Compliance Webinar

Friday May 8, 2009 at 2 PM ET

Promoting an organizational culture that encourages a commitment to compliance with the law and ethical conduct by exercising due diligence in meeting the criteria of all applicable rules shows a company is committed to operating at the highest levels of  integrity.  Effective and comprehensive compliance programs demonstrate to students, employers, employees, governing bodies, and the general public that a company operates in a culture of ethics and responsibility. This is particularly important in the higher education sector that is so heavily regulated by the Federal and state governments and various accrediting bodies.

An effective corporate compliance policy should minimize the possibility of any employees acting in a way that is not compliant with the law.  In addition, if your college or company is the subject of an investigation and aberrant actions are discovered, an effective corporate compliance program may result in a decision not to pursue criminal charges.  In order to have an effective program as defined by the Sentencing Commission guidelines, your organization must demonstrate that it has made a good faith effort to fulfill the requirements and also promoted in other ways "an organizational culture that encourages ethical conduct and a commitment to compliance with the law."

CCA continues to take an active role in helping our members develop and maintain robust compliance programs. As the next step in this process, we will be hosting a two-part webinar on the basics of corporate compliance programs. Join us on  Friday, May 8, 2009 at 2:00 pm ET when Rene Champagne of ITT Educational Services, Inc. and Chairman of CCA’s Board of Directors, presents the first part of this important subject. Rene will discuss why it is important to have a compliance program and the basics behind an effective corporate compliance program.

To access the web-based portion of the call, go to www.readyshow.com and follow the prompts for entering your name, company name, and the passcode 33195828. For the audio portion, call 1-800-377-8846 and, when prompted, enter the passcode 33195828# (the "#" must be included for the audio portion). If you will be dialing in to the webinar from outside of the United States or Puerto Rico, please contact Gregory Rovick at GregoryR@career.org or 202-336-6746 for the international dial-in codes.

The webinar will last approximately one hour, including time for a question and answer session; the presentation slides will be posted to the CCA website shortly after the conclusion of the webinar.