Acting Ethically
Definition- Following my personal set of morals to make decisions that I feel are right and justifiable.
Criteria:
-Integrity
-Consistency
-Considerate
-Decisive
Example- This year I am serving as the Chair of the social committee in The 12th Man Student Foundation. As a committee, my peers and I are in charge of planning campus-wide socials with various sports teams, as well as planning and hosting internal socials between members. As an organization that branches off of The 12th Man Foundation we are funded directly by donations and we are fortunate enough to have an extremely high budget.
Recently, I was discussing possible internal social ideas with my fellow officers, and it was decided that we would go out to dinner as a group sometime soon. Initially, some officers proposed going to a very expensive restaurant in town, concluding that the tab would be picked up by the student foundation. I however, was hesitant about the idea.
Using the money of donors, to go out to dinner just did not seem like a justifiable cause to me. Alumni generously donate that money for the betterment of Aggie Athletics and we are entitled to it to facilitate our professional events throughout the year. I brought this point up to my fellow officers, and they did not all agree with me, saying that we are given the money and we can use it as we please. Despite the conflicting views, I made the final decision as social chair to have every member pay for their own dinner.
Using these donated funds, for a fun event without any professional focus, did not align with my personal values and beliefs. This experience has taught me to always be confident in my morals, even if they are contrary to my peers or popular belief. Following my personal ethical beliefs is very important, because as dilemmas arise in my future I will know right from wrong and the correct decisions to make.
Criteria:
-Integrity
-Consistency
-Considerate
-Decisive
Example- This year I am serving as the Chair of the social committee in The 12th Man Student Foundation. As a committee, my peers and I are in charge of planning campus-wide socials with various sports teams, as well as planning and hosting internal socials between members. As an organization that branches off of The 12th Man Foundation we are funded directly by donations and we are fortunate enough to have an extremely high budget.
Recently, I was discussing possible internal social ideas with my fellow officers, and it was decided that we would go out to dinner as a group sometime soon. Initially, some officers proposed going to a very expensive restaurant in town, concluding that the tab would be picked up by the student foundation. I however, was hesitant about the idea.
Using the money of donors, to go out to dinner just did not seem like a justifiable cause to me. Alumni generously donate that money for the betterment of Aggie Athletics and we are entitled to it to facilitate our professional events throughout the year. I brought this point up to my fellow officers, and they did not all agree with me, saying that we are given the money and we can use it as we please. Despite the conflicting views, I made the final decision as social chair to have every member pay for their own dinner.
Using these donated funds, for a fun event without any professional focus, did not align with my personal values and beliefs. This experience has taught me to always be confident in my morals, even if they are contrary to my peers or popular belief. Following my personal ethical beliefs is very important, because as dilemmas arise in my future I will know right from wrong and the correct decisions to make.