Department Mission Statement
The Institutional Compliance Office at UT Rio Grande Valley serves faculty, staff, and students by supporting a culture of compliance and ethical conduct through an ongoing commitment to integrity, accountability, transparency, and respect in all actions and decisions.
Departmental Purpose:
The Institutional Compliance program has two primary goals:
- To assure that all faculty and staff are aware of their respective duties and responsibilities in establishing and sustaining an ethical and compliant environment and a “do the right thing” culture; and
- To provide a mechanism for continuously assessing the effectiveness of compliance activities and for addressing identified issues in a proactive and timely manner.
The UTRGV Compliance Program demonstrates the University’s commitment to ethical conduct and compliance by setting forth guidelines for conduct designed to:
- Encourage compliance by providing support, training and educational resources;
- Uphold standards of conduct and comply with University policies; and
- Prevent, identify and correct violations.