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June 25 Town Hall to focus on 2017 Values and Culture Survey results

6/4/18

On June 25, Penn State Provost Nick Jones and Senior Vice President for Finance and Business David Gray will host a town hall meeting for the University community to discuss the recently released results of the 2017 Values and Culture Survey and to take the community’s questions related to survey results and to workplace climate.

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Penn State addresses continued challenges revealed by follow-up survey

6/4/18

Following the release of the results of the second Values and Culture Survey conducted in fall 2017, Penn State’s leadership has announced a series of new and ongoing initiatives focused on addressing challenges and maintaining forward momentum in areas of strength. Leaders are adding to the plan developed in 2014, which was created in response to the inaugural 2013 Values and Culture Survey.

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University releases 2017 Values and Culture Survey results

5/30/18

In fall 2017, Penn State conducted a second Values and Culture Survey, which followed up an initial survey performed in 2013. The recent results show a continued strong connection to the University and academic life for members of the Penn State community, as well as significant improvements in areas indicating a strengthening ethical culture. There are also remaining challenges related to reporting wrongdoing.

Athletics and ethics: Championing ethics to guide sports recruiting

4/16/18

Russ Rose, coach of the women’s Penn State volleyball team for almost 40 years, and Professor Lopez Frias, assistant professor of kinesiology, will be speaking about athletics, recruiting and ethics at this month's Science on Tap, which will take place on April 17 at 7 p.m. at Liberty Craft House in downtown State College.

Robert Roeser

Penn State professor to join Dalai Lama in panel discussion

3/12/18

Robert Roeser, Bennett Pierce Professor of Caring and Compassion and professor of human development and family studies at Penn State, will take part in a panel discussion with the Dalai Lama on March 15 at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, India.

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New course challenges engineers' ethical decision-making skills

2/14/18

A new engineering class being offered this spring is introducing civil and environmental engineers to decision making and public policy. The class, taught by Civil Engineering Assistant Professor Caitlin Grady, is titled CE597: Ethics, Engineering and Environmental Management. It is currently only offered to students in graduate school.

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Page Center to honor George, Ifill and Onoda at annual awards dinner

1/4/18

For its second annual awards dinner, the Page Center is honoring Bill George, senior fellow at Harvard Business School and former CEO of Medtronic; John Onoda, consultant at Gagen MacDonald; and posthumously honoring PBS NewsHour host Gwen Ifill. The awards dinner will be held at 6 p.m. on Feb. 21 at the Grand Hyatt – Midtown Manhattan Hotel in New York City.

Engineering student competition teams

First Penn State Ethics in Engineering Case Competition

12/11/17

A team of two Penn State students were selected to compete at the national Lockheed Martin Ethics in Engineering Case Competition this February. Student teams presented elevator pitches about engineering, ethics, as well as business dilemmas and potential solutions on the design and use of drones.

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Ethics professor examines sociology in today's media organizations

11/7/17

Patrick Plaisance joined the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications faculty this summer as its Don Davis Professor in Ethics. A former journalist who frequently references philosophers such as Aristotle and Immanuel Kant, Plaisance says the Bellisario College is “walking the walk” when it comes to media ethics education.

Chancellor Keith and Mrs. Suzanne Hillkirk

Chancellor Hillkirk and wife establish endowment for ethics and sustainability

10/11/17

Penn State Berks Chancellor R. Keith Hillkirk and his wife, Suzanne, have recently created a new endowment, the Hillkirk Family Program Endowment for Ethics and Sustainability. The name reflects the passion that the Hillkirks have for these two priorities, which are emphasized in the college’s strategic plan.

Rock Ethics Institute accepting applications for Faculty Fellows Program

9/28/17

The Rock Ethics Institute invites applications for its 2018-19 Faculty Fellows Program. Both individual and collaborative fellowships are available. The program provides funding that will allow up to a two-course release from teaching during a single academic year to support ethics-related research projects by Penn State faculty.

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