Rosana Rodriguez

The point of contact and the back-up point of conduct, along with the campus president/director at a minimum, should be in the exit meeting. This is especially true if there are going to be a number of findings, citations or areas of concern, or if the information that is to be delivered is expected to be negative or confidential in nature.

The onsite visitor may interview staff, faculty, students and others, in a cubicle, in an unoccupied office, in a conference room, a classroom, or by telephone, web-media or video chat. Telephone calls and video chats are becoming more common with faculty and staff who work remotely, especially in the case of online or distance education courses.

The onsite visitor may request to visit an externship site to conduct an interview with students or staff there. Sometimes the onsite visitor will ask the externship coordinator to plan the visit to the site, or they may choose to go alone to the… >>>

The institution should have established protocols for welcoming an onsite visitor; this is for any visitor who may come to the institution and not just someone for an announced or unannounced agency visit. There should be further protocols added to the visitor policies and procedures for visitors from an outside organization, such as an accrediting or regulating agency, for both announced and unannounced visits. It important to choose the best person to be the point of contact, which may not necessarily be the campus director/president. When selecting the point of contact one must consider the individual’s knowledge of the campus… >>>

The purpose of an onsite visit is to verify if an institution is doing what it says it is doing. Also, it is part of most agency protocols to at least visit the institution on a regular schedule. internal audit is an independent, objective assurance and consulting activity designed to add value and improve an organization's operations. Many institutions hire consultants, contractors or attorneys, or have an internal department that conducts onsite visits on behalf of the institution to ensure that the campus(es) are in compliance with the previously mentioned agencies rules and regulations. These visits are usually announced, and… >>>