2018 Daniels Fund Ethics Consortium Summit

As a component of the Initiative Collegiate Program, the Daniels Fund Ethics Consortium Summit is intended to be an experiential and pertinent educational experience that illuminates the value of principle-based ethics. The Summit serves to focus interaction and conversation among participants in a series of keynote presentations, panels, and facilitated small group discussions. The focus of the engagement of business leaders to extend the Ethics Summit's relevance and value beyond the campus and into the business world.

Goals are:

• Demonstrate that education and ethics are critical and central to the creation of long-term value in business and society
• Expand the awareness and impact of the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative
• Increase the involvement of business in ethics education and the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative
• Maintain relevance through the involvement of business leaders

Coming Event Information

Link to: 2018 Agenda and Participant Information

The annual Daniels Fund Ethics Consortium Summit "Putting Ethics Into Practice" will be held October 18-19, 2018, at the Grand Hyatt in Denver, CO. The event, co-hosted by University of Colorado Denver and the University of Colorado Law School, will utilize a presentation and small group discussion format to connect a broad audience of students, faculty, and business leaders to principle-based ethics.

Attendees from the eleven member schools in the Daniels Fund Ethics Consortium will participate and send twelve participants each:

• Four members of the university faculty
• Four undergraduate students
• Four business leaders

Interested in attending? Please contact Tracy Gonzalez-Padron, PhD, Director of the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative at UCCS before August 31, 2018 at tgonzale@uccs.edu

Student Attendees at Past Summits: 

2017 Daniels Fund Ethics Consortium Summit: "Ethics- the ultimate business advantage" in Loveland, Colorado was attended by Katrina Listello, Paul Gilliam, and Kelli Evangeline O'Shea

2016 Daniels Fund Ethics Consortium Summit: "Building an Ethical Culture" in Salt Lake City, Nevada was attended by Laurissa Brunk, Erik Nudson, Mitch Rodrigues and Leanna Rutledge.

2015 Daniels Fund Ethics Consortium Summit: "The Future of Ethical Leadership" in Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico was attended by Caitlin Dougan, Brandon Patz, Nicole Seip-Romero, and Forrest Senti.

2014 Daniels Fund Ethics Consortium Summit: "Ethics in Social Media" in Denver, CO was attended by Sam Elliott, Connor McCormick, Stacia Rasplicka and Lauren Urbanski.

Business Leaders and Educators at Past Summits:

2017: Business: Wendel Torres (Reliant Construction), Tom Arata (Ecolab Vice President Global Anchor Technology Platforms), Dana M. Hagood (USAA, Executive Director, Regional Office HR Operations), and  Marjolein Crucitt (T. Rowe Price, AVP, Lead Manager of Retirement Plan Services). Educators: Dustin James Bluhm, Ph.D., Juan-Maria Gallego, Psy.D., MIM, PMP, David Lee, Ph.D., and Joshua Green, MNA.

2016: Business: Jonathon Liebert, Ramon Colomina, Wendel Torres, and Jeremiah J. Erickson. Educators: Regina Hope Winters, MPA, Gary Klein, Ph.D.,  Diane Belger, MBA, CPA, and Cathy Claiborne, Ph.D.

2015: Business: Jim Johnson, Becky Medved, Kent Fortune, and Amber Wilson. Educators: Anthony Santella, Don Gardner Ph.D., Scott Van Ness, ABD, and James Van Scotter, Ph.D.

2014: Business: Tom Arata, Wendel Torres, Ken Fortune, and Steve Self. Educators: Dustin James Bluhm, Ph.D., Gordon Stringer, MBA, Thomas Martin Key, Ph.D., and Matt Metzger, Ph.D.