Bottom row, left to right: Delaney Gust, Beth Rockwell, Cameryn Fox; Not pictured: Anneliese Rice
Seven students from across UCCS have been selected to pursue principle-based ethics projects with a paired UCCS ethics fellow for the Fall 2021 semester. These students will engage in ethics opportunities, gain program-based work experience and develop valuable leadership skills.
The student ethics ambassador program is offered through the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative Collegiate Program at UCCS College of Business and allows students to earn up to $1,200 per semester working on principle-based ethics projects at UCCS.
Students selected for the ethics ambassador program are paired with an ethics fellow in their field of interest to create ethics programs, conferences and curriculum to be delivered to UCCS and the greater southern Colorado community. Ethics ambassadors are given unique opportunities to network with industry professionals and compete in state- and nation-wide ethics events to demonstrate critical thinking skills in business ethics. Each student works collaboratively with their ethics expert to share resources and initiatives with students, educators and the business community.
“We welcome the Fall 2021 student ethics ambassadors in the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative Program at UCCS, said Dr. Tracy Gonzalez-Padron, director of the DFEI at UCCS. “These students will continue making a difference on our campus and continue the work of the 18 UCCS student ethics ambassadors since the pilot program in Fall 2019.
Each student ethics ambassador receives a nomination from UCCS faculty and staff and submits a statement detailing how they intend to utilize ethics to support their academic and career goals.
The new Fall 2021 student ambassadors include:
2021-2022 UCCS Student Ethics Ambassadors/Fellow Advisor
- Sabrina Estrada, Master of Arts, Counseling Clinical Mental Health Counseling, College of Education
- Ethics Fellow Cortny Stark, Assistant Professor of Counseling and Human Services
- Michaela Herring, Master of Business Administration, College of Business
- Ethics Fellow Lauren Hallaron DeSutter, Instructor of Business, Government, and Society
- Anneliese Rice, MA Counseling Clinical Mental Health Counseling)
- Ethics Fellow Cortny Stark, Assistant Professor of Counseling and Human Services
- Beth Rockwell, Master of Arts, School Counseling and Clinical Mental Health Counseling
- Ethics Fellow Cortny Stark, Assistant Professor of Counseling and Human Services
The students above will be joined by these returning student ethics ambassadors in Fall 2021:
- Cameryn Fox, Bachelor of Science in Business, finance, minor in marketing
- Ethics Fellow: Thomas Wahl, senior instructor of technical communication and information design
- Student ethics ambassador since Fall 2020
- Delaney Gust, Bachelor of Science in Business, accounting
- Ethics Fellow: Tracy Gonzalez-Padron, director of the DFEI at UCCS, professor of marketing
- Student ethics ambassador since Fall 2020
- Michaela Petti, Bachelor of Science in Business, finance, minor in pre-law
- Ethics Fellow: Tracy Gonzalez-Padron, director of the DFEI at UCCS, professor of marketing
- Student ethics ambassador since Fall 2019
This year’s student ethics ambassadors bring perspectives from a variety of majors and industries, and each have put ethics at the forefront of their educational goals.
“I think the remarkable piece about ethics that sets it apart from other business initiatives is that there is never one correct answer, so there is always room for creativity,” said Michaela Herring in her statement of consideration. “The pandemic has presented a new layer of hard, ethical decision-making, and most of those decisions are on a timeline. I am excited to offer years of experience in higher education where I lead students and wrestle with the expectations of my university, my peers, and the student body daily.”
“I am now, more than ever, aware of the importance of ethics in business and make sure I do what I can to ensure I properly pursue ethical behavior in my career path,” said Delaney Gust. “I have learned about myth of the amoral business, utilitarianism, deontology and I want to be able to apply my current knowledge in ethics and learn more about how to apply what I have and will learn to everyday life. This program provides the opportunity to learn and apply what Bill Daniels believed: that integrity, trust, accountability, transparency, fairness, respect, rule of law and viability should all be areas of focus in the business world.”
Find more information about the 2021-22 student ethics ambassadors online.
About
The Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative Collegiate Program at UCCS College of Business is a resource for principle-based ethics education, serving students, educators and business community. The UCCS College of Business is one of eight original participating schools in the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative Collegiate Program that now includes twelve participating schools. The DFEI supports the Southern Colorado Education Consortium (SCEC) for nine higher education institutions in the southern half of the state. In 2016, the DFEI Collegiate Program at UCCS launched an ethics champion pilot program to expand best practices in ethics education. Each participating school has educators serving as Ethics Champions on their campus to expand principle-based ethics education and resources throughout southern Colorado. The program has since expanded to include a large variety of events and programs for educators, students and business members throughout southern Colorado. Find more information online.