Chair of the New Jersey State Ethics Commission Paula A. Franzese to Speak on Government Ethics Reform on March 31.NEWARK, N.J. -- The Prudential Business Ethics business ethics, the study and evaluation of decision making by businesses according to moral concepts and judgments. Ethical questions range from practical, narrowly defined issues, such as a company's obligation to be honest with its customers, to broader social Center at Rutgers announced today that Paula A. Franzese, Esq., the newly appointed Chair of the State Ethics Commission In the United States, an Ethics Commission is a commission established by State law to discourage dishonest practices by their public employees and elected officials. Almost all American states have such a commission. will be the featured speaker at a lecture called "Partnering Between the Public and Private Sector for Good Government: Can We Restore Trust by Ethics Reform?" Joining Paula Franzese Paula Franzese is an American law professor, specializing in real property and ethics. She is the Peter W. Rodino Professor of Law at Seton Hall Law School and a visiting professor of political science at Barnard College. for a panel discussion following the lecture will be Ray Bramucci, former commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Labor; William Kearns, general counsel, NJ League of Municipalities; and Jim Leonard James R. Leonard, Sr. (February 14, 1910 - December 2, 1993) was a two sport star at Notre Dame University during the 1930's, both as a pitcher in baseball and a fullback in football. , NJ Chamber of Commerce. "We are so pleased to have Professor Franzese speaking about how cooperation between the public and private sectors can enhance the prospects for meaningful ethics reform in New Jersey", said Rutgers business school Rutgers Business School (RBS) is the graduate and undergraduate business school tied to the Newark and New Brunswick campuses of Rutgers University. It was founded in 1929. Rutgers Business School offers bachelor, masters, and Ph.D. professor Wayne Eastman, acting director of the center. "This is a very timely topic and Professor Franzese will provide a unique perspective on the issue." Topics covered by the speakers will include some of the key ethics issues faced by government today, including pay-to-play, dual/triple office holding, conflicts of interest and campaign finance. Paula A. Franzese is the Peter W. Rodino Peter Wallace Rodino Jr. (June 7, 1909 – May 7, 2005) was a Democratic United States Congressman from New Jersey from 1949 to 1989. Rodino rose to prominence as the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, where he was chair of the impeachment hearings that lead to the Professor of Law at Seton Hall University School of Law The Seton Hall University School of Law is part of Seton Hall University, the Catholic University of New Jersey, and is located in downtown Newark. Seton Hall Law School is one of only three Law schools in New Jersey and is the only private law school in the state. . In February of 2006, she was appointed Chair of the State Ethics Commission by Governor Jon Corzine Jon Stevens Corzine (born January 1, 1947) is the Governor of New Jersey. He was sworn into office on January 17, 2006, for a four-year term ending in 2010. He represented New Jersey in the United States Senate from 2001 until 2006, when he stepped down to take his seat as after serving on the gubernatorial transition team's Ethics and Policy Management Task Force. In 2004, she served as Special Ethics Counsel to Governor Codey. In that capacity, she co-authored a comprehensive ethics audit and reform agenda, resulting in significant ethics reform of the Executive Branch of state government. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, has taken a leadership role in promoting the value of ethics in today's business world. The university's Prudential Business Ethics Center supports the teaching of business ethics to students as well as to corporate audiences, and it provides visible leadership that will raise issues and inspire a broader community. Founded in 2002, the center fosters research and teaching on ethics as well as brings together faculty, students, alumni and business professionals for conferences and seminars to explore real-world, contemporary ethical issues. It also hosts the Prudential Lectures at Rutgers, a forum held twice yearly spotlighting leading thinkers on a range of contemporary issues. The lecture will be held on Friday March 31 from 2:00 - 4:00 at Prudential Financial, 751 Broad Street, Newark, NJ in Dryden Hall. The event is open to the public, but requires advance sign-up via e-mail. Please respond to gullette@rbsmail.rutgers.edu |
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