Introduced in spring 2003, the Ethics Minor is a multi-departmental program designed to complement a student’s major program, as well as to prepare students for graduate professional studies in numerous fields including law, medicine, and business.
Among this year’s graduating class from Emory College were two students
who had completed the Minor in Ethics. In only its second full
year, the minor, one of only three such programs in the United States,
continues to attract and maintain a small but growing number of
students.
By Melissa Snarr. As commencement 2003 drew to a close, Travis Wayne Blalock strode across the stage becoming Emory University’s first ethics minor. Majoring in Philosophy, Blalock declared his minor just after the College approved the new minor in the early spring. He was also part of the first tradition of the ethics minor as he was presented with a Center for Ethics Insignia Lapel Pin (golden flame on a blue background) to wear on his graduation regalia. Future ethics minor graduates also will be given pins for graduation to signify their participation in “igniting the moral imagination.”
New for Spring 2003: Ethics minor for Emory College
Written by Melissa Snarr
Saturday, 01 March 2003
Recently approved by the College Curriculum Committee, an Ethics Minor is now available for Emory College students majoring in anything from business to biology.
For years, a small but significant number of Emory College students expressed interest in a major or minor in ethics. Students could search for ethics courses offered occasionally across various departments or participate in a co-curricular ethics program such as Science & Society or Ethics and Servant Leadership.
