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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Atlanta, GA | Posted: January 22, 2009
Georgia Tech Media Relations
Laura Diamond
laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu
404-894-6016
Jason Maderer
maderer@gatech.edu
404-660-2926
Summary Sentence:
Ethics policy aligns with existing faculty and student codes
Full Summary:
With the start of the spring semester, the Institute is working to complete the approval process for adopting a universally comprehensive Institute Code of Ethics.
Tech TowerWith the start of the spring semester, the Institute is working to complete the approval process for adopting a universally comprehensive Institute Code of Ethics. This endeavor serves to add to enhanced business practices adopted in 2008, and will ensure the highest standards of conduct are observed in all facets of employee activity at Tech.
Students attending Tech are required to follow an honor code, and those in the research realm long have followed an established standard in academia. This latest initiative, similar to a corporate ethics standard, will bring the business and customer service sides of Tech into similar alignment.
Georgia Tech Interim President Gary B. Schuster and Executive Vice President for Administration and Finance Steven Swant, in cooperation with Institute administrators, faculty and staff, are working to complete the code in addition to updating guidelines for
