Centers for Excellence
Lincoln Center for Ethics in International Management
The Impact of Ethics

"Good ethics is good business. When we instill solid ethical practices in students at Thunderbird, they become better managers and are in greater demand by recruiters.  If companies can rely on the integrity of their managers, they need not be concerned with the devastation that ethical collapses could cause. This is particularly important at Thunderbird because our graduates enter a global environment. The longer distances, combined with cultural differences, make it vital that companies be able to rely on the integrity of their remotely located managers.”
-David Lincoln, 2003

As an institutional center of Global Citizenship at Thunderbird, the Lincoln Center is involved in all campus activities related to ethics, corporate social responsibility and the creation of sustainable economic prosperity worldwide.  These efforts include academic program development and coursework, research and public outreach as well as support for student-led initiatives.


The Lincoln Center Mission

Dedicated to instilling the value of ethics and global citizenship in all Thunderbird graduates.


The Lincoln Center Vision

That the denomination of “Thunderbird” be synonymous with highest levels of integrity and character worldwide.

Center Initiatives

Academic Program Development

Coursework Opportunities

The Lincoln Center pursues multiple initiatives to integrate professional ethics and global citizenship into the academic programs at Thunderbird.

Thunderbird Institutional Activities

Efforts Across Campus

Along with strengthening the curriculum and pedagogy of ethics education, the Lincoln Center supports several institutional initiatives within diverse departments on campus.

Student Programs and Initiatives

Student- Organized Initiatives

The Lincoln Center has supported several clubs and student-led initiatives.

Publications and Student Research

Hands-on Participation

The Lincoln Center strives to include students in all of the research initiatives that are undertaken.

Outreach

Sharing with the Community

Each year, several outreach initiatives are planned to inform Thunderbird stakeholders and the larger community about Ethics and Global Citizenship activities that are underway at the school.

Global Citizenship

Practicing Sustainable Prosperity

Global Citizenship has been part of Thunderbird since the school’s inception in 1946.