Cintas Graduate Ethics Fellows

The Cintas Graduate Ethics Fellowship (CGEF) was established to help WCB graduate students enhance their exposure to Leadership, Ethics, Governance and Sustainability, and the Values Based Leadership Concentration. Applicants must be accepted into Xavier's MBA, and maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher, in the MBA program. Students who are enrolled in, registered for, or are planning on taking the next semester, at least one MBA elective that has Leadership, Ethics, Governance or Sustainability as one of its main themes, may apply for the CGEF. One course that will be offered during the spring semester is BUAD 609 - Online Business Ethics Through Film. MBA students could state their intention to take at least one courses during the spring semester, and apply for the CGEF by the September deadline. During the spring, students would take this class, and should also strongly consider taking BUAD 604 - Spirituality and Leadership - during the spring or summer of their fellowship year. Another excellent course, typically taught in the fall is MGMT 616 - Ethics and Leadership.

During the course of the Fellowship, CGEFs will be expected to make significant progress towards completing the Values Based Leadership concentration, attend ethics related events sponsored by the Cintas Institute for Business Ethics, as well as complete a creative expression project. This project may be a painting, sculpture, video or other creative work, designed by the CGEF, and approved by the Director of the Cintas Institute for Business Ethics. Fellows may complete the project themselves, or use outside resources to execute their ideas. Reasonable support for the outside resources (artists, sculptors, videographers), are available for funding, after budgetary approval by the Director of the Cintas Institute for Business Ethics.

Upon completing the CGEF, Fellows will receive a $3,000 scholarship, payable into that student's bursar account on or about May 1 of the Fellowship year.  It is not required, but strongly recommended applicants participate in the International Ethics in London and Paris - BUAD681 - during that year's spring break.  In 2024, the projected expenses are $4,700 which includes three (3) credit hours of graduate tuition, double occupancy at the hotels, Eurostar train between London and Paris, excursions and some meals.  Airfare is not included in this estimate.

Courses already approved for this Fellowship are:

• BUAD604 - Spirituality and Leadership,
• BUAD609 - Business Ethics Through Film
• BUAD681 - International Ethics in London and Paris
• BUAD690 - Corporate Governance
• MGMT616 - Ethics and Leadership

Please note that not all the above courses are offered on a regular basis, and not all of these courses have been approved for the Values Based Leadership concentration in the MBA program.

Click here to for the application form for the 2024-2025 Cintas Graduate Ethics Fellowship.  The application is due by 5:00PM EST on September 16, 2024 and all material must be sent to Professor Paul Fiorell at fiorelli@xavier.edu.  For more information, please feel free to contact Professor Fiorelli at (513)745-2050 or visit him in 226 Smith Hall.