MISSION OF THE INSTITUTIONAL COMPLIANCE PROGRAM To promote and support a culture at the University of Houston which builds compliance consciousness into the daily activities of the University and encourages all employees to conduct University business with honesty and integrity. GOALS OF THE INSTITUTIONAL COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE To develop an institutional compliance program that: Evaluates and identifies risks that are critical to the institution Ensures that critical institutional risks are properly managed by the appropriate individuals Provides all employees with the training necessary to do their jobs and understand the relevant compliance issues Provides ongoing positive assurance to managers, executive officers, and the Board of Regents regarding the status of critical institutional risks Provides all employees with an opportunity to report issues of potential non-compliance in a manner that preserves confidentiality Rev July 2011