Reporting to the President

Institutional Compliance

The mission of the UT Dallas Compliance Office is to partner with UTD’s administration, staff and faculty to develop and sustain a comprehensive compliance program that:

• Supports the University in fulfilling its mission to produce engaged graduates, advance excellent educational and research programs and directly benefit the surrounding communities.
• Supports the University in achieving its financial, operational and strategic goals while maintaining compliance with associated laws, regulations, rules and policies.
• Builds compliance and risk awareness into the daily activities of the University.
• Encourages all employees to conduct university business with the highest standards of honesty and integrity.

As part of the Institutional Compliance Program, UTD uses an outside service to provide a hotline.  The hotline provides a confidential way for employees to obtain information about compliance issues and report instances of suspected non-compliance outside the normal chain of command in a manner that preserves confidentiality and assures non-retaliation.  Employees may either call 1-888-228-7707, or report via the web at the following website:  https://www.tnwinc.com/webreport/Default.asp? .

The Compliance Office also facilitates compliance training for all benefit-eligible employees at UTD.  The training program provides basic information about laws and regulations with which employees must comply. In addition, the training provides references regarding who employees can talk to, and websites they can visit for more information.  Additional information on training can be found at:  http://www.utdallas.edu/audit-compliance/training.htm.

Information on UTD's Institutional Compliance Program is available at: http://www.utdallas.edu/audit-compliance/compliance.htm.

Internal Audit

The mission of the U. T. Dallas Internal Audit function is to provide an independent, objective assurance and consulting activity designed to add value and improve the University’s operations, and to help the University accomplish its mission in learning, research and public service by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance processes.

Internal Audit is responsible for providing executive management with information about the adequacy and effectiveness of UTD's system of internal administrative and accounting controls and the quality of operating performance when compared with established standards.

More information on Internal Audit can be found at:  http://www.utdallas.edu/audit-compliance/audit_ourcharter.htm.