ethics

Sherry Gordon, former senior counsel for the attorney general’s WSU office, was recently brought on to serve as the University's ethics compliance advisor.

VANCOUVER, Wash. – International accounting honor society Beta Alpha Psi has given one of four 2014 Ethics Awards to Washington State University Vancouver’s Nu Theta chapter.

PULLMAN, Wash. – Ethics, law and policy regulation of environmental toxicants will be discussed by a panel at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24, in 305 Bryan Hall, sponsored by the Foley Institute for Public Policy & Public Service at Washington State University.

PULLMAN, Wash. – The ethics of using animals in scientific experimentation will be discussed by a panel at 4-5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 13, in 305 Bryan Hall at Washington State University. It is part of the WSU Foley Institute’s Science, Ethics and Public Policy Series and is co-sponsored by the School of Politics, Philosophy and […]

PULLMAN – Graduate students, law students, lawyers, judges, academics and senior business people in the Pacific Northwest are invited to a free day-long symposium to explore critical legal and ethical problems in the new economic environment and discuss potential solutions in an interactive setting.   A welcoming reception will be 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 11, […]

PULLMAN – Georgetown University Professor of Philosophy, Nancy Sherman, will deliver the WSU Department of Philosophy’s 48th annual Potter Memorial Lecture at 7:30 p.m. March 25 in CUE, Room 203. Sherman’s lecture, “The Untold War: The Guilt They Carry,” will examine the psychological and moral burdens borne by soldiers. The lecture, which is free and […]

In election years, questions invariably are raised regarding whether WSU employees may engage in certain types of political and campaigning activities. The Ethics in Public Service Act strictly prohibits any use of state resources for the purpose of assisting a campaign for election of a person to an office or for the promotion or opposition […]

Business ethics is not an oxymoron, but figuring out what drives ethical behavior in a competitive environment, and how to strengthen it, is a complicated endeavor. Enter John Cullen, professor of management and operations in the College of Business, whose ethical climate theory has been used by scholars and business leaders around the world to […]

Moral reasoning among athletes is at a record low and declining rapidly, according to 18 years of research and statistics gathered by WSU’s Jennifer Beller, and University of Idaho’s Sharon Stoll. “When I first heard that (supposition), I thought ‘What does that say about me,’ ” said Beller, who played field hockey and tennis throughout […]

The presentation of this year’s Richard Crain Faculty Award for Distinction in Ethics Teaching will take place from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 29, in SCUE 518. A wine and cheese reception will take place, along with the presentation of the award by Mrs. Carolee Crain. Candis S. Claiborn, associate professor, College of […]