Spring break,
March 3-9, 2013
The Elizabeth B. & William F. Poe, Sr.
Center for Business Ethics Education and Research
In 2004 the Poe family of Tampa, Florida endowed the Elizabeth B. and William F. Poe Center for Business Ethics Education and Research in honor of their parents. The Center will continue the work of the Poe Business Ethics Program, which has served the college since 1998. The goals of the Center are threefold:
- To increase the visibility of ethical issues among college and university students
- To provide forums for thoughtful analysis of important ethical problems in business
- To influence students to become competent and responsible business citizens.
The Poe Center seeks to increase student awareness of the importance of ethics in their personal and professional lives. Through graduate and undergraduate classes, and through its activities and programs, the Center provokes thought and discussion of business ethics.
The Center's work is premised on the idea that business ethics lies at the core of a productive market system, and that a prosperous and just society presumes that people accept responsibility and discharge duties, that they honor commitments, that they deal honestly with others, and that they respect the dignity and integrity of fellow human beings.
Please explore our website and consider opportunities to participate in the work of the Poe Business Ethics Center.
- Virginia G. Maurer, JD, Director
News & Events
Poe Center Symposium to discuss ethics in art
On Sept. 14th, The Poe Center for Business Ethics and Education tackled the issue of ethics in the art world during its Symposium. Panelists were Lucian Simmons, Senior Vice President of Sotheby's Auction House and Steve Thomas, a Partner at the law firm Irell & Manella, LLP, who specializes in Art Law. Phyllis DeLaney, Senior Director of Development for the Harn Museum of Art, served as moderator.
Global Business Ethics Symposium
May 23, 2011: Hurst Professor of Business Law and Legal Studies Virginia Maurer participated in the prestigious Global Business Ethics Symposium in Marseille, France sponsored by State Street Foundation, Euromed Management School (Marseille), and Bentley University (Mass.). The Symposium was attended by more than 200 ethics officers from leading European companies and NGOs. In addition, Professor Maurer presented a case at the Faculty Development Workshop in Marseille associated with the Symposium. Participants in the Workshop included faculty members from business schools in Ghana, Uganda, Australia, Taiwan, Turkey, France, India, Germany and the United States. Dr. Maurer is the director of the Elizabeth B. and William F. Poe Center for Business Ethics Education and Research and teaches business ethics in the Warrington College of Business Administration's masters programs.
2010 Business Ethics Conference
Sponsored by General Dynamics, William Alcorn, Sandvik, Harris Corp, and others.
October 28 & 29, 2010: Ethics professionals and business leaders were invited for a 1 ½ day conference with MBA students in Gainesville at the University of Florida Hilton Hotel & Conference Center.
