Nominations for the Rock Ethics Institute’s Fifth Annual Stand Up Award are due by January 17, 2012. The Stand Up Award honors undergraduate students who have exhibited ethical leadership. Any faculty, staff, student, or community member may nominate a student for the Stand Up Award. Note well: A Paterno Fellow was recognized with a Stand Up Award last year, so we have every reason to think a PF can win again.
According to the Rock announcement, “The Stand Up Award recognizes Penn State students who have the courage and fortitude to take an ethical stand for a person, a cause, or belief, and thereby demonstrate ethical leadership concerning this issue. The goal is to remind the entire Penn State community how often the extraordinary act is possible in ordinary circumstances.”
Nomination criteria:
- enrolled as a full-time baccalaureate student at any Penn State campus during at least one semester of the 2011-12 academic year;
- demonstrated ethical leadership either at Penn State or in the community; and
- fostered the ethical development of peers.
Selected nominees will be honored at a ceremony in April 2012 during which they will be presented with a $1,000 award.
For stories about past recipients, and for more information about the award and the nomination form, go to http://rockethics.psu.edu/leadership/standup/ online. The Rock Ethics Institute office also can be contacted at (814) 863-0314 or by e-mail at rockethics@psu.edu.