What We Do ... and Who We Are

What does compliance mean?

"Compliance" refers to adherence to, or the following of, laws, rules, policies, and any other requirements that apply to your job duties. You are not responsible for knowing all the laws and policies that apply to Texas Southern University; however, you are responsible for those that relate to your own immediate job duties.

What does the Office of Institutional Compliance do?

Texas Southern University is a very complex organization with hundreds of employees and many departments. As a result, compliance-related issues occasionally arise in the areas of Contract Services or Grants Management. One of the responsibilities of the Office of Institutional Compliance is to work with the various University departments to appropriately address these issues or concerns. Additionally, the Office of Institutional Compliance coordinates and provides training designed to heighten employee awareness for compliance.

The Office of Institutional Compliance focus for Grants Management and Contract Services encompasses three areas: training, monitoring, and reporting. To ascertain that the University complies with applicable rules and laws relating to Grants Management and Contract Services, the Compliance Office implemented a training program designed to heighten employee awareness of applicable rules, laws and policies through education. Sometimes it is easier, less expensive, and less time consuming to prevent problems from arising than to remedy them after they occur.