Welcome the Northern Michigan University Compliance Requirement Management System, a database that supports the University’s Compliance Committee and the University as a whole.
Northern Michigan University’s Compliance Committee, officially named the President’s Committee on Compliance, is an action and advisory council to the President charged to mitigate compliance risk to the university. The committee’s specific charge is to:
- Create and implement control processes to ensure that critical compliance reports are delivered in a timely manner.
- Provide a mechanism to ensure the required compliance postings are in place.
- Develop and enhance policies supporting compliance processes.
- Request and review evidence of compliance as needed.
- Identify and support a process that will identify primary and alternate or back-up personnel for each critical compliance function.
- Provide information, assurance, and guidance to the President and Vice Presidents regarding the status of NMU compliance processes.
- Make recommendations regarding other compliance issues identified.
- Initiate special projects that will enhance and support NMU compliance processes.
- Develop a mechanism to provide secure access to compliance records.
The committee utilizes a database that we call the NMU Compliance Requirement Management System to support its work. This database contains the University's known legal, regulatory, and related obligations. Each entry includes a description of the requirement, its source, and the designated responsible party within the University.
The database is organized into four categories:
- Reports – These requirements involve compiling and submitting information to an external agency. Each report entry includes a specified deadline or due date. The due dates are connected to a notification system that informs the responsible persons of upcoming deadlines. It also sends notifications if deadlines are in danger of being missed.
- Consumer Protection Postings – This category includes regulatory requirements for information that must be publicly posted, either on a website, in a common area, or in printed form.
- General Requirements – These are laws or regulations that the University must follow, even though they do not require a formal report or public posting.
- Verified Not Applicable – This category documents laws or regulations that have been reviewed and determined to be irrelevant to the University’s operations.
Direct questions or concerns about the Compliance Requirement Management System to Jill Compton, at auditor@nmu.edu.