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Shared Governance

Shared Governance Appointments

The Student Government Board is invited to put undergraduate student representatives on various committees throughout the University. Please reach out to sgb@pitt.edu with any questions about any of these committees, or reach out to the representatives on the committees for more specific inquiries!

 

Board of Trustees Committees

The Board of Trustees oversees most of the University’s core functions. Many of these meetings are confidential, so, while the details of these meetings cannot be shared with people outside of the committee, student representatives can speak in these meetings, so feel free to reach out to our representatives on each of these committees if you’d like them to pass along!

Committee Representative Contact
Audit, Risk, & Compliance Lauren Rubovitz lrr54@pitt.edu
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging Sanai Overton sao94@pitt.edu
Gift Advisory Jaydep Halder jah380@pitt.edu
Finance & Budget Maddie McCann-Colvard lmm290@pitt.edu
Investment Neal Gupta neg80@pitt.edu
Mission & Academic Experience Mercy Akanmu maa598@pitt.edu
Property & Facilities Shanthi Bhaskar shb175@pitt.edu
Research, Innovation, and Partnerships Evan Levasseur ejl95@pitt.edu

For more information on the Board of Trustees, check out the Board of Trustees website!

University Senate Committees

The University Senate is the official body for shared governance between different stakeholders within the University, including faculty, staff, administrative officers, the Board of Trustees, and students. Our representatives who are a part of Senate Council (which meets once a month) are Sarah Mayer (sjm189@pitt.edu), Lauren Rubovitz (lrr54@pitt.edu), Neal Gupta (neg80@pitt.edu), and Shanthi Bhaskar (shb175@pitt.edu). The University Senate also has the following committees with their respective student representatives:

Committee Representative Contact
Athletics & Recreation Neal Gupta neg80@pitt.edu
Benefits & Welfare Siya Saraswat sis104@pitt.edu
Budget Policies Ramsey Smith rms207@pitt.edu
Bylaws & Procedures Devon Batty deb168@pitt.edu
Campus, Utilization, Planning, & Safety Lauren Rubovitz lrr54@pitt.edu
Community Relations Marley Pinsky mep241@pitt.edu
Computing & Information Technology Olivia Budike obj17@pitt.edu
Educational Policies Mercy Akanmu maa598@pitt.edu
Equity, Inclusion, & Anti-Discrimination Advocacy Sanai Overton sao94@pitt.edu
Faculty Affairs Andrew Elliott awe6@pitt.edu
Governmental Relations Maddie McCann-Colvard lmm290@pitt.edu
Library Nicole Zhang niz24@pitt.edu
Research Evan Levasseur ejl95@pitt.edu
Student Admissions, Aid, & Affairs Sarah Mayer sjm189@pitt.edu
Tenure & Academic Freedom Mercy Akanmu maa598@pitt.edu

For more information on the University Senate, check out the University Senate website!

Dietrich School Committees

These committees oversee aspects of the Dietrich School’s functioning.

Dietrich School Council (check out this website for more information)

Dietrich Undergraduate Council (check out this website for more information)

Additional Shared Governance

The following committees represent various other interests and avenues for shared governance within the University. 

 Committee Representative Contact
Chancellor’s Safety Advisory Committee Sarah Mayer sjm189@pitt.edu
Gen Ed Task Force    
Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award Committee Jaydep Halder jah380@pitt.edu