Student Learning

Center for Principle-Based Leadership & Ethics

Our impact on student learning is driven by a goal to develop well rounded leaders who are guided by their ethical principles and have a support network they can trust when facing ethical dilemmas. To address these areas of student learning we focus on these three questions:

  1. How can we leverage our resources to build a community where students can find leaders, friends, role models and mentors whose values align with their own and develop a support network that is based on trust and respect? 
  2. How can we build curriculum and provide opportunities that help students practice incorporating ethical principles into their problem-solving framework and build skills to effectively communicate and advocate for their principle-based decisions?
  3. How can current and future business leaders support their communities and businesses using principle-based ethics?
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UW Ethics Club

UW Ethics Club is a recognized student organization at the University of Wyoming that is focused on developing student character and conscience as well as promoting ethical decision-making. We provide a welcoming and intellectually stimulating environment for our members to make friends, make a differen

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Ethical Leadership Certification

The Ethical Leadership Certification Program is an online tool that helps college students identify ethical issues, learn how to respond to ethical dilemmas and enhance their ethical decision-making abilities. This program also helps students build their resumes and communicate their values to future employers.

SCPT Leadership Conference
SCPT Leadership Conference

In this intensive two-day training event, participants increase their knowledge and exposure to ethical leadership and take their experiences back home to apply on campus and in future endeavors. Students also learn about conflict management, personal accountability, strategic networking and best practices for running their StudentCPT chapters. Click below to learn more about this year’s conference.

Annual Daniels Fund Ethics Consortium Case Competition
Annual Daniels Fund Ethics Consortium Case Competition

Launched in 2012, the Case Competition exposes students to a thought provoking business ethics case similar to a situation that they might face in their professional careers. This competition will help build on the solid principle-based ethical framework central to decision-making in a complex business environment. Ethics demonstrated in the competition will need to convey that principles are a constant foundation — not relative to a specific situation — and that doing what’s right should prevail over self-interest, even when the two appear to conflict.

The international business ethics case competition
International Business Ethics Case Competition

The International Business Ethics Case Competition (IBECC) is the oldest and most distinguished intercollegiate business ethics competition of its kind. IBECC is an educational event that aims to help all participants become better informed about the necessity, difficulty, costs, and rewards of conducting business ethically. 

John P. Ellbogen $50K Entrepreneurship Competition
John P. Ellbogen $50K Entrepreneurship Competition

The John P. Ellbogen $50K Entrepreneurship Competition at the University of Wyoming is designed to encourage college students across the State of Wyoming to act on their talents, ideas, and energy to produce tomorrow's leading businesses. The $50K Competition awards cash prizes to outstanding teams of student entrepreneurs who submit their business plans for new ventures showing significant business potential.