Below is a list of mechanisms for employees wishing to report an ethical, safety, or compliance concern.

PVAMU has adopted an institutional compliance program that is intended to support a culture of ethics and compliance within the university community. An effective compliance program promotes the achievement of university goals and helps avoids the program disruption and financial loss that can accompany compliance failures.  Employees and students who work on behalf of PVAMU are responsible for conducting themselves within the law and in keeping with the ethical standards of the university, the Texas A&M University System and the State of Texas. This website is intended to assist University employees and students in the performance of that responsibility by providing information about compliance-related resources and materials.

The Office of Student Conduct is charged with helping the office reach its goal of upholding concepts of fairness and due process while establishing a balance between community standards and individual behavior. The rules and procedures which form the Student Conduct Code help ensure that Prairie View A&M University provides a living, learning, and working environment in which every Panther Student can meet his or her academic goals. By establishing the Student Conduct Code as the acceptable behavior, we are protecting the rights of every student while also ensuring orderly operations of the University.

The Office of Research Compliance (ORC) is committed to advancing the research enterprise by providing exceptional training and support, promoting safe and ethical conduct of research to protect the researchers and research subjects, effectively coordinating institution-wide research compliance policy and procedure development and implementation, assisting researchers with identifying compliance issues and developing strategies, such that PVAMU is compliant with federal, state, system regulations and institutional policies. ORC is committed to being in alignment with the Division of Research & Innovation’s strategic vision to elevate PVAMU research enterprise to eventually become an emerging research institution.

The Employee Relations Services focuses on promoting good management practices and workplace behaviors, positive working environment and relationships, and on complying with Human Resources Policies and Procedures.

The Employee Relations Services is designed to assist individuals and departments on how to work through problems and differences to make the work environment more positive, enjoyable and less stressful.

Consistent with the tripartite mission and institutional goals of Prairie View A&M University and the Division of Business Affairs, the mission of the Office of Equal Opportunity & Diversity is to promote and provide a discrimination and harassment-free workplace; learning and living environment where every employee, student, and visitor is valued as an individual and is treated with respect and dignity regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation or gender identity. This mission is accomplished through compliance, education, and intervention.

Consistent with the University’s core values and central mission of research, service, and teaching and commitment to achieving relevance of its mission by addressing issues and proposing solutions through programs and services designed to respond to the needs and aspirations of faculty, staff and students. The Office Title IX Compliance is responsible for ensuring that University policies, procedures and practices relating to equal opportunity and non-discrimination in the work, learning and living environments are adhered to, practiced and applied in all personnel and academic-related decision making.

The PVAMU-Police Department is staffed by officers who have full law enforcement authority, uniquely tailored to preserve the educational process on the campus of Prairie View A&M University.  Our primary mission is to provide safety and security for all students, faculty, staff and visitors to the Prairie View A&M University campus.

The Clery Act is a consumer protection law that aims to provide transparency around campus crime policy and statistics.

In order to comply with Clery Act requirements, colleges and universities must understand what the law entails, where their responsibilities lie, and what they can do to actively foster campus safety.

Texas has both civil and criminal laws to protect children from abuse and neglect. If you suspect that a child is being abused or neglected, the law requires that you report it. [Texas Family Code Section 261.101 (a)]

The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) is the agency to call if the suspected abuse or neglect involves a person responsible for the care, custody, or welfare of the child or someone who lives in the home with the child. Child Protective Services (CPS), a division of DFPS, is responsible for conducting civil investigations of alleged abuse or neglect by caregivers or household members. You may also report suspected abuse or neglect to any local or state law enforcement agency. Law enforcement agencies are responsible for criminal investigations, which focuses on figuring out who committed a crime. The CPS investigation is a civil court matter that focuses on the welfare of the child and family.

You are protected by law from liability when you make a report or provide information in good faith during a CPS investigation. However, you are not protected from civil or criminal liability if you report your own abuse or neglect of a child or intentionally file a false report against someone else. (Texas Family Code, Section 261.106).

Failure to report suspected child abuse and neglect is a criminal offense (Texas Family Code, Section 261.109).

To report to DFPS, call the 24-hour, toll-free abuse hotline at 1-800-252-5400 from anywhere in the United States to report abuse or neglect that happened in Texas. The important thing is to call and report what you suspect. You will be given a call ID number to prove that you made the call. You can call back and use the call ID number to give additional information about the same case. Anonymous callers are welcome, but they will not be given a call ID number. The identity of the reporter is confidential and is not revealed to anyone but law enforcement, unless disclosure is ordered by a court (Texas Family Code Section 261.201).

Please see this webpage for information on other employee and student grievance processes.