UNT Essay Competition

The University of North Texas is pleased to announce the Nicholas and Anna Ricco Ethics Award. This monetary award, made possible by Nicholas and Anna Ricco and the Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism, promotes discussion and debate concerning ethics specific to a students’ avocation. The goal of the award competition is to establish a basis for intellectual conversations across the institution with the intent of achieving higher levels of comprehension of ethics over time. The winner of this award will receive $1,000.

Essay Prompt

Students interested in applying for the Nicholas and Anna Ricco Ethics Award must compose an essay of no more than 1500 words that meets the following criteria:

1.      Define a pressing public problem and explain why it should be addressed from the standpoint of ethics. As you compose this argument, you must define how you understand the study of ethics and be careful not to assume that your audience is familiar with the topic. You may consider approaching this requirement from your disciplinary perspective. Specifically, you might ask: Is there an ethical problem raised in my field of study that must be addressed in a wider public forum?

2.      Develop a policy that addresses the ethical problem you have selected. This policy should outline practical strategies that will help resolve the ethical problem you have defined. As you answer this question, you should consider what public forums would serve best for advancing your policy recommendation.

This has also been announced on the CAS Facebook page and the CAS Website, links below.

Face book page:  https://www.facebook.com/?sk=lf#!/UNTArtsSciences

CAS Web site Archives:  http://www.cas.unt.edu/news/call-papers

CAS Scholarship web page, which has a  full description with link to application:  http://www.cas.unt.edu/advising/scholarships/nicholas-d-anna-ricco-ethics-award

Please announce this in your classes.

Linda Masters

Administrative Assistant to Associate Dean of Administrative Affairs; Steven Cobb

Administrative Assistant to Associate Dean of Research; Floyd “Del” McDaniel

University of North Texas, College of Arts and Sciences

1155 Union Circle #305189

Denton, TX 76203-5017

940-565-4105

Linda.masters@unt.edu