Events & Programs
Past Events
2024
The Art of Small Talk & Networking Series, Marriott Center, Daley Building, 14 E. Jackson Blvd., Room 340
The third in the networking series drew the largest attendance (another sell out!) with the March event hosted by IPBE and the Department of Management & Entrepreneurship. Students practiced small talk and networking skills with business professionals and faculty, in a casual setting. Students were given scavenger hunt resources for talking points. The top networker received a prize.The Problem with Archives: Art, Race, Agency, and Memory, Lincoln Park Campus, Student Center
The artwork of Lillian Young, "Wanted: Runaways" and "The Black Elder Archives", was the centerpiece of this panel discussion hosted by IBPE and the DePaul Humanities Center. The discussion included the difficulty to find historical archive documentation in all public archive institutions (museums, libraries, education) for people of color, genders other than white males and the economically marginalized. Panelists also spoke about the work they are doing to provide inclusion of all people in archives through intergenerational teaching, portraiture and more. Panelists along with Lillian Young were Marcy Dinius, Professor of English, and Laura Kina, Professor and Vincent de Paul Professor, The Art School; with moderator Symone Johnson, Assistant Professor of African and Black Diaspora Studies. Lillian Young is also the Family Programs Director at the Brooklyn Museum.
2023
The Art of Small Talk & Networking, Daley Building, 14 E. Jackson Blvd., Multipurpose Room, 1st Floor
The inaugural networking event was held in March and had students practicing small talk and networking skills with business professionals and faculty, in a casual setting. Students were given scavenger hunt resources for talking points. The top networker received a prize.The event was so popular we held another in October which sold out!DePaul Business Ethics Symposium and Case Competition, Friday, April 14, 2023, noon-4:00 p.m., DePaul Center, 1 E. Jackson Blvd., 8th Floor
The DECA-style competition offers students an opportunity to receive career feedback from business and industry professionals as judges, and includes a business ethics workshop and awards ceremony. In teams of two, DECA participants present their solution to a timely business ethics issue. Winning teams receive a monetary prize. Congratulations to the 2023 winners:Team 1: Saurin Shah (Graduate Student) and Damini Settappa Ranganatha (Graduate Student)
Team 2: Alaina Schmidt (Freshman) and Fiker Yonathan Shimels (Sophomore)
This competition is open to all DePaul undergraduate and graduate students, in all disciplines, and no prior business ethics knowledge or DECA experience is required.
International Vincentian Business Ethics Conference (IVBEC), Oct. 26-28, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
The Vincentian business ethics conference was hosted by Dublin City University in Dublin, Ireland, with the theme, "New Frontiers in Business Ethics." The annual business ethics conference attracts leading academics from all over the world to examine, discuss and develop the role of business ethics and sustainability in economic, political, corporate and social life today.
(B) Academics Teaching Roundtable: Building the B Impact Teams Ecosystem, Thursday, November 16 (Hybrid)
This hybrid in-person/webinar summit was co-hosted by the Institute and (B) Academics and included participation from colleges and universities across the country, students, B Corp representatives, community members and B Impact Team (BIT) stakeholders discussing the future of teaching social good and ways to connect students to careers where social impact is key.
The summit featured keynote speaker Ryan Honeyman, Partner/Worker-Owner at LIFT Economy, and coauthor of "The B Corp Handbook" and "The Next Economy MBA"; and a welcome by IBPE Executrive Director Summer Brown (Professor Brown is also the President and Board Chiar of (B) Academics).
2022
Wicklander Fellow Symposium and IBPE Year-End Celebration
The annual symposium was held June 2, 2022, and featured presentations by 2021-22 Wicklander Fellows Patty Gerstenblith, College of Law, and Heather Quinn, College of Design. Professor Gerstenblith discussed the acquisition and publication of archaeological artifacts, and Professor Quinn discussed speculative design's place in the future of the metaverse.
The Wicklander Fellowship is awarded annually to full-time DePaul faculty who demonstrate an interest in applied or professional ethics as these topics relate to their particular field of research.
Ethics Across the Curriculum
This faculty workshop was held in April, with a change in format to expand the case-writing session. EAC explores trending ethics topics that faculty in all disciplines may wish to integrate into course curricula. Workshops are held in the spring and feature experts leading discussions and activities, and offering a small honorarium to each attendee.
