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Compliance and Integrity

Compliance and You

NC State’s Compliance and Integrity Program helps to guide individuals to do the right thing and appropriately address misconduct when it does occur.

This office—and compliance partners throughout the university—are available to support and assist you with questions you have about the various compliance requirements that apply to your work or participation in activities at NC State. Your own reputation, the university’s reputation, and the funding and support that NC State relies on to fulfill its mission of teaching, research, and service are dependent on every member of the NC State community taking responsibility for their own activities, and for the compliance of those activities with legal and ethical standards.

How the Compliance and Integrity Program Benefits You

The Compliance and Integrity Program strives to provide information and resources to help enhance everyone’s awareness of compliance requirements that apply to them. With improved awareness, you can prepare yourself to better spot issues and then enlist help from campus resources. 

College life presents many choices and challenges and your actions have the potential to impact a wide circle of people – from the people who teach you and advise you, to the people you live with in the residence halls, to the people who serve you in the dining hall. It is your responsibility to be aware of how your choices and actions may affect yourself and others around you.

Consumer Information

  • The U.S. Department of Education requires schools to provide consumer information about educational programs and the school’s success. This information is intended to allow students and families to make well-informed decisions as they select a college, ensuring that the university delivers on the services promised. Consumer Information is available here: https://studentservices.ncsu.edu/consumer-information/.

Know your rights, responsibilities, and expectations as a student:

Promote a safe and secure campus environment:

One of the biggest challenges for faculty members in terms of compliance is the fact that their day-to-day activities are so varied and that they intersect with many different compliance topics which result in further obligations.  Your own reputation, the University’s reputation, and the funding and support that NC State relies on to fulfill its mission of teaching, research, and service are dependent on every member of the NC State community taking responsibility for his/her own activities, and for the compliance of those activities with legal and ethical standards. With improved awareness, you can prepare yourself to better spot issues and then enlist help from resources such as Compliance Partners, the University Compliance and Ethics Officer, or the Office of General Counsel, an HR representative, or other services.

Know your rights and responsibilities, and expectations as a faculty member:

Promote a safe and secure campus environment:

Executive Officers, Associate Vice Chancellors, Associate Provosts, Deans, Associate Deans, Department Heads, and Supervisors all play a critical role in fostering a culture of integrity and compliance at NC State. University Leaders must demonstrate a commitment and willingness to let values drive strategic decision-making and expect others to do the same. This means working with Compliance Owners and Partners in maintaining open lines of communication and supporting the University’s compliance efforts — both university-wide and within individual units and departments. You are always encouraged to enlist help from resources such as Compliance Partners, the University Compliance and Ethics Officer, or the Office of General Counsel, an HR representative, or other services.

Know your rights and responsibilities, and expectations as a leader:

  • Embrace a commitment to the achievement of a culture of compliance through your words and actions
  • Demonstrate the highest standards and ethical behavior in your decisions
  • Measure and monitor compliance efforts within your teams and units
  • Have immediate and appropriate corrective responses to incidents
  • Become knowledgeable of relevant University policies, regulations, and rules

Promote a safe and secure campus environment:

Greater awareness can ultimately empower you to better understand how and when compliance intersects with your day-to-day work at the University. Every staff member has different compliance obligations depending on your role and the precise nature of your work. Given the diversity of NC State’s compliance activities, and differing roles that staff members perform, no-one expects staff members to understand or know how to solve every compliance issue.  But with improved awareness, you can be better prepared to spot issues and then enlist help from resources such as your manager or supervisor, Compliance Partners, the University Compliance and Ethics Officer, or the Office of General Counsel, an HR representative, or other services.

Know your rights and responsibilities, and expectations as a staff member:

Promote a safe and secure campus environment:

Wolfpack Performance: Compliance and Integrity for EHRA Employees

Employees exempt from the NC Human Resources Act that that are designated as a unit’s point-of-contact (POC) for a compliance subject matter area should be assessed with regards to their compliance-related expectations and activities via the Wolfpack Performance Program. Compliance-related expectations and objectives should be determined by the supervisor and the POC on an annual basis.

Unit POCs are set by each unit. Some unit POCs are members of the Compliance Officials Working Group and/or are other staff members that have delegated compliance responsibilities within the relevant unit. See the Compliance and Integrity Program Plan description of Unit POCs below for more information:

  • Unit Point of Contact. The POC employee is the subject matter expert for their specific compliance area and is oftentimes, but not always, responsible for or supports the following activities:
    • Developing and communicating PRRs, SOPs, and best practices for compliance and integrity attainment;
    • Developing subject matter information, resources and training content;
    • Coordinating with compliance partners to move the entire network towards the attainment of compliance and integrity objectives;
    • Striving for the attainment of the compliance and integrity objectives; and/or
    • Acting ethically in all endeavors and report known or suspected incidents of misconduct.