Ethics in Student Organizations

Andrea F. Joseph, J.D.2013 Daniels Fund Ethics Fellow

NMSU Department of Criminal Justice

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Organizational Ethics

Good and Bad Right and Wrong

Question 1: How ethical are you?Question 2: How ethical is your organization?

Question 3: What would you NEVER do to get ahead?

Ethical Leadership

Leadership begins inside - integrity. Lead yourself first.

WHAT IS LEADERSHIP?HOW DO I LEAD?

1. Motivate, Support and Grow the Ethical Culture of Your Organization

Who are you?I am …….

Develop your Organization’s Honor CodeDo these exercises in your meetings

• I am…..• We are….• Our goals are.....

Ethics + Goals = Your Honor Code

2. Use Your Power Wisely

Power: how you influence others.• Coercive (penalizing members) • Based on your status (authoritative) • Expertise • Reward

Empowering others in your organization• Delegating , Teamwork and Mutual Participation • Teams, Committees and Work Groups

• Make it FUN!!!

Good Leaders make happy members.Happy Members stay with the organization

3. Effective Communication and Negotiation

Mutual goal setting creates UNITYUnity creates happy members

Happy members avoid being discontentDiscontent leads to unethical behavior

Specific Issues

Bad Apple - Individual Identify problem members Have bylaw provisions for removing

members

Bad Barrel - Organization Your reputation will follow

you.No hazing, no cheating, no lying,

no illegal activity, NO COPS

Bad Barrel Maker - SituationAvoid bad situations

Loyalty ?

Members Officers

Organization N.M.S.U Local National Community and Society

Drugs & Alcohol

Mental Health Issues

Campus Health Center Counseling Center

Loyalty Good Leaders Get Help For Your Members

Cultures and Norms

When one culture says something is good, and another says it’s bad, whose right?

BOTH

Good Leaders Educate Themselves Learn Listen

http://www.culturecrossing.net/index.php

Being ethical means putting aside your attitudes, stereotypes, and biases. Welcome everyone…. we are all AGGIES.

Rules and Regulations

• Campus Activities • ASNMSU

• By-lawsActivity Request Form:

Why do we have rules?

Fundraising:Why are there limitations?

Do the right things: you may not like it, but understand, know and do……

To be or not to be…..Ethical ?

YOU CANDO IT!

Question 4: How honest were you in Question 1, 2 and 3?

Questions…