Institutional Compliance and Fraud Prevention

PROGRAM MISSION

To promote and support a culture at the University of Houston-Victoria which builds compliance consciousness into the daily activities of University personnel and encourages employees to conduct University business with honesty and integrity.

PROGRAM GOALS

• Promote standards, procedures and business practices that help ensure compliance with laws, regulations and university policy;
• Identify and assess external compliance and fraud related risks;
• Ensure that activities posing the greatest risks are properly managed by the appropriate individuals;
• Provide employees with the training necessary to understand the compliance and fraud issues relevant to their positions and their fiduciary responsibilities as state employees;
• Prevent fraud and reduce opportunities for fraud;
• Encourage employees to report suspected fraud or other matters of institutional non-compliance, providing avenues to do so confidentially without fear of retaliation;
• Provide positive assurances to executive officers, auditors and the Board of Regents of an effective and viable compliance and fraud prevention program.