In 1993, Sr. Gallagher oversaw the development of Marymount s Center for Ethical Concerns, a forum for the exchange of ideas about ethical issues and problems. To date, the Center has sponsored conferences on ethics and the Internet, sweatshop labor, and challenges to ethics and quality in managed health care. Seminars, workshops, and meetings on ethical issues are also held regularly. Gallagher s presidency, Marymount University established an annual Ethics Award, honoring an individual who has taken an outstanding leadership role in promoting and developing ethical standards and behavior in his or her field of endeavor. An annual Ethics Case-Study Student Competition is now in its third year.
Community outreach is an important part of campus life.
Throughout the year, students regularly serve as mentors and tutors to children in need and spend time with older citizens. Gallagher also contacted other university and college presidents and many of the Catholic dioceses and archdioceses on the East Coast to encourage broader efforts to end sweatshops. Marymount views the FLA s Code of Conduct as a viable starting point for change, which will need to be regularly revisited and strengthened over time. Before coming to Marymount, Sister Gallagher held various positions with the Archdiocese of New York development office. She was the executive director of development for the Archdiocese and executive director of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund.