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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 each year in November. The purpose of this week is to remind employees of our commitment to an ethical culture and our shared ethical values and expectations. 

The Chancellor has emphasized the importance of an ethical culture and how it is critical to the success of not only our institutions, but our employees, students, communities and ultimately how Georgia is educated.

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, East Georgia 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. 

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.

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2024 Ethics Awareness Week Activities

    • All Week
        • Compliance Training Modules - All faculty, staff and student workers are required to complete select training modules by November 30, 2024.       
        • Daily Faculty/Staff Email Trivia Quiz Competition - Ethics Trivia Questions will be distributed daily via e-mail. The first faculty/staff member to reply with a correct response each day will win a prize! Every employee who answered the questions will be entered in a drawing held at the end of the week, so, even if you weren't first to answer, you still have a chance to win a prize!
    • Monday, November 4
        • 10 a.m. - USG Chancellor's Event: Ethics in Higher Education: Beyond Compliance will be livestreamed - Check your CatMail for details on how to join.
    • Friday, November 10
        • 10 a.m. - USG Ethics & Compliance Best Practices Panel: Integrity Intelligence in Times of Change will be livestreamed - Check your CatMail for details on how to join.
    • EGSC-Augusta students may participate in Augusta University's activities: https://www.augusta.edu/values-week/
    • ​EGSC-Statesboro students may participate in Georgia Southern University's activities: https://www.georgiasouthern.edu/ethicsawareness/ 
    • Publicity is shared via a press release, emails, and social media.

EGSC Ethics Awareness Week Committee

    • Courtney Patterson, Legal Counsel/Chief of Staff, Chair
    • Amber Purcell, Coordinator of Student Life
    • Dr. David Chevalier, AVP for Academic Affairs
    • Meghan Crews, Library Director
    • Cynthia Reese, Director of Student Conduct/Title IX Coordinator
    • Courtney Joiner, EGSC-Statesboro Representative
    • Nick Kelch, EGSC-Augusta Director
    • Katelyn Moore, IT and Creative Services Specialist
    • Harley Smith, Vice President for Institutional Advancement
    • Danielle Calloway, Director of Human Resources

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