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2025 Ethics Awareness Week Events
November 3rd - 7th is Ethics Awareness Week! The purpose of this week is to remind employees of our commitment to an ethical culture and our shared ethical values and expectations. In support of this effort, Middle Georgia State University 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. We will emphasize that, in addition to our ethical values, our Code of Conduct is the foundation of 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.
Activities planned for this week are as follows:
Monday, November 3
- Chancellor’s Event: Leading with integrity in a Complex World
- Speaker: Jimmy Blanchard, Retired Chairman and CEO of Synovus; Vice Chairman, Covey Equity
- 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. Columbus State University, RiverCenter, Legacy Hall
- Livestream Link: https://bit.ly/2025USGEAW
Tuesday, November 4
- Ethics Trivia Online
Wednesday, November 5
- “Ethical Leadership in the Age of AI: Grounding Financial Decisions” by Dr. Everod Davis
- 2 p.m.-3 p.m. in Alderman Hall on the Cochran campus.
- Livestream Link: https://youtube.com/live/ZWv_bTBkLVU
Thursday, November 6
- MGA Panel: Machines and Humans: The Ethics of Caring for Each Other.
- Moderator: Dr. David Biek, Dean of MGA’s School of Education & Behavioral Science
- Panelists: Dr. Christopher Blake, MGA’s President; Dr. Jonathan Jenkins, Associate Professor, Dept of Computer Science; Reema Bhaskar, Chair of the Computer Science Student Club.
- 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. in the Teacher Education Building Room 231. Light Refreshments
- Livestream Link: https://youtube.com/live/nKc4ZXMlRGk
Friday, November 7
- USG Ethics & Compliance Best Practice Panel
- Welcome & Opening Remarks: Wesley Horne, Asst Vice Chancellor, Ethics & Compliance and Chief Ethics Officer USG
- Moderator: Dr. Rose Procter, Director Ethics & Compliance, USG
- Panelists: Dr. Robert Scott, Albany State University President; and Dr. Rachel Smith, Dean of Mike Cotrell College of Business, University of North Georgia
- 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
- Livestream Link: https://ung.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GfnW5Rt3TVW5CRCIlpgcMQ
