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ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY
MANAGEMENT'S RESPONSE
May 28, 1998
Angelo State University agrees with the four recommendations included in the May 21, 1998, State
Auditor's Management Control Audit. Angelo State University accepts the recommendations and believes
that their implementation will improve the management and operation of the University. Our response to
each audit recommendation follows the order of the recommendations in the report.
1. The Financial Aid Department should follow its procedures for both the award and
collection of Emergency Tuition Loans.
The policy and procedures manual will be updated to reflect current procedures regarding the
collection of emergency loans. At this time, we have already added a section to the emergency loan
application where ability to repay is indicated.
In regard to the statement about issuing a new emergency loan to a student who had a defaulted
previous loan: In this case, the person was waiting for VA benefits to begin, and was to make
payment with these funds. Since this can often be a lengthy wait, an additional emergency loan was
made to enable the student to remain in school. We will change the wording in our policy and
procedures manual to indicate exceptions can be made based on mitigating circumstances.
2. The University should enhance oversight of contract agreements.
Appropriate procedures have been implemented to make sure contract billings are properly reviewed
and verified before the billings are approved for payment. All future contracts will be reviewed by
the appropriate Vice President to make sure that the contracts requiring Board approval are properly
approved by the Board.
3. The University should review the performance of faculty using a standardized policy
and criteria.
Faculty members at Angelo State University are evaluated on a yearly basis. A cumulative evaluation
is undertaken of faculty who are applying for tenure, promotion, or step increases during the year of
their application. Evaluations are conducted at the departmental level and are reviewed by the dean
of the appropriate college, and the Vice President for Academic Affairs before being forwarded to the
President (in the case of tenure, promotion, and step increases, the evaluations become part of a
dossier that is also reviewed by the University Tenure and Promotion Committee). Evaluations
address the three areas of faculty responsibility: teaching, scholarship, and service. As stated in the
management audit recommendation, each department uses its own format in reporting evaluation
information.
During the 1998-99 academic year, the Vice President for Academic Affairs will convene a group of
faculty and academic administrators to develop a standardized reporting form for faculty evaluations.
4. The University should require physical inventories to be performed periodically.
The University will establish a policy that will require a periodic physical inventory by the Property
Manager's Office.SAO REPORT NO. 98-043
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