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The Office of University Compliance is dedicated to keeping faculty, staff and others up-to-date on various compliance matters.
Our compliance-focused email publications (
Compliance Chatter
) provide the UConn and UConn Health communities with updates and resources on important compliance matters.
Our
UConn Health Policy Updates
provide updates to the UConn Health community regarding the ongoing policy migration project and Policy Manager software.
Compliance Clips
is a series of short animated videos intended to promote a culture of compliance and raise awareness of University expectations.
Browse our catalog of resources below.
Audience
Type
Topic
Subtopic
Spring Policy Updates
New FERPA and Privacy Training for Everyone (Compliance Chatter)
FAC: Small Business Innovation Research and Technology Transfer (Compliance Chatter)
Using University Resources and Involving Students in Faculty Start-Ups (Compliance Chatter)
Purchasing Equipment and Services from a Faculty-Affiliated Company (Compliance Chatter)
FACs and Research: Subawards and Subcontracts with UConn (Compliance Chatter)
Submitting a Strong Anonymous Report (Clip)
Submitting a Strong Anonymous Report (Compliance Chatter)
UConn's Travel Policy Has Changed (Compliance Chatter)
What is a Faculty-Affiliated Company (FAC) and What Policies Apply? (Compliance Chatter)
Managers: Annual Compliance and Ethics Training is Coming (Compliance Chatter)
Knowing Where to Go When Navigating Concerns (UCH) (Compliance Chatter)
Knowing Where to Go When Navigating Concerns (Storrs/Reg.) (Compliance Chatter)
FERPA Tips for Students (Video Clip)
November 2025 Policy Updates (UCH) (Compliance Chatter)
November 2025 Policy Updates (Storrs/Reg.) (Compliance Chatter)
Reviewing Reported Concerns (Managers and Supervisors) (Printable Guide)
FERPA Tips and Takeaways (Video Clip)
New Accessibility Rules for All Digital Content (Video Clip)
Updated Guidance on AI and Data Privacy (Compliance Chatter)
Animals on Campus Policy (Microlearning Lesson)
Does your program fall under the Minor Protection Policy? (Interactive Decision Tree)
Post-State Employment Rules (Compliance Chatter)
Gifts Between Supervisors and Team Members (Compliance Chatter)
Privacy Reminders for the End of the Semester (Compliance Chatter)
Privacy When Purchasing Software (Compliance Chatter)
Policy Manager 2-Minute Tips: Task Management (Video Clip)
Policy Manager 2-Minute Tips: User Roles (Video Clip)
Policy Manager 2-Minute Tips: Help and Resources (Video Clip)
Privacy Reminders for the End of the Semester (Video Clip)
Check SharePoint Permissions During Data Privacy Week (Compliance Chatter)
Employee Reporting Obligations Under Title IX (Video Clip)
Surplus Property Policy (Storrs/Reg.)(Compliance Chatter)
January 2025 Policy Updates (Compliance Chatter)
NEW Ethics Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form (Compliance Chatter)
Follow-up on the Gift Rules Webinar (Compliance Chatter)
The Drug Free Schools and Communities Act (DFSCA) (Video Clip)
Minor Protection Program is Now a Part of University Compliance (Compliance Chatter)
Compliance & Ethics Week (Compliance Chatter)
Privacy Edition: Changes to FERPA Manager Viewer Access Requests (Compliance Chatter)
Privacy Edition: Semester-Start Reminders (Compliance Chatter)
Policy-Drafting Best Practices (Compliance Chatter)
Policy Summer Series Recap (Compliance Chatter)
Export Control (Compliance Chatter)
Export Control (Video Clip)
Outside Employment Checklist (Interactive Tool)
Health and Safety Policy (Compliance Chatter)
Political Activity as State Employees (Compliance Chatter)
Political Activity as State Employees (Video Clip)
The Malign Foreign Talent Program Participation Policy (Compliance Chatter)
Policy Resources (Printable Guide)
