2012 Big 12 Internal Auditors Conference

2012 Big 12 Internal Auditors Conference

May 6 - 9, 2012

Manhattan, Kansas

Hosted by:Kansas State University

Internal Audit


Hilton Garden Inn - Manhattan, KS - May 6 - 9, 2012

Welcome to the 2012 Big 12 Internal Auditors Conference. We believe we have developed a veryinteresting and educational conference with a variety of presentations and entertainment which willprovide valuable information for everyone. In the past, the Big 12 has provided an ideal andinexpensive educational and networking opportunity for the Internal Auditors and we hope thisconference will continue that tradition.

The conference is being held May 6-9, 2012 in the new Hilton Garden Inn and Conference Centerwhich was completed in November 2011 here in Manhattan, Kansas. The hotel rate has been set at $99 per night, which includes a full breakfast buffet daily. Next to the hotel and conference centeris a new Flint Hills Discovery Center which has very interesting exhibits about the area and the flinthills. It was completed in April 2012 just in time for our conference. The hotel and conferencecenter is within walking distance to the Town Center Mall and many nearby dining options, whichmakes it an ideal setting for the conference. We are planning Tuesday evening as an evening on yourown. However, all other meals are included in the conference fee of $230.

The program includes a variety of speakers from various Big 12 institutions including KSU. Program sessions will be held Monday morning May 7 through Wednesday noon May 9. Sundayevening we are planning a full dinner buffet from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. Monday evening we will alsohave a full dinner buffet after a tour of the Flint Hills Discovery Center. Tuesday evening will bea night on your own to enjoy the local dining options.

The conference program will follow the criteria for acceptance as a continuing educational program. A certificate recording hours of attendance for CPE will be sent to you after the conclusion of theconference. The attire is casual for all sessions and events. We are looking forward to meeting old friends and making new ones.

Warren StraussDirector of Internal AuditKansas State University



Location and Hotel Reservations

Hilton Garden Inn410 South 3 Streetrd

Manhattan, KS 66502Tel: (785) 532-9116Fax: (785) 532-9136

http://www.manhattanks.hgi.com

Room Rate: $99 plus tax double bed / king bedincluding full breakfast buffet, complimentary wiredand wireless high speed internet access and freeparking. More complete details are available from theabove noted website. Current occupancy tax rate is14.55%.

Hotel Reservation Deadline: April 6, 2012. Please Call (785) 532-9116 and request the rate for the 2012Big 12 Internal Auditors Conference.

Transportation

The hotel website provides driving directions to the hotel. Those flying into Manhattan Regional Airport(MHK) may obtain shuttle service to the hotel by calling the hotel in advance at (785) 532-9116.

Continuing Education

The conference program will follow the general criteria for acceptance as a continuing education program. A certificate recording hours of attendance for CPE will be provided and sent after the conclusion of theconference.

Conference Registration

The registration fee for the conference is $230.00 prior to April 6, 2012. There is an additional $50 lateregistration fee after April 6. The registration fee includes all conference materials and meals. The mealsinclude the Sunday buffet, Monday lunch, Monday evening buffet, and Tuesday lunch. Breakfast buffet forMonday, Tuesday and Wednesday are included with your room rate. A cash bar is available from the hotellobby for the Sunday and Monday evening social periods. Guests may attend the Sunday and Mondayevening buffet at the rate shown on the registration form.

Registration for the conference may be made using one of the following options:

Option 1: Online Registration Form. (This process will request a password and you will need to create anaccount if you do not already have one. If you need assistance contact the Division of Continuing Educationby phone at (785) 532-5569 or by email at [email protected])

https://outreach.ksu.edu/etrakWebApp/Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=https://outreach.ksu.edu/etrakWebApp/Registration.aspx?MeetingCode=231223

http://www.ksu.edu/conferences

http://www.manhattanks.hgi.com





Option 2: Register using our Printable Registration Form.

https://outreach.ksu.edu/ksumailinfax/default.aspx?Meetingcode=231223

Complete form and mail or fax to:

Division of Continuing Education

Attn. Big 12 Internal Auditors Workshop

1615 Anderson Avenue

Manhattan, KS 66502

Fax: (785)532-2422

Option 3: Register by phone:

(785) 532-5569 (Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. CST)

Special Assistance

Kansas State University is committed to making events accessible to all participants. A participant in a

conference or non-credit program with a disability who needs accommodations or has special dietary

requirements should indicate services needed at the time of registration. If you have further questions please

contact Kathryn Harth at 785-532-2495 or [email protected]. Early notification is requested to ensure that

accommodations can be provided in a timely manner.

