1996

 

A Tradition of Commitment to Ethics

As part of an ongoing commitment to prepare students for life’s inevitable ethical challenges, Loyola Marymount University has, since 1985, conducted an annual program devoted to business ethics. Under the leadership of Dean John Wholihan, the College of Business Administration has brought together executives, ethicists, attorneys, public officials, and other experts to explore the ethical issues related to a particular industry or aspect of business. “Business Ethics Week” focused on such diverse and critical topics as ethics and television, women in the workplace, and the situation facing both business and government after the Los Angeles riots. This yearly series of lectures and panels educated students about the necessity, difficulty, costs, and rewards of conducting business ethically.


Business Ethics Fortnight

In the fall of 1995, “Business Ethics Week” came under the direction of LMU’s new Center for Business Ethics and grew into “Business Ethics Fortnight.” This two week educational program aims to build on the success of “Business Ethics Week” in a way that engages students as active learners and increases the amount of direct contact they have with men and women in business. Supervised by Thomas I. White, the Center’s Director and the first permanent holder of the university’s Hilton Chair of Business Ethics, “Business Ethics Fortnight” ran from March 18 to April 1, 1996.

In its inaugural year, this unique program consisted of four elements:

  1. a student team case competition;
  2. a combined athletic competition and fund raising event;
  3. a combined academic/athletic competition;
  4. a concluding panel discussion.