UCF Compliance & Ethics Newsletter

Today, University Compliance and Ethics is kicking off the university’s 10^th Annual Compliance and Ethics (C&E) Week awareness campaign “Promoting a Culture of Ethics, Compliance, and Accountability.” Read this article to learn more about the week’s activities and prize drawing information.

Every two years University Compliance and Ethics conducts a Compliance and Ethics Culture Survey to gauge the overall ethical culture at UCF. The office benchmarks the results against prior years’ results and uses the results to identify opportunities for improvements to the program. All UCF faculty, staff, and student employees, were invited through a series of emails to participate via a link to the online survey from March 4, 2024, through April 5, 2024. Read the results here.

By Youndy Cook, Vice President and General Counsel, and Tayna Perry, Legal Services Coordinator

The State of Florida has one of the most comprehensive public records laws in the country. Florida Statutes, Chapter 119, governs public records and mandates that most state, county, and municipal records be open for inspection and copying by any person, subject to some cost charges. There are several exemptions from the public records law, to protect various types of records. Read this article to learn more about public records requirements at UCF.

Each edition of the IntegrityStar features an actual investigation conducted by the investigative offices here at UCF (note, all names have been changed in an effort to provide confidentiality of the parties involved). This edition covers an investigation highlighting 2-701 Drug-Free Schools and Workplace Policy.