Ethics Awareness

Promoting Accountability & Transparency

The �� (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, which typically runs in November.

Ethics Awareness Week 2025

Date / Time	Activity	Info
Monday, November 3 1 - 2 p.m.	USG Chancellor’s Chat Event in afternoon	Chancellor Perdue will be joined with Mr. Jimmy Blanchard at Columbus State.
Monday, November 3	USG Employee Ethics Training	�� Human Resources launches annual training on ethics. All employees of the university are required to complete this online, 30-minute training during the month of November. More details on accessing Required Training
Tuesday, November 4 2- 3:15 p.m.	Ethical: Everyday Ethics in Academia	Dr. Bryan Dawsone, Associate Department Head and Professor of Psychological Science, will host a multi-department faculty panel discussing the role of ethics virtually within their respective fields.
Wednesday, November 5 Noon - 1 p.m.	�� Ethicslive Trivia	Planned prizes for winners include: A one-year reserved parking space on their home campus GTA tickets and Nighthawk gear Item from the 1873 Shop Tickets for the Blue Ridge Scenic Railway Tickets for Magical Nights of Lights at Lake Lanier Islands. Dinner at Cotto Modern Italian in Gainesville. Tickets to Classic City Clydesdales. Four tickets to the Athletic Event of your choice, including access to the prestigious Champion’s Club. Tickets to The Collection at Forsyth AMC Theatres. Dinner at Tam’s Backstage Restaurant in Cumming. The event will also feature an ESPN-style commentary, with President Shannon and Glen Harris, Senior Dean of Students, providing live insights.
Friday, November 7 10 - 11 a.m.	USG Ethics & Compliance Best Practices Virtual Panel on "The Compliance Catalyst: Leadership that Shapes Culture".	A virtual panel discussion will feature Dr. Robert Scott, President of Albany State University; Dr. Rachel Clapp-Smith, Dean of ��’s Mike Cottrell College of Business; and Wesley Horne, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Ethics and Compliance and Chief Ethics Officer for the USG.
Saturday, November 8 7 a.m. - 10 p.m.	�� Mid-Atlantic Regional Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl	20 universities will compete using the Regional Ethics Bowl cases through the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE), with top teams earning a place at the National Ethics Bowl competition. Come to the Gainesville campus and join us in discussing some of our national ethical dilemmas and working alongside regional students. Interested in being part of the fun?

Date / Time

Activity

Info

Monday, November 3

1 - 2 p.m.

USG Chancellor’s Chat Event in afternoon

Chancellor Perdue will be joined with Mr. Jimmy Blanchard at Columbus State.

Monday, November 3

USG Employee Ethics Training

�� Human Resources launches annual training on ethics. All employees of the university are required to complete this online, 30-minute training during the month of November.

More details on accessing Required Training

Tuesday, November 4

2- 3:15 p.m.

Ethical: Everyday Ethics in Academia

Dr. Bryan Dawsone, Associate Department Head and Professor of Psychological Science, will host a multi-department faculty panel discussing the role of ethics
virtually within their respective fields.

Wednesday, November 5

Noon - 1 p.m.

�� Ethicslive Trivia

Planned prizes for winners include:

A one-year reserved parking space on their home campus
GTA tickets and Nighthawk gear
Item from the 1873 Shop
Tickets for the Blue Ridge Scenic Railway
Tickets for Magical Nights of Lights at Lake Lanier Islands.
Dinner at Cotto Modern Italian in Gainesville.
Tickets to Classic City Clydesdales.
Four tickets to the Athletic Event of your choice, including access to the prestigious Champion’s Club.
Tickets to The Collection at Forsyth AMC Theatres.
Dinner at Tam’s Backstage Restaurant in Cumming.

The event will also feature an ESPN-style commentary, with President Shannon and Glen Harris, Senior Dean of Students, providing live insights.

Friday, November 7

10 - 11 a.m.

USG Ethics & Compliance Best Practices Virtual Panel on "The Compliance Catalyst: Leadership that Shapes Culture".

A virtual panel discussion will feature Dr. Robert Scott, President of Albany State University; Dr. Rachel Clapp-Smith, Dean of ��’s Mike Cottrell College of Business; and Wesley Horne, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Ethics and Compliance and Chief Ethics Officer for the USG.

Saturday, November 8

7 a.m. - 10 p.m.

�� Mid-Atlantic Regional Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl

20 universities will compete using the Regional Ethics Bowl cases through the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE), with top teams earning a place at the National Ethics Bowl competition.

Come to the Gainesville campus and join us in discussing some of our national ethical dilemmas and working alongside regional students.

Interested in being part of the fun?

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