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Marylhurst University Hosts 2009 Ethics Bowl
Students and Professionals Debate Solutions to Ethical Dilemmas at the 2009 Ethics Bowl
Marylhurst University hosted the 4th Annual Ethics Bowl of the Oregon Independent College Foundation on February 28, 2009.
The 2009 OICF Ethics Bowl matched student teams from the OICF’s ten member colleges and universities in five rounds of case debates over a variety of contemporary ethical dilemmas. Teams of 3 to 5 students were paired in head-to-head team matches that were judged by panels of distinguished leaders from across Oregon and Washington who listened to team presentations and offered reactions to students.
Mohan Nair, EVP & Chief Marketing Executive, The Regence Group; Christopher Folkestad, Executive Director, Maybelle Clark Macondald Fund; and Kathy Oliver, Executive Director, Outside In, served as judges for the final debate between University of Portland and Willamette University. This year’s top honor went to the team from University of Portland.
Students grappled with real-world ethical questions that challenged their thinking on issues such as social networking rights, frozen embryos, presidential pardons, mental health concerns, and a host of other timely, hot-button issues.
"The Ethics Bowl allows many of the brightest students from Oregon’s dynamic independent college sector to work with some of the region’s most recognized business and community personalities," said Mohan Nair, Chair of the OICF Ethics & Leadership Program Committee. "Students are able to have in-depth discussions with business leaders that would rarely occur otherwise. The Ethics Bowl format provides a wonderful opportunity for students from the ten OICF colleges to apply decision-making skills they have developed through their coursework."
Since 1950, the Oregon Independent College Foundation has served as a fundraising and programmatic consortium of Oregon’s ten leading private colleges and universities. OICF members include: Concordia University, George Fox University, Lewis & Clark College, Linfield College, Marylhurst University, Pacific University, Reed College, University of Portland, Warner Pacific College and Willamette University.
