Many congratulations to UMBC's Ethics Bowl Team for qualifying for Nationals, placing 3rd in the Chesapeake Regional Ethics Bowl competition, which took place this past weekend at UMBC!

UMBC's Ethics Bowl Team this year includes David Ameh, Tafat Boudif, Aziza Mattaka, Lauren Rivarde, and Yaroslav Shalak, with Rebecca Mekasha as an alternate. 

Many congratulations to the team, as well as Professor Greg Ealick, the Team's Faculty Advisor and Coach!

The Chesapeake Regional Ethics Bowl competition took place this past weekend at UMBC, hosted by UMBC's Philosophy Department and the new Center for Ethics and Values. The competition included 15 teams from: Georgetown University; Montgomery College; Notre Dame of Maryland; Penn State; Salisbury University; Saint Mary's College of Maryland; Temple University; U. of Maryland, College Park; U.S. Naval Academy; Villanova University; Virginia Tech; Virginia Military Academy; West Chester University; and of course UMBC. Virginia Tech came in 1st, followed by Salisbury University, UMBC, and Villanova. The first three qualify for Nationals, which will take place this coming February.

You can find out more about UMBC's Ethics Bowl Team here: https://ethics.umbc.edu/ethics-bowl/. If you are interested in getting involved, contact Professor Greg Ealick at ealick@umbc.edu. The Philosophy Department is also offering a new course this spring: PHIL 240: Introduction to Argumentation and Debate, which introduces students to the fundamentals of argumentation and debate through participation in different debate formats, including Ethics Bowl and is taught by the team's coach, Professor Greg Ealick.