The University has been delighted to host the 23rd annual Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges’ Ethics Bowl yesterday and today for the fourth time in the program’s history. The Ethics Bowl will culminate today with the final round and award ceremony to be held at 11:30 a.m. in the Susan S. Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center.
This year’s topic is “Ethics and Digital Media.” The 2023 Virginia Wesleyan team includes Casey Bennett, Elena Lichtenwalner, Christian Palmisano, Lily Reslink, Andrew Steiner, Tyler Stanczyk, Rowan Stuart, Kainaat Trehan, and Abigail Villacrusis. They are led by Dr. Kathy Merlock Jackson, Professor of Communication, who first began advising students for Ethics Bowl deliberations in 2012. The Marlins have won the coveted Batten Cup in 2000 and 2020. We wish this year’s team the best as they continue in today’s case deliberations.
Last night, the 2023 Ethics Bowl Dinner honored VWU Trustee Emeritus and VFIC Trustee George Y. Birdsong H’19 for this steadfast support of private higher education at VWU and throughout the Commonwealth. George has been an incredible friend to VWU, and we were so proud to recognize him in this manner on our campus.
A major component of the Ethics Bowl Dinner is fundraising. Our special thanks to VWU Trustee Gary D. Bonnewell ‘79 H’16 for his efforts in raising scholarship funds for the VFIC for students in Coastal Virginia.
It’s a great day to be a Marlin!