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Paul Melendez

EthicsPoint Distinguished Lecturer
in Business Ethics
Director, Ethics Program

• Ph.D., The University of Arizona
  

Current Courses

• MGMT 202 Ethical Issues in Business
• PA 206 Public Policy and Administration

Areas of Expertise

• Business ethics
• Public policy

Awards

• Undergraduate Faculty Member of the Year, 2009
• Team Award for Excellence, The University of Arizona, 2005
• Eller College Student Council Teacher Appreciation Commendation, 2002-2006

Biography

Dr. Paul Melendez has been with the Eller College of Management since 1996. He earned his doctorate from The University of Arizona with a specialization in “privatization.” As a faculty member he serves as the EthicsPoint Distinguished Lecturer in Business Ethics and the Director of the Ethics Program in the Department of Management and Organizations.

As a lecturer, he teaches undergraduate courses in business ethics and public policy, writes a variety of cases on personal and professional ethics, consults, and leads academic study tours to Costa Rica and Argentina focused on international ethics. He also serves as the lead faculty to the Southwest Leadership Program (SWLP) the College’s longest standing executive education program for government and non-profit leaders.

As a director, he serves as the judicial officer for the College handing all code of conduct matters. He also launched the College’s first Ethics Program in 2003. The Ethics Program demonstrates College Social Responsibility (CSR) by promoting ethical decision-making through unique programs that reach the K-12, collegiate, and executive levels in society. The Ethics Program has been the recipient of university and national awards for “excellence” and “innovation.”

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