The Office of Institutional Compliance (OIC) was established to assist the University faculty, staff and administrators in following applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures. Whereas no employee is expected to know all the laws and policies that apply to the University, he or she is expected to know and follow those that apply to his or her job function. To assist the University in accomplishing this objective, OIC will be responsible for the following:

• Assisting in the development of standards and procedures that ensure compliance with laws and regulations relating to Grants Management and Contract Services.

• Promoting adherence to ethical standards and the Code of Conduct for Grants Management and Contract Services.

• Monitoring activities to ensure the effectiveness of policies and procedures established for compliance in Grants Management and Contract Services.

• Advancing compliance awareness and responsibility in all employees through general and specialized training.

• Providing recommendations to improve compliance efforts for contracts for goods and services and grants management.

• Responding to compliance-related inquiries and participating in resolution of compliance issues.