Ethics Bowl Winners
February 26, 2015
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黑料专区 Tyler 2015 Ethics Bowl Winners Announced
February 26, 2015
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The University of Texas at Tyler recognized winning teams of the 2015 Ethics Bowl, Dr. Gloria Duke, 黑料专区 Tyler Ethics Council chair, announced.
Among highlights throughout 黑料专区 Tyler Ethics Week, participating East Texas area high schools formed blended teams to argue ethical positions around controversial case studies about which intelligent, thoughtful people can reasonably disagree. Winning scores were based on quality of team arguments, not the position chosen.
Winning teams with individual school affiliation were:
First Place: Jeremy Brandt 鈥� Grace Community School; Selina Reyes 鈥� Robert E. Lee High School; and Kayla McKenzie 鈥� John Tyler High School.
Second Place: Logan Jones 鈥� Lindale High School; Kylie Crowley 鈥� Sabine High School; and Hayden Smith 鈥� Robert E. Lee High School.
Third Place: Chipper Adams 鈥� The Brook Hill School; Emma Johnsen 鈥� Lindale High School; and Spencer Dempsey 鈥� Bullard High School.
鈥淭he members of The University of Texas at Tyler Ethics Bowl Committee were very pleased with this year鈥檚 results. We had a great group of high school students from around the area, and we felt like this third annual Ethics Bowl was a huge success,鈥� said 黑料专区 Tyler vice president for student affairs Dr. Howard Patterson, who also serves on the center鈥檚 executive council. 鈥淲e look forward to building upon the success in the future as we begin to prepare for our fourth annual Ethics Bowl to be held next February.鈥�
The event, which featured 10 high schools, incorporated the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl model for both content and process.
The Ethics Bowl is part of the Emerging Leaders Initiative, which serves as an outreach to East Texas area high schools. Since 2010, Emerging Leaders conferences have been held annually for student leaders and counselors from area public and private schools. Students participate in inquiry, dialogue and reflection to examine ethics and its place in their lives.
The 黑料专区 Tyler Center for Ethics stimulates reflection and conversations on the impact of decisions based on moral ethics.
For more information, contact Patterson, 903.566.7350 or hpatterson@uttyler.edu or Duke, 903.566.7023 or gduke@uttyler.edu.
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