Letter from the President

February 13, 2019

Howdy, Friends! I trust this edition of the College and University Auditor hits your desk while you are knee-deep in some value-added audit activity. Meanwhile, your all-volunteer Board of Directors and committee members are also working hard to try and ensure our activities are adding value to both the Association and in your daily work. It truly is a work of the heart! I see, on a daily basis, our committees and taskforces pouring their hard earned time into projects to push the Association forward.

The Partnerships Committee has been hard at work marketing the Association toward other like-minded associations and companies. Since we last published our journal, we have solidified a new relationship with EDUCAUSE that is already bringing more expert information technology knowledge to our ranks. The partnership with EDUCAUSE brought two new speakers to Audit Interactive in Savannah, and we published an article in EDUCAUSE’s professional journal highlighting ACUA and our higher education focus. Future endeavors are already being planned to continue to leverage both associations’ strengths.

Additionally on the partnerships front, we have agreed to our first Platinum Strategic Partnership with Baker Tilly. Baker Tilly and ACUA have established a trusted and valuable partnership. Baker Tilly has and will continue to be a key resource for extending our educational offerings both at conferences and webinars. We are excited to continue our longstanding relationship with this outstanding team.

Next, a substantial amount of effort is being poured into updating our conference offerings. With the successful launch of Audit Interactive and the upcoming refresh of AuditCon, we are working hard to ensure our conferences are relevant, fresh, and financially sound. We are working on multiple fronts including conference format, speaker expectations, content selection, and event networking. We have committed to being willing to listen to our members, try new suggestions, and work toward creating events that are spectacular.

Lastly, I would like to highlight the amazing amount of work being spent on updating our website. We will soon launch a new online presence that is more than just a new look. As part of an entire redesign, we are changing the back-end engine and content management system in addition to looking at how we deliver information to our membership and market ourselves to the general public. I dare say almost every volunteer will, at some point, spend at least a few minutes assisting us in our website redesign efforts.

As you can see, value-add is where we all want to be and value-add is where we are working hard to spend our precious volunteer hours. I hope you are excited and maybe more so, I hope you are inspired to step up and volunteer to be a part of one of our committees that is doing these great activities to move the Association forward.

Happy Auditing,

Justin T. Noble, CIA
ACUA President
Assistant Chief Audit Executive
Texas Tech University System

About the Author

Justin Noble

Justin Noble, who is a Certified Internal Auditor, is an Assistant Chief Audit Executive for the Texas Tech University System. Justin leads a staff of eight auditors in conducting compliance, operational, financial, and fraud reviews across the System’s four component institutions. Justin completed his Master of Architecture and Master of Business Administration from Texas Tech. After graduating from Tech, Justin started his career with The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and worked for Southwest Airlines prior to returning to his alma mater in 2009.

Justin is active in the profession currently serving as Immediate Past President for ACUA. In addition to his board service, Justin has chaired ACUA’s NCAA Taskforce and previously led the Association’s Distance Learning efforts. Justin is a regular at the Association’s conferences serving as a proctor and frequent speaker at both the Annual and Midyear conferences. Justin also serves on the Texas Tech Federal Credit Union’s Board of Directors and Supervisory Committee. Outside of the profession, Justin is active in the South Plains Council of the Boy Scouts of America and serves in his church.

jtnoble@vt.edu

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