Ethics and Leadership Initiative
Moving about in the world requires action.
It is not always clear which action is best or right, whether for an individual, for a community, for a workplace or for the world. This requires ethics. Even when the right action becomes clear, it is rarely an easy task to perform that action. This requires leadership.
In 2017, under President Spina’s leadership, UD cast a vision for itself as a University for the Common Good, where humanity’s needs set our direction, shape our curricula, inspire our research, motivate our partnerships, and form our graduates. One indispensable component to realizing this vision is a commitment to provide every student with a “distinctive, integrated experience that fosters servant-leadership.”
This is what the Ethics and Leadership Initiative strives to do.
The certificate aims to inspire students to recognize and face ethical challenges in their personal lives, communities and workplaces.
Journal assignments, discussions, guest speakers, workshops and film viewings prompt students to ask themselves what really matters and why.
Colleen Duffy's Ethics and Leadership Internship at Dayton PBS station ThinkTV was so successful it turned into a part-time job.
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