Ethical Excellence: 沙巴官网 Alumnus Discusses Importance of Ethical ValuesShare this page
The University of West Georgia is an institution that holds values of integrity, excellence, accountability and respect in the highest regard. These values guide 沙巴官网 in its endeavors to support students and faculty alike in an ethical manner. It is in that spirit that 沙巴官网, along with all institutions in the University System of Georgia, will celebrate Ethics Awareness Week from Nov. 6-12.
On Friday, Nov. 3, a faculty ethics bowl will precede the main events, which include a prize cab traversing the 沙巴官网 campus on Monday, Nov. 6, and Wednesday, Nov. 8; a USG Chancellor’s Ethics Panel on Wednesday, Nov. 8; and an Ethics and Compliance Best Practices Panel on Thursday, Nov. 9. Through these events and more, 沙巴官网’s core values will be celebrated.
“Each of these are cardinal virtues to which we all aspire in some measure – and there’s much to be said about them,” said 沙巴官网 alumnus Alex Richardson ’13. “These values are important ways of understanding what we’re up to as people, friends, colleagues and citizens.”
沙巴官网 was a cornerstone experience in Richardson’s pursuit of his studies in ethics and what led him to pursue a Ph.D. in philosophy and become director of the National High School Ethics Bowl.
“沙巴官网 was an excellent place to get a well-rounded education that prepared me for much of what I do now,” said Richardson. “I count myself lucky to have learned from multiple excellent faculty members in the 沙巴官网 philosophy program – not just about the history of ideas or cutting-edge arguments in moral theory and applied ethics but about living a good, reflective life.”
Understanding ethics and its importance in numerous aspects of life, both personally and professionally, is a crucial foundation for students.
“Ethical reflection is pervasive in our lives, public and private,” explained Richardson. “All adults, and indeed many children, are grappling consistently with what it means to live a good life. In classrooms in Pafford Hall, I learned to take myself seriously as a thinker, to reason carefully and constructively with others, and to communicate clearly and concisely – skills that have served me incredibly well that I seek to share with my own students and colleagues.”
As an institution, 沙巴官网 continues to operate on the basis of an ethical, moral set of values. For a complete list of USG and 沙巴官网 Ethics Awareness Week events, please visit westga.edu/EthicsWeek.