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Institutional Profiles of Risk Management - Part 5

By URMIA Staff posted 06-18-2025 06:56 AM

  
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Discover what the risk management function/structure looks like at other URMIA member institutions

If You’ve Seen Two Institutions’ Risk Management Structure…

Modifying our favorite phrase from Gary Langsdale, an URMIA past president and former assistant vice president & university risk officer at Penn State University, we would complete the header to say “you’ve seen two institutions’ risk management structure.”

We’re sharing the risk management profile of URMIA institutional members to help you see how others are structured and find some fellow URMIAns that you might want to connect with because you have a question about how they operate.

Institution name

Rice University

Princeton University
Location
Houston, Texas Princeton, New Jersey
Institution type
Private Private
School Enrollment*
8,941 8,898
How big is your risk management department
5+ people devoted to risk management responsibilities 3-4 people devoted to risk management responsibilities
Title of person top risk manager reports to
Associate Vice President, Ethics, Compliance and Enterprise Risk & Chief Compliance Officer Assistant Vice President of Risk Management
Department/division where risk management is housed
Office of General Counsel Finance & Treasury
Areas risk management is responsible for
Compliance, Conflicts of Interest, Emerging Risks, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Minors, Policies, Title IX Casualty Insurance, Claims, Insurance, Fleet Safety, SHIP Accounting
Extra information
The Office of Ethics, Compliance, and Enterprise Risk (OECE) leads the enterprise risk management (ERM) program that proactively identifies, assesses, and manages risks that could impact the university’s ability to achieve its strategic and operational goals. OECE works with risk managers across to mitigate enterprise-wide risks. OECE also leads the youth protection program. Additionally, the Office of Risk Management has two members and focuses on insurance/casualty insurance, claims, workers' compensation, loss control, and alternative risk financing. Our global travel safety manager serves as the lead point of contact for international risk, safety, and security preparedness protocols and services associated with international travel across the university for students, faculty, and staff and is a part of the Rice global office. Rice's Office of Emergency Management manages business continuity and emergency management. The Information Security Office manages cyber-related risks. The teams above work together collaboratively to manage risks across campus and meet regularly in our Compliance and Enterprise Risk Working Group (CAER). We are actively involved in all the areas listed above, but the ultimate responsibility for them falls into other areas around the university. We partner very closely with EHS, Facilities, OHS, Reunions, Public Safety, HR, Travel, Safety & Security, ODUS, and departments around campus. We have been focusing on educating faculty, staff, and students about insurance and risk the last few years, as well as conducting one-on-one meetings with academic departments to foster better relationships.

*Per IPEDS’ most recent data, 2022-23


6/18/2025
By URMIA Staff


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