Report 2012-032 Recommendation 20 Responses

Report 2012-032: California's Postsecondary Educational Institutions: Some Institutions Have Not Fully Complied With Federal Crime Reporting Requirements (Release Date: October 2012)

Recommendation #20 To: University of the Pacific

Institutions should ensure that they properly notify both current and prospective students and employees of the availability of their annual security reports in the manner prescribed by the Clery Act.

Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From October 2014

The University has properly notify both current and prospective students and employees of the availability of their annual security reports in the manner prescribed by the Clery Act.

The Annual Clery Report is in compliance and all crimes are accurate and applicable crimes and disclosing all required campus security policies, institutions should review and adhere to applicable guidance related to the Clery Act. These can be viewed at the URL listed below.

http://www.pacific.edu/Documents/student-life/publicsafety/Annual%20Report%20090714c.pdf

California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Fully Implemented

6-Month Agency Response

Pacific indicated in its response that for prospective employees Human Resources has added a link to the front page of its web site to inform them of the annual Safety and Security Report. This link is near the link that prospective employees will use to search for open positions (Employment Opportunities). For prospective undergraduate students a paragraph was added to the online Pacific catalog, informing the students about the Annual Safety and Security Report.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Partially Implemented

Pacific's response does not include the actions it has or will take with regards to properly notifying "current" students and employees.

60-Day Agency Response

Pacific did not provide a response to the state auditor as requested in time to include it in this report. (See 2013-406, p. 106)

California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending

All Recommendations in 2012-032

Agency responses received after June 2013 are posted verbatim.