The University of Texas-Pan American endeavors to fulfill all of its responsibilities to the people of Texas in an environment based on ethical behavior and compliance to applicable laws and rules. This statement embodies the mission of the Institutional Compliance Program at UTPA.

I want to personally encourage you to do the right thing. As employees of this University and of this great state, we are each responsible for obeying the applicable laws and rules. Beyond that, we are also responsible for upholding an ethical work environment. Our compliance program is based on a system of checks and balances, and it can only be successful through your cooperation.

The spirit of the compliance function is to explore and evaluate compliance questions with the aim of improving the overall level of compliance at the institution. The questions we receive are not taken as accusations, but rather as opportunities to see if improvements can be found.