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 |