Yesterday’s Ethics Question of the Day Answer

Thank you for participating in yesterday’s ethics question as we focus this week on CELEBRATING Our ETHICAL CULTURE.  Listed below is the answer to yesterday’s ethics question. Yesterday’s question concerned the USG’s Conflicts of Interest, Conflict of Commitment and Outside Activities policy. Q:      Which of the following statements are true regarding USG employees seeking to […]

Biweekly Payroll Reminder

Good Morning, Timesheet Approval for All Biweekly Employees  Biweekly Employees: Please enter all time worked and all Absence Request for the November 01 – November 14, 2020 pay period by 4:00pm, Thursday, November 12th.  Employees no longer need to approve their own timesheet, however, employees will not be paid for any time or absences that […]

Day Three: Ethics Awareness Week (EAW)

Today’s planned EAW events include the following: Human Trafficking Awareness Training – Presented By: Director DeAndre Marshall, International Human Trafficking Institute (See attached EAW Events Flyer to register for either the 10:00 am or 2:00 pm session) GHC Inform: Ethics Question of the Day Our ethical word of the day is Integrity.  Ethical decision-making is engrained […]

Ethics Question of the Day

Good morning! Thank you all for your participation in the Ethics Awareness presentation yesterday! Only 2 ethics questions remain as we CELEBRATE Our ETHICAL CULTURE. Today’s question concerns the USG’s Conflicts of Interest, Conflict of Commitment and Outside Activities policy. Q:      Which of the following statements are true regarding USG employees seeking to engage in […]

Yesterday’s Ethics Question of the Day

Thank you for participating in the ethics questions challenge as we CELEBRATE Our ETHICAL CULTURE. Yesterday’s answer is shown below. Participate each day this week to test your ethics policy awareness. Yesterday’s question was about allowable gifts from USG vendors. Q:          Which of the following statements is NOT true.  Board policy generally prohibits employees from […]

OneUSG Connect Will Be Unavailable November 21-22, 2020

Good Morning, OneUSG Connect will be unavailable to all University System of Georgia employees from 11:15 p.m., Saturday, November 21, until 7 a.m., Sunday, November 22, 2020. During this time, Employee Self Service and Manager Self Service will not be available. Timeclocks and Benefits will be available. If you have any questions, please email payroll@highlands.edu. Thank […]

Ethics Question of the Day

Good morning! Happy Ethics Awareness Week! We got the week off to a great start yesterday as we CELEBRATE Our ETHICAL CULTURE. Today’s question is about allowable gifts from USG vendors. Q:       Which of the following statements is NOT true.  Board policy generally prohibits employees from accepting “gifts” from vendors or lobbyists. Board policy excludes […]

Day Two: Ethics Awareness Week (EAW)

Today’s planned EAW events include the following:

A Moral Dilemma Presentation & Student Discussions (Time: 10:00 am – 11:00 am)

Presented By: Dr. Greg Smith & Dr. Alan Nichols

Zoom Link: https://highlands.zoom.us/j/99384763385

Dial In Number: 312.626.6799

Meeting ID: 993 8476 3385/Passcode: 297743\

USG Presentation: “Bridging the Ethical Gap”

Keynote Speaker Mr. Rodney Bullard, Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility for Chick-fil-A, Inc. and Executive Director of the Chick-fil-A Foundation

Link: https://youtu.be/sLT4ZUb66Bc (13:39)

Review and answer the “Ethics Question of the Day”

Our ethical word of the day is Prevention.  Through consistent messaging GHC reinforces the expectation for all employees to “do the right thing.” At GHC, effective internal controls have been implemented and are followed to promote efficient operations and prevent the misuse of resources.

This abstract drawing was provided by Lillian Chesnut, a student of GHC, majoring in computer science.

Yesterday’s Ethics Question of the Day Answer

Thank you for helping us kick off Ethics Awareness Week and CELEBRATING Our ETHICAL CULTURE. Listed below is the answer to yesterday’s ethics question. Yesterday’s question was about the responsibilities we all have to maintain an ethical culture. Q:       Which of the following statements are true? USG employees have an affirmative duty to report wrongdoing […]

Ethics Question of the Day

It is Ethics Awareness Week across the University System of Georgia! Our objective for this week is to celebrate and promote our commitment to the highest ethical and professional standards of conduct and our shared Core Values of Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. Our theme for this week is CELEBRATING Our ETHICAL CULTURE. Test Your […]