Integrity and Compliance Office

Policy Updates: What You Need To Know December 2025 At VCU, we’re always working to create a safer and smarter campus. We continuously update our policies with current events, laws and changes in the world. From AI usage and campus safety to accessibility, we’ve recently updated these policies to be the best version of ourselves. […]

Compliance Corner is back in action! We’re here to share timely updates, demystify complex policies and showcase how we actively support VCU’s values. Get ready for blog posts that will be informative and maybe even a little enjoyable! Success: It’s Not Just What You Do—It’s How You Do It We love celebrating big wins at […]

Burger Joint Bravery: Teaching employees to say something when they see something Question: If you were in a restaurant and you looked over to see that another customer standing nearby resembled the FBI’s most wanted fugitive, would you do something? What if you knew that the fugitive was wanted for murder and was likely “armed […]

It’s in the Numbers It’s that time again. Time to review all those Annual Reports published by organizations at the end of their fiscal years. In fact, by now, you may have read some of the ones published by the various units across VCU. We, in the Integrity and Compliance Office, recently published our Annual […]

The FINAL VIDEO! In this last installment of our video playlist, we catch up with Dr. Watkins after the investigation into Dr. Evans’ behavior. How did he feel when he learned that colleagues spoke up in his interest, and how are things in the Anthropology Department now? (Select the image below to play the video.) […]

2 MORE VIDEOS! This month, we follow two more characters from the original annual ethics and compliance training – Dr. Evans’ administrative assistant, Carol, and the subject of the investigation, Dr. Evans herself. Learn how each of them responded to the allegations about Dr. Evans’ behavior. As we come to the end of Fiscal Year […]

NEW VIDEOS! In this month’s issue we follow two more of the characters from the original annual ethics and compliance training to learn how they responded to Dr. Evans’ behavior. See who called the Helpline, who didn’t, and who cooperated with the ICO during the investigation. Speak-up Culture 101: The FAQs Speak-up culture; we talk […]

NEW! Starting this month, we’ll feature two of the follow up videos where we share what each of the seven characters from the annual ethics and compliance training did in response to Dr. Evans’ behavior. See who called the Helpline, who didn’t, and who cooperated with the ICO during the investigation. Planet vs. Plastics: It’s […]

Why we love “dumb” questions (and how they help us innovate) “There are no dumb questions.” How many times have we heard that sentence? It’s usually spoken after someone says, “This might be a dumb question, but…” The would-be questioner wants to ask the question. Perhaps they need clarification, or they didn’t hear what was […]

“Snitches Get Stitches,” and Other Barriers to Speak-up Culture “Snitches get stitches.” When I was teaching middle school, I often heard students using this phrase when speaking about other students they suspected of telling the teacher who among them had committed the kiddie crime of the moment. Recently, I was surprised to find the adult […]