Simon Students Adopt Credo

MBA students at the University of Rochester's Simon Graduate School of Business have adopted an ethical creed formulated by a team of 2006 graduates.

The credo, inspired by the pledge that Johnson & Johnson has long asked its employees to adhere to, is as follows:

The Simon Graduate School of Business represents the center of my deeds. It is my responsibility to uphold its good name among my colleagues and the world at large.

Integrity is my watchword. I will endeavor to fulfill my promises, to say what I mean, and to mean what I say.

I recognize that I am an important member of the Simon community.

I will take responsibility for my actions and omissions at all times.

I will conduct myself with nobility in private and in public at all times.

Printed copies of the credo were included in the orientation packets for this year's incoming students. A panel of last year's students also gave a presentation on the development of the credo to the new first-year students.

Source: "Simon Students Script a New Credo," by Matthew Daneman, the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, September 26, 2006