Ethics & Leadership | Connecting Experiences
All Ethics and Leadership students are required to participate in at least two Connecting Experiences as part of their BDP work. Take a look at what some Ethics and Leadership students have done recently for their BDP Connecting Experiences, then read on for additional information and resources.
- Connecting Experiences Spotlights
- Connecting Experiences Advising
- Connecting Experiences Resources
- Past Connecting Experiences
Connecting Experiences Spotlights
Louis Doan
Major: Nutrition
Type of experience: Research at UT
Mentor: Joy Penticuff, Nursing
In Summer 2007, Louis conducted an extensive literature review on the topic of living organ donors, focusing on the ethical, sociological, economic, and psychological issues that surround this growing issue in the field of medical ethics and bioethics. Under the supervision of Dr. Joy Penticuff, Louis examined a variety of issues, including the donor list and distributive justice, the market of organs and trade in certain countries, and the cultural and societal pressures that affect the act of donating organs.
Pegah Javidpour
Major: Management Information Systems, Business Honors Program
Type of experience: Internship through UT in DC
Selected as a UT in DC Archer Fellow for Spring 2007, Pegah spent the semester in Washington, D.C., taking government policy courses and interning as a Research Analyst with the U.S. Department of Education. In this position, she worked directly with senior staff in the Office of the Under Secretary to assess and analyze relevant policies, programs, and research relating to issues of affordability and accessibility in higher education. Prior to her UT in DC experience, Pegah interned through the BDP with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and Teach for America.
Coming soon — past Connecting Experiences spotlights!
Connecting Experiences Advising
Marion Rocco, the Connecting Experiences advisor for the Ethics and Leadership BDP, can help you find research and internship experiences that connect to your major and your career plans. Call 232-7564 to make an appointment with Marion. Remember to plan ahead—if you want to be in a connecting experience next semester, you should be planning for it now!
All students participating in a Connecting Experience will be required to attend two meetings during the semester, where you will have the opportunity to talk with advisors and other students about how your experience is going, and where you’ll learn about how to talk about and build on your experience in the future. Please see the Connecting Experiences Resources page under Current Students for details.
Connecting Experiences Resources
For Connecting Experiences guidelines, contract forms, scholarship applications, reflection essay guidelines, internship sponsor forms, and important deadlines, please see the Connecting Experiences Resources page under Current Students.
The EUREKA! Web site provides a variety of resources, including scholarship information and a database of faculty research interests.
Past Ethics and Leadership Connecting Experiences
Important: There is no "list" of possible Connecting Experiences to choose from — because Connecting Experiences are designed to fit your own personal interests and goals, the "list" is as long as your imagination and creativity allow. With that in mind, here are some of the internship and research experiences Ethics and Leadership students have had in the past. They might help you get started brainstorming what you might want to do for your Connecting Experiences.
Past Internship Placements:
- American Red Cross of Central Texas
- Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Participation
- Austin Independent Business Alliance
- Bain and Barkley Law Firm
- Breakthrough Collaborative
- Brilliant Magazine
- Campaign for America’s Future
- Center for Disease Control
- Communities in Schools
- Community Action Network
- Diversity Best Practices
- GCI Group
- Heart Gift
- ITIM America
- Lance Armstrong Foundation
- National Museum of American History, Washington, DC
- Office of Congressman Lloyd Doggett
- Office of Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson
- Office of Texas Democratic Party
- People for the American Way
- Phenix & Phenix Literary Publicity
- PR by the Book
- Projecto Azteca, San Juan, TX
- RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service
- Soulforce
- Teach for America
- Texas Civil Rights Project
- Texas Conservative Coalition
- Texas Fair Trade Commission
- Texas Freedom Network
- Texas Governor’s Office
- Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
- Texas House of Representatives
- Texas Lions Camp
- Texas Senate
- The CSR Group
- TOMS Shoes, Los Angeles, CA
- Travis Republican Advisory Council Political Action Committee
- U.S. Department of Education
- UT Center for Latin American Social Policy
- UT International Office
- Velocity Credit Union
- Washington Semester at American University
- UT in DC
Past Research Projects:
- Research on access to education in Brazil
- Research on African immigrant entrepreneurs
- Research on the Army's process of ranking and branching cadets and officers
- Research on British bankruptcy law in London, England
- Research on campaign finance and Hollywood contributors
- Research on communication in health care settings
- Research on conflict accommodation theory in mediation
- Research on corporate social responsibility in Wroclaw, Poland
- Research on cultures of the Southwest
- Research on domestic violence issues in Asian immigrant community in Austin
- Research on the effectiveness of public health campaigns
- Research on Ejercito Zapatista de Liberacion Nacional (EZLN) in Mexico
- Research on ethical considerations surrounding live organ donation
- Research on federalism in the U.S and European Union
- Research on foreign aid and theories of international relations
- Research on how ethics applies to various conflicts
- Research on India's nuclear weapons program in the 1960s
- Research on international human resource management in Belgium
- Research on leadership style and ethical practices in the corporate world
- Research on marketing and the food industry
- Research on mediation techniques
- Research on medical ethics
- Research on Mexican American children's access to health care services
- Research on motives behind the formation of biotech alliances
- Research on non-violent methods of conflict resolution
- Research on opinions on military culture held by military personnel and civilians
- Research on peace and conflict issues for summer program
- Research on peer leadership among college students
- Research on permaculture, The Channon, New South Wales, Australia
- Research on political and legal rhetoric
- Research on politics of art in Renaissance Italy
- Research at the School for International Training in Switzerland, on migration in European Union
- Research on race, ethnicity, and migration in the European Union
- Research on religion and college student decision-making
- Research on risk-taking behaviors in college-age students
- Research on social development of children
- Research on soft power and diplomacy
- Research on "The Education of Shelby Knox" documentary film
- Research for Third Annual Conference on Aging in the Americas
Past Research or Internship-Based Courses:
MKT 372: Community Development and Social Enterprise
FIN 373: Advanced Studies in International Finance
ACC 366P: Accounting Practicum
"The coursework I've completed for my Ethics of Health Care strand has broadened my perspective on different issues in our health care system today. The knowledge I've gained in my ethics courses about the humanistic side of medicine will better prepare me for what lies ahead as I pursue my career goals."
- Katie Tran, Ethics & Leadership