The Daily Cougar reports that the first audit conducted by UH Internal Auditor Don Guyton will find no wrongdoing in the diversion of funds used to construct UH’s TDECU Stadium.  This comes as no surprise since Guyton rarely finds any problems with anything that UH Administration wants to do.   

An audit initiated by UH President and Chancellor Renu Khator into UH’s allocation of $5 million in Higher Education Assistance Funds found no “irregularities or violations of University policy or state laws,” according to a UH spokesman. The audit, the results of which will be made public on Feb. 19 during the Board of Regents meeting, was conducted following accusations that UH misallocated state funding approved to fund the construction of classrooms in TDECU Stadium for the Spirit of Houston marching band. HEAF funds must be used for academic purposes.

This isn’t the only audit that UH is undergoing. During Thursday’s meeting, the Board will be updated on the progress of three more audits that UH is currently undergoing. These audits have reviewed the current Student Fees Advisory Committee process, the “request for proposal-procurement process associated with the VenuWorks/Aramark contract” and any possible violations of the Memorandum of Understanding agreement with the student body. “Substantial progress” in the audits is expected by Thursday, and a summary report will be presented at the meeting, according to a spokesman for the University.