USG Highlights Ethical Culture Through Ethics Awareness Week

The University System of Georgia (USG) is committed to the highest ethical and professional standards of conduct in pursuit of its mission to create knowledge. Accomplishing this mission demands integrity, good judgment and dedication to public service from all members of the USG community. Annually, the USG highlights this commitment through an Ethics Awareness Week which is scheduled this year for November 4–8, 2024. The purpose of this week is to remind employees of our commitment to an ethical culture and our shared ethical values and expectations. 

Ethics Awareness Week is part of a comprehensive Ethics and Compliance Program. This Program includes a system-level Ethics Policy and Code of Conduct, on-board ethics training, periodic ethics refresher training, compliance audits, special reviews and an Ethics and Compliance Reporting Hotline.

In support of this effort, Gordon State College will be hosting activities to build upon our ethical culture by promoting activities related to our system-wide shared core values of integrity, excellence, accountability and respect. GSC’s commitment to excellence, student success, innovation, and belonging guides us in creating a supportive, high-standard environment that enriches learning and prepares students for impactful careers. We will emphasize that, along with our ethical values, our Code of Conduct is foundational to the USG’s priorities of degree attainment, affordability, and efficiency.

Activities during this week will bring awareness to ethics, reinforce the principles of recognizing the hard work of employees, and promote our shared values. Our theme for this week is the “SPIRIT of USG.”  Activities planned will emphasize:

Stewardship. Prevention. Integrity. Responsibility. Inspiration. Trust.

View Dr. Green's Ethics Awareness Week Message

Activities planned for this week are as follows:

Monday, November 4

  • USG Chancellor's Event Watch Party - Ethics in Higher Education: Beyond Compliance (1st Floor of the Library) - 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. 
  • Ethics Policy of the Day 
  • Daily Trivia 

Tuesday, November 5

  • Spin To Win - (2nd Floor of Lambdin) - 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. 
  • Ethics Policy of the Day
  • Daily Trivia

Wednesday, November 6

  • Student Poster Making Contest (Amphitheater area)
  • Ethics Policy of the Day
  • Daily Trivia

Thursday, November 7 

  • Ethics Scavenger Hunt 
  • Ethics Policy of the Day
  • Daily Trivia

Friday, November 8

  • USG presents Ethics & Compliance Best Practices Panel Discussion - "Integrity Intelligence" in Times of Change - 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. [Link to REGISTER NOW]
  • Ethics Policy of the Day
  • Daily Trivia