Participants created a common language manual for ethics education for faculty. Click here to download the manual
2021
A Conversation With: Chris Marquis, author, "Better Business: How the B Corp Movement Is Remaking Capitalism"
Chris Marquis, who serves as the SC Johnson Professor in Sustainable Global Enterprise at Cornell University, discussed his book, "Better Business: How the B Corp Movement Is Remaking Capitalism," during a virtual event. This event was co-hosted by IBPE and B Academics.
2020
COVID-19 and the Ethics of Legal Survival
The virtual webinar included presentations by Denis Demblowski, legal analyst and attorney, Bloomberg Law; Candice Kline, partner, Saul, Ewing, Arnstein and Lehr LLP; Daryl Koehn, Wicklander Chair in Business Ethics and managing director, Institute for Business and Professional Ethics, DePaul University. View the full webinar
Cannabis Reform: Criminal Expungement and Racial Disparity
IBPE partnered with the Center for Public Interest Law at DePaul's College of Law, to host a forum on issues around cannabis reform and how policy may impact the community, particularly the minority community, through the expungement process, and open avenues for entry into the now legalized cannabis economy.
Guest speakers included Illinois Majority Deputy Leader Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth; Illinois State's Attorney Kim Foxx; and Esther Franco-Payne, executive director of the Cabrini Green Legal Aid Clinic. Courtney Kelledes, attorney at Rights and Restoration Law Group, served as moderator.
Union League Club of Chicago Lecture Series
IBE has partnered with the Union League Club of Chicago’s Public Affairs Committee (PAC) to host a lecture that focused on important business ethics topics. The 2020 lecture topic included "Elections, Privacy and Analytics."
2019
Union League Club of Chicago Lecture Series
IBE has partnered with the Union League Club of Chicago’s Public Affairs Committee (PAC) to host a lecture that focused on important business ethics topics. The 2019 lecture topic included "Heartificial Intelligence: Embracing Our Humanity to Maximize Machines."
2018
Will A.I. Take My Job or Save It?: The Ethics of AI in the Workplace
IBPE discussed the ethical implications of the future of artificial intelligence and automation technology as we navigate the changes that lie ahead. The panel included experts in AI, robotic manufacturing, and community outreach.
The Maker Movement: Wonderfully Empowering or Ethically Worrisome?
Daryl Koehn, Wicklander Chair in Professional Ethics, led a short talk on the ethical issues surrounding 3D printing, make-it-yourself physical spaces, entrepreneurship and more. The event was held at DePaul's Maker Hub where attendees viewed a 3D printing demo and took a tour of the Hub.
2017
Union League Club of Chicago Lecture Series
IBE has partnered with the Union League Club of Chicago’s Public Affairs Committee (PAC) to host a lecture that focused on important business ethics topics. The 2017 lecture topics included:
IPBE in the News
IBPE's expertise has been featured in a variety of media outlets.
News
- IBPE Executive Director Summer Brown named President and Board Chair for B Academics
- IBPE Executive Director Summer Brown led and helped found the Vote DePaul Project and received a Staff Service Award.
- IBPE Executive Director Summer Brown spoke at the B for Good Leaders Summit in Rome, Italy, June 2022.
- IBPE Executive Director Summer Brown's work with B Academics and making the connection to students and benefit corporations mentioned in Forbes
- IBPE Board Member Stephanie Hart, founder and owner of Brown Sugar Bakery, finally owns the building!
- IBPE Managing Director and Wicklander Chair Daryl Koehn holds talk on ethics in behavioral economics for Bentley University's Center for Business Ethics Professorship.
- In The DePaulia: IBPE Managing Director and Wicklander Chair Daryl Koehn finds silver lining in teleworking.
- IBPE Executive Director Summer Brown was elected to the board of B Academics at the B Academics Roundtable where the global community of educators and researchers received the Collective Action Award at the B Lab Champions Retreat.
- IBPE Managing Director and Wicklander Chair Daryl Koehn quoted in Crain's Chicago Business story about Chicago ordinance that changes scheduling procedures for employees.
- Wicklander Chair and IBPE Managing Director Daryl Koehn quoted in The Guardian story about online beauty schemes targeting women.
- The Best Reasons to Structure Your Social Business as a B Corp by Jason Haber for Entrepreneur.com.
- Social Purpose vs. Benefit Corporations: Small Distinction, Big Difference by Brad Edmondson for triplepundit.com.