{"55329":{"#nid":"55329","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Institute Underscores Ethics in Business, Research","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETied to the release of the Institute\u2019s Strategic Plan later this spring, Institute administrators have charged both staff and faculty to complete the Board of Regents-mandated annual ethics training prior to the end of the semester.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFaculty and classified staff members can log in and complete a 15-minute training module available on the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/president\/ethics\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EInstitute Ethics\u003C\/a\u003E Web site.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn order to be compliant with both state and federal mandates, Tech and other USG member institutions must demonstrate on an annual basis that their faculty and staff complete ethics training. Last year, Tech was a forerunner in establishing the modules. As mandated by the Board of Regents (BOR), a list of faculty and staff members from the 35 institutions not compliant after the deadline will be forwarded to the USG after the 2010 deadline.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cConducting our business with integrity and the highest of ethical principles, whether in the administrative offices, the lab or in the classroom, is inherent to everything we do at Georgia Tech,\u201d said President G. P. \u0022Bud\u0022 Peterson. \u201cAlthough the Board of Regents and our federal funding sources require this annual compliance, we need assistance from leaders within all levels of the Institute to ensure 100 percent compliance.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn Monday of last week, faculty administration and unit administrators received directives from Provost Gary B. Schuster and Executive Vice President for Administration and Finance Steve Swant, respectively, requesting completion of the training modules prior to the end of the semester. \u201cOur duties at Tech, from the Office of the President and faculty chairs to department supervisors and Institute support staff, must be carried out with the highest sense of integrity,\u201d Swant said in the memo.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe push is on for faculty members to be compliant, since they may leave campus for the summer to conduct research or attend fellowships.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEthics training modules are available at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/president\/ethics\/\u0022\u003Ewww.gatech.edu\/president\/ethics\u003C\/a\u003E. Faculty and staff can log in as they would to register for any training classes. A \u201cblue star\u201d graphic guides users to choose the selections leading to the BOR\/USG ethics training. A link to complete the modules from off-campus computers is available under \u201cLogin Instructions\u201d on the Institute Ethics Web page. Any questions regarding the modules should be directed to \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:training@orgdev.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Etraining@orgdev.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECampus leadership is charged with ensuring all departments complete online ethics training modules prior to semester\u0027s end.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27191","created_gmt":"2010-04-12 08:50:17","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:49","author":"Robert Nesmith","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-04-12T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-04-12T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"45982":{"id":"45982","type":"image","title":"Tech Tower","body":null,"created":"1449174338","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:25:38","changed":"1475894342","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:39:02","alt":"Tech Tower","file":{"fid":"190013","name":"tgx26837.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tgx26837_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tgx26837_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":42265,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tgx26837_0.jpg?itok=rXyXtCSj"}}},"media_ids":["45982"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.orgdev.gatech.edu\/","title":"Organizational Development"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/president\/ethics\/","title":"Institute Ethics"},{"url":"https:\/\/secure.ethicspoint.com\/domain\/en\/report_custom.asp?clientid=7508","title":"Internal Audit"}],"groups":[{"id":"1183","name":"Home"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1497","name":"code of ethics"},{"id":"9145","name":"Institute Ethics"},{"id":"7839","name":"Office of Organizational Development; Georgia Tech Training Services"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOffice of Organizational Development\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-894-1146\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["training@orgdev.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}