Department of Education
Augustana University respectfully submits the following corrective action plan for the year ended
July 31, 2023.
Audit period: August 01, 2022 – July 31, 2023
The findings from the schedule of findings and questioned costs are discussed below. The
findings are numbered consistently with the numbers assigned in the schedule.
FINDINGS—FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT
There were no findings in the current year that require corrective action plan.
FINDINGS—FEDERAL AWARD PROGRAMS AUDITS
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
2023-001 Title: Student Financial Assistance Cluster – Assistance Listing Nos. 84.007,
84.0033, 84.063, 84.268, 84.379
Recommendation: We recommend the University review its reporting procedures
to ensure that students’ statuses are accurately reported to NSLDS as required
by regulations.
Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with
the audit finding.
Action taken in response to finding: We have implemented a secondary
compliance check of student withdrawal dates. As the Registrar Assistant is
notified of student withdrawals, the ‘Leave Date’ is entered into the Jenzabar/CX
system. On a weekly basis, the Assistant Registrar will double check the
withdrawal notice with the date in Jenzabar/CX. Performing this double check on
a weekly basis should catch any incorrectly entered dates before they are
transmitted to NSLDS. If an incorrectly entered date is found, the Assistant
Registrar will notify the Director of Financial Aid, who will check NSLDS to further
ensure the date has not been incorrectly included in enrollment reporting.
Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Joni Krueger
Planned completion date for corrective action plan: immediately / already
implemented
If the Department of Education has questions regarding this plan, please call Joni Krueger at
605.274.4121.