Board hears internal audit report; approves revised internal audit charter and honorary-degree slate

The Governors State University Board of Trustees on Thursday received the university’s annual internal audit report and approved a revised internal audit charter intended to align the audit office with recently updated professional standards.

Toffor Evangelista, the university’s chief internal auditor, told trustees the internal audit program is mandated under the Illinois Fiscal Control Internal Auditing Act and that the office follows the Institute of Internal Auditors’ (IIA) global standards. Evangelista said the office completed five audit and review engagements in fiscal year 2024 that produced 34 recommendations and that "we have not identified any…