Rutland Issues and Perspectives: 2011

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Contributing Writers

Daniel E. Wueste

Teddi Fishman

Stephen Satris

Kelly Smith

Rutland Institute Staff

Dr. Daniel Wueste
Director

Brad Jones
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Dr. Stephen Satris
C. Calhoun Lemon Fellow

Dr. Kelly Smith
C. Calhoun Lemon Fellow

Dr. Charles Starkey
Rutland Fellow

Dr. Julia Frugoli
Rutland Fellow

Dr. Brenden E. Kendall
Rutland Fellow

Dr. Stuart R. Sprague
Special Projects Fellow

Dr. Teddi Fishman
Director; ICAI/Rutland Fellow

Aaron Monson
Admin. Assistant.; ICAI

Vol 3, Issue 4

>> Monday, December 19, 2011

From the Director

Dr. Daniel E. Wueste

As some of you may know, Clemson University President James Barker was recently appointed chair of “one of four working groups [charged by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)] with recommending changes to improve the culture and operation of Division Iintercollegiate athletics”. What this working group, “Collegiate Model: Rules,” will be doing is very important. It is also the prompt for a Creative Inquiry course, Phil 492-001 Revising rules and regulations in the interest of integrity, that I will be teaching this spring with some help from President Barker. (In the interest of full disclosure I should note that the course is the upshot of President Barker’s interest in making the most of this “teachable moment” for Clemson students). If I may, I’d like to try to give you a sense of what we’ll be doing and its relevance beyond the realm of intercollegiate athletics.

Ethics and Leadership: An Executive’s Perspective; Stephan C. Barton '72

Steve with his father, J.T. Barton, Jr.;
taken in 1999

With the recent posting of the 2011-2012 J. T. Barton, Jr. Ethics Essay Competition rules and questions, we took the opportunity to interview its endower, member of the RIE advisory board and Cornerstone Member of the Rutland Ethics Alliance, Stephan Barton ’72.

Getting Students Excited about Ethics

Dr. Kelly Smith

By now, everyone reading this will have heard that Clemson’s ethics bowl team won the Mid-Atlantic regional competition for the third straight year last month! J I was the coach of the team in this most recent competition and I can honestly say it was both great fun and a real honor to spend time with such an amazing group of students. Everyone, from the five presenters to the larger squad of assistants to the associated faculty and staff, worked very, very hard to make this happen. What I want to do in this piece is try to give the reader a better sense of just how the team prepares and what a competition is like.

The Institute Introduces a New Fellow

Dr. Stuart Sprague

Stuart R. Sprague, PhD has been named a Special Projects Fellow in recognition of his contributions to a developing collaborative opportunity. His experience teaching family practice residents and dealing with ethical issues in clinical practices provides an added dimension in the arena of healthcare.

Youth Diplomacy Program Discovering and Developing Ethical Behavior in our Community, One Youth Diplomat at a Time

As stated on the Rutland Ethics Alliance website, “The concept of Ethics is as complex and diverse as the world's individuals and cultures.” The Alliance goes on further to acknowledge that “Perceptions about what is and is not ‘ethical’ behavior vary as cultural boundaries are crossed. True commitment to ethics involves an understanding the impacts that actions have on others and our surroundings.” http://www.clemson.edu/ethics/rea/home.html

What We See Depends on Where We Stand

The following article is reprinted from the October 2011 Staff Senate Newsletter.

The message is such a good one; we wanted to share the thinking as a great way to begin the New Year. Wishing you the very best that 2012 will bring!

Staff Ombudsman
Tom Ward

Two people standing together usually see the same things, right? Maybe. Maybe not. After sitting on our back porch nearly every night for years with my son he recently exclaimed that he saw a light out in the woods. I’d never seen any light where he described. He said, “it’s right there daddy, just beyond that tree.” After moving only a foot to the left, I finally saw the light he was referring to. How had I not seen that light after sitting on that deck gazing out into the wood on so many evenings?My position allowed a tree to block my view. With a small change in my position, my view changed and I saw something that I had not seen before.

