All staff participated in professional organizations to remain current on industry and technical trends as well as to facilitate networking opportunities. Staff member participation included: Systems of Higher Education Chief Audit Executive forum. Association of College and University Auditors Professional Education Committee Chair. Co-presenting at a Treasury Institute for Higher Education Workshop Accomplishments Quality Assurance (QA) Goals Employ internal operational practices 2017 - The CAE participated on QAR teams for Oregon that comply with auditing standards State University and Idaho State University in FY17. and promote efficient use of limited 2017 - Implementation of 2016 QAR recommendations. resources. 2016 - Received a rating of Conforms” from “Generally a peer review conducted by the chief audit executive from Washington State University. This is the highest possible rating and signifies an upgrade from the prior rating in 2011 of Conforms.” It highlights the “Partially improvements the department continues to make on an ongoing basis. The review is required to occur at a minimum of every 5 years. Accomplishments Outreach Goals Provide valuable resources through Provided: system-wide communication and Presentation on internal audit and internal controls education to assist campuses in to UAF grants and contracts personnel. meeting their objectives. Statistics on the reports received through the UA Confidential Hotline and directly to A&CS. Information about fraud and emerging risks occurring at other higher education institutions. Resources on risk assessment processes and enterprise risk management theory. Up-to-date information on the department website: Regularly attended board and executive leadership team meetings to remain current on institutional changes and provide consultation on current issues and initiatives. Discussed compliance and information security within and formal committees.
All staff participated in professional organizations to remain current on industry and technical trends as well as to facilitate networking opportunities. Staff member participation included: Systems of Higher Education Chief Audit Executive forum. Association of College and University Auditors Professional Education Committee Chair. Co-presenting at a Treasury Institute for Higher Education Workshop Quality Assurance (QA) Goals Accomplishments Employ internal operational practices that comply with auditing standards and promote efficient use of limited resources. 2017 - The CAE participated on QAR teams for Oregon State University and Idaho State University in FY17. 2017 - Implementation of 2016 QAR recommendations. 2016 - Received a rating of “Generally Conforms” from a peer review conducted by the chief audit executive from Washington State University. This is the highest possible rating and signifies an upgrade from the prior rating in 2011 of “Partially Conforms.” It highlights the improvements the department continues to make on an ongoing basis. The review is required to occur at a minimum of every 5 years. Outreach Goals Accomplishments Provide valuable resources through system-wide communication and education to assist campuses in meeting their objectives. Provided: Presentation on internal audit and internal controls to UAF grants and contracts personnel. Statistics on the reports received through the UA Confidential Hotline and directly to A&CS. Information about fraud and emerging risks occurring at other higher education institutions. Resources on risk assessment processes and enterprise risk management theory. Up-to-date information on the department website: Regularly attended board and executive leadership team meetings to remain current on institutional changes and provide consultation on current issues and initiatives. Discussed compliance and information security within and formal committees.
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