EAW Kickoff Video
Welcome to the University System of Georgia’s (USG) Ethics Awareness Week.
As you may know, the purpose of this week is to remind employees of the
importance of an ethical culture and of our year-round commitment
to compliance with USG policies, as well as state and federal laws.
Central to this awareness campaign are our shared core values of Integrity,
Excellence, Accountability and Respect.
While we set aside a specific week for this awareness campaign, it is our expectation that USG
employees will incorporate our core values and code of conduct
into daily decision-making year-round.
As part of this awareness campaign,
each USG institution and the System Office will be taking part in activities
to bring awareness to the importance of an ethical culture.
There will also be opportunities for you to engage in system-wide Ethics Awareness Week activities.
These activities include a system-wide Chancellor’s event which will be
held on Monday, Nov. 3rd, where at p.m. Chancellor Sonny Perdue will
welcome Mr. Jimmy Blanchard, retired Chairman and CEO of Synovus; Vice
Chairman, Covey Equity, to share with us his insights around Leading
with Integrity in a Complex World.
We hope you can join us for this event, it will be held at Columbus State University’s RiverCenter in Legacy Hall
and streamed live through Teams to all USG institutions and other USO locations.
There will also be a panel discussion around Ethics and
Compliance best practices titled The Compliance Catalyst: Leadership that
Shapes Culture. That panel will be conducted virtually Friday,
November 7th, – a.m. Continuing education credits will be available for this training.
Being good stewards of the resources entrusted to the USG
is a non-negotiable requirement of maintaining the public’s trust. To fulfill this requirement,
we must incorporate ethical decision-making in all that we do.
Thanks to each of you for all that you do to support an ethical culture and for your work
in accomplishing the mission of the USG.