At Penn State, we have made a commitment to the highest standard of ethical behavior among all in our community. As a part of that commitment, we believe that our employees should be able to raise questions or voice their concerns about workplace issues – financial matters such as fraud, theft of University assets, or conflicts of interest; and other misconduct or violations of University policy, including research compliance matters, discrimination, or athletics-compliance issues.

All calls can be anonymous so you can help to maintain an ethical workplace without fear of retaliation. We have made a commitment to ethical behavior and are asking you to do the same. If you witness questionable activity in the workplace, make the call:

1-800-560-1637

Calls to the hotline can be anonymous. An independent third party, Compliance Concepts, Inc., administers the hotline on behalf of Penn State. The operators answering the calls are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and are trained in making callers feel at ease and gathering information that will enable the University to fully investigate the issues raised.

After the calls are taken, they are forwarded to our office, where the concerns are investigated or sent on to another appropriate Penn State department for investigation.

One feature of the Hotline system is that it allows a caller to call back and determine what action has been taken with respect to the complaint through the use of passwords related to a caller’s specific complaint. This also allows us to ask questions without having to directly contact the caller if the caller prefers to remain anonymous.

Ethics and Compliance Hotline: 1-800-560-1637