Center OverviewThe mission of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics is to promote awareness of ethical issues on campus, in the Bay Area region, and globally. We work with faculty, staff, students, community leaders, and the public to address ethical issues more effectively in teaching, research, and action. The Center identifies real-world ethical issues, analyzes them, and makes what we have learned available through our Web site, programs, speeches, classes, and selected direct engagements with institutions. The Center has developed practical decision making tools to help people and organizations figure out for themselves the right thing to do. We do research and create programs in all areas of applied ethics but especially in bioethics, character education, government ethics, and business ethics. We work on campus with students and faculty. We partner with many organizations, such as hospitals, corporations, county offices of education, and local governments and agencies. And we provide programs for professionals in health care, public service, business, and education. To accomplish this, we call on the services of 12 staff
Established in 1986, the Center has grown into one of the most
active university-based applied ethics centers in the United
States. Seed funding and initial endowment were provided by
Linda and A.C.
"Mike" Markkula Jr. Today, the Center is supported
by endowment and contributions from many sources. |
New Materials
- Amnesty, Ethics, and Immigration
Catholic perspectives from both sides of the border (podcast) - Physician-Patient Relationships
Chair of the President's Council on Bioethics Edmund Pellegrino discusses autonomy - Ethnic Identities and the Common Good in Kenya
Aquiline Tarimo, S.J. from the Hekima School of Theology in Nairobi analyzes the current unrest - Character-Based Science Curriculum
Sample the lesson plans in the Center's biology and earth science programs
Center News
- The World That Wikipedia Made
Ethical, legal, and technical issues in the Wikipedia model, May 15 - Cutting Edge Issues in Business Conduct, May 28
A daylong forum on current ethics and legal issues for corporations and other organizations - Ethics Camp for Public Officials
Register now for this program for municipal officeholders and representatives of special districts - Character-Based Curriculum for K-12
The first session of Ethics Camp for Educators offers school-wide character education programs for all subject areas

