Seton Hall Magazine, Winter 2003 - Seton Hall University

manner.” Father
Meyer teaches two
required graduatelevel
courses on corporate
social responsibility.
He emphasizes that “corporations
are only ethical
when the individuals who work for
them possess and foster ethical
values. At Seton Hall, we work to
instill and nurture those values.”
In 1994, the Stillman School
established its Leadership Studies
Program to enhance students’ talents
in leading organizations — a vital
component of shaping an ethical
workplace environment. In their
junior year, Leadership Studies
students are paired with mentors to
undertake specific projects; these
mentors are corporate and community
leaders as well as entrepreneurs from
the School’s Leadership Council.
“Our students will be managing
and leading organizations in the
future, and will be entrusted with the
livelihood of many people,” Boroff
notes. “Part of the education and
training for such a responsibility
necessitates their understanding that
they must do their work with the
utmost integrity and professionalism.
We are proud that our students have
adopted their own behavior code,
signaling to outsiders that they take
the commitment to the University’s
core values most seriously.”
Experiential learning is another
way the Stillman School works to
incorporate the values of integrity
and professionalism into every
aspect of students’ academic lives.
Each fall, there is an Undergraduate
Integrity and Professionalism
Student Convocation. Now in its
fourth year, this endeavor was
developed to enable
students to focus and reflect on the
School’s core values.
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Words of
Advice from
Commissioner Kelly
This year, the convocation’s
keynote speaker was New York
City’s police commissioner,
Raymond W. Kelly, J.D. He
emphasized the importance of building
organizational pride and the need
for corporate social responsibility.
“Ethical conduct and service should
be the hallmarks of your career,” he
told the students. “Organizational
pride is built on integrity and the
personal integrity of each employee.”
In fielding questions from the
audience, Kelly advised the students
always to “look at the bigger picture
and be better than what you are
expected to be. Take risks — but
always hold on
to your values.”
Described by
Boroff as “a gifted
leader and true
public servant,”
Kelly has spent
31 years in New
York’s police
department.
Following the
terrorist attacks
of September 11,
2001, he was
named to a national
task force to
increase airport
security. During his
career, he has been
commissioner of
the U.S. Customs
Service and also has
held high posts at
Bear, Sterns & Co.,
Interpol and the U.S.
Treasury Department.
“He leads an incredibly
complex organization,
and our students
“Take risks — but always hold on
to your values.”
— Raymond W. Kelly, J.D.
Police Commissioner, New York Police Department
were afforded an extraordinary
opportunity to learn from him,” the
business dean noted.
As Boroff reflects on the recent corporate
scandals, her message to business
students is: “These are times of
great learning. Stay true to your values
and think about what you want your
legacy to be 20 years from now. Your
actions, whether they’re perceived as
good or bad, can have a ripple effect.
To be great citizens of the business
world, start by being great citizens of
the Stillman School.
“The events of the last several
months, and the ethical lessons they
can teach us, will become central to
the teaching and learning at Seton
Hall,” the dean adds. “Now, more than
ever, we will continue to stress, and
our students will continue to learn,
that integrity is the
cornerstone for all of
life’s endeavors.”
To further encourage open discussions on ethical issues, the
Stillman School recently dedicated a room that students in
the School’s six business clubs can use for meetings,
lectures and other events. Gathering for the ribbon-cutting
are Dean Boroff, several faculty members and students.