Notice of Nondiscrimination

Kansas State University is committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of race, gender, national origin,

disability, religion, age, sexual orientation, or other non-merit reasons, in admissions, educational programs,

or activities and employment (including employment of disabled veterans and veterans of the Vietnam Era),

as required by applicable laws and regulations. Responsibility for coordination of compliance efforts and

receipt of inquiries concerning Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education

Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975,

and the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 has been delegated to the Director of Affirmative Action,

Kansas State University, 214 Anderson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506-0124, 785-532-6220 or 785-532-4807

(TTY).

https://outreach.ksu.edu/ksumailinfax/default.aspx?Meetingcode=231223

mailto:[email protected]

2012 Big 12 Internal Auditors ConferenceHilton Garden Inn - Manhattan, KS - May 6 - 9, 2012

Menus for ConferenceSunday, May 6, 2012

Dinner 6:30 P.M.

Two Entree Selection Buffet (Roasted Turkey Breast and Smoked Brisket)

House Salad

Fresh Fruit

Seasonal Vegetables

Roasted Red Potatoes

Rice

Choice of Chocolate Cake and Coconut Cream Cake

Monday, May 7, 2012

Breakfast 6:00 - 8:00 A.M. Full Breakfast Buffet, Hotel Great American Grill included with Room

Morning Break 9:50 - 10:10

Coffee Regular and Decaf

Assorted Soda and Water

Assorted Muffins, Croissants, Danish or Breakfast Breads

Lunch 12:00 Noon

Midwest Grill Buffet (Steak Burger and Grilled Boneless Chicken Breast)

Sliced Cheddar, Swiss and American Cheese

Sliced Tomatoes, Onions, Crisp Lettuce, Dill Pickles

Kaiser Rolls

Pasta Salad

House Made Potatoe Chips

Ketchup, Mustard and Mayonnaise

Choice of Carrot Cake or Chocolate Cake

Afternoon Break 2:50 - 3:10



Assorted Dry Snacks

Fresh Baked Cookies or Fudge Brownies

Dinner 7:15 P.M.

Buffet Selection (Hickory Grilled Chicken and Roasted Pork Loin)

House Salad

Fresh Fruit

Baby Carrots

Mashed Potatoes

Penne Pasta

Choice of Chocolate Cake and Carrot Cake


Menus for ConferenceTuesday, May 8, 2012






Lunch 12:00 Noon

Kansas City BBQ Buffet (Grilled Boneless Chicken Breast and Sliced Brisket)

Coleslaw

Cheddar Ranch Potatoes

Baked Beans

Pasta Salad

Choice of Banana Cake or Chocolate Cake

Afternoon Break 2:50 - 3:10



Assorted Dry Snacks

Fresh Baked Cookies or Fudge Brownies

Dinner On your own

Wednesday, May 9, 2012







Program at a glanceSunday, May 6, 2012

4:00 - 6:30 Registration (In front of Conference Room F, South of Hotel Registration Desk)

6:00 - 6:30 Social Time (Drinks available in hotel lobby with social and dinner in Room BC)

6:30 - 8:30 Buffet Dinner in Meeting Room BC

Monday, May 7, 2012

7:00 - 8:00 Late Registration at Conference Center

Breakfast in Great American Grill Hotel Lobby as early as 6:00 a.m.

(All sessions will be in Ballroom F, also called McDowell Ballroom.

Refreshment Breaks will be outside Ballroom F. All meals will be held in

Meeting Room BC)

8:00 - 8:10 Opening Remarks - Bruce Shubert, VP for Administration and Finance

8:10 - 8:30 Campus Information - Jan Elsasser, Kansas State University

8:30 - 9:50 Session 1 - Research Administration Issues; Updates and Strategies from the

Pre- and Post-Award Perspective - Shannon Fisher / Paul Lowe, Kansas State

University

9:50 - 10:10 Refreshment Break

10:10 - 12:00 Session 2 - Pre-Audit Presentations at Wichita State University - Chris

Cavanaugh, Wichita State University

12:00 - 1:00 Buffet Lunch

1:00 - 2:50 Session 3 - K-State’s PCI Compliance Quest - Elizabeth Shannon / Bryan Kraus,

