Our Commitment

The College of Southern Maryland is committed to high ethical standards, financial integrity and to providing a safe working and educational environment. In support of those goals, the college has selected EthicsPoint to provide you with a simple way to anonymously report activities that may involve financial wrongdoing, unsafe activities, breaches of confidentiality or certain types of other unethical or inappropriate behavior. This system will also allow you to return to a report you make to find out the actions that have been taken as a result of the report.

You can either click on the most appropriate category listed on this page or call the telephone number listed on the page to submit a report. Both this web site and the telephone number are operated by and staffed by EthicsPoint, not by the college.

To give the college the best opportunity to investigate any concerns, you are encouraged to

  1. fully and accurately answer all questions asked,
  2. attach any relevant documents when reporting via the web site, and
  3. Return to the web site to determine whether any follow up questions have been posed by the college.

The EthicsPoint-operated site is not intended to replace or supersede existing reporting methods. The college encourages all persons to initially report concerns of misconduct through normal lines of communication. This hotline is not the appropriate forum for the following concerns:

  1. Quality of internal or external services or processes – Please use the college’s Feedback reporting for these issues at this link on a college owned and operated web site http://www.csmd.edu/footer/feedback.php
  2. Human Resources matters – Please report these matters to your supervisor or to the Human Resources department.
  3. Diversity/discrimination matters – Please report all allegations of unlawful discrimination or harassment to the Executive Director of Diversity and Equal Opportunity or to the President.

General questions about this anonymous hotline can be directed to the General Counsel of the College of Southern Maryland.

To Make a Report

Select the appropriate category from the list below
or call 888-552-8064
Financial Accounting or internal control issues, conflict of interest, nepotism, donor stewardship, falsification of or failure to report contracts, reports or records, fraud, grant misconduct, improper giving / receiving of gifts, improper recording of financial records, improper supplier contractor activity, misuse of university resources or technology, theft / embezzlement or other financial issues
Privacy and Integrity of Information Data security, disclosure of confidential information, FERPA, malicious / inappropriate use of technology, software piracy / intellectual property infringement, or other similar issues
Risk and Safety Matters Environmental and safety matters, improper use of intellectual property, copyright violations or software piracy, sabotage or vandalism, student safety, student travel, or other unsafe conditions or other similar issues

To Follow-up on a Report (Click Here)
EthicsPoint is NOT a 911 or Emergency Service:
Do not use this site to report events presenting an immediate threat to life or property. Reports submitted through this service may not receive an immediate response. If you require emergency assistance, please contact your local authorities.