{"id":42,"date":"2020-11-13T11:51:53","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T17:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/compliance\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2026-09-04T13:36:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T18:36:08","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/compliance\/","title":{"rendered":"Compliance &amp; Ethics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-p-banner\"><div class=\"uwm-p-banner--single\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/compliance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/593\/2021\/12\/chapman-banner.jpg\" alt=\"Chapman Hall, a historic brick building on UWM&apos;s campus during the summer\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1500\" height=\"400\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-bg-white uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\"><header class=\"page-header\"><h1 class=\"entry-title heading-separator\">Compliance &amp; Ethics<\/h1><\/header>\n\n\n<p class=\"default wp-block-paragraph\">UWM and the Office of Compliance and Ethics are committed to fulfilling <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/mission\/\">UWM&#8217;s Guiding Values<\/a> of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Innovation, leadership, and collaboration that fosters learning through education, scholarship and research, and public service.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Opportunities for open inquiry to support the positive transformation of individuals (students, faculty, and staff), institutions, and communities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A caring, compassionate, and collegial community characterized by mutual respect and safety.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Diversity in all of its definitions, including who we are, how we think, and what we do.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ethical behavior, based on integrity, accountability, and responsibility.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Transparent and inclusive decision making.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stewardship of resources that promote sustainability, prosperity, and equity for all in the local and global communities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pride in our institution, our unique qualities, and our vital role.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"default wp-block-paragraph\">Critical to ethical behavior is not only an understanding of the federal and state ethical rules but also ensuring that UWM is meeting its federal and state compliance obligations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-buttons--full\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-c-button--full uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/compliance\/new-employees\/\" rel=\"\">Information for New Employees<\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-c-button--full uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/compliance\/report-fiscal-misconduct\/submit-a-fraud-report\/\" rel=\"\">Report Fiscal Misconduct<\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-c-button--full uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/compliance\/uwm-compliance-program-plan\/\" rel=\"\">UWM Compliance Program Plan<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--color-head uwm-p-card--contact uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--profile-header\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--profile-header-text\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Kathryn Amato<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--subtitle\">Compliance &amp; Ethics Officer<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<ul class=\"uwm-c-list--contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\">\n<li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-envelope fa-fw\"><\/i><a href=\"mailto:amatok@uwm.edu\">amatok@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-mobile-screen-button fa-fw\"><\/i><a href=\"tel:414-251-7107\">414-251-7107<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<nav aria-label=\"Sidebar\" class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list uwm-p-navigation-list--gold-border \"><div class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list--title\">Quick Links<\/div><ul>\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/legal\/resources\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>Office of Legal Affairs Resources<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/compliance\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>Universities of Wisconsin Office of Compliance &amp; Integrity<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.ethicspoint.com\/domain\/media\/en\/gui\/58858\/index.html\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>Universities of Wisconsin Reporting Hotline<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/faculty-staff-code-of-conduct\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>UWM Code of Conduct<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/hr\/toolkits\/oar\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>Outside Activities Reporting Toolkit<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/public-records\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>UWM Public Records<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/community-empowerment-institutional-inclusivity\/services\/title-ix\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>Title IX &#8211; Sexual Violence Reporting &amp; Resources<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-bg-gray uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card-grid uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--equal-y uwm-l-grid--2\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--gold uwm-u-mb-40 uwm-p-card--shadow\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<h2 id=\"h-compliance-program\" class=\"wp-block-heading size-h3\">Compliance Program<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-p wp-block-paragraph\">As a doctoral and research-intensive university which maintains Carnegie R1 Classification, as well as the recipient of federal and state funding, UWM must ensure its institutional and individual employee compliance with state and federal laws as well as University of Wisconsin Board of Regents and System policies and UWM policies. UWM operates a largely decentralized compliance structure, with development, coordination and oversight by UWM\u2019s Compliance &amp; Ethics Officer and institutional oversight by Executive and Steering Committees and Compliance Working Groups.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--gold uwm-u-mb-40 uwm-p-card--shadow\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<h2 id=\"h-ethics-program\" class=\"wp-block-heading size-h3\">Ethics Program<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-p wp-block-paragraph\">Similar to its compliance program, UWM operates a decentralized ethics program, with development, coordination and oversight by UWM\u2019s Compliance and Ethics Officer. All staff are governed by UWM\u2019S Code of Conduct, with additional reporting and oversight for many staff through Outside Activities Reporting. UWM also maintains two institutional ethics committees, who are available to consult on ethical issues for faculty and academic staff.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"class_list":["post-42","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"uwm_unpublish_requested":false,"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.4 (Yoast SEO v28.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Home - Compliance &amp; Ethics<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"UWM and the Office of Compliance and Ethics are committed to fulfilling UWM&#039;s guiding values. 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