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BELIEF: Integration of Ethics


Building Ethical Leaders Using an Integrated Ethics Framework (BELIEF)

The BELIEF program is a systematic approach to integrating ethics into the college curriculum. Officially launched during the Fall of 2006, BELIEF encompasses the following components:

  • Assessment of Ethical Awareness & Decision-Making (more...)
  • Ethics Handbook: Building Ethical Leaders (more...)
  • Corporate Sponsors (more...)
  • Support Activities (more...)

2013 Ethics Video Competition

Enter the 2013 NIU BELIEF Ethics Video Contest and you could win up to a $500 in prize. Entries should be sent to wmccoy@niu.edu by Friday, March 15, 2013. details...

Watch the 2012 winning video submitted by ASCEND!

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NIU's College of Business is ranked 2nd nationally by Businessweek in the area of ethics education.

BELIEF provides a common business ethics foundation to all College of Business (COB) majors in the UBUS 310 - Business Core: Lecture course. This foundation is based on the COB's Ethics Handbook: Building Ethical Leaders and a decision-making framework. The Initiatives' learning objectives of identifying ethical issues and applying a decision-making framework are also integrated into subsequent classes in all disciplines throughout the college.

BELIEF Vision:

To be the educational leader fostering core ethical values and moral courage from the classroom to the business world

BELIEF Mission:

To build ethical leaders through the integration of program development, faculty support, business community involvement and learner engagement. Fulfilling this mission equips the learner with a lasting set of practical tools to apply ethical values in business practices.


Northern Illinois University's
2012 Eller Int'l Ethics Case Competition Team
Stephanie Brown (competitor), Sam Kunde (student coach),
Andrew Howard (competitor)