Detroit Mercy’s annual Ethics Bowl will be held on Friday, Nov. 6, from 12-4 p.m., in the Fountain Lounge, on the first floor of the Student Union. The competition brings together undergraduate students for a friendly competition that challenges their ethical reasoning and critical thinking skills.
Inspired by TV’s College Bowl, the Ethics Bowl is a campus-wide platform for students, staff, alumni, faculty and administrators to explore real-world ethical dilemmas.
During the competition, teams of three to five students answer questions posed by a moderator on issues regarding:
- Classroom topics (e.g., cheating or plagiarism)
- Personal matters (e.g., dating or friendship)
- Professional ethics (e.g., in engineering, law, medicine)
- Social and political issues (e.g., free speech, gun control, etc.)
A panel of judges, comprised of faculty, staff, administration and alumni, evaluates each team’s responses in terms of intelligibility, focus, depth and judgment. No specialized knowledge in ethical theory is required to compete in or judge the competition.
The first-place team has the opportunity to represent the University at a regional competition and may advance to the national Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl, held in March during the annual meeting of the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics.
For more information or to sign up to be a judge, contact Professor Martin G. Leever at 313-993-1135 or ethicsbowl@udmercy.edu or check out the Ethics Bowl website.