Letter from the President
Publication Date: December 7, 2022
Dear ACUA Colleagues,
I hope everyone is enjoying the beginning of the Holiday season and is now on the countdown to Winter Break.
It was so great to see over 300 of you that were able to attend in person for AuditCon 2022 in Las Vegas. We also were glad to be able to provide content to the additional participants that were not able to attend in person. We had such a robust schedule of timely and relevant information. This is directly attributable to our fabulous volunteers, staff, and strategic partners, who work diligently to ensure that our continuing education content is relevant and addresses the emerging risks affecting our industry and profession. THANK YOU ALL!
As we look to the future of ACUA in 2023, I’m excited by all the possibilities as we embrace how the world has changed. Together we will all work to define the “new normal” for ACUA and our campuses. I hope that you will make plans to join us in Denver, Colorado, for Audit Interactive March 26-29, 2023, at the Grand Hyatt Denver.
Lastly, a special thanks to our Immediate Past President, Brian Daniels of The University of Tennessee, for setting me up for success. He graciously led us out of the pandemic and back to in-person conferences. His leadership style will be hard to duplicate, but I look forward to stepping into his shoes and leading ACUA into the future.
Sincerely,
Melissa Hall, Georgia Institute of Technology
ACUA President
About the Author
Melissa B. Hall
Melissa Hall is the Deputy Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer at Georgia Institute of Technology. She is a Certified Public Accountant, a Certified Fraud Examiner, and a Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional. Melissa has over two decades experience in both internal and external audit and compliance.
Her prior experience as an audit manager with a regional accounting firm, and as the Chief Financial Officer of a K‐12 education institution, has provided her with a unique perspective and insight on fraud investigations in Higher Education. The varied background of operations and external audit provides unique insight when investigating allegations of misconduct on Campus. Her people skills are an asset when working with both internal and external legal counsel, prosecutors, and other law enforcement agencies.
Melissa is very active within the ACUA community and enjoys every minute of volunteering. The return on investment is multiplied exponentially every time.
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- Letter from the Editor
- Adding Value Through Control Self-Assessments
- Continuous Auditing Can Work For You!
- Transforming Internal Auditing during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond
- Bull by the Horns: Conducting an Audit for Export Controls
- Risk, Compliance, and Controls: A Three-Pronged Approach
- Engaging Internal Audit in Initiatives for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Letter from the President
- Letter from the Editor
- Secrets to Getting a Seat at the Table
- Using Microsoft Teams to Facilitate Internal Audit Teamwork
- Creating an Intentional Culture of Inclusiveness: A Conversation with ACUA Leadership on Diversity and Inclusion