Ethics Awareness Week
Ethics Awareness Week is November 3-9, 2025. Our theme for the week is, Celebrating our Ethical Culture. Albany State University along with the other 25 USG institutions and the University System Office, are hosting activities to bring awareness to the importance of an ethical culture. We share in our Core Values of Integrity, Excellence, Accountability and Respect.
The USG mission demands integrity, good judgment and dedication to public service from all members of the USG Community.
Thanks to each of you for all you do to make an ethical culture.
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