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The Program in Business Ethics and Society provides opportunities for discussion of ethical issues among both students and faculty. Since its founding in 1998, the Program in Business Ethics has sponsored numerous speakers, luncheon discussion groups, workshops and seminar presentations. Recent speakers and events include the following:
Speaker Series: Mike Sears, , former Boeing CFO, will present "How do you recover from an ethical mistake?" His talk will be on Tuesday, March 27 at the City Union Auditorium, at 7:00 pm. The lecture will be open to the entire University and general public. Admission is free.
Speaker Series: Lynn Brewer, a former Enron executive and whistleblower, will present a lecture on her career at Enron and her decision to blow the whistle. Her talk will be on Monday, February 12 at the Lied Center, from 2:30-3:30 pm. The lecture will be open to the entire University and general public. Admission is free.
Lunch Discussion Group: Janice Lawrence, Director of the Program in Business Ethics, will give a tour of the new Program in Business Ethics website which contains resources useful to instructors in both the classroom and research. She will also present the results of the CBA faculty survey on ethics integration in CBA and the UNL campus survey of both CBA faculty and PhD students on perceptions of teaching responsible research.
Lunch Discussion Group: Matt Hecker, Director of Student Judicial Affairs, spoke about the issues identified by his office as problematic at UNL. Faculty and GTAs joined in a discussion of what can be done to strengthen academic integrity in your classrooms.
Lunch Discussion Group: Dr. Laurie Bellows, Director of Graduate Student Professional Development, lead a session on ethical dilemmas in the classroom. Several difficult classroom situations between instructors and undergraduate students were depicted in video scenarios. The ethical issues, possible responses/actions, and the implications for teaching were discussed.
Ethics Curriculum Development Luncheon: The recipients of Ethics Curriculum Development Grants for the academic year 2005-2006, each presented the classroom materials they developed and discussed the integration of these materials into their current curriculum.
Speaker Series: Patrick Kuhse, a white-collar felon and former financial analyst, spoke to over 350 CBA students and faculty about the critical-thinking errors that led him to commit his crimes. He provided guidelines for others to prevent similar behavior and warning signals that indicate lapses in ethical thinking.
Lunch Discussion Group: Becky Freeman, UNL IRB Coordinator provided tips to navigate the IRB procedures for approval when using human subjects. She answered questions and provided materials about project submissions, IRB requirements and subject anonymity.
Lunch Discussion Group: Dr. Daniel Vasgird , Director of Research Compliance Services and Research Integrity Officer, spoke about research integrity, as well as compliance breakdowns, at research institutions. He presented the elements of a successful responsible conduct of research program.
