Do young professionals know unethical business practices when they see them?
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — From an idyllic boyhood on a Grundy Center farm, to life on the run, to a federal penitentiary sentence, Patrick Kuhse has learned a thing or two about business ethics. At 5 p.m., Monday, Sept. 12, the University of Northern Iowa Wilson Series in Business Ethics will host a seminar featuring Kuhse. His lecture, “Straight From the Heart: An Iowa Ex-Con Talks Business Ethics,” will take place in the Curris Business Building, Room 109. Kuhse, an Iowa native and former financial planner and stockbroker in California, became involved in major illegal activities, and eventually lived as a fugitive in the jungles of Costa Rica before being incarcerated. He now travels throughout the United States speaking to students and business professionals about his story and the dilemmas that can too easily trap the unsuspecting young professional. His presentation emphasizes how to recognize the warning signs before it’s too late. “Each of us is faced with moral and ethical dilemmas
