University Compliance Partners

Cornell University is a large R01, Ivy League, public land grant institution, and is therefore subject to a wide spectrum of federal, state, and local regulatory obligations. The university compliance matrix provides a sortable listing of compliance areas and both the senior leadership and the primary operational areas responsible for the most significant areas of compliance. If a compliance area is not represented or listed below, please contact us at University Compliance for assistance.

Compliance Topics	Compliance Areas	Responsible Office
Employee Benefits	University employee benefit plans administration, including regulatory compliances for health care plans (HIPAA, etc.), retirement plans, tax-deferral regulations, leave programs, and insurance/protection programs	Senior Director, HR Benefit Services and Administration
Debt	Bursar: Title IV, Fair Debt Collections Practices Act, Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, GLBA	Associate Vice President & University Treasurer, Bursar and Treasury
Debt	Treasury: Dodd Frank for swaps, Tax Exempt Debt Private Business Use compliance, Anti-Money Laundering and PCI compliance	Associate Vice President & University Treasurer, Bursar and Treasury
Export/Import Control	International shipping, working with controlled goods or technology and sanctioned countries and entities.	Export Control and Compliance Officer Export Control Office
Student Health Services	State and Federal Laws that speak to patient privacy for and access to their Protected Health Information	HIPAA Privacy Officer and Health Information Manager, Cornell Health
Enrollment	Title IV, New York State Aid, Veterans Benefits, Department of Defense Benefits, Consumer Disclosures, Program Integrity Rules, Components of: NCAA Reporting, Program Registration	Director, Office of Enrollment Compliance
Disabilities and Accommodations	Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) international standards and ADA Section 508 compliance	Electronic IT Accessibility Coordinator, CIT Accessible IT
State Reauthorization	Point of interface between academic programs and the New York State Education Department; NC-SARA	Associate Vice Provost for Institutional Research and Planning
Information Security	Protection of regulated university data and coordination of breach incident response	Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Information Technology Security Office
Environment, Health and Safety	OSHA and Environmental Compliance based on University Policy 8.6	Senior Director, Environment, Health and Safety
Athletics	NCAA and Ivy League Compliance	Senior Associate Director of Athletics, Compliance & Student Services
Student Health Services	HIPAA Security for Cornell Health student medical records	Clinical Applications Support Lead and HIPAA Security Officer, Cornell Health
Children and Youth Safety	Children and Youth Safety Program Compliance	Children and Youth Safety Administrator, Risk Management and Insurance
Disabilities and Accommodations	Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act	ADA Coordinator, Facilities and Campus Services Accessibility Information
Disabilities and Accommodations	ADA, disabilities and accommodations for students	Director, Student Disability Services Accommodations and Services
Campus Safety	Missing persons and variety of compliance requirements for police operations	Chief, Cornell University Police
Research - Ithaca-based	Research Integrity and Regulatory Assurance	Chief Research Compliance and Research Integrity Officer Research Services
Research - WCM	Research Integrity and Regulatory Assurance	WCM Chief Research Compliance Officer and Research Integrity Officer WCM Office of Research Integrity
Employment and Labor Law	General employment and labor law compliance, along with management of university collective bargaining agreements	Senior Director, Workforce Policy and Labor Relations
Student Health Services	Non-HIPAA compliances for Cornell Health	Director of Quality and Compliance, Cornell Health
International	Legal, tax, employment, and regulatory compliance outside the USA - Ithaca	Associate Vice Provost and Executive Director of Global Operations and Strategy, Global Cornell
Campus Safety	Clery Act Compliance NYS DOE 129A/B Access Control Program Compliance (Card Access/Video Surveillance)	University Clery Compliance Officer and Access Control Program Administrator, Cornell University Police
International	Student Immigration	Director of Global Learning
Equity	Title IX and other federal and state civil rights compliance	Associate Vice President for Institutional Equity and Title IX Coordinator, Office of Institutional Equity and Title IX
Privacy	Weill Cornell Medicine Compliance Liaison to University Compliance Office. Privacy, Data Sharing, Clinical Billing Compliance, Research Privacy, Research Billing Compliance	WCM Compliance and Privacy, WCM Institutional Compliance Office
International	Export Control Compliance	Export Control Officer, Export Controls Office
International	Legal, tax, employment, and regulatory compliance outside the USA - WCM	WCM Director, Office of International Affairs
Foreign Gifts	Reporting Foreign Gifts (HEA Section 117)	Senior Director, Sponsored Financial Services Division of Financial Affairs
Accounting and Financial Reporting	Financial regulations and compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) from the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB); SUNY internal control and financial reporting; domestic tax and payroll compliance	Associate Controller, Division of Financial Affairs
Student Health Insurance	HIPAA for student health insurance	Director, Student Health Benefits, Compliance and Risk Services
Student and Campus Life	Various compliance obligations across SCL	Senior Director, Finance, Administrative, Enterprise Performance, SCL
Disabilities and Accommodations	Equal opportunity and affirmative action laws and regulations enforced by the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs (OFCCP), including Executive Order 11246, Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act	Associate Vice President for Institutional Equity and Title IX, Office of Institutional Equity and Title IX (OIETIX)
Privacy	International and Ithaca campus privacy	Data Privacy Officer, University Privacy
Lobbying - NY State	NYS Lobbying Act and required disclosures	Associate Director for University Relations
Lobbying - Washington DC	Federal lobbying and required disclosures	Senior Director of Federal Relations
State Relations	Government relations with the executive and legislative branches of New York	Associate Vice President of State Relations
Federal Relations	Cornell's interest in and relations surrounding relevant federal government policies and actions	Senior Director of Federal Relations