Current Topics / Finance and Operations

Current Topics

Among the responsibilities of Finance and Operations are a number of university initiatives, which we organize and help with regularly. Some of these initiatives are described in more detail below.

Construction Projects
Equipment and Computer Allocation 2007
Sustainability on Campus
Program Leaders Meetings
Privacy Protections for Health Information (HIPAA)
Privacy Protections for Consumers (GLB)
Financial Conduct Hotline

Construction Projects

For updates and information on construction projects at PLU, please click on the links below or visit the Construction Management website: www.plu.edu/~newbuild.

Eastvold Hall Renovation and Expansion

Garfield Street Development

KPLU Relocation

Tingelstad Renovation

University Center Renovation

Morken Center for Learning and Technology
www.plu.edu/~morken

Other Facilities Management Projects
www.plu.edu/~fama/projects/

Sustainability at PLU

PLU partnered with the Russell Family Foundation to create a campus group to encourage the sustainable use of water and other resources on campus. The Sustainability Committee is currently working on changing the way our campus uses water. The remodeled Stuen, Xavier, Ordal and Foss halls, for instance, have reduced water usage with the installation of low-flow toilets, faucet motion sensors and faucet aerators. A bioswale near South Hall collects and naturally treats stormwater runoff from the parking lot, and drought-tolerant native plants are incorporated into the landscape to reduce the need for watering during the summer. To find out more about this committee, visit their webpage www.plu.edu/~sustain.

Creating a Sustainable Campus, CIC Presentation November 2007
CIC Presentation Handouts

Program Leaders Meetings

PowerPoint for Program Leaders Meeting April 30, 2008
PowerPoints for Program Leaders Meeting February 20, 2008
        Program Leaders Accreditation PowerPoint
        Program Leaders Budget PowerPoint
        Program Leaders Campaign PowerPoint
        Program Leaders Enrollment PowerPoint
PowerPoint for Program Leaders Meeting December 4, 2007
PowerPoint for Program Leaders Meeting April 25, 2007
PowerPoint for Program Leaders Meeting February 21, 2007
PowerPoint for Program Leaders Meeting December 5, 2006
PowerPoint for Program Leaders Meeting October 3, 2006

Privacy Protection for Health Information

Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), Pacific Lutheran University must take steps to protect the privacy of its students, faculty and staff health information. PLU has since formed a committee to ensure full implementation of HIPAA compliance regulations, protecting our employee and student information.

Privacy Protections for Consumers

The Gramm-Leach-Bliley (GLB) Act mandates extensive privacy protections for consumers. Colleges and universities are considered financial institutions regulated through this law. Because they are also regulated by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), our privacy provisions meet the requirements of the GLB Act. However, colleges and universities are subject to provisions related to administrative, technical and physical safeguarding of customer information. Regulations carrying out this act are in effect as of May 23, 2003.

Financial Conduct Hotline

PLU has made a hotline available for anonymously disclosing evidence of unlawful or unethical practices. Using this hotline, you may report financial misconduct, although it is recommended that you first file a report with the University Dispute Resolution Committee (UDRC). Click here for more information about the UDRC. Please remember to report such practices within 90 days of the misconduct.

The financial misconduct hotline is available to call toll-free, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week:

1-866-943-5787

Information disclosed on this hotline is anonymous, as the number is designed to protect employees from workplace retaliation.

Please click here to read PLU's Policy on Disclosure of Financial Misconduct.

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