3.2.9: The institution defines and publishes policies regarding the appointment of faculty and staff.  Narrative:  The University of Texas (UT) at Arlington defines and publishes faculty/staff appointment policies. Faculty employment searches at the Institution are open, competitive processes led by a search committee composed of a diverse group of individuals (no fewer than three) to include minorities, women and other under-represented groups. While search committees are not required when hiring staff members, many supervisors use search committees to hire new employees. University employment procedures are outlined on the Office of Finance and Administration (OFA) website. [1] UT Arlington is an equal opportunity employer, and this is reflected in the Equal Opportunity Policy Statement available on the OFA website. [2] Classified staff policies, regulations, titles, job descriptions and pay plans are also available on the OFA website. [3]   Employee appointments follow UT System Rules and Regulations of the Board of Regents, Series 31001 (Faculty Appointments and Titles) [4] and 30102 (General Appointment Information). [5] The Faculty Search Committee Manual is available on the Office of Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action website. [6] Policies regarding faculty appointments are published in the Faculty Guide. [7]   Policies:   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 [8] 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 [9] 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 that 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. [10]  UT Arlington policies are approved by the: (a) UT Arlington President, (b) UT System, (c) Office of General Counsel, (d) Office of the Chancellor and (e) Board of Regents. When developing policies, UT Arlington follows all Federal, State and Texas Appropriations Act [11] regulations. If a UT Arlington policy conflicts with a Board of Regents policy, UT Arlington corrects its policy to meet Board rules and regulations.