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Per Oregon State Board of Higher Education Internal Management Directive 6.009
All Oregon University System Employees
The Oregon University System (OUS) is committed to the highest standards of morality and ethical behavior. All employees of the Oregon University System shall report known or suspected financial irregularities to their department manager, who is responsible for forwarding the report to the institutional designated administrator at the time they become aware of the incident. The institutional designated administrator must report known or suspected financial irregularities to the Oregon University System Internal Audit Division in accordance with institutional policy. All parties involved must handle the reports with confidentiality and objectivity.
It is important that when an employee makes a good faith report of known or suspected financial irregularities, this employee feels safe and protected from retaliation. The Oregon University System shall take steps to protect the reputation and maintain the confidentiality of the employee that is reporting the suspected financial irregularity. The Whistleblowers Protection Law defined in ORS 659.545 protects employees disclosing fraud in good faith. Persons found to be making frivolous claims under this policy will be subject to disciplinary action.
Financial Irregularities are intentional misstatements or omissions of information related to financial transactions that are detrimental to the interests of the campuses or System. These may include violations of relevant Federal, State, OUS or campus laws, rules, and procedures.
These acts include, but are not limited to embezzlement, fraud, and forgery or falsification of reports, documents or computer files to misappropriate assets.