NetworkBash – Three Meaningful Events – One Great Idea

This was the third year for NetworkBash, an idea that germinated in the minds of several faculty teaching Business and Technical Writing. The Rutland Institute for Ethics was proud to be part of the planning and a sponsor this year.

From the website: “NetworkBash is an event driven concept designed to bring college students and industry professionals under one roof to engage, connect, and build relationships for career opportunities. The foundation of NetworkBash is based on using Social Media technologies as a connection point, building conversations as the catalyst of relationship building.”We’d previously written about the first two events, Ignite and Excite and wanted to be sure to include a piece about event number 3, Engage, that occurred in November. It consisted of “rocket pitches” (thanks to the entrepreneurial mindset of Dave Wyman of the Spiro Institute) in three categories. The winners in each category, as judged by a panel of experts (aka area executives and entrepreneurs) were:

Ethics Challenges and Responses

The Mercury Moment

“This is not an issue of jobs versus the environment. It's an issue of the American people's public health versus a narrow special interest.”

By Michael R. Bloomberg

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-bloomberg/epa-mercury-coal-emissions_b_1148099.html

Is Susan G. Komen Denying the BPA‐Breast Cancer Link?

Critics claim the leading Breast cancer research group is in the pocket of its BPA‐happy sponsors.

By Amy Silverstein

Mon Oct. 3, 2011 2:30 AM PDT

http://motherjones.com/environment/2011/09/breast-cancer-komen-bpa

A Drug That Wakes The Near Dead

By JENEEN INTERLANDI Published: December 1, 2011

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/04/magazine/can-ambien-wake-minimally-conscious.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1

Opinion: Ghost Writing is Fraudulent

A legal remedy is needed to curb unethical “guest authorship” in medical journals.

By Simon Stern and Trudo Lemmens | November 2, 2011

http://the-scientist.com/2011/11/02/opinion-ghost-writing-is-fraudulent/

Rome Hartman: Television News in the Digital Age
Ethix, an e-publication of the Center for Integrity in Business at Seattle Pacific University has a very interesting interview by Al Erisman in its November 21, 2011 edition:

http://ethix.org

It's Never too Late....

It’s never too late; actually, it is always the right time to make a contribution to the institute or to join the Rutland Ethics Alliance. Please consider us in your end of year giving.

Happy Holidays!

From all of us at the Rutland Institute for Ethics: Best wishes for love and happiness during your holidays and good health in the New Year!

Vol 3, Issue 3

>> Wednesday, September 28, 2011

From The Director

Dr. Daniel E. Wueste

I write while en route to the University of Western Australia. I will be meeting Teddi Fishman, director of the International Center for Academic Integrity, there—she will be traveling to Perth from Monterey, Mexico, after a return speaking engagement at the University of Monterey. The main reason for the trip is our participation in the 5^th Asia Pacific Conference on Educational Integrity, “Culture and Values,” which is being held at the University of Western Australia Monday 26 September 2011 - Wednesday, 28 September 2011 .

Ethics and Leadership: An Executive’s Perspective

Robert J. Rutland

In honor of the tenth anniversary of the Rutland Institute for Ethics, we had a conversation with Robert J. Rutland.

Tigers Talk Ethics – A Creative Inquiry Course

Dr. Stephen Satris

Tigers Talk Ethics is an exciting talk show that is completely organized by students in a Creative Inquiry course here at Clemson University. Students generate the ideas for the shows, serve as moderators in the shows, recruit panel members from the student body at large, interview other students outside of the studio, produce the show, and edit the tapes. Originally begun by Philosophy & Religion faculty member and C. Calhoun Lemon Fellow of the Rutland Institute for Ethics Dr. Kelly Smith, with the assistance of Ms. Dianna Conley of the Communication Studies Department, the Creative Inquiry students now work with me. I am also Philosophy and Religion faculty member and C. Calhoun Lemon Fellow of the Rutland Institute for Ethics.

Reflections of a Former Member of The Orange Wave

Calla Jean

I spent more of my time at college in the basement of Hardin than I did almost anywhere else on campus. It’s quiet, the seats are comfortable, and there wasn’t anyone who cared if I practiced my Ethics Bowl presentations over and over. Ethics Bowl is a national debate competition in which teams of students are presented with 15 cases outlining a wide range of ethical dilemmas. Each team member is usually responsible for three cases, but everyone has to know about every case. In the two years that I was on the team, I had topics ranging from prison labor to new media to in vitro fertilization.

This is what it’s all about!

Linda Gallicchio

I was a co-facilitator of a creative inquiry course on women’s leadership for 18 months. One of the students in that course was Calla Jean. If you didn’t see it above, she wrote the Reflection of a Former Member of The Orange Wave. I asked her to write a piece that would speak to what she got out of The Orange Wave experience. When she sent me the final draft, after reading through the last sentence, if she had been close by, I would’ve hugged her!

Network Bash 2011: Ignite, Excite, Engage!

RIE proudly joined the other sponsors of this year’s Network Bash. The first event: "Ignite", occurred in September and featured Kevin Purcer of Erwin-Penland. Part of the conversation was on creating your personal brand. The next event, "Excite" occurs October 20. The last event takes place in November, with information contained in the link.

Ethics Challenges and Responses

One challenge: not enough training in ethical decision making and solving cases of moral dilemmas in our educational system.

Op-Ed Columnist: If It Feels Right ...

By DAVID BROOKS

The rise of moral individualism has produced a generation unable to speak intelligibly about the virtuous life.

Some responses:

· RIE/ICAI faculty recognized and sought after for their expertise.

Dr. Fishman quoted in the August 19 edition of the US News & World Report Education e-newsletter about efforts for trying to curb online cheating through the use of technology.

· Ethics Across the Curriculum continues to be offered to CU faculty and Dr. Wueste mentioned in his letter, he and Dr. Fishman were invited to Australia with several pieces of work on a busy agenda at the University of Western Australia.

· Align SC, a new business and education alliance in Anderson sponsored the 2^nd Annual B&E Summit with John Warner as the keynote speaker. The summit theme, “Trademarks of Excellence: It Takes a Village to Raise an Employee.” RIE was one of the sponsors on August 4^that Hospice of the Upstate. To view a summary of the group work from the day, go to the AlignSC website and access a .pdf file. Dr. William Havice of the School of Education was a participant as well.

· Rotary Club of Greenville Evening hosting its 2^nd annual Joust For Fun to raise funds to support the Early Act First Knight program that they sponsor at two Upstate middle schools – which are the only schools east of the Mississippi to have the program!

· Character Matters In Greenville SC ensuring that the City of Greenville proclaims and celebrates Character Counts! Week, Sunday October 16, 2:00PM through 3:00PM October 22. (Its FB page has grown to nearly 1000 members.)

If you know of other good works, responses to increasing the number of programs, events and activities that help bring the concept of integrity, good citizenship, ethical judgment within the Upstate and beyond, please share them.

Consequentialist ethics:

“…a great example of people living according to the tenets of Consequentialism, in a good way. (There are many examples of that being a bad thing, but in this case, it’s such a selfless act . . .) The story talks about a “brutally realistic calculus” but honestly, it seems like the opposite of “brutal” to me. “ Dr. Teddi FIshman
http://www.npr.org/2011/09/12/140402430/japanese-seniors-send-us-to-damaged-nuclear-plant

Aspirational ethics at its best…

In the August 22^nd issue of Ethics Newsline: Japanese Residents Return More than $78M in Cash Recovered in Tsunami Debris

http://www.globalethics.org/newsline/2011/08/22/tsunami-debris/

…and worst (when people in roles of great responsibility err)

In the September 12^th issue of Ethics Newsline: Administrators Found Culpable in Cheating Scandal Could Face Lifetime Ban From Field

http://www.globalethics.org/newsline/2011/09/12/cheating-scandal-2/

…and inconceivably worse …

As noted in The Scientist, The Nutshell on August 30^th:

http://the-scientist.com/2011/08/30/lessons-from-past-unethical-experiments/

And the official press release about it: “ETHICALLY IMPOSSIBLE” STD Research in Guatemala from 1946 to 1948

…yet bringing it out into the open to ensure it never happens again was a right and courageous step

"Open Workspace Promotes Ethical Behavior"

Survey reveals open workspace environments gain favor as companies see improved employee engagement and reductions in ethics violations

http://ethisphere.com/survey-reveals-open-workspace-environments-gain-favor-as-companies-see-improved-employee-engagement-and-reductions-in-ethics-violations/

There are far too many examples of ethical failures – everywhere and seemingly all the time.

If you have a great example of an ethical success, please share it with us. The mission of the institute is to nurture an ethical environment across life communities. We welcome any submissions that will contribute to uplifting and renewing hope and inspiring more good acts.

Vol 3, Issue 2

>> Thursday, June 2, 2011

From the Director

Dr. Daniel Wueste

Welcome to the latest issue of RIE’s Issues and Perspectives. I invite you to explore and enjoy the articles and links below. I also want to share a few thoughts about what a recent high profile resignation suggests are competing axioms of winning, on the one hand, and integrity on the other.

Reflecting…and Moving Forward

As the Rutland Institute for Ethics approaches its tenth anniversary in September, the need for programs and resources that nurture ethical environments and promote ethical judgment and effective decision-making are more important than ever.

Integrity, honor and ethical leadership are core to the institute and link it firmly to Thomas Green Clemson’s call for Clemson University to be a “high seminary of learning” and a driver of economic development.

Getting the Word Out (about the institute and ethics alliance)

If you haven’t noticed, or don’t subscribe to GSA Business check out our ad in the 2011 GSA Business Book of Lists.

The handsome half-page ad appears on page 13, in the Business Services section.

Please keep the institute in mind as a resource and for services. AND, if you are not already a current member of the Rutland Ethics Alliance, join now!

In Medicine: More on Organ Allocation for Transplantation

Dr. Benjamin Hippen

Dr. Benjamin Hippen, renowned transplantation nephrologist at the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC and friend of the institute was recently quoted in an article in the Washington Post regarding a new way to allocate kidneys for transplantation:

A few weeks later Ben co-authored an article in the NY Times, The Opinion Pages: How Not to Assign Kidneys

Then in mid-March he had a publication in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine: Risk, Prognosis, and Unintended Consequences in Kidney Allocation. You may view the first part of his article on the New England Journal of Medicine's site, but to read the full content, a subscription is required.

Dr. Hippen spoke at events both on and off campus in 2008 and 2009. The title of one of his talks during his 2009 visit: Organ Sales and Moral Travails: Lessons from the Living Kidney Vendor Program in Iran is from another publication in Policy Analysis.

We appreciate and have high regard for his expertise in this ethically complex topic.

Did you know?

The CU Ethics Bowl Team (aka The Orange Wave) is a creative inquiry course!

Listed as: Tackling Social Issues: Advanced Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research in Applied Ethics And Ethical Debate, Dr. Kelly Smith is the principal investigator (aka faculty advisor)

Participation in this creative inquiry has been a game changer for students; one that is a competitive advantage for them in life and following their passions. The 2010-2011 team consisted of 10 students total, 5 on the actual team and five assistants

Regarding two of this year’s team members:

Member of Ethics Bowl Team Chosen As A Duckenfield Scholar

Taylor Lynne Reeves (3rd from right)

Taylor Lynne Reeves, English, ’11 a member of the CU Ethics Bowl team, was chosen as one of this year’s Duckenfield scholars.

Congratulations Taylor!!!!

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Another member of the Clemson Ethics Bowl Team was featured in the 2011 senior reflection on Clemson’s site:

Brad Saad, Philosphy, ’11 identified his proudest Tiger moment as being in 2009, when as a member of the Clemson Ethics Bowl Team came in second place at the national competition.

Best wishes to Brad and all our graduating seniors!!!

More to know…

There are two other ongoing creative inquiry groups that focus on ethics!

Dr. Teddi Fishman is the faculty advisor for

The Integrity of the Academy and Ethical Environment of the Campus

Dr. Stephen Satris is the faculty advisor for

Tigers Talk Ethics

Check out the Tigers Talk Ethics group on Facebook!

Recent Collaborative Events

The Economics of Integrity

On February 23^rd the institute co-sponsored a brown bag lunch at Clemson at the Falls, featuring Anna Bernasek. Financial Journalist; Columnist, New York Times; Author of The Economics of Integrity. Anna spoke to a nearly full room of Greenville business people at lunchtime and went on to make another presentation at the Strom Thurmond Institute on the Clemson campus that evening, providing an opportunity for students to attend. Thanks to David Wyman and the Spiro Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership for inviting us to co-sponsor!

Anna Bernasek - Author of The Economics of Integrity. http://www.annabernasek.com

Anna’s message especially resonated with me as I see it as making a business case for ethics. I even used it to create a PowerPoint presentation for use at some Rotary clubs. And, it seems that the pendulum is swinging towards more companies realizing, from the superior performance of “ethical” companies, it indeed makes good (and profitable) sense to lead with integrity, ethics and transparency. Check out a related article congratulating Milliken.

~Linda Gallicchio

Associate Director-Outreach

Rutland Institute for Ethics

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The First Annual MBA Ethical Leadership Case Competition at CATF

On April 13^th the Rutland Institute in collaboration with the MBA Program sponsored the first annual competition at Clemson at the Falls.

Several years ago we had coordinated two similar events on campus with Caron St. John. Given the 2010 move of the MBA day and evening programs to Clemson at the Falls, it seemed an opportune time to reinvent the competition in its new home this spring. Giving only several weeks’ notice, approaching the busiest time of the academic year, it attracted a few brave souls, seven to be exact, in three teams.

The fact of securing 10 exceptional business leaders and entrepreneurs to judge the competition spoke volumes to the interest in and commitment to ethical leadership in the Upstate business community.

One of the judges, Brice Bay, CEO of Enveritas Group, blogged about it as relates to his business of content management/strategists.

Thanks to all who participated! Looking forward to growing this as an annual event.

Congratulations to Milliken & Company!!!

We are grateful indeed for the privilege of having Debra Clements, SVP and General Counsel, on our advisory board the past three years. Below is an article from Ethisphere Institute’s May Newsletter and posted links to articles recognizing Milliken for their outstanding commitment to ethics.

Recognizing Initiatives For Upstate’s Future Workforce (Our Kids!)

Bell’s Crossing Named National School of Character

Providing children in public school with lessons and skills to lead lives of integrity is a formidable challenge. We are proud to have worked on three unique ethics projects with some area middle and high schools. Another Upstate voice on the matter has been Richard Berger, who several years ago started a Facebook group called Character Matters in Greenville SC! Chiefly through word of mouth, 674 like-minded people in the Upstate have found the group and joined. It provides a forum to share news, good and bad, on the “character front.” Several weeks ago Dick posted the following:

Coaches 4 Character Event Featured Coach Vivian Stinger

Linda Gallicchio

On May 19^th Coaches 4 Character , a non-profit in the Upstate whose mission is “to teach at-risk youth the value of education and character development” hosted an event featuring Coach Vivian Stringer. Just finishing its fourth year of programming, Coaches 4 Character has reached more than 14,000 kids. Coach Stringer was its 16^th speaker. She has been head coach of the Scarlet Knights women’s basketball at Rutgers since 1995. Although open to all, the focus of the events is on at-risk youth, and for this night, at-risk girls in particular. Approximately 600 students attended (80% were female).

