SIU did not have adequate controls over loan reporting, made duplicate reimbursements for travel vouchers and misstated $468,000 in an operation report in fiscal year 2009, according to a report from the Illinois Office of the Auditor General.
SIUC did not report changes in the enrollment status of 25 out of 33 students in the time frame required by the federal government, and two were not reported at all, according to the report. The university is required to report enrollment changes to the National Student Clearinghouse for federal student loan programs, it stated.
Also, out of 26,052 travel expenditures, 10 of 25 requests tested were duplicate requests processed and paid more than once — five of which were paid back before the audit, the report showed.
The remaining five, totaling $1,439, were paid back after the audit or are forthcoming, the report said. Total potential duplicate reimbursements amounted to $2,036.
The report also showed that the Financial Aid Office at SIU Edwardsville misstated an amount on the Fiscal Operation Report and Application to Participate by $468,000. The amount recorded by the university was $52,006, opposed to the actual $520,006, according to the report.
“The discrepancy was due to a clerical error when an additional zero was not added to make it the intended amount,” it stated.
The report said state university officials accepted recommendations to improve controls over loan reporting and all other suggestions.
Jeff Engelhardt can be reached at jengelhardt@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 254.
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