Jr. Fund for Ethics by his wife, Betty P. Kenan. Professor Elizabeth Kiss was selected to be the program's first director and assumed her duties in January 1997. Jr. Charitable Trust, joined President Keohane, the program's staff, members of its distinguished Advisory Board and Steering Committee, and a crowd of Duke faculty, staff and students to celebrate the program's new home in the West Duke Building on the university's historic East Campus. We see this, therefore, as a principal responsibility of every university, and particularly of Duke University, with our historic commitment to education of the spirit as well as the mind and body. We believe this mandate has implications not only on campus, but also in the broader community to which the university is ultimately responsible.
Ethical behavior encompasses basic values of community and individual character.
The formation of such values requires embedding ethical teaching, learning and experience into the daily practice of life. Equally important, the emphasis of the Trust upon the extension of ethical study and application into the general life of the nearby community and the nation represents a special opportunity. To reach beyond Duke University will allow us not only to make a valuable contribution to our society but to enrich the University as well. In all three of these focus areas, we emphasize activities which bring moral reflection to bear on everyday policies and practices. In particular, we seek to promote creative innovation in the teaching of ethics from kindergarten through university.