2007 REGIONAL & 2008 NATIONAL WSU ETHICS BOWL INFORMATION

What is the Ethics Bowl? 

The Regional and National Intercollegiate Ethics Bowls are timed, critical reasoning contests between two university undergraduate teams (consisting of 3 to 5 full-time registered students) based on the analysis and resolution of 15 moral case studies. The educational goals of the Ethics Bowls are: (1) to improve moral critical reasoning skills in a team context and (2) to develop persuasive oral argumentation skills necessary for professional and public accountability.

Student Benefits from Ethics Bowl Participation: 

• Strengthen your resume in a valuable extra-curricular academic activity.

• Improve your moral critical reasoning skills in a team context with award-winning faculty coaching.

• Improve your persuasive oral argumentation skills necessary for professional and public accountability with award-winning faculty coaching.

• Enjoy your all-expense paid trips to competition sites.

• Become part of a WSU winning tradition: See WSU Championship team photos and information on the right.

• Receive WSU Presidential Commendation for Team Excellence in Extra-Curricular Activities at the end of the academic year.

• May opt for up to 4 hours of independent study credit (MGT 477: Ethics Bowl and Professional Performance Enhancement) for participation in the National Ethics Bowl. 

What to Do

• Download and fill out two forms: WSU Ethics Bowl Team Application Form (Regional and National) and WSU Student Ethics Training Time Availability Schedule. 

• Send the completed forms as email attachments to joseph.petrick@wright.edu (Dr. Joseph A. Petrick, Director of the Institute for Business Integrity).

• Dr. Petrick will contact you to schedule a brief (10 minute) interview to take place in 219 Rike Hall. Decisions about acceptance into the team are made within ten days after the application deadlines. 

Application Deadlines

• Regional Ethics Bowl application deadline:
  Friday, September 28, 2007 at noon.

• National Ethics Bowl application Deadline:
  Friday, January 11, 2008 at noon.

Points of Interest

• National Ethics Bowl will be held in San Antonio, TX.

Application Forms and Other Important Links

• WSU Ethics Bowl Team Application Form (Regional and National) (Word doc)
• WSU Student Ethics Training Time Availability Schedule (Word doc)
• The Educational Significance of the Ethics Bowl (PDF)

Photos of Past Ethics Bowl Teams

2004 Wright State University National Ethics Bowl Team:
Runner-Up Champions
Left to right: Joseph Drayer, Andrea Harris,
Brian Apwisch, Jennifer McFarlane, Rebecca Brudzynski,
Troy Lindo, Dr. Joseph A. Petrick (Coach)

2005 Wright State University National Ethics Bowl Team:
Among Top 5 in the Nation
Left to right: Jennifer L. Rammel, David G. Robins, Dylan Borchers,
Hiloni Bhavsar, Andrea Harris, Dr. Joseph A. Petrick (Coach)  

In 2002, Wright State University’s undergraduate student team won the National Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl and was designated the Best Ethics Bowl Team in the nation.  In 2004, Wright State University’s team was the National Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl Runner-Up Champions.