Competition organized by the Beta Alpha Psi honor society students highlighted cases students may face in their futures.

On April 12, School of Management (SOM) students from its newest honor society, Beta Alpha Psi (BAP), organized a student competition to explore real-life business cases where business ethics and values were paramount.

BAP is the international honor organization for financial information students and professionals. SOM students enrolled in accounting, finance, and business analytics programs, who achieve a high grade point average and are in good academic standing are annually considered for the society.

At the “Ethical Dilemmas and Solutions in Business” Competition, cases involving conflict minerals, falsifying EPA emission standards, medical research findings manipulation and more were presented by five teams of students in a competition style venue.  Each student team reviewed the real-life cases, discussed the ethical lapses of the business, and offered solutions to avoid such business shortcomings in the future.

Organized by Assistant Dean Laura Burgess and SOM student Rojina Sapkota, the event helped showcase the real ethical challenges our students could face upon graduation.  It also highlighted the importance SOM places on “ethics” in our business education.  Next year, the group hopes to begin a multi-university, city-wide “Ethical Dilemmas and Solutions in Business” case competition.

~ Contributed by Dr. David Jordan, Dean of the School of Management