August 2010
RESPONSIBLE MANAGEMENT
Ethics Initiative                                                   
                                                                                                       ~ Alexander Solzhenitsyn
 
In This Issue
Upcoming Events
News
Collaborations
Resources
Past Events
Staff
Quick Links
 
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Greetings!
 
The UCCS Ethics Initiative Staff is busy coordinating some great events and opportunities for you to attend and get involved in.  We anticipate a busy year and hope you will join us as your schedule allows.
 
Success of this program will depend on participation from the College of Business faculty and staff.  We invite you to share your suggestions, ask any questions and get involved.
Upcoming Events                 
 
 
September
  9: Junior Achievement Partnership
 
  17: BBB GE Johnson Marketplace Ethics Awards Banquet
 
October
   10-12 AASHE Conference - Denver, CO
 
  14-15: Mary Gentile "Giving Voice to Values" (Speaker/Workshops)
 
  21-22:  Eller Case Competition - University of Arizona
 
  28-30:  Net Impact Conference - University of Michigan
 
 
NEWS:
 
Advisory Committee
   - Jeff Ferguson
   - Windy Haddad
   - Paul Miller
   - Eric Olson
   - Gordon Stringer
 
The role of the advisory committee members will be to act as a liaison for their department/discipline, to identify and seek assistance in developing course material, promote activities and events among COB community, and lead special projects.
  
 
If you are interested in being on the Taskforce or helping with any of these items, please contact Tracy Gonzalez-Padron tgonzale@uccs.edu or Carla Jaeger cjaeger@uccs.edu or 255-5168.
 
 

Collaborations

 
On Campus
Net Impact
Daniels Scholars
 
Community
Junior Achievement
 
Bill Daniels Consortium   
4. Colorado State University (Fort Collins)
   

Resources:

  Curriculum Development Grants:
 
Faculty are invited to submit online applications for grants to strengthen the ethical dimensions in business education and thereby contribute to the preparation of responsible business leaders. 
 
For details and types of projects, please access this web site:
 
   New Books:  
 
1. The MBA Oath: Setting a Higher Standard for Business Leaders, Max Anderson, Peter Escher
 
2. The Soul of the Corporation: How to manage the identity of your company, Hamid Bouchikhi, John R. Kimberly
 
3. The Necessary Revolution: How individuals and organizations are working together to create a sustainable world., Peter M. Senge, et al
 
4. Rethinking the MBA: Business Education at a Crossroads, Srikant Datar, et al
 
5. The Responsibility Revolution: How the Next Generation of Businesses Will Win, Jeffrey Hollender, et al
 
COB faculty and staff may borrow these or any other books and materials we have in the Ethics Department, Suite 355. Contact Carla (x5268) or Jeff (x5215). 
 
Articles Worth Reading: 
 
 
 
 
Just For Fun:
Past Events: 
May 16-17, 2010
The Bill Daniels Fund Consortium convened in Santa Fe, NM for a Business Ethics Workshop presented by the University of New Mexico. 
 
Those who attended from UCCS:
Dean Venkat Reddy
Dr. Tracy Gonzalez-Padron, Program Director
Carla Jaeger, Program Coordinator
Dr. Peggy Beranek
Dr. Cathy Claiborne
Dr. Jeff Ferguson
Dr. Sally Von Breton
  
June 14-16, 2010
The AACSB Sustainability Conference in Denver
was attended by Dr. Tracy Gonzalez-Padron.
 
 
June 17, 2010 
"Celebrating a Decade of Making Life Better. . . one individual at a time" Celebration in the UCCS Ball Room and was attended by many faculty, staff and community members.
 
 
 
The UCCS Ethics Initiative Staff:
  
Dean Venkat Reddy, Team Lead
 vreddy@uccs.edu , 255-3113
 
Dr. Tracy Gonzalez-Padron, Director  tgonzale@uccs.edu , 255-3794
 
Carla Jaeger, Coordinator
 cjaeger@uccs.edu , 255-5168
 
Jeffry Hourihan, Student Assistant
 
                   COB