Student Ethics Opportunities
Engage with Ethics
Students involved in the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative at UCCS will have the opportunity to participate in competitions, seminars, and workshops. These projects engage students in a way to increase professionalism, enhance knowledge of ethical issues, and learn principles for making ethical decisions. Stay informed to explore ethics and engage with professionals from all fields of study!
Become an Ethical Leader
Student Ethics Ambassadors
Ethics Ambassadors
The Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative at UCCS has created a unique opportunity for students to engage in the ethics initiative, partner with an ethics fellow, gain program based work experience, and earn $1,500 a semester.
UCCS Ethics Club
Student Center for Public Trust
The StudentCPT Ethics Club at UCCS is part of a national network of college students who demonstrate a commitment to ethical leadership.
Annual Opportunities for Ethics Engagement
UCCS Ethics Essay Competition
Apply ethical decision making and writing skills to win $$$$ for a 1,000 words. The annual ethics essay contest requires students to analyze the ethical issue of a business case and make recommendations using principle-based ethics. A panel of community leaders and faculty serve as judges and select the final winners who clearly articulate their analysis and present viable recommendations.
UCCS Case Competition
Each year, the UCCS College of Business hosts a business ethics case competition. The UCCS Ethics Case Competition allows students to apply business knowledge, critical thinking, and principle-based ethical decision-making to real-world ethical situations along with a chance to network with local professionals.
Ethics in Action - StudentCPT Video Competition
The Student Center for the Public Trust hosts an annual video case
competition which engages students from all over the nation. Student teams are tasked with
creating a video that successfully illustrates an ethical dilemma. Winning teams earn cash prizes
along with bragging rights!
Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative Collegiate Program Summit
The Summit — an event of the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative Collegiate Program — is designed to be an immersive and relevant educational experience that promotes and demonstrates the value of principle-based ethics
Ethics Opportunities to Apply For
The Daniels Fund Ethics Consortium Case Competition
The Daniels Fund Ethics Consortium Case Competition as a section of the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative Collegiate Program exposes students to a thought-provoking business ethics case that they might face in their professional careers. By participating as a team member for the Daniels Fund Ethics Consortium Case Competition you will get to represent UCCS in a prominent competition, show employers your ethical decision-making skills, build your resume, and meet high-profile senior business executives!
The Southern Colorado Ethics Summit
Based on the Daniels Fund Ethics Consortium Summit, the Southern Colorado Ethics Summit is designed to be an immersive and relevant educational experience that promotes and demonstrates the value of principle-based ethics.
Ethics Bowl
Join Our Team!
Ethics Bowl is a competition where teams from various colleges and universities debate and discuss complex, real-world ethical challenges in an attempt to determine what we ought to do about them. Teams are judged on how well they take account of all the ethical issues at stake in the relevant case, how well they respond to the opposing team’s points, and how well their manner and discussion are conducive to constructive (rather than destructive) ethical debate.