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Executive Director Kevin Robinson CIA, CFE, CCEP

Monthly Newsletter Case In Point: Lessons for the pro-active manager Vol. 4 No. 11

In the approximately one year period since the incident involving child molestation by a former coach at Penn State University (PSU) came to light, the lessons for those of us in higher education have been many. In this month's newsletter we link a story detailing the indictment of PSU's former President which serves as a stark reminder of the responsibilities that come with leadership. Someone recently made the comment that because of this and other visible scandals in recent years that ''higher education has lost the benefit of the doubt.'' While that statement can certainly be debated, there is little doubt that the pressures for institutional- transparency, ethics, and accountability have never been greater in our industry.

One way that you can strengthen your leadership culture is to ensure that you routinely communicate the need for everyone to report potential regulatory, policy, or ethical concerns to their supervisor or through the anonymous reporting system that allows for confidential reporting. The benefits of proactively addressing a situation far outweigh the costs of ignoring them or remaining silent. As you survey this month's events in our industry, we again suggest that you proactively think of high risks in your area of responsibility that may need proactive management.

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