Kansas State University


3:10 - 4:00 Session 4 - Why you should care about IT Security - Harvard Townsend, Kansas

State University

4:00 - 4:45 Round Table Discussion Topics - Staff

Round Table Discussion Topics - Directors (Meeting Room BC)

5:00 - 7:00 Flint Hills Discovery Center - Presentation and tour

7:15- 8:30 Dinner


Program at a glanceTuesday, May 8, 2012

7:00 - 8:00 Breakfast in Great American Grill

8:00 - 9:50 Session 5 - Fraud Risk - Kimberly F. Turner, Brandon J. Bergman, Texas Tech


10:10 - 12:00 Session 6 - Developing an IT Audit Program - Tim Marley, University of

Oklahoma

12:00 - 1:00 Lunch

1:00 - 2:50 Session 7 - Lessons From the Hot Zone: Emerging Disease Response and

Bioterrorism - Complex Problems, Complex Solutions - Jerry Jaax, Kansas State

University


3:10 - 5:00 Session 8 - The Biosecurity Research Institute: the BRI in Kansas State

University's Bright Future- Dr. Stephen Higgs, Kansas State University

History of Select Agent Regulations and Implications for Research Institutions

- Dr. Julie Johnson, Kansas State University

5:00 - Evening on your own

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

7:00 - 8:00 Breakfast in Great American Grill

8:00 - 8:10 Next Year’s Conference - Jim Sleezer, OSU

8:10 - 9:50 Session 9 - Data Analysis on a Budget - Jim Sleezer, Oklahoma State University

IIA Standards and Peer Reviews - Discussion Topics - Jim Sleezer


10:10 - 11:45 Session 10 - Adaptive Leadership - Kris Boone, Kansas State University


PresentationsMonday, May 7, 2012Session 1: 8:30 - 9:50 Research Administration Issues; Updates and Strategies from the Pre- andPost-Award PerspectiveDescription: This session will focus on current issues and/or perspectives currently facing universityresearch administration. What are some of the biggest issues facing Universities? What approaches areuniversities deploying to comply with the newest mandates? This session will focus on providing a snapshotof some of the most onerous mandates, regulations and issues that face universities from the researchadministration perspective, hopefully allowing the audience to contemplate how they might interact withtheir own respective institutional offices to formulate proactive compliance programs. The presenters willprovide a snapshot of a few of the issues, provide brief insight into programs in place from their owninstitutional perspectives and allow for the audience (as well as themselves) to issue the standard cry for“How are you dealing with this issue?”The goal of this session is not only to inform the audience of a few of the most prevailing issues, but also tostimulate internal or group reflection as to what role Internal Audit Personnel could assume at their owninstitution to facilitate and document responsive institutional internal controls. Speakers: Shannon Fisher is the Director of Sponsored Programs in the Division of Financial Services(DFS) at Kansas State University. She has served in this position for just over 15 years. The SponsoredPrograms office in DFS handles post-award financial compliance tasks and oversight. Additionally, thisoffice prepares the Facilities & Administrative Cost Rate Proposal for the university and negotiates anapproved rate with our cognizant federal agency, DHHS. Prior to working in Sponsored Programs, Shannontaught accounting classes in the K- State College of Business and worked as an auditor for a publicaccounting firm and for the State of Missouri. Paul R. Lowe is the Assistant Vice President for Research and Director of the Office of Research andSponsored Programs PreAward Services at Kansas State University. Mr. Lowe has served K-State for over25 years, managing proposal development, contract development/negotiation, subcontracting and exportcontrol compliance operations during a period of growth exceeding 280%. He assumes day to daymanagement and oversight of all aspects of proposal development and submission and contract developmentand negotiation, assuming delegated university signature authority over these assignment areas. Capitalizingon his private sector background, and research administration, finance and economics experiences, Mr. Lowehas responsibility for developing and nurturing K-State's university-industry partnerships and for developingbest practices for expediting the negotiation process through contract execution to secure an institutionalportfolio of diverse partnerships.

