Office of
Compliance
Establishing and maintaining a robust culture of accountability, ensuring adherence to the highest standards of compliant and ethical conduct throughout the CSCU system.
CSCU is committed to ensuring compliance with state and federal laws impacting and guiding higher education institutions. To that end, the Office of Compliance works with employees and students system wide to ensure that we are maintaining the highest ethical standards and creating an environment free from discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. Our efforts include educating our community on their rights and responsibilities under applicable law and Board of Regents (BOR) policy, effectively responding to allegations of misconduct, and using data to identify areas for improvement or focus. While compliance is a system priority, it is also an individual responsibility for each of our community members. The Office of Compliance is available to support community members’ efforts in state and federal compliance obligations and other BOR policy matters.
Title IX and Nondiscrimination
The Office of Compliance works to establish and maintain a community free from unlawful discrimination, harassment, and retaliation through prevention, education, and response. Please know that if you are impacted by any of these behaviors, support is available.
Ethics
It is important that members of the Board of Regents for Higher Education and the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities and Board of Regents employees conduct themselves with the highest degree of honor and integrity and understand that public service is a public trust. Ethical conduct in our relationships with each other, members of the public, our students, other state agencies, and private entities is of critical importance. As such, all CSCU employees are subject to the State Code of Ethics and the CSCU Ethics Statement.
Contact
For inquiries regarding Ethics please contact Mike Lopez, CSCU Ethics Liaison, at michael.lopez@ct.edu.
Report Form
This form may be used to report an individual’s own concerns, or to fulfill the employee reporting responsibilities set forth in the Policies 4-07 (Ethics) and 4-13 (Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation), including those specific to student disclosures of sexual assault, intimate partner violence, and stalking.
Upon submission of this form, the Office of Compliance will follow up with the reporting party and/or the identified impacted party to provide information about available resources and response options. The information provided on this form is not confidential but will be handled with discretion. Pursuant to CSCU policies, parties submitting a report in good faith are protected from retaliation.
Policy Proposals
The Board of Regents for Higher Education (“BOR”) is committed to open and transparent communication of the policies that govern its actions. It is the intention of the BOR to create policies that are well-defined, understandable and consistent with its mission.
Contact
For assistance in developing a policy proposal or presenting the proposal to the BOR, please contact Cameron Liston, Chief Compliance Officer, at cameron.liston@ct.edu.
Training
A cornerstone of CSCU’s compliance program is educating individuals of their rights and responsibilities as members of the CSCU community. The Office of Compliance is dedicated to delivering high-quality, engaging training and tools that empower community members to engage effectively in a culture of accountability.
Connecticut Office of State Ethics Training
The Office of State Ethics offers training on the Codes of Ethics for public officials, state employees, lobbyists, state contractors, and other interested groups.
DCF Mandatory Reporter Training
Mandated reporters are required to report when they suspect or believe that a child under the age of 18 has been abused, neglected or is placed in imminent risk of serious harm.
CSCU Digital Accessibility Training
A collection of training resources that can assist in creating accessible content.