The Association for Practical and Professional Ethics
Who We Are
The Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE) is a membership organization dedicated to advancing scholarship, education, and practice in practical and professional ethics.
Or, as we like to say, we're an organization for the ethically curious.
As a member, you'll get exclusive opportunities and discounts to attend APPE programs, including our annual conference, and more. As a non-member, you can still stay informed by joining our listserv to receive our monthly newsletter and weekly jobs and events postings.
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Submit Your Conference Proposal
APPE invites individuals from every discipline and profession interested in advancing scholarship, teaching, and a general understanding of applied ethics to submit proposals based on their work to our 35th Annual APPE International Conference on March 5-8, 2026, in St. Louis.
There will be an online-only portion of the conference program on April 10, 2026, to accommodate our members, presenters, and guests who are located across the globe, or who are unable to attend the in-person conference in St. Louis.
This year, we invite proposals for the annual conference that explore the question, What Do We Owe Each Other? In today’s complex world, what are our ethical responsibilities to each other? How do these responsibilities shift in times of crisis and catastrophe, or across our professional or personal lives? How do we stand up for what’s right—when it matters most, and when it seems to matter least?
APPE Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl®
The 2025-2026 Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl season has officially begun! More than 200 teams and 150 schools will participate in 14 regions across the U.S. this fall, and 36 teams will earn a bid to the national competition which will be held in St. Louis, March 7-8, 2026.
Learn more about the regional competitions.
What We Do
Through our signature programs, as well as an annual conference and a variety of programs and events, APPE fosters moral reasoning skill development, works to promote ethical conduct in all sectors of our daily lives, nurtures the next generation of ethical leaders, and seeks to advance civil public discourse on diverse ethical issues.
Mark Your Calendar
Strategic Decision Making & Ethical Leadership
A Conference for Undergraduate Leaders
September 5-7, 2025
Upcoming Events
Organizational Members
Gies College of Business
Prindle
Siemens
