Manhattanville College to Host Annual Regional Ethics Bowl January 27

PURCHASE, NY - November, 2023 –, Manhattanville College and the Marshall Institute for Ethical Thought and Action hosted the 4th Annual Mary T. Clark R.S.C.J. – Intramural Ethics Bowl. This year’s event saw two teams of interns from the Ethics Institute Internship program debate their peers. The teams were captained by Mia Maldondo, and Denisa Docabeco with Nicholas Aryee, Lindsey Eyring, Timothy Fudale, Ketevan Karkashadze, Nicole Kerz, and Josh Steinschneider.

The Intramural Bowl functions both as a way for newer interns to experience an Ethics Bowl before volunteering at the much larger Regional Bowl event for high schools which this year will be held on January 27.

In the audience were Dover High School from Pawling, NY. Their coach, Julie Colacchio, said, “Our students found everything so helpful in prepping for the Regional High School Ethics Bowl.”

The panel of judges included Professors Siobhan Nash-Marshall, Mary T. Clark Chair of Christian Philosophy, and Matthew Pauley, of the Political Science and Legal Studies Departments, were both on the panel that decided the overall winner. In the earlier rounds, we saw alumni band together as judges: Dillon Roberts (Class of 2023), Vanessa Martinez (Class of 2022), and Jesse Juarez (Class of 2015).

Manhattanville College and the Marshall Institute for Ethical Thought & Action hope that the Mary T. Clark R.S.C.J. – Intramural Ethics Bowl becomes a staple not just for Manhattanville College students but for high schools, that benefit from collegiate dialogue, said Professor Nash Marshall.

“It is a wonderful place for students of all ages to engage in polarizing topics of discussion while remaining respect for the opinions of others, and above all their peers,” she said.

About Manhattanville College

Manhattanville College is a small, private liberal arts institution dedicated to academic excellence, purposeful education, and social justice. U.S. News and World Report ranks Manhattanville the number one private, non-profit institution in New York among Top Performers of Social Mobility in Regional Universities North 2022, 2023, and 2024. Located 30 miles from New York City on a 100-acre suburban campus in the heart of bustling Westchester County, Manhattanville enables easy access to robust entertainment offerings, educational resources, and business opportunities for its primarily residential and diverse student body. The College serves close to 1,500 undergraduate students and nearly 1,000 graduate students from more than 44 countries and 33 states. Founded in 1841, the College offers more than 75 undergraduate and graduate areas of study in the arts and sciences, education, business, and creative writing, as well as continuing and executive education programs. Graduate students can choose from more than 70 graduate and certificate programs. Extracurricular offerings include more than 70 clubs and organizations and 23 NCAA Division III teams. To learn more, visit www.mville.edu.