Accountability

The Board of Regents, State of Iowa, in keeping with its governance responsibilities, requires the University to annually submit a series of reports for review by Board staff and Board members. Some reports are received as information items and others used to frame policy, e.g. tuition and fees. With the appropriate expertise, various University offices assist in preparing reports, which are reviewed prior to submission by the office of the assistant to the president for budget planning and analysis. That office maintains a complete record of governance reports. Most of the reports are included in the agendas of either a Board committee meeting or full Board meeting.

Following is a list of topics covered in the various reports regularly required by the Board:

• Appropriations Requests
• Budget Adjustments
• Capital Program
• Strategic Plans
• Legislative Program
• Miscellaneous Fees and Charges
• Operating Budgets
• Parking Fees
• Residence Systems - Five-Year Plan and Budget
• Residence System Rates
• Tuition Policies and Rates
• Affiliated Organization Reports
• Comprehensive Fiscal Report for Previous Year
• Comprehensive Compensation
• Distance Education
• Diversity and Affirmative Action
• Targeted Small Business
• Minority and Women Educators Enhancement Program
• Economic Development
• Faculty Activity
• Enrollment
• Graduation and Retention Rates
• Academic Program Review and Student Outcomes Assessment
• Institutional Roads Program
• Competition with Private Enterprise
• Request for Professional Development Assignments
• Report on Professional Development Assignments
• Purchasing
• Regents Merit System
• Student Financial Aid
• Unit Cost of Instruction Study
• Internal and External Audits
• Internal Audit Plans
• Investment and Cash Management

The President’s staff manages requests for information as well as any complaints from external constituencies, gathering information from the appropriate University office and developing a response. A record of requests/complaints and responses to the same is maintained in the Office of the President.