Initiative Description:

• Supports the activities/programs of the Ethics Center established by the Secretary of the Navy in 1998
• Provides relevant and innovative programs to enhance the midshipmen's ability to deal with ethical issues they may encounter as Navy and Marine Corps officers
• Programs include case studies and other curriculum materials, seminars, conferences, lecture series, the Ethics Essay Prize, Ethics for the Junior Officer, faculty development workshops, "Ethics at the Movies," a resident fellows program and sponsored research in the field of ethics, coordinate the annual Class of '64 Ethics Dinner

Expected Outcome/Benefit:

• Enrich the intellectual life of USNA in the field of ethics
• Enhance the teaching of ethics throughout the military education and training systems
• Conduct executive and other outreach programs in ethics, which will link the Naval Academy's work in this field to government service, academia, and the private sector

Executive Sponsor:  Superintendent (Ethics Center)