ACUA is the leader in internal audit for higher education. As a leader, we provide multiple resources and tools to help our members navigate the industry and improve their professional acumen every day. Tools include:
KickStarters
ACUA strives to be an indispensable resource for professional knowledge exchange and education content for internal auditing in higher education. To deliver on this goal ACUA is now offering ACUA Kick Starters. ACUA Kick Starters will help you plan and perform an audit in a higher education specific topic area. Each Kick Starter provides a summary of key risks and controls, audit tests, common audit findings, and more. Use a Kick Starter to launch your next audit!
NCAA Audit Guides
The purpose of the NCAA Audit Guide is to support the efforts of internal audit departments to effectively evaluate and improve the athletic rules compliance programs at NCAA Division I and II institutions. This Guide is available exclusively to ACUA members making it yet another fabulous benefit of your ACUA membership.
Quality Assurance Reviews
ACUA has long been involved in helping institutions ensure quality in their audit functions. In order to assist our members in complying with the external assessments required by IIA Standards and GAGAS, the Best Practices Committee has developed some resources to assist in a successful Quality Assurance Review (QAR).
Resource Library
This tool is a document repository of articles, reference materials and best practice guidance in a variety of topical areas related to internal audit in higher education. The Resource Library tools are provided by other members.
Risk Dictionary
ACUA’s Risk Dictionary defines financial, compliance, security and other risks, then linking
them to specific examples and solutions, so you can be proactive in planning for and handling them at your institution.
Surveys
ACUA is committed to being an indispensable resource for professional knowledge exchange and education content for internal auditing in higher education. As such, the Standards and Best Practices Committee is responsible for developing and conducting benchmark projects and ad hoc surveys to support and respond to member needs.