The Hampden-Sydney College team will compete head-to-head against other highly qualified student teams from Virginia’s leading independent colleges and universities, deliberating a variety of case studies relating to this year’s Ethics Bowl event theme “Pandemic Ethics.” The members of the Hampden-Sydney College student team are: James Garrison ’22, Taylor McGee ’23, Daniel Nivens ’24, Andrew Parker ’23, and Michael Van Citters ’22. The faculty coordinator for the team is Dr. Patrick A. Wilson, professor of philosophy.
Many notable individuals from a variety of career fields including; business, law, education, finance, journalism and others will listen to team presentations and offer reactions to the students’ presentations.
The 2022 Wells Fargo Ethics Bowl will begin with an opening session on Sunday, January 30, at 2:30 p.m. in Randolph-Macon’s Blackwell Auditorium, with the first rounds scheduled for 3:30 p.m. in various rooms in Blackwell Hall and Payne Hall. On Monday, January 31, rounds 3 and 4 will begin at 8:45 a.m. The final round of competition will take place at 11:20 a.m. in the Blackwell Auditorium.
The public is invited to attend the rounds free of charge. The winning team will be announced at 12:30 p.m. on Monday. The team from Virginia Wesleyan University took home the Batten Trophy at the last Ethics Bowl in 2020.
About the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges
Established in 1952, the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges (VFIC) aims to advance the distinctive values and strengths of the sixteen colleges across Virginia that make up our consortium. We accomplish this mission by generating financial support for our schools – more than $169 million since our inception. Leveraging those resources, we establish and administer a range of programs that help our schools attract the best and brightest, create a vibrant and rigorous educational experience, prepare students for a fulfilling career, and cultivate responsible leaders for the communities they call home.
The following schools make up our consortium: Bridgewater College, Emory & Henry College, Hampden-Sydney College, Hollins University, Mary Baldwin University, Marymount University, Randolph College, Randolph-Macon College, Roanoke College, Shenandoah University, Sweet Briar College, University of Lynchburg, University of Richmond, Virginia Union University, Virginia Wesleyan University, and Washington and Lee University. These schools educate more than 30,000 students, 24,000 of whom are undergraduates. Of the fifteen chapters of Phi Beta Kappa in Virginia, nine reside on VFIC campuses.
For additional information on the VFIC, visit www.vfic.org.