Design Team

The SMU Design Team, funded by the Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility, is a select group of four to seven undergraduate students whose purpose is to design programs addressing ethical and moral issues pertinent to the SMU community. 

CUTTING-EDGE ETHICAL ISSUES

Over the last several years, the Design Team has focused on issues such as:

• cocaine use on campus;
• the use of Adderall, Ritalin, and other drugs as study aids for students;
• the changing cultural perceptions of sex; and
• the civic duty of voting.

COMMUNITY-WIDE ETHICS DISCUSSION

The Design Team has focused on these issues through such initiatives as:

• designing programs for Wellness classes;
• making campus presentations;
• holding a university-wide mock presidential election (see video); and
• planning and leading conferences for the university community.

The Design Team strives to present all sides of moral and ethical dilemmas. Rather than promoting a particular perspective, the group seeks to educate members of the SMU community in a clear and unbiased way so that others can then make their own informed decisions.

GET INVOLVED

Team members are compensated for their involvement in this organization (about 1 to 3 hours per week). For more information, please contact Ashley Bruckbauer (abruckba@smu.edu) .