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Eastern Michigan University College of Business Ethos Week collection

 Collection
Identifier: 06.EW

Scope and Contents

The Eastern Michigan University College of Business Ethos Week collection includes materials dated from 1992-2014 pertaining to the planning, publicity, and execution of Ethos Week, the Ethos Week Luncheon, and the College of Business Honors Banquet. During Ethos Week, an annual event, business leaders conduct lectures on a variety of ethical topics. Ethos Week concludes with the Ethos Week Luncheon in which students, faculty, alumni and business people are inducted into the Ethos Honor Society. Each year the College of Business hosts the College of Business Honors Banquet to recognize students and faculty with honors, awards, and scholarships.

Materials in the Eastern Michigan University College of Business Ethos Week collection include oversize banners displayed during Ethos Week, pamphlets and programs from the College of Business and its events, correspondence, expense records, invoices, and press releases related to Ethos Week and the College of Business. The Eastern Michigan University College of Business Ethos Week collection is divided into three series, Administration, Ephemera, and Publicity and Outreach.

The Administration series consists of files compiled annually, and is further subdivided into executable activities that includes invoices, email correspondence, sponsorship details, programs, schedules, and expense information related to Ethos Week and the College of Business Honors Banquet. The series is further divided into six sub-series: Ethos Week planning Materials, Ethos Week Programs, Ethos Week Luncheon Programs, Honors Banquet Materials, COB Recognition, and the SESI Midwest Entrepreneurship Conference. The Honors Banquet Materials contains programs from events in 2006 and 2012-2014. There are no programs from 2007-2011.

The Ephemera series is further divided into three sub-series: Ethos Week Luncheon Signatures of Attendees, Banners, and Census Plaques. These sub-series include signatures of attendees at the Ethos Week Luncheon, plaques, a small album, and ten banners used during Ethos Week.

The Publicity and Outreach series is further divided into three sub-series: Press Releases, Audio/Visual, and Pamphlets. The sub-series contain programs, DVD recordings of lectures given at Ethos Week events, newspaper articles, and various postcards and pamphlets with information on the College of Business, courses, and various events.

Dates

  • Creation: 1992 - 2014

Conditions Governing Access

Researchers are asked to request materials 24 hours prior to visiting the the University Archives.

Administrative History

In 2007, the Eastern Michigan University College of Business created Ethos Week and the Ethos Honor Society, the first of its kind in the nation, centered around a newly released Ethos Statement for the College of Business.

The College of Business Ethos Statement, also the first of its kind in the nation, is used to promote ethics through six core values: integrity, honesty, trustworthiness, respect, learning, and work ethic. Community members foster the College of Business ethos through behavior growing from these values. The Ethos Statement is reinforced every semester in each course as well as during Ethos Week. Ethos Week, an annual week-long event, is meant to raise awareness of ethical considerations in a variety of business and personal contexts.

During Ethos Week business leaders from around the country conduct lectures on a variety of ethical topics, ranging from “Ethics in Marketing,” “Ethics in the Media," to “Corporate Social Responsibility.” At the end of Ethos Week, a luncheon is held to commemorate the weeks events. At the Ethos Week Luncheon students, faculty, alumni and business people are inducted into the Ethos Honor Society. The Ethos Honor Society was developed by the College’s students and faculty to support and foster ethical business practices in a professional community. The Ethos Honor Society provides forums and events for its members to discuss realities and issues of modern-day business ethics.

The Eastern Michigan University College of Business hosts an Honors Banquet at the end of the Winter Semester to recognize its students and faculty on their achievements. At the Honors Banquet inductees of Beta Gamma Sigma as well as Honors students are recognized. Ethics awards, Departmental awards, scholarship recipients, and faculty and staff awards are also given out at the banquet.

Extent

53 Linear Feet (8 archive boxes, 1 cd box, 10 oversize tubes, 8 objects)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Ethos Week, an annual event sponsored by the Eastern Michigan University College of Business from 2007-2012, examines ethics in business and education. The Eastern Michigan University College of Business Ethos Week collection includes materials pertaining to the planning, publicity, and execution of Ethos Week, the Ethos Week Luncheon, and the College Of Business Honors Banquet. Materials include oversize banners, pamphlets and programs, correspondence, expense records, invoices, and press releases. Records in the collection date from 1992-2014.

Arrangement of Materials

The Ethos Week collection is divided into three series: Administration, Ephemera, and Publicity and Outreach. The original chronological arrangement of the series was maintained during processing. The only exception to the original order is the separation of series items tofacilitate access for users.

The Administration series consists of invoices, email correspondence, sponsorship details, programs, schedules, and expense information related to Ethos Week and the College of Business Honors Banquet.

The Ephemera series consists of signatures of attendees at the Ethos Week Luncheon, plaques, pins, scrapbooks, a small album of signatures, and ten banners used during Ethos Week. Both plaques are from the 2010 Census recognizing the College of Business and Ethos Week as partners of the U.S. Census Bureau. The pins display the Ethos logo and are given to members of the Ethos Honor Society. The album contains signatures of attendees at an Ethos Week event in 2007. Several of the banners also display signatures of attendees of Ethos Week.

The Publicity and Outreach series consists of programs, DVD recordings of lectures given at Ethos Week events, newspaper articles, and various postcards and pamphlets with information on the College of Business, courses, and various events.

Processing Information

Arranged and described by EmmaLee Herlocher on 21 February 2020.

Title
Eastern Michigan University College of Business Ethos Week collection
Status
Completed
Author
EmmaLee Herlocher
Date
2020 February 20
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Eastern Michigan University Archives Repository

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