Ethics and Compliance Office
The Ethics and Compliance Office (ECO) advances NIU's mission by exhibiting and promoting transparency, integrity, and ethical conduct in the university's educational and workplace environment. We attentively work to accomplish this by acting as a partner and source of specialized guidance on:
- Reporting unethical conduct by members of the university community
- Conflicts of interest, revolving door, the gift ban and prohibited political activity
- Universitywide policies and compliance mandates
- Privacy principles and HIPAA compliance
- Clery Act requirements
- Records management and information requests
- Accessibility of NIU's information technology
- Youth protection