University of Evansville

UE Ethics Bowl Competition Planned

All UE students, regardless of major, are invited to form teams of 3 to 5 students to compete in the University’s first UE Ethics Bowl. Winning teams will participate in the regional Ethics Bowl in Indianapolis. Students will be provided with case materials to prepare and review for oral presentation.

Ethics Bowl is a student competition inspired by the nationally televised “College Bowl” program, but based on ethical questions and discussion. Teams of 3 to 5 undergraduate students compete to show their ability to exercise moral reasoning skills in a friendly and competitive atmosphere. Each team will present and defend their stance on issues that pose ethical dilemmas focusing on current problems and issues. Judges score each of three rounds based on clarity, depth, focus, and logic of each team’s answers.

Rules for the Competition:

1. Students must be UE students.
2. Students must be available to travel to Indianapolis on the afternoon of Friday, Nov. 12, for an overnight stay and to compete in the Sixth Annual Indiana Regional Ethics Bowl on Nov. 13. (For winners of the regional competition, the national competition will be held in the spring in San Antonio.)
3. Students should be available for on-campus coaching between Nov. 4-12.
4. Students may only compete on one team.
5. The UE competition will take place Thursday, Nov. 4 beginning at 3 p.m. and continuing until completion – depending on the number of competing teams.
6. Teams must register with Cheri Gant in Hyde Hall 205 no later than Friday, Oct. 22. Teams are encouraged to register as soon as possible. The Competition’s Cases will be provided to all registered teams when they register with Cheri Gant.
7. Rules of the UE competition will be distributed with the cases.
8. UE selection will be made according to a panel of judges.
9. Any ties, conflicts, irregularities, exceptions, clarifications, etc., will be resolved by the judging panel.

Awards:

The top two UE teams will move on to the Regional Competition. Travel expenses will be coordinated and paid by the University.

• The First place UE Team will be awarded a $1,000 Team prize.
• The Second place UE Team will be awarded a $500 Team prize.

For more Information contact:
Robert A. Clark, Dean, School of Business Administration, Hyde Hall 222, ext. 2851
Victoria Jones, Director, Institute for Global Enterprise in Indiana, Hyde Hall 222, ext. 2851
For more information on the regional Ethics Bowl go to http://marian.edu/EthicsBowl/index.html