Institutional Compliance Office
Institutional Compliance supports the university’s commitment to ethical conduct, accountability, and regulatory compliance. We provide coordination, guidance, and resources to help campus units understand and meet institutional, state, and federal requirements. Through collaboration, education, and centralized support, Institutional Compliance helps ensure policies are followed, risks are managed, and concerns are addressed in a consistent and transparent manner across UW‑Oshkosh.
Reporting
If you have a concern, question, or need to report an issue, this page provides centralized reporting options and guidance. It connects you to the appropriate resources for ethics, compliance, safety, and civil rights‑related reports.
ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act)
The university is committed to providing equal access for individuals with disabilities. This page outlines ADA responsibilities, accommodation processes, and resources that support accessibility in programs, services, facilities, and digital content. This is also the page where you can access the BP Logix form for the Americans with Disability Act Accommodation Request.
Contract Administration
Institutional Compliance helps departments understand when contracts are required and how to work with purchasing to ensure compliance.
Need guidance on university contract requirements, approval processes, and responsible contracting practices?
Clery Compliance and Reporting
Institutional Compliance coordinates the university’s Clery reporting and compliance responsibilities. This includes supporting required reporting, disclosures, and related processes connected to campus safety and crime information. Visit our Clery Reporting Form page to view more information about reporting an incident.
Title IX
Learn about your rights and responsibilities under Title IX, including protections against sex‑ and gender‑based discrimination, sexual harassment, and sexual violence.
Institutional Policy
Institutional policies establish expectations and requirements that guide university operations and decision‑making. This page provides access to key policies and related resources that support consistent, compliant, and transparent practices across campus.
Civil Compliance
Civil Compliance ensures the university meets its obligations under federal and state civil rights laws. Learn more about nondiscrimination, equal opportunity, and how the university promotes a respectful and inclusive campus environment.
Event Planning Compliance
Planning a university event? This page highlights key compliance considerations such as accessibility, safety, contracts, and youth protection to help ensure events are inclusive, compliant, and successful from start to finish.
Event Planning Protocol
Planning a university event or camp? Considerations for accessibility, safety, contracts, and youth protection to help ensure events are inclusive, compliant, and successful from start to finish.
Youth Protection
The university is committed to providing a safe environment for minors involved in university‑sponsored programs and activities.
- View our Event Coordinator Youth Protection Guide
- Wisconsin Legislature: Chapter ATCP 78
UW System Administrative Policy 625 -Youth Protection and ComplianceField Trip/Third Party Groups at UWO – Statement of Responsibility This BP Logix form supports participant safety by clearly defining supervision, responsibility, and oversight for third‑party groups and field trips. It confirms that visiting organizations retain custody and responsibilities.
Event Planning Protocol
Planning a university event or camp? Considerations for accessibility, safety, contracts, and youth protection to help ensure events are inclusive, compliant, and successful from start to finish.
Prevention, Education, and Awareness Program Reporting Form
Please use this form to report prevention, education, awareness, training, outreach, or related programming. Submissions help document program topics, audiences reached, attendance, delivery methods, learning objectives, partnerships, assessment efforts, and other information that supports institutional reporting and program assessment. Information submitted through this form may support reporting and documentation related to Title IX, Clery Act (aka The Annual Security Report), and Drug and Alcohol (AODA) reporting. If you have any questions, please reach out to Rachel Cromheecke at cromheecker@uwosh.edu.
- Submit a program report using the Prevention, Education, and Awareness Program Reporting Form.
Internal Audit
Institutional Compliance supports and coordinates the internal audit process at UW‑Oshkosh. We work in partnership with the Universities of Wisconsin Office of Internal Audit to plan, conduct, and complete campus‑level audits. Our Audit Liaison and Coordinator collaborate with units and departments to support audit preparation, completion, and follow‑up.
Learn more about the audit function, its role, and how departments may interact with Internal Audit, by visiting out Internal Audit Website.
Open Records
The university is committed to transparency and compliance with public records laws. The Institutional Compliance Office oversees receipt and fulfillment of incoming requests for open (public) records. Our team receives and fulfills record requests pursuant to Wis. Stat. $19.31-19.39.
Order 54 – Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect
All Universities of Wisconsin employees must report suspected child abuse or neglect when they have reasonable cause to believe it has occurred or may occur. Know that reporting to a supervisor, coworker, or university office does not fulfill this obligation. Reports must be made directly to the appropriate authorities.
To Report: 1) If a child is in immediate danger, call 911 immediately, or 2) contact UW Oshkosh Police Department, or 3) Contact the Oshkosh Police Department or Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office, or 4) make a report on Winnebago County’s Child Abuse & Neglect Reporting Information
Review applicable policies: Executive Order #54, Universities of Wisconsin Mandatory Reporting Policy, and UW Oshkosh Policy GEN 1.2(9) For questions regarding Executive Order #54 reporting requirements or youth protection compliance, contact: Dr. Rachel Cromheecke at cromheecker@uwosh.edu
Questions? Contact Us!
Rachel Cromheecke
Chief Civil Affairs and Compliance Officer
cromheecker@uwosh.edu
920-424-0835
Patricia Treleven-Dais
IT Project Manager
trelevep@uwosh.edu