The Krause Center for Leadership and Ethics sponsors The Citadel’s Ethics Bowl Team (2011 – current). The team competes annually in a regional Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl. This competition is built around thoughtful analysis and dialogue on current ethical issues in business, the professions (engineering, law, research, medicine, etc.), and public life. Team members learn to engage with the ethical issues of each case, while acknowledging diverse perspectives and exploring alternative points of view. Participants build their critical thinking and moral reasoning skills while demonstrating effective civil discourse. The team has been invited to the national competition three times, 2018, 2020, and 2024, which requires at least a third-place finish in the regional competition.
In recent years, the Ethics Bowl Team has also competed in military-focused ethics case competitions, coming in third place in the Senior Military College Virtual Ethics Bowl in 2025 and 2026. They also competed in the USNA Military Ethics Case Competition in 2026, coming in third place.
For more information about The Citadel’s Ethics Bowl Team, please contact Jillian Dawes at jdawes@citadel.edu