Subject Matter Assignments Directory

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AreaPrimary Responsibility
Academic Freedom

Students: Stan O'Loughlin

Faculty: Eric Crossman

AccreditationStan O'Loughlin
Administrative Agency Complaints / DiscriminationGretchen Gardner, Nicole Rhodes
AdmissionsStan O'Loughlin
Affiliated EntitiesCarolyn 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 ActionNicole Rhodes, Eric Crossman
Alumni AssociationCarolyn Dorazio
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)Nicole Rhodes
Amicus BriefsTBD
Animals on campusNicole Rhodes
AntitrustCarolyn Dorazio
Athletics – General, Purchasing & Game Contracts, Employment & Coaches Contracts, Administration, NCAA ComplianceRichard Holmes
Athletics – Licensing, Copyright and TrademarkJennifer Seng
AuditsCarolyn Dorazio
Background ChecksNicole Rhodes
BankingCarolyn Dorazio
BankruptcyGretchen Gardner, Jason Jasko
Behavioral Threat ManagementStan O'Loughlin
BenefitsEric Crossman
Board of TrusteesMichael Pierce
BondsCarolyn Dorazio
Business TransactionsMichael Pierce
Charitable State RegistrationsJason Jasko
Civil RightsNicole Rhodes
Class ActionsGretchen Gardner
Clery ActStan O'Loughlin, Nicole Rhodes
Clinical Faculty IssuesAndrew Eisman
Conflict of Interest – Institutional & ResearchJennifer Seng
Conflict of Interest – Purchasing & TrusteeMichael Pierce
Constitutional LawNicole Rhodes, Stan O'Loughlin
ConstructionMichael Pierce
Controller's OfficeCarolyn Dorazio
CopyrightJennifer Seng
ConstructionMichael Pierce
Controller's OfficeCarolyn Dorazio
CopyrightJennifer Seng
Criminal / Law EnforcementNicole Rhodes
Crisis ManagementJennifer Seng
Data Breaches / Data Security / Contract Provisions / PrivacyGretchen Gardner, Michael Pierce
DefamationGretchen Gardner, Nicole Rhodes
Delegation of AuthorityOffice of Policy Development & Management
Dental ClinicAndrew Eisman
Development / GiftsCarolyn Dorazio
Disabilities and AccomodationsNicole Rhodes
Discrimination and RetaliationNicole Rhodes
Discriminatory Restrictions on GiftsCarolyn Dorazio, Nicole Rhodes
DiversityNicole Rhodes
Economic Development and Entrepreneurship (Corporate and Finance)Carolyn Dorazio
Economic Development and Entrepreneurship (Intellectual Property)Jennifer Seng
E-DiscoveryGretchen Gardner
Effort ReportingJennifer Seng, Amy Lindenfelder
Emergency PreparednessJennifer Seng
Employee BenefitsEric Crossman
Employment & Personnel Issues (non-faculty): Employment Law Compliance, Employee RelationsEric Crossman
EndowmentCarolyn Dorazio
Enterprise RIsk ManagementJennifer Seng, Michael Pierce
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)Gretchen Gardner, Nicole Rhodes
Export ControlsAmy Lindenfelder
FacilitiesMichael Pierce, Todd Brownfield
Faculty – Employment Law Compliance (FMLA, Title VII, ADA, etc.), Grievances, Recruitment & Hiring, Tenure & PromotionEric Crossman
False Claims ActJennifer Seng
Federal ContractsJennifer Seng, Amy Lindenfelder
FERPAStan O'Loughlin, Nicole Rhodes
Financial AidCarolyn Dorazio
FinancingCarolyn Dorazio
First AmendmentStan O'Loughlin, Nicole Rhodes, Eric Crossman
Fraternities and SororitiesStan O'Loughlin
Garnishments and AttachmentsEric Crossman
GovernanceMichael Pierce
Government RelationsJennifer Seng, Michael Pierce
Graduate Students AffairsStan O'Loughlin
Health Care and Medical IssuesAndrew Eisman
Health, Safety and EnvironmentAmy Lindenfelder
HIPAAAndrew Eisman, Amy Lindenfelder
Human ResourcesEric Crossman
Human Subjects / IRBsJennifer Seng, Amy Lindenfelder
ImmigrationStan O'Loughlin
Information TechnologyMichael PIerce
Intellectual PropertyJennifer Seng
InternationalStan O'Loughlin
InvestmentsCarolyn Dorazio
Labor Relations and Union MattersEric Crossman
LegislationBy Topic
Litigation and other adversarial proceedingsGretchen Gardner, Nicole Rhodes
LobbyingStan O'Loughlin, Michael Pierce
Mandatory Reporting (child abuse)Nicole Rhodes
Non-ProfitCarolyn Dorazio
Patent LitigationGretchen Gardner, Jennifer Seng
PatentsJennifer Seng
Patient CareAndrew Eisman
Personal InjuryGretchen Gardner
PoliciesBy Topic
Political ActivityStan O'Loughlin, Michael Pierce
Postdocs and FellowsEric Crossman
Press and PublicationsBy Topic
Public AffairsBy Topic
Public SafetyNicole Rhodes
PurchasingMichael Pierce
Real Estate – General, Acquisitions / Dispositions, Easements / Rights-of-Way, Property Tax ExemptionsTodd Brownfield, Jason Jasko
Real Estate – Leasing & Licenses for the Use of PropertyJason Jasko, Todd Brownfield
Records ManagementGretchen Gardner
RegulationsBy 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 KnowAmy Lindenfelder
Risk ManagementBy Topic
Safety – Students, Employees, CommunityStan O'Loughlin, Eric Crossman, Nicole Rhodes
Schools of the Health Sciences
(Dental, Nursing, SHRS, Medicine, Pharmacy, Public Health)
Andrew Eisman
Sexual Assault and Sexual HarassmentNicole Rhodes
Software LicensingMichael Pierce
Sponsored ResearchJennifer Seng
Sponsorship Agreements (Athletics)Richard Holmes
Stem Cells, Human Genes, TissueNicole 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 CounselingStan O'Loughlin, Andrew Eisman
SubpoenasGretchen Gardner, Nicole Rhodes
Sunshine ActMichael Pierce
TaxCarolyn Dorazio
Technology Transfer – IP and LicensingJennifer Seng
Tenure and PromotionEric Crossman, Gretchen Gardner
Title IXNicole Rhodes
Trade SecretsJennifer Seng
TrademarksJennifer Seng
Trusts & EstatesCarolyn Dorazio
University Counseling CenterAndrew Eisman, Stan O'Loughlin
Use of University of Pittsburgh NameJennifer Seng
UtilitiesMichael Pierce
Violence & Risk AssessmentStan O'Loughlin, Nicole Rhodes
Visiting ScholarsJennifer Seng, Stan O'Loughlin
WhistleblowersEric Crossman, Gretchen Gardner
Worker's Compensation & UnemploymentEric Crossman, Gretchen Gardner
Youth ActivitiesNicole Rhodes
Zoning and Land UseTodd Brownfield, Jason Jasko
Location AgreementsAmy Lindenfelder