It is Ethics Awareness Week across the University System of Georgia!
Our objective for this week is to reinforce our commitment to the highest ethical and professional standards of conduct and our shared Core Values of Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect.
Test Your Ethical Awareness
As part of this awareness initiative, we will have a daily ethics question. The questions will be related to our efforts to bring awareness to the importance of an Ethical Culture and compliance with USG policies and procedures. The first person to send in the correct answer will win a prize. There is a one prize per person. You are welcome to answer as many questions as you like. If the first correct answer is received from a person who has previously won a prize, the prize will go to the next person who submits a correct answer.
Monday
Today’s question is about the responsibilities we all have to maintain an ethical culture.
Q: Which of the following statements is NOT true?
- USG employees have an affirmative duty to report wrongdoing and unethical practices in a timely manner.
- USG policy prohibits retaliation against those who report wrongdoing or assist with authorized investigations.
- It is the policy of the USG to refer all criminal acts to law enforcement for investigation.
- Employees may only report wrongdoing to their immediate supervisors and may not utilize other reporting avenues to include the HR, Legal and Audit Departments or the Ethics & Compliance Reporting Hotline.
Email your answer to jnorwood@highlands.edu. See if you can answer all questions this week correctly. The correct answer will be posted in the GHC Inform tomorrow with the next question.