2008 REGIONAL & 2009 NATIONAL WSU ETHICS BOWL INFORMATION

What is the Ethics Bowl? 

The Regional and National Intercollegiate Ethics Bowls are timed, critical reasoning leadership development 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 leadership reasoning skills in a team context and (2) to develop persuasive oral argumentation skills necessary for professional leadership and public accountability.

Student Benefits from Ethics Bowl Participation: 

• Strengthen your resume in a valuable leadership development, 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 leadership 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 Leadership Development) for participation in the Regional and National Ethics Bowls. 

What to Do:

• Download and fill out two forms: WSU Ethics Bowl Team Candidate Application Form (Regional and National) and WSU Ethics Bowl Team Candidate 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 interview. 

Application Deadlines:

• Regional Ethics Bowl application deadline:
  Monday, September 22, 2008 at 5PM.

• National Ethics Bowl application deadline:
  Monday, January 12, 2009 at 5PM.

Application Forms and Other Important Links:

• WSU Ethics Bowl Team Candidate Application Form (Regional and National) (MS Excel)
• WSU Ethics Bowl Team Candidate Availability Schedule (MS Excel)
• The Educational Significance of the Ethics Bowl (PDF)

Photos of Past Ethics Bowl Teams and Coaches:

2008 Wright State University National Ethics Bowl Team:
Runner-Up Champions
Left to right: (Back Row): Christopher Young, Tara Thurman,
Josh Shearer, Dana Fleetham, Riku Laitasalo
(Front Row): Ms. Andrea D. Harris (Assistant Coach),
Daniel Furman (Team Captain), Dr. Joseph A. Petrick (Coach)

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)

In 2002, Wright State University’s team won
the National Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl.