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Ethics Bowl

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Ethics Bowl is an event inspired by the nationally televised “College Bowl.” It began in 1995 as an intercollegiate competition developed by faculty at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago.

Marian University has hosted the Central States Regional Ethics Bowl since 1999. Sponsored by the  Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE), the university is a qualifying site for the National Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl.

The next Ethics Bowl will be held on Saturday, November 16, 2024 on the campus of Marian University.

Cases 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, and 12 eliminated.

Schedule (2024)

Activity Time
Breakfast/Registration/Check-In (Alumni Hall) 7 a.m. - 8 a.m.
Welcome 8 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Match One 8:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Match Two 10:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Lunch/Team Pictures 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Match Three 1:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Closing and Awards 3:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Award Winner Pictures

Sponsored by Marian University's College of Arts and Sciences

For More Information

Graham Renz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
grenz@marian.edu

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