NASBA Center For Public Trust 
Ethics Matters
Q4 2024
2024 was a pivotal year for the The NASBA Student Center for the Public Trust (StudentCPT)! Take a look at the developments and achievements of the StudentCPT from 2024.
The StudentCPT is now classified into three Tiers: Pioneer, Champion and Ambassador. The goal is for all StudentCPT affiliates to eventually reach the Ambassador Tier. Tier expectations for each partnership can be found here.
Fall Semester
The CPT provides a sample calendar that should be used as a planning tool to assist schools in having an effective year. Modification of the calendar to align with each school’s calendar is recommended.
Meet with National Office Representative
The CPT National Office provides Student Programs Manager, Jasmine Gaetano, to assist with answering questions, discussing ideas and providing support for student planning, activities and growth. Gaetano can be reached by email at [email protected].
Speaker Series and CPT Connect
StudentCPT objectives include providing programs that help students develop ethical business practices and engage in ethical leadership and host meaningful meetings and activities to help students better understand the business and professional world. Students will also learn to be a resource for campus and community projects in the way of ethical business practices and ethical leadership, establish contacts with professionals, business executives and managers, and promote local awareness of the StudentCPT chapter, its activities and members. CPT staff members are available to travel or speak via Zoom at student events and meetings as well as find speakers for various topics.
Forms & Reports
StudentCPT chapters are expected to communicate and conduct multiple activities throughout the year. These activities should be designed to support and promote the principles of ethical leadership. To keep a record of all officers and activities, forms and reports must be submitted to the appropriate link below.
StudentCPT Chapter Performance Tracker/ Activity Report
StudentCPT Spring End of Semester Report
Submit Ethics in Action Video
The CPT is focused on helping individuals identify and respond to ethical dilemmas in their careers. To support this goal, the CPT challenges students to create videos that demonstrate the types of challenging ethical dilemmas people could face in their careers.
Videos can end with a thought-provoking question that challenges viewers to think about the best solution –OR– videos can showcase the most appropriate solution to an ethical dilemma.
The 2025 Ethics in Action Video Competition is open from September 16, 2024 – March 29, 2025. Videos should be uploaded to YouTube with a link pasted into the official online entry form.
Nominate & Present Campus BADA
The StudentCPT provides an interactive environment where ethical business behaviors and ideas can flourish on college campuses.
Each school year, the StudentCPT honors one student and one faculty member on each chapter’s campus who positively impacts the school by displaying strong, ethical leadership.
A Campus Being a Difference Award recipient does not simply aspire to make a difference – they are Being a Difference on their campus and in other endeavors by embodying the very best in ethical behavior, integrity and leadership.
Campus Being a Difference Award Program
Submit Leaders for SLC
Each summer, leaders from across the country come together for the StudentCPT Leadership Conference (SLC). Chapter leaders are invited to hear from nationally recognized speakers focusing on topics like accountability, strengths-based leadership, emotional intelligence and more! Through keynote presentations, group projects and roundtable discussions, students develop critical leadership skills that allow them to be better leaders on campus and in the workplace.
Partial and full conference scholarships are available to StudentCPT chapter members. This conference is made possible because of our generous donors and sponsors. If interested in attending next year’s conference, please contact a StudentCPT chapter advisor or email [email protected].
About the Leadership Conference
Ethical Leadership Certification Program (ELCP)
Each chapter should elect officers once per year. Although new chapters may elect officers during the fall semester, existing chapters are encouraged to conduct elections during the spring semester. Chapters should also allow at least one month of transition time after the election, so current officers can help teach incoming officers more about their roles and responsibilities.
Thank you for another great year! We look forward to making a difference across campuses in 2025.
– Jasmine Gaetano, Student Programs Manager