FGCU participates in the 19th Annual Collegiate Ethics Case Competition

Fort Myers, FL – Florida Gulf Coast University’s Lutgert College of Business Ethics Case Competition Team recently contested the 19th Annual Collegiate Ethics Case Competition at the University of Arizona in Tucson. The team consisted of students Shawn Bradley and Donna Jarrett with Kaylee Dombrowski and Thomas Danzi serving as alternates. The team was mentored by faculty advisors Dr. Craig Randall, Dr. Jase Ramsey, and Dr. Eric Dent, Uncommon Friends Endowed Chair Professor of Ethics. 

The FGCU team competed strongly but finished behind Penn State University and University of Massachusetts, Amherst. The students received the case study of a real current policy issue “Deep Sea Mining of Rare-Earth Minerals” where they had to advise the Ford Company’s top management on whether they should encourage the mining of rare-earth minerals from the bottom of the sea bed in order to provide the metals necessary for the anticipated explosion of demand for electric vehicles.

“To be nominated through the honors college and work with such an amazing group of students has been an experience I will never forget. I will cherish this moment forever,” remarked Mr. Bradley. “This experience gave me an opportunity to explore a field that I am not familiar with, and learn strategies and frameworks that are common to it,” said Ms. Jarrett. “I got to work with people that I wouldn’t otherwise have gotten to meet, and learn skills that I’d never have gotten to learn,” she continued.

Dr. Dent commented “I am so proud of how hard our team worked this year. At the same time I look forward to developing these skills in future FGCU students.”