Report Fraud

EthicsPoint

The University has contracted with EthicsPoint, a third-party reporting provider, to accept anonymous and confidential reports of accounting and auditing fraudulent activities. EthicsPoint provides two options in which an individual can file a report:

• Call the EthicsPoint toll free report hotline at 1-866-384-4277 and speak directly with a trained operator.
• File a report online at ethicspoint.com. Select “File a New Report” and type Bucknell University in the Organization’s Name field.

Once a report is filed with EthicsPoint, they will provide information to the University’s Office of Internal Audit for review and appropriate follow-up. The report received from EthicsPoint is confidential and anonymous, unless the reporter chooses to release his or her identity. At the conclusion of filing a report, a reporter will receive an ID and password. We ask that you return to the EthicsPoint website within 10 business days to check the status of the report. The University may post follow-up questions for the reporter to answer.

Contacting the Director of Internal Audit

You can contact the University’s director of internal audit directly by email, telephone, postal mail, campus mail or in person. All discussions with the director of internal audit are confidential.

Robert Hoster, director of internal audit
330 Cooley Hall
570-577-3342
bob.hoster@bucknell.edu

Reporting is Safe

Bucknell requires directors, officers and faculty and staff to observe high standards of appropriate conduct in their duties and responsibilities as employees and representatives of the University. We must practice honesty and integrity in fulfilling our responsibilities and comply with all applicable laws and regulations.

Therefore, no director, officer or employee who in good faith reports a violation of our policies or any area of the law shall suffer harassment, retaliation or adverse employment consequence. An employee who retaliates against a colleague who has reported a violation in good faith will be subject to discipline up to and including his/her termination from active employment. This policy is intended to encourage and enable employees and others to raise serious concerns within the University.