ETHICS

1. Use the ethical decision-making model we just discussed in class to deal with the following situations:

a. You are the Director of the Tiger Athletic Fund, the fund-raising arm of your NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) school, Central City University. One of your major long-time donors, Ray Mosswell, whose name adorns the football practice facility, recently made a significant investment in a construction company owned by an international business with an abysmal human rights abuse record, having recently been tied to human trafficking. Needless to say, the story made national headlines and has lit up social media. It is time to renew his annual donation to Tiger Athletics.

b. You are the Athletic Director (AD) at Marion Heights College. A big baseball fan, you often go to the games and the players know and respect you. One of the players, Matt, comes to your office and asks to speak with you privately. Matt is a highly skilled player who is projected to be taken in the early rounds of the draft. Breaking into tears, he tells you, "I had to go to the doctor last week and I found out that I am HIV+ and I don't know what to do. But please, please, don't tell Coach . . . don't tell Coach . . ."

c.You are the AD at Big State University, a successful NCAA D-I basketball program. Members of your men's basketball team approach you with a request. They would like to wear warm-up shirts that read "Black Lives Matter" before the next game which is against your biggest traditional rival, Western State University. The game falls on the same night where the local police union is scheduled to be honored at halftime. The players have already talked to the head coach, who supports their actions for this game.

d. You are the Assistant Director of Scholastic Marketing for Adidas. It has come to your attention that numerous high school accounts which you manage still use Native American mascot names which many people feel are offensive. Recently, you received a letter from the American Indian Movement (AIM) indicating that if Adidas continues to supply schools using these mascots with their products, they will call for a national boycott of the brand. You know that Native Americans' annual buying power exceeds $90 billion and many of those dollars could go to sporting equipment and apparel.