Comments from Student Participants in the Student Fellows Program
Tom's friend smokes, but Tom doesn't. Tom is worried about his younger sister seeing him with his friend who smokes. Tom remembers the maxim and realizes that if it makes him uncomfortable he shouldn't hang out with his friend when the friend is smoking.Read the rest of this submission
Vikrant Nahal Arya attended the Student Fellows Program in 2004 as a high school senior and was awarded the first ERC Student Leadership in Ethics Award in January 2005. During the summer of 2005, he worked as an intern with the ERC and participated as a staff member in the Student Fellows Program.
"It's been almost a month since my internship started here at the Ethics Resource Center. Over this period of time I have gained a lot of experience and exposure to issues pertaining to ethics in general and ethics in business companies in particular. I have also learned the way non-profit organizations function, something that was somewhat of a mystery to me before. One of the most enriching experiences for me was the presentation I made at the Character Plus Conference in St. Louis, Missouri. The mere sensation of standing before other professionals and talking about something that one truly believed in was extraordinary. While all these factors have made my time here at the ERC most interesting the icing on the cake was when I got the opportunity to be a part of the staff team that organized the Student Fellows Program (SFP)."
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Three students who participated in the July 2005 Student Ethics Office / Student Fellows Program activities submitted short essays containing their thoughts about the SEO and Student Fellows Program following the July 2005 meeting.
"I joined my school's newly built Student Ethics Council because some of the social behaviors that I observed in my school were concerning to me. Those behaviors were hurting the school from providing its best education in a pleasant, comfortable, and ethical environment."
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"When I first got involved with the SEO, I'll admit that I definitely had my doubts. I was a bit of a pessimist when it came to changing my school community and, to be perfectly honest, the idea didn't really sit too comfortably with me. I figured that whatever other people did and however other people acted was completely their business and I should just keep my opinions and morals to myself."
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"First, I wanted to get involved in my school's SEO because it seemed like a club that best truly reflected my personal beliefs about the way people should come to view the world and should come to view their interactions with other people."
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Three students who participated in the July 2004 Student Fellows Program share the highlights of their experience in the essays linked below:
"This summer from July 12 to 16, 2004, I had the opportunity of attending the 1st annual Student Fellows Program in the hope of learning some valuable ideas on how to help my school start their own Student Ethics Office. I was fortunate in receiving much more than just a few lines of information… I took back a whole new experience that has enriched my personality and left a permanent mark on my memory."
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"The Student Fellows Program was one of the most exciting things I have ever done. It was truly an honor to be part of such a great group. I learned that ethics is the way to a success and productivity, not only at school but also in all aspects of life. It was truly a pleasure to meet all of the participants because they all had a vision that was very unified."
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"I decided to come to the SFP because it is important that we all act in an ethical manner and preserve our values. If we young people do not stand for it, who will?"