August 2024 Policy Updates (Compliance Chatter)
Compliance Manager: Navigating Difficult Conversations (Compliance Chatter)
Outside Activity Disclosures (Interactive Decision Tree)
State of Compliance: Policy Summer Series (Compliance Chatter)
Finding What You Need in Policy Manager (Compliance Chatter)
Creating Accessible Digital Content (Printable Guide)
Privacy Edition: SharePoint (Compliance Chatter)
June 2024 Policy Updates (Compliance Chatter)
Get to Know the Office of University Compliance (Compliance Chatter)
The Seven Elements of an Effective Compliance Program (Video Clip)
UConn Brand Standards (Printable Guide)
Inadvertent Disclosure: What to Do When it Happens (Printable Guide)
Conflicts of Interest and Contracts with the State (Video Clip)
Conflicts of Interest and Contracts with the State (Compliance Chatter)
Post-State Employment (Compliance Chatter)
Post-State Employment Rules (Printable Guide)
Accessing Student Information Online (Printable Guide)
End-of-the-Semester Privacy Reminders (Compliance Chatter)
Hosting Youth Activities at UConn and UConn Health (Compliance Chatter)
Outside Employment and Faculty Consulting (Compliance Chatter)
Faculty Consulting (Video Clip)
What Happens After a Report is Submitted? (Video Clip)
February 2024 Policy Updates (Compliance Chatter)
Animals on Campus Policy (Compliance Chatter)
December 2023 Policy Updates (Compliance Chatter)
Access Controls in Student Information Systems (Compliance Chatter)
Conflicts of Interest With Hiring and Search Committees (Compliance Chatter)
University Brand Standards and a Live Event (Compliance Chatter)
New Financial Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form (Compliance Chatter)
Approval Workflows in Policy Manager (Video Clip)
UConn Health Policy Update: Approval Workflows in Policy Manager (Compliance Chatter)
Policy on Re-Employed Retirees (Compliance Chatter)
Social Media Policy (Compliance Chatter)
Hiring UConn Health Employees for Outside Employment (Compliance Chatter)
Hiring Storrs/Reg. Employees for Outside Employment (Compliance Chatter)
How to Report a Compliance Concern (Compliance Chatter)
Your Guide to University Policies (Compliance Chatter)
Reporting Necessary Expenses Flowchart (Printable Guide)
Should I Keep This Record? (Printable Guide)
How to Report a Compliance Concern (Printable Guide)
Accessibility (Compliance Chatter)
Clery Reporting (Compliance Chatter)
Travel Policy (UCH) (Compliance Chatter)
Meet the Ethics Liaison (Compliance Chatter)
Cybersecurity Awareness Month (Compliance Chatter)
Intellectual Property at UConn (Compliance Chatter)
Addressing Concerns (Managers and Supervisors) (Compliance Chatter)
Hosting Youth Activities at UConn (Video Clip)
Password Security (Video Clip)
Necessary Expenses & Gifts to the State (Video Clip)
Unwrapping the Gift Rules (Video Clip)
Getting Familiar with Gift Rules (Video Clip)
Substantial Conflicts of Interest: Associated Businesses (Video Clip)
UConn's Reportline Web Form (Video Clip)
Post State Employment Requirements (Video Clip)
UConn's Policy on Policies (Video Clip)
Reporting Clery Crimes (Video Clip)
Reporting Employee Concerns (Compliance Chatter)
Inadvertent Disclosure (Compliance Chatter)
Culture of Compliance (Managers and Supervisors) (Compliance Chatter)
Hiring and Contracting Relatives (Video Clip)
Hiring and Contracting Relatives (Compliance Chatter)
The Gift Rules (Printable Guide)
The Gift Rules (UCH Managers and Supervisors) (Compliance Chatter)
The Gift Rules (Storrs/Reg.) (Compliance Chatter)
The Gift Rules (Storrs/Reg. Managers and Supervisors) (Compliance Chatter)
The Gift Rules (UCH) (Compliance Chatter)
Intellectual Property and Commercialization Policy (Video Clip)
The Bayh-Dole Act (Video Clip)
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