The three-member audit committee of the State Board of Higher Education voted unanimously to approve the independent audit in a special meeting on Friday, May 4.
Members decided to hire an outside audit firm because of the workload facing internal audit and compliance staff and to have an independent examination of the concerns.
The audit was prompted by complaints that were submitted, either to a hotline or to internal audit and compliance staff for the North Dakota University System, said Greg Stemen, a higher education board member and chairman of the audit committee.
Board members did not discuss the allegations in Friday’s brief telephone conference meeting, and Stemen said in an interview that he purposely did not seek the details in order to maintain his objectivity to evaluate the…
