Ethics in Action: SoTL-Informed Teaching Fellows
The Ethics in Action: SoTL-Informed Teaching Fellows are supported by the Daniels Fund, the Center for Principle-Based Leadership and Ethics (PBLE) and the Ellbogen Center for Teaching & Learning (ECTL) at the University of Wyoming (UW). The fellows play an important role in UW’s Ethics Initiative, which aims to engage students and university stakeholders through principle-based ethics education and thereby prepare them to make ethical decisions in their personal and professional lives. The fellowship program is grounded in two foundational beliefs: (1) ethics is an important discussion topic in all disciplines, and (2) timeless ethical principles (e.g., integrity, transparency, respect, fairness)—when internalized—can guide individuals toward ethical decisions.
Fellowship Basics
With individualized support from ECTL, the Fellows integrate the Daniels Fund principles into their teaching. Each fellow will design one project-based learning or experiential learning module that takes one-week, embedded within a course or as a standalone module outside of a course, which should:
- Directly integrate all eight Daniels Fund principles
- Include both learning content and assessment design that enables students to actively apply these ethical principles in a way that is relevant to their discipline
- Demonstrate evidence of applying best practices from Scholarship of Teaching & Learning (SoTL) publications while designing the module
The fellows are selected by a committee composed of Kent Noble, Bill Daniels Chair of Business Ethics; Chase Theil, Rile Chair of Leadership; Chris Haller, Director of the Center for Principle-Based Leadership and Ethics; and Si Chen, Assessment Specialist, Scholarship of Teaching & Learning.
Applicants will answer questions through a survey on how their proposed learning module meets the defined requirements. The proposals will be promptly reviewed by the PBLE & ECTL Joint Committee. The committee will evaluate proposals primarily on:
- Integration of the Daniels Fund principles
- Alignment of defined learning outcomes within a specific discipline
- Quality of learning content design
- Quality of assessment design
Faculty Fellow Alumni
Jason Baldwin - Wyoming Athletics
Molly Burchett - Management and Marketing, College of Business
William Cain – Counseling, Leadership, Advocacy, and Design, College of Educatioin
Conxita Domenech – Modern and Classical Languages, College of Arts and Sciences
Tawfik Eishehabi – Energy and Petroleum Engineering, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Dan Fetsco - Criminal Justice and Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences
Casey Frome – Management and Marketing, College of Business
Matt Fox - Management and Marketing, College of Business
Kim Frith – Civil and Architecture Engineering and Construction Management, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Quique Girones – Graduate Programs, College of Business
Jeff Hamerlinck - Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center, School of Computing
Robin Hill – Computer Science, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Monique Holt – Wyoming Athletics
Kaley Holyfield - Student Success Center, College of Business
Jenny Ingwerson-Niemann – Animal Science, College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources
Sam Kalen - College of Law
Greg Livingston – Management and Marketing, College of Business
Shelley Macy – Civil and Architecture Engineering and Construction Management, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Shawn McClean - Management and Marketing, College of Business
Dan McCoy – Wyoming Outdoor Recreation, Tourism, and Hospitality, Haub School of Environmental and Natural Resources
Dick McGinity - Management and Marketing, College of Business
Amy Peterson – Communication Disorders, College of Health Sciences
Mark Peterson - Management and Marketing, College of Business
Nick Prince - Management and Marketing, College of Business
Tiger Robison – Music, College of Arts and Sciences
Diksha Shukla – Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Benedicte Sohier – Modern and Classical Languages, College of Arts and Sciences
Taylor Stuemky - Wyoming Athletics
Gabel Taggart – Politics, Public Affairs, and International Studies, College of Arts and Sciences
Taylor True – Student Success Center, College of Business
Kalyan Venugopal – Energy and Petroleum Engineering, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Josie Voight – Impact 307
Liping Wang – Civil and Architecture Engineering and Construction Management, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Chen Xu – Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center, School of Computing
Charlie Zhang - Civil and Architecture Engineering and Construction Management, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Kenny Zheng - Accounting and Finance, College of Business
All faculty and staff at the University of Wyoming are eligible to apply. Interested individuals may submit a proposal here by April 21, 2026.
Fellowship award decisions will be announced by May 6, 2026.
