George Andrews of Sherwood goes to Ethics Bowl National Championship

2015 Apr 13

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Ethics Bowl Team recently competed in the 19th Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl National Championship in Costa Mesa, Calif., placing 22nd out of 144 teams in the U.S.

UALR is the only Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl team in Arkansas and has qualified for the National Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl three times in the last four years.

All teams complete three rounds before there are any eliminations.

At this year's competition, held Feb. 22, the UALR Ethics Bowl Team experienced a loss to University of Richmond, a win over Oklahoma Christian University, and then a loss to Gonzaga University.

In 2013, the last time the team competed in national competition, the team placed 16th overall. The team was unable to compete in the 2014 National Bowl due to a technicality about the number of teams competing in the Regional Bowl.

The Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl is an academic competition that provides an educational and valuable experience in the areas of professional and practical ethics.

The competition covers cases from a varying range of contemporary ethical issues, from professional and medical ethics to social and political issues. The competition is organized by the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics.