ASU to participate in annual USG Ethics Awareness Week
ALBANY, Ga. – The University System of Georgia (USG) is committed to the highest ethical and professional standards of conduct in pursuit of its mission to create knowledge. Accomplishing this mission demands integrity, good judgment and dedication to public service from all members of the USG community. Annually, the USG highlights this commitment through an Ethics Awareness Week which is scheduled this year for November 3–9, 2025. The purpose of this week is to remind employees of our commitment to an ethical culture and our shared ethical values and expectations.
Ethics Awareness Week is part of a comprehensive Ethics and Compliance Program. This Program includes a system-level Ethics Policy and Code of Conduct, on-board ethics training, periodic ethics refresher training, compliance audits, special reviews and an Ethics and Compliance Reporting Hotline.
In support of this effort, Albany State University (ASU) 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:
Daily USG Policy Related Trivia Questions
Daily Videos of Campus Leaders on USG Core Values (Accountability, Excellence, Respect, Integrity)
Faculty, Staff, and Students “Man on the Street” Video Interviews
USG Core Values and Ethics on Channel 19
Faculty/Staff Shining RAM Champion of Ethics Award Presentation
ASU Schedule of Events
Tuesday, Nov. 4 | 11 AM
Event Center (Old Bookstore), West Campus
Guest Speaker: Chief Judge Ingrid P. Driskell
Ingrid P. Driskell graduated summa cum laude from Albany State College in 1990 with a B.A. in Political Science and earned her Juris Doctor from Emory University School of Law in 1993. She began her career as an Assistant Public Defender in Fulton County (Atlanta) before returning to Albany in 1998 to open her own practice handling civil and criminal cases in state and federal court.
Throughout her career, Judge Driskell has served in numerous public roles, including Solicitor for Albany Municipal Court, Solicitor for Lee County Probate Court, and Public Defender for Albany Municipal Court. She also served as a Special Assistant Attorney General representing the Dougherty County Division of Family and Children Services. In 2019, she was appointed Associate Judge of Dougherty County Juvenile Court, serving until January 2025, when she became Chief Judge of Albany Municipal Court.
Currently in private practice, Judge Driskell focuses on criminal defense and family law in Southwest Georgia and serves as Interim Director of the Dougherty County Law Library/Southwest Georgia Legal Self-Help Center.
USG Schedule of Events
Monday, November 3 | 1 to 2 PM
Chancellor’s Panel: Leading with Integrity in a Complex World
*Faculty and Staff Only
Friday, November 7 | 10 to 11 AM | Virtual
Ethics Best Practices Panel
The Compliance Catalyst: Leadership that Shapes Culture
*Faculty and Staff Only
For more information regarding the SPIRIT of USG activities, visit the ASU website.
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