To enhance, protect and sustain organizational value by providing management and the Board of Visitors with independent risk-based and objective assurance, advice and insight. 

Excellence: We utilize strategic thinking, innovative technologies and audit techniques to continually improve and exceed the expectations of our university partners.

Professionalism: Our success depends on maintaining a highly-trained, diversely skilled, and motivated team that is objective and organizationally independent.

Integrity and Ethics: We promote an ethical culture and practice open, truthful, accurate, and timely communication with university partners.

Accountability: We are responsible and accountable to university management, the Board of Visitors and Virginia taxpayers.

Stewardship: We ensure responsible care of our human and financial resources and confidentiality of data and information entrusted to us.