{"id":464,"date":"2024-07-20T12:47:49","date_gmt":"2024-07-20T17:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/compliance\/?page_id=464"},"modified":"2026-04-02T15:14:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T20:14:44","slug":"landing-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/compliance\/","title":{"rendered":"Compliance &amp; Integrity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"cfct-build-464\" class=\"cfct-build grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-9 cfct-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-module uwsa-callout\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-mod-content callout standard grey-bg\">\n    <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/uwmadison.eventsair.com\/2026-higher-education-summit-wi\">UWSA to Co-Host Higher Education Summit \u2013 Wisconsin: A National Conversation<\/a><\/h4><p>Big news! In 2026, the Wisconsin Higher Education Summit and Student Success Summit are joining forces for one streamlined, collaborative event jointly hosted by WAICU, the UW, and WTCS. Mark your calendars on May 19-21, 2026 for the <strong>Higher Education Summit &#8211; Wisconsin: A National Conversation focusing on Strategies for Policy, Compliance, and Student Success<\/strong>. The event will be held at the Memorial Union on the UW-Madison campus, as well as virtually. This combined summit will bring together professionals from Wisconsin\u2019s private and public colleges and universities, along with higher education professionals from other states, for three days of learning, networking, and innovation. <em>Registration ends on May 5, 2026.<\/em> <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/uwmadison.eventsair.com\/2026-higher-education-summit-wi\">Registration Information<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-module uwsa-rich-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-mod-content copy\"><p>The <strong>Office of Compliance and Integrity<\/strong> (OCI) supports compliance efforts at the Universities of Wisconsin (UW). Our mission is to provide support and services to UW universities in identifying and fulfilling compliance obligations from federal law, state law, and Board of Regents policies. We do this by promoting a culture that moves beyond regulatory compliance to one that embraces ethics and integrity across the UW.<\/p>\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">The areas of focus include, but are not limited to: \u00a0Title IX Compliance, Clery Act Compliance, Protection of Minors, Public Records, Records Management, Ethics and Conflicts of Interest, State Authorization of Distance Education, and Investigative Services.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-module cfct-divider\">\n\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-module uwsa-rich-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-mod-content copy\"><h3>Governance<\/h3>\n<p>The UW System compliance framework is established in accordance with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ussc.gov\/guidelines\">Federal Sentencing Guidelines of the U.S. Sentencing Commission<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/criminal-fraud\/page\/file\/937501\/download\">United States Department of Justice Guidance, Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/compliance\/guiding-elements\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-no-border aligncenter wp-image-8459 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/compliance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2023\/02\/Guilding-Elements-graphic.png\" alt=\"Governance infographic\" width=\"3566\" height=\"806\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-module cfct-divider\">\n\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-md-3 cfct-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-module cfct-supplemental\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"cfct-mod-content\">\n<h3 class=\"cfct-mod-title\" id=\"title-cfct-module-c973cfd7d345bc2ed1c65c22720ca29b\"\">OCI Areas of Focus<\/h3>    <nav class=\"widget widget_meta\" aria-labelledby=\"title-cfct-module-c973cfd7d345bc2ed1c65c22720ca29b\">\n\n        <div class=\"menu-cfct-module-c973cfd7d345bc2ed1c65c22720ca29b-container\"><ul id = \"menu-focus-areas\" class = \"menu nav\"><li id=\"menu-item-6730\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6730\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/compliance\/clery\/\">Clery<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-11189\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-11189\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/compliance\/?page_id=11190&#038;preview=true\">Compliance<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu\">\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-11181\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11181\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/compliance\/compliance-resources\/\">Compliance Resources<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-11184\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-11184\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/compliance-risk-data\/\">Compliance &#038; Risk Data Dashboard<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-11183\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-11183\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/compliance\/compliance-officers\/\">UW Compliance Officers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-11179\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-11179\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/compliance\/compliance-matrix\/\">Compliance Matrix<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu\">\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-11180\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11180\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/compliance\/compliance-matrix\/matrix-administrators\/\">Compliance Matrix Administrators<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-11182\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-11182\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.higheredcompliance.org\/compliance-matrix\/\">HECA Compliance Matrix<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-459\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-459\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/compliance\/ethics\/\">Ethics<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-9144\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-9144\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/compliance\/investigative-services\/\">Investigations<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-4895\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4895\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/compliance\/public-records\/\">Public Records<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-776\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-776\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/compliance\/records-management\/\">Records Management<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-9458\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-9458\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/compliance\/rca-pilot-program\/\">Risk, Compliance &#038; Audit (RCA) Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-9041\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-9041\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/compliance\/sara\/\">State Authorization of Distance Education<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-66\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-66\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/compliance\/title-ix\/\">Title IX<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-460\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-460\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/compliance\/youth-protection\/\">Youth Protection<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>    <\/nav>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-module cfct-supplemental\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"cfct-mod-content\">\n<h3 class=\"cfct-mod-title\" id=\"title-cfct-module-5d59b3d9011335900db1655e515394f1\"\">Regulatory Compliance<\/h3>    <nav class=\"widget widget_meta\" aria-labelledby=\"title-cfct-module-5d59b3d9011335900db1655e515394f1\">\n\n        <div class=\"menu-cfct-module-5d59b3d9011335900db1655e515394f1-container\"><ul id = \"menu-regulatory-compliance\" class = \"menu nav\"><li id=\"menu-item-11170\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11170\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/compliance\/academic-freedom\/\">Commitment to Academic Freedom and Freedom of Expression<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-11172\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-11172\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/digital-accessibility\/\">Digital Accessibility<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-11173\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-11173\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/disability-resources\/\">Disability Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-11175\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-11175\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/federal-updates\/\">Federal Updates<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-11176\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-11176\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/compliance\/nondiscrimination-laws-and-policies\/\">Nondiscrimination Laws &amp; Policies<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-11174\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-11174\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/research-integrity-compliance\/\">Research Activities<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-11171\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11171\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/compliance\/title-vi\/\">Title VI<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>    <\/nav>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-4 cfct-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-module uwsa-callout\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-mod-content callout standard grey-bg\">\n    <h3 class=\"cfct-mod-title\">2023-28 UW Strategic Plan<\/h3><p><a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-sm \" role=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/president\/strategic-plan\/\">Learn More<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-md-4 cfct-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-module uwsa-callout\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-mod-content callout standard grey-bg\">\n    <h3 class=\"cfct-mod-title\">UW Policies<\/h3><p>Primary governance policies and procedures for the Universities of Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-sm \" role=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/uw-policies\/\">Learn More<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-md-4 cfct-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-module uwsa-callout\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-mod-content callout standard grey-bg\">\n    <h3 class=\"cfct-mod-title\">Submit Feedback on OCI\u2019s Website<\/h3><p><a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-sm \" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/compliance\/website-feedback-form\/\">Go<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-12 cfct-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-module uwsa-callout\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-mod-content callout standard grey-bg\">\n    <h3 class=\"cfct-mod-title\">File a Complaint or Report a Concern<\/h3><p>Please use the <strong>UW<\/strong> <strong>Integrity Hotline<\/strong> to file reports or concerns of misconduct, abuse, fraud, illegal activity, or violations of university policy (named or anonymous).<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-sm \" role=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/compliance\/landing-page\/ethics\/reporting\/\">More on Reporting<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-module cfct-divider\">\n\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-module uwsa-rich-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-mod-content copy\"><h3>Disclaimer<\/h3>\n<p>The information presented on this website is strictly intended for informational purposes and should not be construed or relied upon as direct guidance on a specific issue or legal advice. 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