Risk Management, Compliance, and Ethics

Risk Management, Compliance and Ethics

Mission Statement

The mission of the Risk Management, Compliance and Ethics Division is to help reduce exposure to losses to the College, its employees, students, and visitors to the greatest extent possible, and to help eliminate the unanticipated financial impact of losses whenever possible.

We welcome your contacts and questions at any time. Please contact Steve Pelphrey, the Executive Director for Risk Management, Compliance and Ethics, at his office in Burns Hall, room 1007, or call 479- 619-4127 or e-mail spelphre@nwacc.edu. Mr. Pelphrey is also the official NWACC Ethics Compliance Officer.

Please report any risk management, compliance or ethics concerns immediately to Steve Pelphrey by phone or e-mail.

• Provides oversight of college contracts and agreements.
• Leads and works with other components of the College in emergency planning, disaster recovery planning, safety and environmental assessment, and risk and liability issues.
• Plans, organizes and directs College internal policy auditing activities.
• Serves the college as a resource in areas of general risk management, risk education, loss prevention and control and insurance evaluation.
• Serves as liasion to college legal counsel.
• Responsible for the college property and liability insurance policies.
• Administers the NWACC workplace ethics program

NWACC INCLEMENT WEATHER OR EMERGENCY CLOSING POLICY

NWACC EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION

NWACC Student Health Insurance Options-

Below are insurance options for NWACC students. These companies or agents are not affiliated in any way with NWACC but are independent organizations.

American College Student Association

National Student Services

Sentry Insurance

Assurant Student Select Medical Insurance

Risk Assessment Recommendations for 2007

The Risk Management/Internal Audit Department conducts a risk assessment of the College each year. Links to the Executive Recommendations, Methodology and each Assessment by Risk Type are shown below.

Executive Recommendations

Summary of Risk Assessment Methodology

Financial Operations

Employees, Volunteers and Students

Natural Hazards

Property Loss

Contracts & Legal Obligations

Employee or Student Misconduct

Technology

Economic Conditions

Dependence on Outside Resources

State & Federal Laws

Acts & Omissions by 3rd Parties

Government Activities and Services

NWACC Risk Identification and Analysis Handbook

This handbook describes in detail the process used to assess risks at NWACC.

NWACC Risk Identification and Analysis Handbook

For questions/comments on this content, please contact Steve Pelphrey.

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