Center for Legal Studies & Business Ethics
Ethical business leadership
and serving the community
The Center for Legal Studies & Business Ethics endeavors to promote and enhance business
and professional ethics and regulatory compliance through applied and theoretical
research that explores the intersections between law and business.
We envision a world where business may achieve competitive advantage through legal,
ethical, and regulatory compliance.
Puterbaugh series
Leaders share with students
Hosted annually by the Center for Legal Studies & Business Ethics, the Puterbaugh
Ethics Lecture series brings to the Stillwater campus speakers like Oklahoma Attorney
General Gentner Drummond. The series provides students with the opportunity to meet
with leaders who share their stories about ethical challenges they face in their field
and in society.
Conversation series
Join the discussion
Each year, the CLSBE invites to campus leaders in law and industry to engage in a
conversation with our students about what ethical leadership means to them. This interactive
event brings together people like Shella Bowlin (Cherokee Nation Businesses), Robyn
Elliot (Chickasaw Nation) and Teresa Jackson (Choctaw Nation Tribal Services) to join
the conversation with leaders at Spears. The series provides opportunities for students
to drive the conversation while leaders share their wisdom and experience.
Get involved
Student Center for the Public Trust
With over 40 chapters on college campuses nationwide, Student CPT provides an interactive
environment where ethical business behaviors and ideas can flourish, while creating
opportunities for students to network with the business community and develop professional
leadership skills.
