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| Area | Primary Responsibility |
|---|---|
| Academic Freedom | Students: Stan O'Loughlin Faculty: Eric Crossman |
| Accreditation | Stan O'Loughlin |
| Administrative Agency Complaints / Discrimination | Gretchen Gardner, Nicole Rhodes |
| Admissions | Stan O'Loughlin |
| Affiliated Entities | Carolyn Dorazio |
| Affiliation Agreements (Academic) | Schools of the Health Sciences: Andrew Eisman Non-Health Science Schools: Stan O'Loughlin (Both with the support of Amy Lindenfelder) |
| Affirmative Action | Nicole Rhodes, Eric Crossman |
| Alumni Association | Carolyn Dorazio |
| Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) | Nicole Rhodes |
| Amicus Briefs | TBD |
| Animals on campus | Nicole Rhodes |
| Antitrust | Carolyn Dorazio |
| Athletics – General, Purchasing & Game Contracts, Employment & Coaches Contracts, Administration, NCAA Compliance | Richard Holmes |
| Athletics – Licensing, Copyright and Trademark | Jennifer Seng |
| Audits | Carolyn Dorazio |
| Background Checks | Nicole Rhodes |
| Banking | Carolyn Dorazio |
| Bankruptcy | Gretchen Gardner, Jason Jasko |
| Behavioral Threat Management | Stan O'Loughlin |
| Benefits | Eric Crossman |
| Board of Trustees | Michael Pierce |
| Bonds | Carolyn Dorazio |
| Business Transactions | Michael Pierce |
| Charitable State Registrations | Jason Jasko |
| Civil Rights | Nicole Rhodes |
| Class Actions | Gretchen Gardner |
| Clery Act | Stan O'Loughlin, Nicole Rhodes |
| Clinical Faculty Issues | Andrew Eisman |
| Conflict of Interest – Institutional & Research | Jennifer Seng |
| Conflict of Interest – Purchasing & Trustee | Michael Pierce |
| Constitutional Law | Nicole Rhodes, Stan O'Loughlin |
| Construction | Michael Pierce |
| Controller's Office | Carolyn Dorazio |
| Copyright | Jennifer Seng |
| Construction | Michael Pierce |
| Controller's Office | Carolyn Dorazio |
| Copyright | Jennifer Seng |
| Criminal / Law Enforcement | Nicole Rhodes |
| Crisis Management | Jennifer Seng |
| Data Breaches / Data Security / Contract Provisions / Privacy | Gretchen Gardner, Michael Pierce |
| Defamation | Gretchen Gardner, Nicole Rhodes |
| Delegation of Authority | Office of Policy Development & Management |
| Dental Clinic | Andrew Eisman |
| Development / Gifts | Carolyn Dorazio |
| Disabilities and Accomodations | Nicole Rhodes |
| Discrimination and Retaliation | Nicole Rhodes |
| Discriminatory Restrictions on Gifts | Carolyn Dorazio, Nicole Rhodes |
| Diversity | Nicole Rhodes |
| Economic Development and Entrepreneurship (Corporate and Finance) | Carolyn Dorazio |
| Economic Development and Entrepreneurship (Intellectual Property) | Jennifer Seng |
| E-Discovery | Gretchen Gardner |
| Effort Reporting | Jennifer Seng, Amy Lindenfelder |
| Emergency Preparedness | Jennifer Seng |
| Employee Benefits | Eric Crossman |
| Employment & Personnel Issues (non-faculty): Employment Law Compliance, Employee Relations | Eric Crossman |
| Endowment | Carolyn Dorazio |
| Enterprise RIsk Management | Jennifer Seng, Michael Pierce |
| Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) | Gretchen Gardner, Nicole Rhodes |
| Export Controls | Amy Lindenfelder |
| Facilities | Michael Pierce, Todd Brownfield |
| Faculty – Employment Law Compliance (FMLA, Title VII, ADA, etc.), Grievances, Recruitment & Hiring, Tenure & Promotion | Eric Crossman |
| False Claims Act | Jennifer Seng |
| Federal Contracts | Jennifer Seng, Amy Lindenfelder |
| FERPA | Stan O'Loughlin, Nicole Rhodes |
| Financial Aid | Carolyn Dorazio |
| Financing | Carolyn Dorazio |
