Message from the Director

Welcome to the web site for the Ukleja Center for Ethical Leadership.  Our mission is equipping people with the transformational power of ethical leadership.  Our emphasis is on application and practice.  As you review our web pages, you’ll learn about our vision, values, and endeavors.  You will find that we offer programs that support the ethical development of our students, enhance scholarship along ethical dimensions for our faculty, and promote the weaving of ethical practices into the fabric of the communities in which our many constituents live, work, and interact.

As a University center of excellence, the Ukleja Center conducts research, performs community service, and provides instruction and special training to make a significant contribution to the CSULB mission by focusing on a specific area of an interdisciplinary nature – developing ethics in leadership and practice.  We operate within a well-defined organizational and governance structure and offer programs that benefit students, engage faculty, and bring leaders to campus, who share experiences and insights gained from facing ethical challenges in their professional lives.  We draw students and faculty from disciplines across the university, and we connect people both inside and outside the campus.

Our logo resembles three Greek columns.  The columns represent three dimensions that form the foundation for our work: Education that promotes ethical behavior, University Research that enhances scholarship on ethical leadership, and Community Outreach that emphasizes the practice of ethical leadership.  We’ve organized our web site along the dimensions of these three pillars.  We invite you to explore our site to learn more about who we are, what we do, and how you can participate.  Happy reading!

Michael E. Solt
Director, Ukleja Center for Ethical Leadership
Dean, College of Business Administration