{"id":5,"date":"2013-01-24T15:04:53","date_gmt":"2013-01-24T21:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/internal-audit-department\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2022-07-06T15:27:12","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T15:27:12","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/internal-audit-department\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the Office of Internal Audit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Office of Internal Audit at Nicholls State University is an independent service unit within the University with the mission of assisting University administration in the effective discharge of its responsibilities by providing objective evaluations of departmental activities, recommendations for improvement and other information designed to promote an effective system of internal controls.<\/p>\n<p>The Office of Internal Audit is designed not to criticize, but assist the University departments in improving their operations and promoting the system of internal controls implemented by management.<\/p>\n<p>The Office of Internal Audit reports directly to the President of Nicholls State University and functionally to the Board of Supervisors of the University of Louisiana System through the System Director of Internal and External Audit.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/lla.la.gov\/report-fraud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-184 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/internal-audit-department\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2019\/10\/fight-fraud-125x125.png\" alt=\"image button for fight fraud, waste and abuse contact the LLA hotmine that links to the the lla website\" width=\"126\" height=\"125\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 126px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 126\/125;\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Click the icon to find out how you can report suspected fraud, waste and abuse to the Louisiana Legislative Auditor.\u00a0 If you want to report something to the Nicholls State University Office of Internal Audit &#8211; see our Fraud Awareness Page or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/internal-audit-department\/fight-fraud-waste-and-abuse\/report-fraud-to-the-office-of-internal-audit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a> to be re-directed.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:paulette.mayon@nicholls.edu\">paulette.mayon@nicholls.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Office of Internal Audit at Nicholls State University is an independent service unit within the University with the mission of assisting University administration in the effective discharge of its responsibilities by providing objective evaluations of departmental activities, recommendations for improvement and other information designed to promote an effective system of internal controls. 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