Subject Matter Assignments Directory

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AREA

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY

Academic Freedom

Students: Stan O'Loughlin

Faculty: Eric Crossman

Accreditation

Stan O'Loughlin

Administrative Agency Complaints / Discrimination

Nicole Rhodes

Admissions

Stan O'Loughlin

Affiliated Entities

Ryan Dunmire

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 RhodesEric Crossman

Alumni Association

Ryan Dunmire

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Nicole Rhodes

Amicus Briefs

TBD

Animals on campus

Nicole Rhodes

Antitrust

Ryan Dunmire

Athletics – General, Purchasing & Game Contracts, Employment & Coaches Contracts, Administration, NCAA Compliance

Richard Holmes

Athletics – Licensing, Copyright and Trademark

Jennifer Seng

Audits

Ryan Dunmire

Background Checks

Nicole Rhodes

Banking

Ryan Dunmire

Bankruptcy

Jason Jasko

Behavioral Threat Management

Stan O'Loughlin

Benefits

Eric Crossman

Board of Trustees

Michael Pierce

Bonds

Ryan Dunmire

Business Transactions

Michael Pierce

Charitable State Registrations

Jason Jasko

Civil Rights

Nicole Rhodes

Class Actions

 

Clery Act

Stan O'LoughlinNicole Rhodes

Clinical Faculty Issues

Andrew Eisman

Conflict of Interest – Institutional & Research

Jennifer Seng

Conflict of Interest – Purchasing & Trustee

Michael Pierce

Constitutional Law

Nicole RhodesStan O'Loughlin

Construction

Michael Pierce

Controller's Office

Ryan Dunmire

Copyright

Jennifer Seng

Construction

Michael Pierce

Controller's Office

Ryan Dunmire

Copyright

Jennifer Seng

Criminal / Law Enforcement

Nicole Rhodes

Crisis Management

Jennifer Seng

Data Breaches / Data Security / Contract Provisions / Privacy

Michael Pierce

Defamation

Nicole Rhodes

Delegation of Authority

Office of Policy Development & Management

Dental Clinic

Andrew Eisman

Development / Gifts

Ryan Dunmire

Disabilities and Accomodations

Nicole Rhodes

Discrimination and Retaliation

Nicole Rhodes

Discriminatory Restrictions on Gifts

Ryan DunmireNicole Rhodes

Diversity

Nicole Rhodes

Economic Development and Entrepreneurship (Corporate and Finance)

Ryan Dunmire

Economic Development and Entrepreneurship (Intellectual Property)

Jennifer Seng

E-Discovery

 

Effort Reporting

Jennifer SengAmy Lindenfelder

Emergency Preparedness

Jennifer Seng

Employee Benefits

Eric Crossman

Employment & Personnel Issues (non-faculty): Employment Law Compliance, Employee Relations

Eric Crossman

Endowment

Ryan Dunmire

Enterprise RIsk Management

Jennifer SengMichael Pierce

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Nicole Rhodes

Export Controls

Amy Lindenfelder

Facilities

Michael PierceTodd 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 SengAmy Lindenfelder

FERPA

Stan O'LoughlinNicole Rhodes

Financial Aid

Ryan Dunmire

Financing

Ryan Dunmire

First Amendment

Stan O'LoughlinNicole RhodesEric Crossman

Fraternities and Sororities

Stan O'Loughlin

Garnishments and Attachments

Eric Crossman

Governance

Michael Pierce

Government Relations

Jennifer SengMichael Pierce

Graduate Students Affairs

Stan O'Loughlin

Health Care and Medical Issues

Andrew Eisman

Health, Safety and Environment

Amy Lindenfelder

HIPAA

Andrew EismanAmy Lindenfelder

Human Resources

Eric Crossman

Human Subjects / IRBs

Jennifer SengAmy Lindenfelder

Immigration

Stan O'Loughlin

Information Technology

Michael PIerce

Intellectual Property

Jennifer Seng

International

Stan O'Loughlin

Investments

Ryan Dunmire

Labor Relations and Union Matters

Eric Crossman

Legislation

By Topic

Litigation and other adversarial proceedings

Nicole Rhodes

Lobbying

Stan O'LoughlinMichael Pierce

Mandatory Reporting (child abuse)

Nicole Rhodes

Non-Profit

Ryan Dunmire

Patent Litigation

Jennifer Seng

Patents

Jennifer Seng

Patient Care

Andrew Eisman

Personal Injury

 

Policies

By Topic

Political Activity

Stan O'LoughlinMichael 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 BrownfieldJason Jasko

Real Estate – Leasing & Licenses for the Use of Property

Jason JaskoTodd Brownfield

Records Management

 

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 SengAmy Lindenfelder

Right to Know

Amy Lindenfelder

Risk Management

By Topic

Safety – Students, Employees, Community

Stan O'LoughlinEric CrossmanNicole 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 RhodesJennifer SengAndrew 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'LoughlinAndrew Eisman

Subpoenas

Nicole Rhodes

Sunshine Act

Michael Pierce

Tax

Ryan Dunmire

Technology Transfer – IP and Licensing

Jennifer Seng

Tenure and Promotion

Eric Crossman

Title IX

Nicole Rhodes

Trade Secrets

Jennifer Seng

Trademarks

Jennifer Seng

Trusts & Estates

Ryan Dunmire

University Counseling Center

Andrew EismanStan O'Loughlin

Use of University of Pittsburgh Name

Jennifer Seng

Utilities

Michael Pierce

Violence & Risk Assessment

Stan O'LoughlinNicole Rhodes

Visiting Scholars

Jennifer SengStan O'Loughlin

Whistleblowers

Eric Crossman

Worker's Compensation & Unemployment

Eric Crossman

Youth Activities

Nicole Rhodes

Zoning and Land Use

Todd BrownfieldJason Jasko

Location Agreements

Amy Lindenfelder