Midshipman Programs
Midshipman programs are intended to
help foster the
seven attributes
of a Naval Academy graduate that the academy has
distilled as the concrete expression of the Navy values
of honor courage and commitment:
•
Selfless leaders who
value diversity and create an ethical command climate
through their example of personal integrity and moral
courage.
• Mentally resilient and
physically fit officers, who inspire their team to
accomplish the most challenging missions, including
leading in combat.
• Technically and
academically proficient professionals with a commitment
to continual learning.
• Critical thinkers and
creative decision makers with a bias for action.
• Effective communicators.
• Adaptable individuals
who understand and appreciate global and cross-cultural
dynamics.
• Role models dedicated to
the profession of arms, the traditions and values of the
Naval Service and the constitutional foundation of the
United States.
Among the
midshipmen programs sponsored by
the StockdaleCenter are the Lawrence Ethics Essay Awards,
the Annual Moral Courage lecture, the Stutt lecture
series, an exchange program with the Naval Reserve
Officer Training Corps (NROTC) unit at the University of
San Diego, Ethics Bowl competitions, publication of the
book Ethical Leadership for the Junior Officer,
the Service Academy Program of the Auschwitz Jewish
Center of Poland/New York, and the Low
Ropes leadership training program
Navy and National Programs
The Stockdale Center supports ethical leadership programs in the Navy and Marine Corps and networks with
civilian organizations and institutions that have strong commitments to
such leadership programs.
Representatives from the
Stockdale Center regularly consult
around the country,
and around the world on matters of ethics and
leadership. The Stockdale Center also offers
innovative
teaching tools which utilize research on ethical
decision making that was carried out by staff, on this
web site.
Faculty and Staff Programs
The Stockdale Center for
Ethical Leadership undertakes efforts to ensure that faculty and staff are integral partners in the
development of the Brigade's leadership, character, and ethics. The Center annually selects a diverse
group of faculty from within the Academy and outside as
visiting Fellows. The Fellows are provided
opportunity to do research in the fields of leadership, character development, and ethics, as well as
the opportunity to teach in the Naval Academy's core leadership and/or ethics courses.
For more on these initiatives, please visit the
Ethics Center Programs
page.
