Partners in Business Ethics Symposium

The Partners in Business Ethics Symposium, first launched and co-hosted by the Penn State Smeal College of Business and American Express in 2010, is designed to promote business ethics in academia and corporate America. Corporations and business school deans share ideas, challenges, and best practices in preparing young professionals to lead with integrity in today’s workplace.

Vision

To strengthen the integrity connection between business and business education.

Mission

To connect business school deans, thought leaders in business ethics, and corporate leaders and foster dialogue among them and a shared commitment to promoting integrity and ethical behavior.

Goals

• Bridge the gap between corporate business ethics and business school business ethics by connecting leaders from both worlds and creating an opportunity for dialogue.

• Share best practices for creating and sustaining cultures of integrity in business and business schools.

• Build upon the latest research and practice to brainstorm innovative ways to address contemporary ethical challenges in business and prepare future leaders to meet new challenges as they arise.

• Share best practices related to teaching and training that promote ethical leadership in business.

• Sustain a community of leaders committed to ethics and social responsibility in business.

Partners in Business Ethics Steering Committee

Membership of Steering Committee

• Michelle Darnell
  Smeal College of Business at Penn State

• Robert Prentice
  McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin

• Gretchen Winter
  The Gies College of Business & the Center for Professional Responsibility in Business and Society

Responsibilities of Steering Committee

• Attend the annual Partners in Business Ethics Symposium.

• Review host school proposals and select schools to host the next symposia.

• Provide planning resources to host school.

• Respond to inquiries related to the Partners in Business Ethics Symposium.

• Attend quarterly conference calls.

Partners in Business Ethics Symposium Attendees

A network of individuals, including business school deans, thought leaders in business ethics, and corporate leaders, who are committed to addressing ethics and its unique impact on the interdependent communities. Each attending dean is encouraged to bring a corporate adviser or board member to also participate.

Partners in Business Ethics Host Schools

Past Host of Schools of Partners in Business Ethics Symposia and links to conference specific information:

• 2010 - Penn State Smeal College of Business

• 2011 - McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin

• 2012 - The Gies College of Business & the Center for Professional Responsibility in Business and Society

• 2015 - The University of Colorado Boulder & the Center for Education on Social Responsibility

• 2016 - The University of Kansas & the International Center for Ethics in Business

• 2017 - Penn State Smeal College of Business

• 2018 - The Gies College of Business & the Center for Professional Responsibility in Business and Society 

• 2019 - McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas

• 2021 - Marriott School of Business at BYU

• 2022 - Boston University Questrom School of Business