2010 Ethics Bowl – Schedule of Events
Friday, February 26
All events at the Leftbank Annex
- 6:00 p.m. – Opening Reception
- 7:30 p.m. – Great Debate
Saturday, February 27
All events in Franz Hall & The Commons (University of Portland)
- 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Judges Orientation #1 & Breakfast - Franz Hall (Murphy Conference Room)
- 8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Opening Plenary Session for Attendees - Franz Hall Foyer
- 9:00 a.m. – 10:10 a.m.
Round One of Competition - Franz Hall
Five concurrent matches of 10 teams
- 10:10 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.
Break - Franz Hall Foyer
- 10:20 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Round Two of Competition - Franz Hall
Five concurrent matches of 10 teams
- 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Lunch Break - The Commons
- 12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Lunch Break Continued/Surprise Case Preparation - The Commons
Each team will receive one surprise case for presentation in Round 3 (i.e., where they will be the initial responding team) and second case for review (i.e., where they will provide a reaction). Cases will be randomly assigned to each team prior to the Ethics Bowl. Thus, when the surprise cases are handed out, each team will clearly know their roles for Round 3.
- 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Judges Orientation #2 & Lunch - Franz Hall (Murphy Conference Room)
- 12:50 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Round Three of Competition - Franz Hall
Surprise Cases – Five concurrent matches of 10 teams
- 2:00 p.m. – 2:10 p.m.
Break - Franz Hall Foyer
- 2:10 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.
Round Four of Competition - Franz Hall
Five concurrent matches of 10 teams
- 3:20 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Break - Franz Hall Foyer
- 3:30 p.m. – 4:40 p.m.
Final Round of Competition - The Commons
Top two teams from Rounds 1-4. Finalists will be determined using two criteria:
- The respective number of “wins and losses” (based on point totals) in Rounds 1-4.
- The cumulative number of scoring points that each team has earned in Rounds 1-4.
- 4:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Awards and Closing Remarks - The Commons
- 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Post event reception & Team Recognition - The Commons