Markkula Center of Applied Ethics

Student Fellows

Hackworth Fellows

The Hackworth Fellows are Santa Clara University undergraduates who provide ethics programming for students. They can be reached at 408-554-5319 or by sending an email to hackworths@scu.edu. The Fellowships are made possible by a gift from Joan and Michael Hackworth. For further information about the program, click here.

     Brittany Adams

Brittany Adams, SCU '12, of Morgan Hill, Calif. Brittany is a double major in Religious Studies and Philosophy. She is developing projects for her peers on the ethical dimension of immigration, among other pressing issues.

   
     Matthew Savage

Matthew Savage, SCU '12, of Concord, Calif. Matt is a double major in Philosophy and English. He is writing a blog, Savage on Sports, about ethical issues in collegiate sports.

   
   Jacob Teeny

Jacob Teeny, SCU '12, of Portland, Ore. Jake is a double major in Philosophy and Psychology. Jake works on the Center's Big Q project, an online dialog for college students about the ethical issues in their everyday lives.

   

Environmental Ethics Fellow

This year's Environmental Ethics Fellows will explore the ethical issues involved in developing a carbon-neutral residence hall at SCU.  The Fellowship in Environmental Ethics has been awarded annually to outstanding Santa Clara University undergraduates to support projects that examine the ethical implications of an environmental topic. The fellowship is made possible through the generous support of John (SCU '64) and Joan Casey. 

     Nicholas Leasure

Nicholas Leasure is majoring in economics and environmental studies with a concentration in green business. His interest in environmental ethics first began with watching the documentary "Who Killed the Electric Car?" After taking numerous environmentally focused classes, he now intends to pursue a career that involves making human activities more sustainable.

     Claire Overholt

Claire Overholt, a sophomore; environmental studies and English major, lived on the SLURP (Sustainable Living Undergraduate Research Project) floor of the CyPhi community last year and met a lot of caring people, which made her think about what it means to be sustainable and how it looks for someone to live that way individually, communally and globally.

     Claire Ryan

Claire Ryan is an environmental studies major with a Spanish minor. As a member of the SLURP floor for the second year, she has always been interested in simple living and conscious consumption. She has also been involved in Bronco Leaders for Environmental Justice Investigating Truth.

   

Honzel Fellow in Health Care Ethics

The Honzel Fellowship is made possible by a gift from the Honzel Family Foundation, which also provides major support to the broader Center focus on health care ethics and biotechnology.

     Sarah Ludwig

Sarah Ludwig, a senior chemistry major and public health science minor, hopes to become a physician. Last year, she participated in the Center's Health Care Ethics Internship, which allows students to shadow health care providers at local hospitals and observe ethical issues as they arise in day-to-day medical care. As the Honzel Fellow, she will mentor this year's interns.