Session 2: 10:10 - 12:00 Pre-Audit Presentations at Wichita State University Description: In the late 1990s, the WSU Office of Internal Audit built a presentation around the ACUAinternal control video. The video has long since been retired, but the presentation continues to provide anexcellent means for kicking off each audit by allowing us to introduce the internal auditors, teach basicinternal control concepts, and take some of the “mystery” out of the internal audit process. The presentationincludes a brief overview of the COSO framework, an easy to remember definition of internal control, andreal-world (embellished) scenarios to illustrate concepts learned. In this session, Chris Cavanaugh, Directorof Internal Audit at WSU, will share the presentation that’s worked well for WSU, encourage your commentsand feedback, and provide a forum for you to share what you’re doing on your campus. If you don’t havean internal audit presentation already, this session may provide a spark toward developing one of your own. If you already have a presentation, you will likely find something to borrow. Session participants who arenot internal auditors will learn basic internal control concepts, better understand their role in their ownuniversity’s system of internal control, and gain an appreciation of the internal auditor’s role on a universitycampus.Speaker: Chris Cavanaugh has been the Director of Internal Audit at Wichita State University for the past21 years. Previous to Wichita State, Chris worked in public accounting and in various capacities on theinternal audit staff at the Farm Credit Bank of Wichita. Chris is a certified public accountant and a certifiedfraud examiner, and earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Pittsburg State University. Chris servesas a consultant to the Financial Abuse Specialist Team (FAST), an initiative of the Sedgwick County DistrictAttorney’s Office to combat elder abuse.


PresentationsMonday, May 7, 2012Session 3: 1:00 - 2:50 K-State’s PCI Compliance QuestDescription: In the spring of 2011, the Office of Internal Audit, the Division of Financial Services, andInformation Technology Services started a joint project to ensure compliance with the Payment Card IndustryData Security Standards (PCI DSS). PCI compliance can be daunting, particularly in institutions of highereducation with a variety of commerce activities. This session will share K-State’s approach and lessonslearned in their quest for PCI compliance. There will be ample time for PCI discussion or questions.Speakers: Elizabeth Shannon is a Security Assessment and Compliance Specialist in K-State’s Office ofInformation Security and Compliance. Elizabeth has over 22 years of Information Technology experiencein higher education and has been in the Information Security field for the last 6 years. Bryan Kraus has been a part of the Division of Financial Services for 16 years. Throughout his tenure hehas been a part of a number of application implementations to include the University financials, student, andcashiering systems. His education background includes an undergraduate degree in computer informationsystems and a master in business administration. In his spare time Bryan enjoys spending time with his wifeand five kids. Other members of the joint project will also be in attendance.

Session 4: 3:10 - 4:10 Why you should care about IT Security Description: The security threats to information, technology, and people on university campuses are growingin number, complexity, and sophistication. It is no longer a matter of if a universitywill have a major securityincident, but when it will happen and how quickly it will be detected and mitigated. The presentation willprovide an overview of the threats, some of the challenges to securing information in higher education, andways auditors can help reduce the risk. Speaker: Harvard Townsend is the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and head of the Office ofInformation Security and Compliance at Kansas State University. Townsend and his staff are responsible forprotecting information and technology resources for a highly diverse and distributed population of 23,800students and over 5,000 faculty and staff. Townsend has spent his entire professional career in IT servicesat K-State, starting as a UNIX system administrator for the Computing and Information Services department,then moving to the dark side (i.e., central IT services) as the UNIX and networking manager, followed byeight years of stress as Director of Computing and Network Services before becoming the CISO in 2006,which, believe it or not, reduced his stress level. Townsend has a B.S. degree in Wildlife Biology (his realpassion) and an M.S. in Computer Science (how he funds his passion), both from Kansas State University.He is married to Dr. Dana Townsend, faculty in the Division of Biology at K-State, who regularly informshim of the impact his security policies have on the users ("I have to change my password again?!").

Tuesday, May 8, 2012Session 5: 8:00 - 9:50 Fraud RiskDescription: Fraud risk continues to grow. In fact, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners 2010Report to the Nations concluded that global losses to fraud are $2.9 trillion annually. As fraud increasesglobally, it has never been more important for higher education institutions to effectively address the risk offraud. This session will start with a general overview of some fraud schemes that are prevalent in highereducation institutions. We will then discuss Texas Tech’s methodology for assessing fraud risk, and how itbecame the seed to start our fraud awareness and prevention program. Speakers: Kimberly F. Turner, CPA is the Chief Audit Executive for the Texas Tech University System,which includes Texas Tech University, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, and Angelo StateUniversity. The institutions of the Texas Tech System comprise an annual operating budget of $1.5 billionand include two medical schools, a law school, four schools of nursing and allied health, three graduateschools, a pharmacy school, and 17 colleges. Kim is past president of the Association of College &University Auditors (ACUA) and is an Executive Sponsor of the new ACUA Leads! program. Kim is aparticipant in the CPA Ambassador Program jointly sponsored by the AICPA and TSCPA and is a frequentspeaker for such organizations as ACUA, Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics, and the TexasSociety of CPAs.



