1. Core Commitments: Educating Students for Personal and Social Responsibility 2007 UCF FCTL Summer Faculty Development Conference  Dr. John Burris, Visiting Instructor, Religious Studies  Dr. Manoj Chopra, Professor, Engineering  Dr. Annabelle Conroy, Assistant Professor, Political Science  Dr. Ronnie Hawkins, Associate Professor, Philosophy  Dr. Dawn Oetjen, Associate Professor, Health Professions  Nancy Stanlick, Associate Professor, Philosophy

2. UCF Core Commitments Faculty Development Conference, Summer 2007 at the UCF Karen L. Smith Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning Faculty development included the incorporation of Core Commitments content into selected courses at UCF. The following pages show the 5 dimensions and each course’s content- specific application.

3. Core Commitments (AAC&U Statement) Striving for excellence: Strong work ethic and consciously doing one’s very best in all aspects of college Cultivating personal and academic integrity: Sense of honor ranging from honesty in relationships to principled engagement with a formal academic honors code Contributing to a larger community: Responsibility to the educational community (classroom, campus life), the local community, and the wider society, both national and global Taking seriously the perspectives of others: Obligation to inform one’s own judgment; engaging diverse and competing perspectives as a resource for learning, for citizenship, and for work Developing competence in ethical and moral reasoning: Ethical and moral reasoning in ways that incorporate the other four responsibilities; using such reasoning in learning and in life.

4. Core Commitments John Burris, World Religions (REL 2300) CORE COMMITMENTSIN WORLD RELIGIONS Striving for ExcellenceDistinguishing studying religion from practicing it Cultivating Personal and Academic Integrity Seeing the value of others’ religious commitments Contributing to a Larger Community Recognizing we live in religious and cultural communities Taking Seriously the Perspectives of Others Acknowledging the fact of religious diversity Developing Competence in Ethical Reasoning Understanding why all people have a right to their religion

5. Core Commitments Manoj Chopra, EGN 3310 – Engineering Mechanics Statics, Ethics in Engineering Core CommitmentsEngineering Context Striving for excellenceEffort, Perseverance, Technical Education Personal and Academic Integrity Professional Honor Code, Academic Creed Contribution to Larger Community Teamwork, Service to Profession, Quality of Life Perspectives of OthersFair and Open Minded Evaluation of Sources Ethical and Moral ReasoningCritical and Ethical Evaluation of Alternatives

6. Core Commitments Annabelle Conroy INR 4075 Human Rights Policy Striving for excellenceWorking consistently throughout the term to develop the modules’ through the blogs help others who are having difficulties with assignments Cultivating personal and academic integrity Properly acknowledging the ideas/work of others; carefully documenting each case under study Contributing to a larger communityDeveloping research, policy recommendations and campaign strategies that take into account the needs, values and beliefs of the target population Taking seriously the perspectives of others Exchanging views with different populations (academic, non-academic) by means of blogs attached to class wikis Developing competence in ethical and moral reasoning Supporting research findings with accurate data, but recognizing the ethical implications of the findings and policy recommendations

7. Dawn Oetjen, Dept. of Health Professions, “Facing” Ethical Dilemmas through the use of an Ethics Committee Role-Play Assignment Core CommitmentMy Context Striving for ExcellenceACHE Code of Ethics Cultivating Personal and Academic Integrity Use of decision-making framework/applications Contributing to a Larger Community Teamwork; Professional knowledge enhancement Perspectives of OthersRespect; Fairness; Distributive justice; Multidisciplinary/Diverse Cultures Ethical and Moral ReasoningCritical and ethical evaluation of alternatives

8. Core Commitments Nancy Stanlick, Formal Logic I (PHI 2100) Core CommitmentFormal Logic I Striving for excellenceDeveloping skills in methods and principles of deductive logic Personal and Academic Integrity Dedication to the ethical use of human reason Contribution to Larger Community To mediate differences and find solutions Perspectives of OthersCritical appraisal; respect for differences Moral ReasoningApplication to practical issues