3.2.7: The institution has a clearly defined and published organizational structure that delineates responsibility for the administration of policies.  Narrative:  The University of Texas at Arlington regularly updates and publishes its administration’s organizational chart. According to The University of Texas (UT) System Rules and Regulations of the Board of Regents, Series 20201, each university president, under the direction of the Executive Vice Chancellor, has the general authority and responsibility for the administration of that institution. [1] More specifically, the president, along with the appropriate staff, develops, administers and interprets an institution’s plans and policies in order to effectively manage the institution. When new policies are drafted or existing policies revised, they are forwarded to the UT System’s Office of General Counsel for approval prior to inclusion in UT Arlington’s Handbook of Operating Procedures (HOP).  According to the HOP, administrative officers are appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the President. Administrative officer duties are outlined in Subchapter 2-100 of the HOP. [2] UT Arlington’s President delegates administrative authority to the following administrative offices: (a) Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs; (b) Vice President for Administration and Campus Operations; (c) Vice President for Business Affairs and Controller; (d) Vice President for Communications; (e) Vice President for Development; (f) Vice President for Information Technology and CIO; (g) Director, Alumni Association; (h) Executive Director, Assurance Services; (i) Director, Intercollegiate Athletics; (j) Director, Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action; (k) Director, Governmental Relations and Community Affairs and (l) Special Assistant to the President.   Job descriptions for administrative positions are located in the Compensation Area of the Office of Human Resource Management and Development (J.D. Wetsel Building, Room 212). [3] The President’s job description is located on the UT Arlington SACS website. [4] The UT Arlington administrative organizational chart is located under the administration section of the UT Arlington website. [5] The organizational chart is updated when changes occur in the administration’s organizational structure.   Policy Adherence:  Adherence to policies and procedures is monitored by both the University’s Institutional Compliance Function and the University’s Internal Audit Function.   The Institutional Compliance Function distributes an annual Control Self-Assessment [6] to department administrators that requires those administrators to certify their compliance with various University policies and procedures. Additionally, in accordance with UT System policy, general compliance training [7] is provided to new employees upon their employment at the University and annually to existing benefits-eligible employees. The Internal Audit Function performs risk-based business process audits. These audits include evaluations of policy and procedures and assessment of whether departments or processes are in compliance with associated policies and procedures, laws and regulations. In addition, when there is a change in a department head, departmental change in management audits are conducted which focus on internal control and compliance with policy and procedures. These audits are conducted in academic and non-academic units. Audit findings and recommendations are communicated through written audit reports that require management responses and corrective actions. These reports are reviewed with the Institutional Audit Committee on a quarterly basis. The UT Arlington 2005 internal audit is located on its website. [8]