What does Internal Audit do at the University of Kansas?

Internal Audit at the University of Kansas conducts operational, compliance, and financial-related audits and investigations for the university. Its work is aimed at university departments and units rather than outside businesses, and the office also provides related services such as IT and privacy risk assessments, leadership transition reviews, and annual financial certification.

What the office covers

According to the Internal Audit homepage, the office's core work falls into three broad categories plus investigations:

• Operational audits — reviewing how a unit or process actually functions, with an eye toward improving it.
• Compliance audits — checking whether university activities follow applicable rules, policies, and requirements.
• Financial-related audits — examining financial activity and controls.
• Investigations — looking into incidents or concerns that fall within the office's scope.

The stated purpose is to help the university manage risk, improve processes, and meet compliance obligations. That framing matters: the function is internal to KU and oriented toward the institution's own operations, not toward producing public financial statements for investors or regulators the way an external audit firm would.

Services listed on the site

The homepage's "Our Services" section names four offerings, each with a "Read More" link:

The site does not publish detailed scope, timelines, or criteria for these services on the homepage, so specific questions about a given engagement are best directed to the office.

Reporting an incident: the KU Hotline

The homepage gives prominent placement to the KU Hotline, described as the way to "learn more about the hotline and how to report an incident." If your reason for visiting the site is to report something rather than to understand the audit function, the hotline page is the relevant entry point.

Contact and location

• Address: Strong Hall, 1450 Jayhawk Blvd., Lawrence, KS 66045
• Email: [email protected]
• Phone: 785-864-2700

The office sits alongside other administrative units listed in the site footer, including the Office of the Chancellor, the Office of Business & Financial Planning, the Office of Integrity & Compliance, and the Office of Global Operations & Security.

Who this is for

If you work in a KU department or unit and want to understand how internal audit interacts with your operations — or you need to report a concern — this is the right office. If you are looking for the university's externally published financial statements or for an independent external audit opinion, that is a different function and a different source.