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Compliance Partners

Compliance Partners

Norfolk State University is subject to a wide spectrum of federal, state, and local regulatory obligations. NSU's compliance partner matrix provides a sortable listing of compliance areas and either the senior leadership or the primary operational areas responsible for the most significant areas of compliance. If a compliance area is not represented or listed below, please contact the University Compliance Office for assistance.

NSU Compliance Partners
Compliance Topics Compliance Areas Responsible Individual(s) and Office(s)
Accounting and Financial Reporting  Financial regulations and compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) from the Financial  Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Assistant Vice President for Finance and Administration, Controller
Athletics NCAA Director of Compliance for Norfolk State Athletics, Athletics Compliance Corner
University Police Missing persons and variety of compliance requirements for police operations Chief, Norfolk State University Police
University Police Clery Act compliance Chief, Norfolk State University Police
Debt Bursar: Title IV, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, GLBA Bursar, Student Accounts
Debt PCI Compliance Assistant Vice President for Finance and Administration, Controller
Disabilities and Accommodations Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) international standards and ADA compliance Webmaster, Communications and Marketing
Disabilities and Accommodations  Americans with Disabilities Act and accommodations for students Director, Office of Accessibility Services & International Student Services
Disabilities and Accommodations Employee equal opportunity and affirmative action Human Resources
Employee Benefits University employee benefit plans administration, including regulatory compliance for health care plans (HIPPA, etc.), retirement plans, tax-deferral regulations, leave programs, and insurance/protections programs Human Resources
Enrollment Title IV, Virginia State Aid, Veterans Benefits, Department of Defense Benefits, Consumer Disclosures, Program Integrity Rules Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management
Environment, Health and Safety OSHA and Environmental Compliance Director, Environmental, Health, Safety and Risk Management
Equity Title IX and other federal and state civil rights compliance  Office of Institutional Equity
Foreign Gifts Reporting Foreign Gifts (HEA Section 117) Vice President for  University Advancement
Information Security Protection of regulated university data and coordination of breach incident response Information Security Officer (ISO), Information Technology Office
International  Legal, tax, employment, and regulatory compliance outside the USA Human Resources AVP, Controller/AVP, Director Office of Accessibility Services/International Student Services;

Human Resources, Office of the Controller and Office of International Student Services 
Military  Active military, veterans and related compliance  Military Services and Veterans Affairs
Minors Minors at Norfolk State University Vice President for Student Affairs
Research Research integrity, regulatory assurance, and export control for research Dean of Graduate Studies, School of Graduate Studies and Research
State Reauthorization Point of interface between academic programs and the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and the Vice President for Operations, Office of Institutional Research
Student and Campus Life Various compliance obligations across Campus Life Vice President for Student Affairs
Student Health Services State and Federal Laws that speak to patient privacy for and access to their Protected Health Information Associate Vice President of Student Affairs and the Director of the Spartan Health Center 
Title III English language learners Title III Office