TCPE Receives 2025 College of Liberal Arts Teamwork Award

The Center for Practical Ethics Team (left to right): Nathan Oakes, Deborah Mower, Ethan Davis and Brett King

The Center for Practical Ethics (TCPE) has been named the recipient of the 2025 College of Liberal Arts Teamwork Award, an honor recognizing exceptional collaboration and shared commitment. The award will be presented at the College of Liberal Arts Awards Ceremony on Thursday, April 24, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. in the Student Union Ballroom.

The TCPE team—comprised of Deborah Mower, Ethan Davis, Nathan Oakes, and Brett King—has worked together for over two years, fostering an extraordinary level of collaboration. Their collective efforts have significantly advanced the Center’s mission of promoting ethical awareness, critical thinking, and meaningful dialogue across campus and beyond.

While TCPE is not part of the College of Liberal Arts, the team works closely with the College to develop and support events and programs that emphasize ethics, leadership, and critical thinking. Through this partnership, TCPE has contributed to interdisciplinary discussions, student engagement opportunities, and broader conversations that align with the College’s academic mission.

“This team is unlike any other I have worked with,” said Mower, who serves as director of The Center for Practical Ethics. “The level of trust, communication, and mutual support we have is truly special, and it fuels everything we do at the Center.”

TCPE has expanded its programs, deepened engagement with students and faculty, and strengthened the role of ethical inquiry in academic and public conversations.

“I couldn’t ask for a better team,” Mower added. “We push each other to be our best, and that energy is what makes our work so impactful.”

The College of Liberal Arts Teamwork Award celebrates groups that exemplify outstanding collaboration in achieving shared goals.