Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen will deliver the lecture “Ethics and Economics of Global Justice” at the Libby Gardner Hall on the University of Utah campus at noon on April 22, 2016. The event, which is free and open to the public, is presented by the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative at the David Eccles School of Business, the S.J. Quinney College of Law, and the [...]
For the fourth year in a row, the Eccles School’s student team has won the Race & Case ethics competition hosted by the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver. The competition combines an ethics case competition and a downhill ski race, with 80 percent of the points awarded based on the case competition and 20 percent based on the skiing. Eight [...]
To be an effective leader, you have to have personal accountability. That’s the message that Linda Galindo will share on Tuesday, April 5 from 2:30 to 4 p.m. in the Bill & Pat Child Family Community Hall during her free presentation that is open to the public. Galindo is a former radio news personality who left that career 20 years ago to become a [...]
The Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative Case Competition is over, and congratulations are in order! A team of six outstanding Eccles School students took home the top prize as they applied the ethics they learned from the legacy of business giant Bill Daniels. The Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative Case Competition saw its highest-ever turnout. The competition was tough as students tackled a tricky on-the-job medical [...]
Ethics play an important part in any person’s life. They can determine what type of person you are, and people will judge you upon that matter. The Ethics Club and the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative at The University of Utah David Eccles School of Business invited Third District Court Judge Keith A. Kelly to explain the importance of ethics and the role they play in the justice [...]
The winners of the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative Leadership in Ethics Award have been announced for the 2014-2015 school year. A total of 10 faculty and three staff members from around the University of Utah were honored. These faculty and staff members made successful efforts to create new ethics-related courses, to integrate new business ethics content into existing courses, to mentor students on ethics initiatives, [...]
Do you know University of Utah professors who have emphasized ethics in their classes, or who engage in activities focused on ethics outside of the classroom? Nominate them for the Leadership in Daniels Fund Ethics Education Award! The Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative is hosting the awards, which honors University of Utah faculty and staff for their contributions to ethics education during the 2014-2015 school [...]
If you uncovered fraud within your organization, would you say something? If so, whom would you tell? What would you say? Rita Crundwell stole $53 million while working for the small town of Dixon, Illinois. She abused the trust of city taxpayers, her coworkers and the public. Her crime was the biggest municipal fraud in U.S. history … but it could have been prevented. [...]
Do you have what it takes? The Student Center for the Public Trust and the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative is asking you to enter the Modern Ethical Dilemmas Essay Contest by submitting a three-page essay to utahscpt@gmail.com discussing an ethical dilemma of modern society. Take a modern ethical dilemma and answer the questions of “What are its origins?” and “How does it affect individuals [...]
Do you know of a business, nonprofit or governmental agency that truly embodies ethical leadership? You should enter them into the Utah Ethical Leadership Awards competition, sponsored by the Community Foundation of Utah, Daniels Fund and the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative at the Eccles School. “Our collective goal is to recognize leadership in Utah businesses, non-profit organizations and government entities that embody best practices [...]