EAFK: Making a Difference!

Linda Gallicchio

I posed the following question to Ed Irick (assistant governor in Rotary District 7750) and Ann Golden, both past presidents of the Rotary Club of Greenville Evening, which sponsors the Early Act First Knight program (You may recall that we’ve had articles about EAFK in Volume 2, Issues 2 and 3.)

What it has meant to the Rotary Club of Greenville Evening to be involved in the project of supporting the EAFK program, beginning with Powdersville Middle School .

Right minded actions: On-site gardens at schools

GSA Business Staff Report
Published May 31, 2011

Fifty-two South Carolina schools, including 15 in the Upstate, won Farm-to-School grants Tuesday to plant on-site fruit and vegetable gardens.

This pilot program provides schools with $3,000 grants to plant gardens and get healthier foods in the schools.

Students will take lead roles in developing the gardens. Clemson University and S.C. Agriculture Department representatives will coach the students. The food grown will be used in school cafeterias and classrooms. (More)

Last But Not Least: Ethics Challenges and Responses

Regulator to join Comcast after OK of NBC deal
By JOELLE TESSLER, AP Technology Writer
Wed May 11, 6:06 pm ET

Do you think Baker’s joining Comcast was appropriate?

Any thoughts on how to ensure that no undue influence by industry on government occurs?

Please comment below with

your opinions on these questions

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No Guarantees: The “Fall” of Johnson & Johnson
by David Gill

David Gill

Some readers may recall (and participated in) the third in a series of collaborative forums with the Greater Greenville Chamber of Commerce on April 20, 2009: The Six Essential Questions for Ethical Excellence (and the Answers too!) The Rutland Institute for Ethics sponsored the speaker, David Gill, and also brought him on campus to conduct a working session with Resident Life.

David authored It’s About Excellence, Building Ethically Healthy Organizations. Attendees at the event at the chamber received a copy of his book. He has also contributed to this e-newsletter in the past (check the blog archive on the left margin for Volume 2, Issue 1, January 2010) David remains a good friend of the institute and we take this opportunity to share a recent article of his, No Guarantees: The “Fall” of Johnson & Johnson.

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Ethics Newsline®
April 25, 2011
Commentary: Three Cups of ... Well, We Thought It was Tea
by Rushworth M. Kidder

“If they're like children and adults around the world, they would probably identify five values -- honesty, respect, fairness, compassion, and responsibility -- as the core of their own ethical standards. They would need no coaching; these values, it appears, form a bedrock underlying cultures everywhere.”

Vol 3, Issue 1

>> Sunday, February 20, 2011

From the Director

Dr. Daniel E. Wueste

Welcome to the latest issue of RIE’s Issues and Perspectives. I invite you to explore and enjoy the articles and links below and I ask your indulgence, as I do something rather different in this space than I have done in the past.

Ethics and Leadership: An Executive’s Perspective

Catherine Heigel

On January 28th, Catherine Heigel, President of Duke Energy South Carolina, after delivering a keynote address at the Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting, was kind enough to meet with me and answer a series of questions I had about ethics and leadership. This is the second such discussion in a series featuring perspectives from some top executives in the area. A summary of the discussion follows.

Rutland Fellow Represents RIE and CU at Climate Change Conference in Cancun

Dr. Allen Thompson

Global climate change is one of the most fundamental problems facing humanity today and it raises a wide range of important ethical issues, from distributional justice, equity, and our obligations to future generations, to human rights and the tenor of our moral relationships with the rest of nature.

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