horrible crimes‚ molesting and sexually assaulting numerous young boys who were looking to him to help them out of already bad situations at home via his charity‚ Second Mile. These were at risk youth. The head coach of Penn State’s football team‚ Joe Paterno‚ had been alerted to the crimes possibly being committed by his defensive coordinator but he had failed to act or contact law enforcement. The president of the university also was accused of knowing but taking no action. (1) In the eyes of the
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Organizational Behavior in the Case of the Penn State Sex Abuse Scandal OL-500 Human Behavior in Organization Southern New Hampshire University Dr. Doug Hood May15‚ 2014 In 2012‚ “former Penn State defensive coordinator Gerald “Jerry" Sandusky was found guilty of sexual abuse. He was accused of sexually abusing 10 boys over a 15-year period in a scandal that has rocked the university ’s community” (Chappell‚ 2012‚ para. 1). When the story of Jerry Sandusky broke to the press‚ the University
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his father about the incident then informed his superior‚ Joe Paterno‚ about what he witnessed in the locker room. The impact of McQueary affect more than just the rightfully accused but it also affected McQueary and Joe Paterno. Sandusky was fired and charged with the crime that he allegedly commited. Even though McQueary and Paterno did the right thing with informing their superiors on what was going on‚ they were both also fired. Paterno was fired because of his actions after he received the troubling
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sanctions and corrective measures as suggested in the Freeh Report. The sanctions consisted of a $60‚000‚000 fine‚ a four-year postseason ban‚ four-year reduction of scholarships‚ five years of probation and the vacation of all wins attributed to Joe Paterno since 1998 (Katz‚ Andy and Mark Schlabach‚ ESPN.com). Along with the sanctions the NCAA required Penn State to adopt all of the recommendations presented in the Freeh Report‚ create a disclosure program and many other corrective measures to ensure
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Fletcher Coffman 9/18/12 PHED 243 Paper #1 On November 11‚ 2011‚ Penn St. head football coach Joe Paterno was fired after 46 seasons with the Nittany Lions. He was fired because according to the Penn St. trustees‚ “he didn’t meet a moral obligation to do more to alert authorities about a child sex abuse allegation against a retired assistant coach” (Armas‚ 2012). Many believe that do to his lack of action‚ he should be held equally responsible for the many sexually offensive crimes committed
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Excellence is not an accomplishment. It is a spirit‚ a never-ending process. Lawrence M. Miller In order to develop excellence as a leader we must be willing to acknowledge that developing it is not an accomplishment - it’s a never-ending process. It’s a process full of many awesome moments and many lonely days. It’s fun and exciting one day and then the next day we wonder why we ever wanted to lead in the first place. Many of us secretly fantasize about being a greeter at Walmart. Being
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During his interviews with the New York Times and Bob Costas‚ Jerry Sandusky appeared to be lying. He frequently rambled and avoided fully answering some of the questions asked in the interviews. In the New York Times interview‚ Sandusky repeatedly avoided eye contact with the interviewer. He also lied about the strange answer he gave Bob Costas after being asked whether he was “sexually attracted to underage boys” (“Jerry Sandusky‚” 2011). In the New York Times interview‚ Sandusky claims he didn’t
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Biography Pedro Alejandro Paterno was born on the 27th of February in the year 1858. He was the 13th child from the rich and well-known family of Don Maximo Paterno and Doña Carmen de Vera Ignacio. He finished a degree of Bachiller en Artes at Ateneo de Manila and graduated with honors. He continued studying at Unibersidad de Salamanca with a degree in Theology and Philosophy. Then he transferred to Unibersidad Central in Madrid where he graduated with a Master’s Degree in Law in the year 1880
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Libor Scandal What is Libor and why does it matter? Libor stands for London Interbank Offered Rate. “It is considered to be an average interest rate which is estimated by some leading banks in London that they would be charged if borrowing from other banks.” Libor rate is considered to be the primary benchmark for short term interest rates around the world. It is the average cost of borrowing and is estimated on a daily basis by a group of banks as mentioned above. Libor rate gained momentum around
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will discuss the situation that occurred and the impact that the social media had on this once great school. Jerry Sandusky is a retired American football coach. He was the assistant coach at Pennsylvania State University under the legendary Joe Paterno for 30 years. He was the defensive coordinator for the football team. He is also the founder of The Second Mile. The Second Mile is a non-profit organization that serves underprivileged youth. This is where Jerry Sandusky had met many of his victims
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