The team beat 13 schools to bring home first place
November 21, 2022 – Ephraim, UT – The Snow College Ethics Bowl team recently traveled to Colorado Springs, Colorado to compete in the Rocky Mountain Regional Ethics Bowl. The event, which took place on the campus of the University of Colorado, hosted 14 teams from 11 different colleges and universities. Despite being the only two-year college in attendance, Snow’s team prevailed.
The ethics bowl competition consists of four rounds. The winner of each round is determined by a panel of three judges. After the four rounds are concluded, the team with the best overall record is declared the winner. If two teams have the same record, the winner is determined by point differential. Snow College finished with a 4-0 record and a +36-point differential, putting them eight points ahead of second-place winner University of Colorado, Colorado Springs.
In winning the Rocky Mountain Regional Ethics Bowl, the team earned a bid to the National Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl, which will be held on March 4-5 in Portland, Oregon where the top 36 teams from North America will compete.
Dr. Gregory Wright, professor of English and Philosophy at Snow College and one of the team coaches expressed his pride at the team’s performance. He said, “Despite having five students who had never participated in ethics bowl, our team demonstrated great poise as they presented nuanced arguments on some of today’s most pressing ethical dilemmas. Their win was stunning!”
Snow College is no stranger to ethics bowl excellence. The team has competed in ethics bowl competitions since 2013, winning the Two-year College National Championship in 2016 and the combined Wasatch/Rocky Mountain Regional in 2020.
For more information about the Snow College Ethics Bowl team, or to learn how you can join, please contact Dr. Wright at ude.wons@thgirw.yrogerg.
Snow College, founded in 1888 by Utah pioneers, is a two-year college with campuses located in Ephraim and Richfield, Utah. The college also has a learning center in Nephi, Utah, and offers a wide-range of online courses. Serving more than 5,000 students, the college has been nationally recognized for its student success rates, affordable cost-for-value, involvement opportunities, and exceptional teaching. Learn more about all Snow College has to offer online at snow.edu.
