Compliance

In that spirit, UNCW has established the Compliance Program to enhance its existing compliance efforts and act as a resource on legal, regulatory, policy and ethical responsibilities.

The Compliance Program enables the university to provide centralized monitoring and substantive support for the legal and ethical conduct of its operations. The program encompasses legal obligations with a reporting or filing deadline, policy development and ethical workplace practices.

The Office of General Counsel coordinates the program. Overall, the Compliance Program is designed to fortify the university’s decentralized ownership structure within individual units that possess relevant subject matter expertise.

Operational elements of the Compliance Program include:

• Creation of a university-wide compliance calendar
• Promoting ethical standards as embodied in UNCW’s Ethics Policy
• Pro-active policy assessment, revision, and development in partnership with responsible offices
• Annual reporting to UNCW’s Cabinet, Chancellor and Board of Trustees’ Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee
• Development of a compliance website to house resources and communicate updates and information to the university community

This site contains information about each of the Compliance Program's pillars:

• Compliance calendar
• University policies
• Ethics

• UNCW Office of General Counsel
• Higher Education Compliance Alliance
• UNCW Web Accessibility Statement