The U.S. government and federal funding agencies have expressed concern regarding researchers' transparency in disclosing international affiliations. The Office of the Vice President for Research has compiled an online resource to help investigators protect themselves and their research projects.
Kenya Mann Faulkner, managing director for business intelligence and investigations at Kroll, a global risk management firm, has been named chief ethics and compliance officer at Penn State. Faulkner — an attorney with more than 25 years of experience in higher education, government and criminal justice — will begin her new role at the University on Dec. 3.
On June 25, Penn State Provost Nick Jones and Senior Vice President for Finance and Business David Gray will host a town hall meeting for the University community to discuss the recently released results of the 2017 Values and Culture Survey and to take the community’s questions related to survey results and to workplace climate.
Following the release of the results of the second Values and Culture Survey conducted in fall 2017, Penn State’s leadership has announced a series of new and ongoing initiatives focused on addressing challenges and maintaining forward momentum in areas of strength. Leaders are adding to the plan developed in 2014, which was created in response to the inaugural 2013 Values and Culture Survey.
Penn State President Eric Barron shares the results of the 2017 Penn State Values and Culture Survey, which follows an inaugural effort in 2013 to gauge the University's strengths and values.
In fall 2017, Penn State conducted a second Values and Culture Survey, which followed up an initial survey performed in 2013. The recent results show a continued strong connection to the University and academic life for members of the Penn State community, as well as significant improvements in areas indicating a strengthening ethical culture. There are also remaining challenges related to reporting wrongdoing.
Each year, more than 200,000 children attend youth programs provided by Penn State, with the bulk of these programs taking place during the summer months. The Youth Programs Compliance Unit is reminding program coordinators and everyone who works with these programs at the University of five required steps.
A group of undergraduate students shared their experiences and recommendations with the University Faculty Senate Tuesday (Sept. 6) in a panel discussion focused on diversity, inclusion and how faculty could have a greater impact on the success of Penn State students. Faculty Senate Chair James Strauss said one of the strategic goals for the upcoming year will be to include students in Faculty Senate leadership and feature them at meetings, as was done Tuesday.
A new survey tool has been developed to assist youth program directors in ensuring compliance with Penn State policy and regulatory guidelines.
Each year, more than 200,000 children attend youth programs provided by Penn State, with the bulk of these programs taking place in the summer months. Programming ranges from sports and academic camps to recreational programs and crosses multiple campuses, colleges and administrative units. To help centralize youth protection efforts across these programs and ensure compliance with applicable laws and Penn State policy, the Youth Programs Compliance Unit is reminding program coordinators and everyone who works with these programs at the University of four required steps.
Following a quiet release of the final Penn State Values in late 2015, the Office of Ethics and Compliance is preparing for a larger rollout to begin promoting the Values across the University community. The Penn State Values represent the shared ideals of the community and come from a multi-year process of feedback, including a survey and town hall meetings, across the University.
Jeff Bowman has joined Penn State’s Office of Ethics and Compliance as the new compliance specialist – investigations. With more than 20 years of investigative experience, Bowman will be responsible for the Penn State Hotline and other misconduct matters managed by the Ethics and Compliance Department.
As part of the 18 recommendations to fight sexual assault and sexual harassment on campus endorsed by President Barron in February, the University has developed a new training for employees, which will be launched in early October. All employees will be notified in October about their designation and what steps they need to take.
Under various laws, such as the Clery Act, Pennsylvania Child Protective Services Law and Title IX, the University is required to identify and designate certain individuals for specific roles. Here is a look at the various designations and their requirements.
As part of a partnership with the Office of Human Resources, the University’s trainings on reporting child abuse and the Clery Act are now being offered through the new Learning Resource Network. With the new system, employees will no longer have to seek out compliance training or keep track of when their required training is due.
