One word written on the board in Bruce Weisman’s office helps guide the WKU Office of Internal Audit – WHY?.
“Why do we do the things that we do? There’s usually a good reason why we used to do it but there may not be a good reason why we still do it,” he said.
Weisman joined WKU in January as Director of Internal Audit after working at Vanderbilt University for 13 years. WKU graduate Katelyn Durham returned to her alma mater in June as Senior Internal Auditor after 10 years in the community banking and grocery industries.
With the 2023-24 academic year under way, Weisman and Durham want to raise awareness of the office and change perceptions among the campus community.
“We’re approachable. We’re everyday people,” Weisman said. “We’re all on the same team. We work for WKU like you all do.”
Their goal is to help make things better.
“One of the big misconceptions is that we are numbers people,” Weisman said. “Numbers are helpful because they help tell the story, but we are process people. We also know we have to be people people. We can’t do our jobs without others. Being able to talk to people, understand them, and really understand their perspective on things is important to what we do.”
