Sparrow, Kayla Ross, Chelsy Hodge, and Scott Griffee direct and promote events and activities.

Additionally, the SCPT members accept responsibility for improving their community by completing a community service project each year.

UCCS students wanting to join can register online at http://www.studentcpt.org/uccs/! More information at http://www.studentcpt.org/.

Ethics Video Premiers October 30

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Ready? Lights, camera, action! The Accounting Ethics and Institutions, and Business, Government and Law classes wrote and produced “Ethics in Action” videos showing their creativity and originality to educate viewers on the various aspects of leadership, ethics and business that are sure to provoke discussions. These videos are being considered for submission to the SCPT nationally sponsored 2014 “Ethics in Action” Video Competition. Does UCCS have the next prize winner?

Blue Star Recycling November 16

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The students from the SCPT Chapter and the Chancellor’s Leadership Class volunteered for Blue Star’s 4th Annual Community Recycling Event. Students helped with everything from directing traffic and counting attendees to helping with material collection. Blue Star Recyclers is a local company with a mission to recycling electronics and other materials to create local jobs for people with autism and other disAbilities.

Student Evaluators work to bene-fit the Colorado Ethics In Busi-ness Alliance (CEBA) UCCS students has 14 teams evaluating nominees for the prestigious Bill Daniels Business Ethics Award and the Daniel L. Ritchie Award. Evaluators will spend about 20 hours in addition to doing site visits for their reports. Students will present their findings on December 2 to CEBA board directors. They are excited to be invited to attend the CEBA’s Annual Award Luncheon to meet the winners.

UCCS Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative Staff

Dean Venkat Reddy, PhD Team Lead

vreddy@uccs.edu 719.255.3113

Tracy Gonzalez-Padron, PhD Director Ethics Initiative tgonzale@uccs.edu

719.255.3794

Elisabeth Moore, MBA Program Coordinator emoore@uccs.edu

719.255.5168

Alexandra Moyers Student Assistant

amoyers@uccs.edu 719.255.3705

Our Community Junior Achievement

Pikes Peak Community College Colorado Ethics in Business Alliance

Daniels Scholars 40 students in residence

2013-14 Daniels Fellows

Ethics Initiative Website

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Additional Upcoming Events

UCCS College of Business Ethics Fellows continues with monthly presentations of best practices and experiences concerning teaching ethics to faculty, community college colleagues, and selected staff and business community members. Coming :

Katy Cathcart Instructor—School of Public Affairs, Criminal Justice

Lauren Brengarth, PhD Letters Arts Sciences, Department of Communications Andrew Ketsdever, PhD Chair, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Dustin Bluhm, PhD College of Business, Management David Leupp, PhD College of Business, Ops/IT/Stats

Andrew Czaplewski, PhD College of Business, Marketing Jeffery Ferguson, PhD College of Business, Marketing

Barbara Joyce, PhD Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Nursing, Community Collaborative

Albert Batten, PhD College of Business, Ops/IT/Stats

Matt Metzger, PhD College of Business, Management

Albert Batten, PhD Lauren Brengarth, PhD

Dustin Bluhm, PhD Kathy Cathcart, Instructor Mary Ann G. Cutter, PhD Andrew Czaplewski, PhD

Jeffery Ferguson, PhD Corinne Harmon, PhD Barbara Joyce, PhD

Andrew Ketsdever, PhD David Leupp, PhD Matt Metzger, PhD

Gordon Stringer, MBA Sheri Colcun-Trumpfheller,

MBA, CPA

Daniels Fund Ethics Consortium

Partner Universities

Colorado State University New Mexico State University

University of Colorado Colorado Springs

University of Denver University of New Mexico

University of Northern Colo-rado

University of Utah University of Wyoming

National Character Leadership Symposium at the US Air Force Academy

Coming February 26-28, 2014 UCCS will be seeking students to attend this coming

year’s symposium. This is an amazing opportunity to hear top

tier leaders talk about character and leadership develop-