| First Amendment | Stan O'Loughlin, Nicole Rhodes, Eric Crossman |
| Fraternities and Sororities | Stan O'Loughlin |
| Garnishments and Attachments | Eric Crossman |
| Governance | Michael Pierce |
| Government Relations | Jennifer Seng, Michael Pierce |
| Graduate Students Affairs | Stan O'Loughlin |
| Health Care and Medical Issues | Andrew Eisman |
| Health, Safety and Environment | Amy Lindenfelder |
| HIPAA | Andrew Eisman, Amy Lindenfelder |
| Human Resources | Eric Crossman |
| Human Subjects / IRBs | Jennifer Seng, Amy Lindenfelder |
| Immigration | Stan O'Loughlin |
| Information Technology | Michael PIerce |
| Intellectual Property | Jennifer Seng |
| International | Stan O'Loughlin |
| Investments | Carolyn Dorazio |
| Labor Relations and Union Matters | Eric Crossman |
| Legislation | By Topic |
| Litigation and other adversarial proceedings | Gretchen Gardner, Nicole Rhodes |
| Lobbying | Stan O'Loughlin, Michael Pierce |
| Mandatory Reporting (child abuse) | Nicole Rhodes |
| Non-Profit | Carolyn Dorazio |
| Patent Litigation | Gretchen Gardner, Jennifer Seng |
| Patents | Jennifer Seng |
| Patient Care | Andrew Eisman |
| Personal Injury | Gretchen Gardner |
| Policies | By Topic |
| Political Activity | Stan O'Loughlin, Michael Pierce |
| Postdocs and Fellows | Eric Crossman |
| Press and Publications | By Topic |
| Public Affairs | By Topic |
| Public Safety | Nicole Rhodes |
| Purchasing | Michael Pierce |
| Real Estate – General, Acquisitions / Dispositions, Easements / Rights-of-Way, Property Tax Exemptions | Todd Brownfield, Jason Jasko |
| Real Estate – Leasing & Licenses for the Use of Property | Jason Jasko, Todd Brownfield |
| Records Management | Gretchen Gardner |
| Regulations | By Topic |
| Research – (including but not limited to Animal, Compliance, COI, Effort Reporting, Export Controls, Human Subjects, IP, Research Misconduct and Sponsored Research Grants and Contracts) | Jennifer Seng, Amy Lindenfelder |
| Right to Know | Amy Lindenfelder |
| Risk Management | By Topic |
| Safety – Students, Employees, Community | Stan O'Loughlin, Eric Crossman, Nicole Rhodes |
| Schools of the Health Sciences (Dental, Nursing, SHRS, Medicine, Pharmacy, Public Health) | Andrew Eisman |
| Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment | Nicole Rhodes |
| Software Licensing | Michael Pierce |
| Sponsored Research | Jennifer Seng |
| Sponsorship Agreements (Athletics) | Richard Holmes |
| Stem Cells, Human Genes, Tissue | Nicole Rhodes, Jennifer Seng, Andrew Eisman |
| Student Affairs (including Academic Ethics, Misconduct, Advising, Student Life / Activities, Student Organizations, Greek Life, etc.) | Stan O'Loughlin |
| Student Health and Counseling | Stan O'Loughlin, Andrew Eisman |
| Subpoenas | Gretchen Gardner, Nicole Rhodes |
| Sunshine Act | Michael Pierce |
| Tax | Carolyn Dorazio |
| Technology Transfer – IP and Licensing | Jennifer Seng |
| Tenure and Promotion | Eric Crossman, Gretchen Gardner |
| Title IX | Nicole Rhodes |
| Trade Secrets | Jennifer Seng |
| Trademarks | Jennifer Seng |
| Trusts & Estates | Carolyn Dorazio |
| University Counseling Center | Andrew Eisman, Stan O'Loughlin |
| Use of University of Pittsburgh Name | Jennifer Seng |
| Utilities | Michael Pierce |
| Violence & Risk Assessment | Stan O'Loughlin, Nicole Rhodes |
| Visiting Scholars | Jennifer Seng, Stan O'Loughlin |
| Whistleblowers | Eric Crossman, Gretchen Gardner |
| Worker's Compensation & Unemployment | Eric Crossman, Gretchen Gardner |
| Youth Activities | Nicole Rhodes |
| Zoning and Land Use | Todd Brownfield, Jason Jasko |
| Location Agreements | Amy Lindenfelder |