Ethics Awareness
Promoting Accountability & Transparency
The University System of Georgia (USG) has a commitment to ethical culture and our system-wide shared values of integrity, excellence, accountability, and respect serving as the foundation for our daily work.
Annually, the USG highlights its ethical culture through a weeklong Ethics Awareness Week (EAW) campaign, this year scheduled for November 4–10, 2024.
Schedule of Activities
Employees who participate in three or more EAW events will receive an Ethics Engaged pin!
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Monday, November 4 10 - 11 a.m. |
USG Chancellor's Event |
Chancellor Perdue welcomes Presiding Justice Nels S.D. Peterson of the Georgia Supreme Court to share his thoughts and experiences around Ethics in Higher Education: Beyond Compliance |
| Monday, November 4 |
91ÁÔÆæ Ethics Training |
91ÁÔÆæ Human Resources launches annual training on ethics. All employees of the university are required to complete this online, 30-minute training. More details on accessing the ethics training. |
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Wednesday, November 6 12:15 - 12:45 |
91ÁÔÆæ Ethicslive Virtual Trivia |
91ÁÔÆæ will host an EthicsLIVE Trivia event. This is a fun way to engage in ethics education and the top five winners will pick from five gift baskets, one representing each of our five campuses. Grand Prize: First place will also be awarded a designated parking spot for a whole year near their building!
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Friday, November 8 10 - 11 a.m. |
USG Ethics & Compliance Best Practices Virtual Panel |
USG will host an Ethics & Compliance Best Practices Virtual Panel discussion around “Integrity Intelligence in Times of Change.” We hope you will plan to attend.
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Saturday, November 9 7 a.m. - 10 p.m. |
20 Universities/Schools will compete around the 15 regional ethics bowl cases through the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE), earning a seat at the National competition in Virginia in February 2025. Come to the Gainesville campus and join us in discussing some of our national ethical dilemmas and working alongside regional students.
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