More than $11 million in grants to 11 colleges
The University of Colorado Denver Business School was one of 11 institutions nationwide to receive a $1.25 million grant Monday aimed at teaching students principle-based ethics, emphasizing real-world application of ethical principles, and extending beyond campus and into the community.
The money is part of $11.25 million in grants provided over the next five years by the Daniels Fund to 11 colleges from eight universities as part of its continuing Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative.
The CU Denver Business School, one of the three new institutions accepted into the Ethics Initiative, will receive $250,000 a year for the next five years.
The funds will help the Business School develop and implement new courses, programs and hands-on learning activities that engage students in real-world applications of ethical principles. This will include a focus on areas such as sports and entertainment, information systems, the energy industry, health care and entrepreneurship.
The goal is to foster a high standard of ethics in students that carries over into the wider community.
Students, faculty, and community leaders meet annually for the Daniels Fund Ethics Consortium Case Competition and Daniels Fund Ethics Consortium Summit.
Leaders from participating colleges – all members of the Ethics Consortium – work together to share expertise and resources through meetings and an Ethics Consortium website.
The intiative was launched in 2010 with select business schools at universities in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. It reflects the personal commitment to ethics and integrity of the late Bill Daniels, the cable television pioneer, who founded the Daniels Fund.
The initiative was expanded after the Daniels Fund Board of Directors evaluated the success of the five-year pilot program in eight universities and decided to increase participation and the number of students reached.
Aside from the CU Denver Business School, the other new participants are Colorado Mesa University–Department of Business and the University of Colorado Law School in Boulder.
Other participants include: Colorado State University–College of Business; New Mexico State University–College of Business; University of Colorado Colorado Springs–College of Business; University of Denver–Daniels College of Business; University of New Mexico–Anderson School of Management; University of Northern Colorado–Monfort College of Business; University of Utah–David Eccles School of Business; and University of Wyoming–College of Business.
The Daniels Fund operates the Daniels Fund Scholarship Program, the Daniels Fund Grants Program, and the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.
