Michael J. Ophardt

Associate Professor of Business Ethics

Education:

Ph.D. in Philosophy: Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, 1992
Master of Philosophical Foundations: emphasis in Aesthetics and Interdisciplinary work, Institute for Christian Studies, Toronto, Ontario, 1983
B.A.: Philosophy and English double major; Allegheny College, Meadville, PA, 1980

Experience

1996-Present: MALONE UNIVERSITY  (Canton, Ohio)   full-time      
2007 - 2006:    JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY (Cleveland Heights, OH) Adjunct
1995-1996: MOUNT ALOYSIUS COLLEGE  (Altoona & Cresson, PA) Adjunct
1994 -1995: BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE  (Butler & Cranberry, PA)  Adjunct
1985-1988: WHEELING JESUIT COLLEGE  (Wheeling, WV)   Adjunct
Summer, 1987: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY, BEAVER CAMPUS:  (Beaver Falls, PA) Adjunct
Summer, 1986: WASHINGTON AND JEFFERSON COLLEGE  (Washington, PA)    Adjunct    
1983-1985: DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY  (Pittsburgh, PA)    Adjunct

Recent Scholarly Work

Ophardt, Michael. "Business Back to the Cross - Roads." Presented on October 22, 2004 at the Eleventh Annual International Conference Promoting Business Ethics.  The Conference was held in Chicago, Illinois, October 21-23, 2004, hosted by DePaul University.  The paper was published in the Proceedings.

Teaching Assignments

Core Courses I teach:
BUS 330: Christian Ethics: Applications and Implications for Business
MBA 531: Faith, Ethics, and Business
MMP 407: Faith and Worldviews

Other courses I teach or have taught while at Malone:
Gen 460: Science and Christianity
Introduction to Business
Christianity and Neuroscience: co-taught with William McVaugh, Associate Professor of Biology 
MBA 575: Negotiating for Success
MBA 575: Perspectives on the Soul of Capitalism
MBA 575: The Tao of Enron 
Business Ethics: co- taught with Bert Smith, Associate Professor of Business Administration
Business Ethics: co-taught with Dr. Roy Ramsaroop, Professor of Business Administration, for the MBA Program
Critical and Creative Thinking 
Theories of Knowledge and Reality 
Faith and Personal Ethics 
Tutorials on Philosophy of Religion
Freshman Orientation Course

I am married to Edith, and we have three children. My children are spread out in age, with nine years and seven years between my kids, respectively. Fortunately, one has graduated college. I enjoy walking to work, and am struggling to find time for physical fitness: a life-style habit I have yet to develop. I keep candy in my office to encourage people to come and visit me. I enjoy discussions on all sorts of subjects related to the pursuit of wisdom, my favorites being the taboo subjects of religion and politics.  My favorite author is John Chandler Gardner. My favorite philosopher is Plato. My guide in life, I tell myself, is Jesus.