In our latest Living the Good Life blog post, first-year Student Advisory Board member Emily Schandlbauer writes about navigating new spaces, expectations, and identities and how choosing authenticity, even when it’s uncomfortable, has shaped her understanding of a meaningful life. Read her post at https://lnkd.in/eR8TeF8F #SMUEthics
SMU Maguire Ethics Center
Education Administration Programs
Dallas, Texas 412 followers
University-wide center supporting ethics education, research and activities.
About us
Our Mission The Maguire Ethics Center seeks to recognize, honor, and model ethical behavior; provide moral reflection on the contemporary issues; and celebrate ethics that reflect SMU's fundamental goals. What We Do Student Formation: Helps students connect their intellectual, spiritual, and leadership capacities for service to the world around them; provides resources for them to accomplish "hands on" projects aimed at increasing student advocacy leadership, ethical reflection, and service skills; and emphasizes ethical leadership and day-to-day decision making. The Center seeks to challenge and encourage the development of ethical discernment, imagination, and action among students. Curricular and Faculty Development: Supports the creation of undergraduate, graduate and professional-school courses in practical ethics and leadership studies and assists university faculty in bringing research into their classrooms, and integrating ethics with their community service. Community Dialogue: Addresses pertinent contemporary issues with conferences throughout the academic year. Local and national experts in their field stimulate discussion and thought with participants by sharing their insights and experiences across a wide range of topics. Community Partnerships: Collaborates with civic, professional, and business organizations to offer university resources to build healthier communities in the DFW area and to provide students with internships and other personal and professional growth opportunities. Participates in the burgeoning national commitment to "university citizenship" through research and publication on ethics and leadership and to promote Southern Methodist University as a key voice in national conferences on leadership, service, and ethics-related scholarship and education. Public Virtue Recognition: Honors community citizens who exemplify the spirit of moral leadership and public virtue.
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https://www.smu.edu/ethics
External link for SMU Maguire Ethics Center
- Industry
- Education Administration Programs
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Dallas, Texas
- Type
- Educational
- Founded
- 1995
- Specialties
- ethics, volunteering, and research
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6405 Boaz Ln
Dallas, Texas 75205, US
Employees at SMU Maguire Ethics Center
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Join fellow physicians, attorneys, and clergy at the 2026 Conference of the Professions for a half-day of panel discussions, professional breakouts, and a keynote address. Gain perspective from leaders across disciplines, explore how ethical decisions play out beyond your own field, and leave with a clearer sense of how your work contributes to human flourishing in the communities you serve. Register today at https://lnkd.in/gMYbC7zH
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The 2026 J. Erik Jonsson Ethics Award Luncheon honoring Abigail and Todd Williams brought together a community dedicated to advancing ethics and public responsibility in Dallas and beyond. The Maguire Center at SMU is grateful for the support that made the day possible and for those committed to preparing the next generation of principled leaders. Thank you to all who joined and supported the luncheon, and we look forward to seeing you again next year.
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Our 2026 J. Erik Jonsson Ethics Award Recipients, Abigail (Abby) Williams, Founder of United to Learn, and Todd Williams, Chairman and CEO of The Commit Partnership, share their thoughts on Ethical Leadership. #SMUEthics
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The SMU Maguire Ethics Center is proud to honor Abigail (Abby) Williams and Todd Williams with the 2026 J. Erik Jonsson Ethics Award. #SMUEthics The Commit Partnership, United to Learn, Teach For America, Goldman Sachs, Uplift Education
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We're honored to have Jay Hartzell, President of Southern Methodist University, here at the 2026 J. Erik Jonsson Ethics Award Luncheon to reflect on the role of ethics in leadership and higher education. #SMUEthics
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The 2026 J. Erik Jonsson Ethics Award Luncheon at Southern Methodist University is almost here! Join us as we honor Abigail (Abby) Williams and Todd Williams and bring together leaders from across Dallas to celebrate ethical leadership and support the work of the Maguire Ethics Center. We look forward to welcoming you to Armstrong Fieldhouse for this meaningful and inspiring event. 📲 We’ll be sharing highlights, powerful quotes, and moments you won’t want to miss. #SMUEthics
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The 2026 J. Erik Jonsson Ethics Award Luncheon at Southern Methodist University is made possible by the leadership and support of an extraordinary Host Committee. We are grateful for their commitment to ethical leadership and to the mission of the Maguire Ethics Center. Host Committee: Jan Hart Black Elizabeth B. Carlock Phillips Ruben E. Esquivel Dr. Terry J. Flowers Margo E. Goodwin Doug Hawthorne Blainey Hess Walt Humann Ashlee Kleinert Chris Kleinert Jack Lowe Ken Smith Gail Griffin Thomas Kern Wildenthal Join us 4/16/26 at the Armstrong Fieldhouse as we honor Abigail and Todd Williams. 🎟️: https://bit.ly/4sNn9X8 #SMUEthics
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Join Dallas leaders in celebrating the impact of ethical leadership. Register for this year’s J. Erik Jonsson Ethics Award Luncheon on April 16 and invite your peers, your team, and the next generation of world changers as we honor Abigail and Todd Williams at Southern Methodist University. 🎟️ Be a part of the conversation: https://bit.ly/4sNn9X8 #SMUEthics
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We’re excited to announce the winners of the 2025–2026 Maguire Ethics Essay Prize! This year’s prompt invited Southern Methodist University students to consider when silence is an act of care, when it becomes complicity, and what we owe to others when it matters most. The Maguire Ethics Essay Prize also serves as a pathway to national recognition. This year, select undergraduate winners were sponsored for submission to the Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics, a highly competitive national contest that brings together top student essays from universities across the country. Undergraduate essays will be published following the conclusion of the Elie Wiesel judging process. Explore this year’s graduate division winning essays, along with selections from previous years: https://lnkd.in/gh3TS5yw Please join us in celebrating the students who took on this challenge!
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