Presentations

Tuesday, May 8, 2012Brandon J. Bergman is a Senior Auditor within the Office of Audit Services at Texas Tech UniversitySystem. Before entering higher education in June 2010, Brandon was the Finance & Ticket OperationsManager for the Texas Tornado Hockey Club of the North American Hockey League. Brandon earned hisBachelor of Business Administration in Management from the Rawls College of Business at Texas TechUniversity.

Session 6: 10:10 - 12:00 Developing an IT Audit ProgramDescription: The presentation will be a case study following through the steps involved in developing anIT audit program for a 3 college, multi-campus internal audit team. This will include co-sourcing with aconsulting firm to identify the IT audit universe and produce an IT risk assessment from which an IT auditprogram can be developed. It will cover everything from the recognition of need and gaining executivesupport to lessons learned along the way.Speaker: Tim Marley is the IT Audit Manager at University of Oklahoma with over 20 years of experiencein IT. Tim was appointed IT Audit Manager at University of Oklahoma in November 2011. He isresponsible for developing and coordinating the newly created IT audit program for the University ofOklahoma, Cameron University and Rogers State University. Prior to internal audit, Tim was a Senior ITCompliance Auditor for the IT security team at the University of Oklahoma, responsible for regulatorycompliance and IT governance. Before OU, he was the Network and Security Manager for the nationalclothing chain, Harold's, where his team managed the network and server applications as well as providedIT security administration including regulatory compliance. Tim received his Bachelor of Accountancydegree from the University of Oklahoma in 1990. With numerous accounting and IT security certifications,Tim stays active in the IIA, IAPP, ISACA, ACUA, PCI SSC participating organization program, and theSANS/GIAC Advisory Board.

Session 7: 1:00 - 2:50 Lessons From the Hot Zone: Emerging Disease Response and Bioterrorism -Complex Problems, Complex SolutionsDescription: The presentation will discuss the dynamics and lessons learned from the emergency responseto the Reston VA Ebola Fever outbreak featured in Richard Preston's NY Times #1 best seller, The Hot Zone. Additionally, there will be an overview of the dimensions of the biological threat from emerging andreemerging disease, and a discussion of both bioterrorism and agroterrorism. Additionally, there will be abrief discussion about the Department of Homeland Security's National Bio and AgroDefense Facility(NBAF) that is slated for construction on the K-State campus. Speaker: Jerry Jaax, DVM. ACLAM, COL USA, (ret) Jerry Jaax is the Associate Vice President forResearch Compliance and University Veterinarian at Kansas State University. In this role he is responsiblefor University-wide compliance with applicable regulatory laws and guidelines for animal care and useprograms, research involving human subjects, and recombinant DNA activities and biosafety. He washeavily involved in efforts to build the Biosecurity Research Institute (BRI) at K-State and, to bring theNational Bio and Agrodefense Facility (NBAF) to Manhattan KS. He received his DVM from KSU in 1972 and entered the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps. In the latter stagesof his military career, he was the Chief of the Veterinary Medicine Division at the U. S. Army MedicalResearch Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) at Ft. Detrick MD where he concurrently served asthe director of the Army’s post-graduate training program and the Consultant to the Surgeon General of theArmy for the specialty of Laboratory Animal Medicine. In 1996, he was named the Director of theBiological Arms Control Treaty Office at Ft Detrick MD, and was responsible for implementation andcompliance of the U.S. Army with all international biological warfare treaties and agreements. While assigned to USAMRIID, he was a key participant in the Reston Ebola virus outbreak, in Reston VA– described in the #1 NY Times Bestseller, “The Hot Zone” by Richard Preston. He has published andlectured internationally on bioterrorism, agroterrorism, emerging infectious disease issues and emergencyresponse.


