CENTER FOR ETHICS INSTITUTE

The King's College Center for Ethics and Public Life was established to be a visible, dynamic expression of the commitment of King's College to offer students intellectual, moral, and spiritual preparation for satisfying and purposeful lives. That college wide warrant has its origins in the statement of the founding President, that King's College teaches students “not only to how to make a living, but how to live.” (Fr. James Connerton, C.S.C., 1946)

Acting as a catalyst for the integration of serious ethical study and reflection within the various professional and business programs offered by the College, the Center seeks to transform the public and personal dimensions of students' lives through moral reflection. It seeks to empower students – as well as faculty, administrators, and staff members – to be wise stewards of resources of the world and to be agents of peace and justice in their generation.

Catholic higher education “has a moral purpose as well as an intellectual purpose” (Fr. James Lackenmier, C.S.C., 1992), and the Center for Ethics and Public Life is charged explicitly with promoting that moral purpose by:

• Fostering regular dialogue within the College on the ethical dimensions in the academic fields.
• Assisting in the development of courses for students in the various professional programs.
• Sponsoring programs for the faculty to enable them to more effectively address ethics and moral concerns in their disciplines.
• Arranging lectures, round-table discussions, presentations, and seminars on timely ethical topics.
• Serving as a resource and agent for regular College reflection on moral life: public and private, professional and institutional.
• Collaborating with other College groups in enhancing a climate of support in a community committed to academic excellence, social responsibility, and mutual respect.