THE UNIVERSITY
of NORTH CAROLINA
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CAMPUS BOX 1050.
CHAPEL HILL, NC 27599-1050,
919.962.7883
VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL
Memorandum
To: George E. Battle Ill, Vice Chancellor for Institutional Integrity and Risk Management
FROM: Dean A. Weber, Chief Audit Officer. — .~ uuvew
DATE: — December 22, 2020
RE: Office of Internal Audit Special Project Completion— EthicsPoint Cases #323, #324, #325,
#327, and #328: Reports #11 through #15-2021
The Office of Internal Audit (OIA) completed a special project review of alleged violations regarding
by the The special
project review was initiated in response to five anonymous allegations reported through the
EthicsPoint incident reporting platform and referred to the OIA for review by Kim Strom-Gottfried,
Director Ethics and Integrity. The alleged allegations were individually assessed, and outcomes are
reported by specific EthicsPoint case concerns identified by the reporter(s). Project work was
completed by Drew Baker, Audit Supervisor.
EthicsPoint Case #323
MUNC | itor**George E. Battle Ill
12/22/2020
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EthicsPoint Case #324George E. Battle Ill
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EthicsPoint Case #325George E. Battle Ill
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EthicsPoint Case #327George E. Battle Ill
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EthicsPoint Case #328
Conclusion
Leadership’s Response to Identified OIA Project Outcomes
The Vice Chancellor for Institutional Integrity and Risk Management responded to the Chief Audit
Officer on December 21, 2020, providing the following reply to investigative outcomes:
“My organization will oversee further review of the substantiated allegations outlined in this
report, and will determine ultimate disposition of the allegations in a forthright manner.”George E. Battle Ill
12/22/2020
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Ifyou have any questions or if you would like to discuss this communication in greater detail, please
contact me at 919-962-7883, Thank you.
c: UNC Chapel Hill Board of Trustees
Richard Y. Stevens (Chair)
R. Gene Davis, Jr
Teresa Artis Neal
David L. Boliek, Jr.
Jefferson W. Brown
G. Munroe Cobey
Haywood D. Cochrane, Jr.
Charles G. Duckett
Kelly Matthews Hopkins
Allie Ray McCullen
Ralph W. Meekins, Sr.
John P. Preyer
Reeves Moseley
Clayton D. Somers (Assistant Secretary to the Board of Trustees)
T.J. Scott (Executive Assistant to the Board of Trustees)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Kevin Guskiewicz, Chancellor
Robert Blouin, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost
‘Amy Locklear Hertel, Chief of Staff
Derek Kemp, Associate Vice Chancellor for Campus Safety and Risk Management
Nathan Knuffman, Interim Vice Chancellor of Finance and Operations.
Charles Marshall, Vice Chancellor and General Counsel
Kimberly Strom-Gottfried, Director Ethics and Integrity
External Entities
Lynne Sanders, UNC System Office
Council of Internal Audit, (Redacted)