Presentations

Tuesday, May 8, 2012Session 8: 3:10 - 5:00 The Biosecurity Research Institute: the BRI in Kansas State University's BrightFutureDescription: With interdisciplinary biosecurity research programs, agrosecurity initiatives and thedevelopment of collaborative research, the Biosecurity Research Institute (BRI) will play a key role intransitioning some of the work currently conducted at the Plum Island Animal Diseases Center (PIADC) tothe National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF). This presentation will focus on the unique researchcapabilities of the BRI, including state-of-the art design features which allow researchers to safely studyinfectious agents, and will describe the BRI's training, education, and outreach capabilities. The presentationwill also discuss the types of research undertaken at the BRI and the role the facility is playing in allowingthe study of infectious agents to continue uninterrupted as work at Plum Island ramps down and until NBAFbecomes fully operational.Speaker: Dr. Stephen Higgs, joined Kansas State University in July 2011 as the Associate Vice Presidentfor Research and the Research Director of the Biosecurity Research Institute (BRI). In this capacity, Stevehelps facilitate important plant, animal, and food safety research by making the considerable resources ofthe BRI available to researchers. He also continues to pursue his own research into vector-borne diseases.Steve is Editor-in-Chief of the international journal Vector-Borne & Zoonotic Diseases and is an activemember of the Executive Council of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. At hisprevious position at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Steve was the Director of BSL-3 Insectariesand the Director of the Experimental Pathology Graduate Program.History of Select Agent Regulations and Implications for Research InstitutionsDescription: This talk will cover the history of regulations governing the use of infectious agents known asSelect Agents. Concerns about the potential for misuse of these microorganisms fueled development of theSelect Agent regulations, which have been continually evolving over the last 15 years. Discussion willinclude the perplexing issue of quantitatively tracking microorganisms which both multiply and die, as wellas examples of the challenges involved in implementing select agent regulations in the climate of a researchuniversity, including costs in both time and research funds.Speaker: Dr. Julie Johnson, assistant vice president for research compliance, oversees compliance forhigh-containment research projects and serves as the responsible official for select agent use on campus. Asbiosafety officer for K-State's Biosecurity Research Institute at Pat Roberts Hall, Johnson directs theinstitute's Research Support Group. This entails coordinating animal care and managing laboratory supportservices. She oversees the laboratory and biological safety programs, coordinating with campus safetyprograms to ensure compliance with all applicable safety regulations and guidelines. Johnson has 16 years of experience in biosafety has been a certified biological safety professional (CBSP)since 2001. Prior to coming to K-State in 2006, Johnson was campus biosafety officer at Iowa StateUniversity where she developed a comprehensive campuswide biosafety program. Johnson has a bachelor'sdegree in chemistry from St. Olaf College, and a master's in biochemistry and doctorate in molecular,cellular, and developmental biology from Iowa State University.

Wednesday, May 9, 2012Session 9: 8:10 - 9:50 Data Analysis on a Budget Description: Which is better, IDEA or ACL? There's always a debate when it comes to data analysis. But,what if neither one fits your price range? In this session, we'll show you how to use Microsoft Excel andAccess tools to do some really good data analysis without the bigger budget products. We'll convert a reportinto useful data and demonstrate how to use formulas, sorts, and built-in tools to identify transactions thatdeserve a second look! There will be fewer bells and whistles, but the same results!Speaker: Jim Sleezer, MBA, CISA, is an audit supervisor with the Oklahoma State University/A&MSystem Department of Internal Audits. He joined the department about 15 years ago after having served ina variety of IT positions at Penn State and OSU. Jim is active in ACUA and currently serves as DistanceEducation (Webinar) Director and member of the Professional Education Committee. He's also a trackcoordinator for annual conferences and is a past Board Member at Large. He has been a frequent presenterat Big 12 Internal Audit Conferences, ACUA Annual and Midyear conferences, IIA Conferences, and IIAand ISACA chapter meetings.


Presentations

Wednesday, May 9, 2012Session 10: 10:10 - 11:45 Adaptive LeadershipDescription: Organizations and units within them are in states of flux. Frequently change initiatives fail --they lack initial buy in; they are not sustained; they are dropped because there seems to be no progress.Numerous hurdles exist in the change process. This presentation will look at some common sticking pointsin the change process and techniques to overcome those to lead to lasting sustained growth.Speaker: Kristina Boone is a professor and head of the department of communications and agriculturaleducation at Kansas State University, where she joined the faculty 17 years ago. As an administrator for 10years, she has launched several successful change initiatives, a few that failed.

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2012 Big 12 Internal Auditors Conference