Business Ethics and Society Fellows
The BESP Fellows Colloquium is a one-and-a-half credit undergraduate course sponsored by Mendoza’s Business Ethics and Society Program (BESP). The course is open only to 2026–’27 BESP Fellows, who will meet weekly to discuss readings, engage with invited speakers, and form a community of Notre Dame business students interested in exploring the nature of honorable business and their personal commitments to creating value both for themselves and for others.
"The colloquium has been a great opportunity for me to connect with a small group of really dedicated, intelligent students and faculty to discuss the nature of honorable business. Being in the colloquium has helped challenge and change my view of what a business professional should be and the program is really true to the Mendoza College of Business's goal to "Grow the Good in Business."
Tommy Tight '26
Recent Colloquium Speakers
Spring 2026
Fr. Cristian Mendoza | Associate Professor, Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome
Robert Audi | John A. O'Brien Professor of Philosophy
Max Kothbauer | Former Vice President of the Austrian National Bank
Sadie Blanchard | Professor of Law, University of Notre Dame Law School
David Schmidtz | Presidential Chair of Moral Science, West Virginia University
Daniel Philpott | Professor of Political Science, University of Notre Dame
Tom Stapleford | Associate Professor of the Program of Liberal Studies, University of Notre Dame
Paul Scherz | Our Lady of Guadalupe College Professor, University of Notre Dame
Clemens Sedmak | Professor of Social Ethics; Director, Nanovic Institute for European Studies
Fall 2025
Luke Reilander | Assistant United States Attorney and Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Notre Dame Law School
Tim Weninger | Frank M. Freimann Collegiate Professor of Engineering
Fred Nwanganga | Associate Teaching Professor of IT, Analytics and Operations, University of Notre Dame
Jeffrey Burks | Thomas and Therese Grojean Family Associate Professor of Accountancy, University of Notre Dame
Mark Hoipkemier | Assistant Research Professor, University of Notre Dame
Sandra Vera-Muñoz | Associate Professor of Accountancy, University of Notre Dame
Spring 2025
Martijn Cremers | Martin J. Gillen Dean & Bernard J. Hank Professor of Finance
Daniel Philpott | Professor of Political Science, University of Notre Dame
James Otteson | John T. Ryan Jr. Professor of Business Ethics; Faculty Director of the Business Honors Program
Nicholas Berente | Professor & Senior Associate Dean for Academic Programs, IT Analytics & Operations
Luke Reilander | Assistant United States Attorney and Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Notre Dame Law School
Clemens Sedmak | Professor of Social Ethics; Director, Nanovic Institute for European Studies
Fall 2024
Meghan Sullivan | Wilsey Family College Professor of Philosophy & Director, Notre Dame Ethics Initiative
Frederick Nwanganga | Associate Teaching Professor; IT, Analytics, and Operations
Tim Weninger | Frank M. Freimann Collegiate Professor of Engineering
John Sikorski | Assistant Teaching Professor, Business Ethics and Society
Melissa Moschella | Professor of the Practice, Philosophy
David Cloutier | Professor of Theology; Concurrent Professor, Business Ethics & Society Program