The Office of the General Counsel provides legal advice regarding public records requests; privacy issues, including issues of access, use and disclosure of student records, employee records, and medical records; policy issues; records retention issues; and information technology matters, including contracts and licenses, access to and use of digital resources, and information security. The attorneys in the Office of the General Counsel may also provide assistance with issues such as electronic signatures and records management, as well as information security issues, including data breaches.
The ºù«ÍÞÊÓÆµof Nebraska is committed to maintaining an active and continuing records management program in compliance with federal and state law. The ºù«ÍÞÊÓÆµof Nebraska records management program is coordinated by the university records director, working with the designated campus records officers for each ºù«ÍÞÊÓÆµof Nebraska campus. Records management is the application of management techniques to the creation, use, maintenance, and retention of ºù«ÍÞÊÓÆµrecords, ensuring access to public information.
ºù«ÍÞÊÓÆµof Nebraska employees who receive a public records request should forward the request in its entirety immediately to Molly McCleery, Associate General Counsel and ºù«ÍÞÊÓÆµRecords Director, or to one of the campus records officers listed below for assistance. As ºù«ÍÞÊÓÆµofficials, ºù«ÍÞÊÓÆµemployees may be asked for assistance with collection, coordination and compilation of records responsive to the public records request. The Board of Regents Policies regarding ºù«ÍÞÊÓÆµrecords that are confidential as well as public directory information for students and employees may be found in Policies 5.10 and 6.7.
If you would like to submit a public records request to the ºù«ÍÞÊÓÆµof Nebraska, please submit public records requests in writing to any of the following individuals:
Molly McCleery
Associate General Counsel
ºù«ÍÞÊÓÆµof Nebraska
mollymccleery@nebraska.edu
(402) 472-1201
Vanessa Zimmer
Assistant Corporation Secretary
ºù«ÍÞÊÓÆµof Nebraska
corpsec@nebraska.edu
(402) 472-0790
Jane Sheldon
Associate Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance
ºù«ÍÞÊÓÆµof Nebraska at Kearney
sheldonj@unk.edu
(308) 865-8427
Renee Hagerman
Business Manager & Executive Assistant
ºù«ÍÞÊÓÆµof Nebraska-Lincoln
rhagerman1@unl.edu
(402) 472-0298
Amy Lamer
Risk Management Specialist for Finance and Business Services
ºù«ÍÞÊÓÆµof Nebraska Medical Center
alamer@unmc.edu
(402) 559-5221
Drew Nielsen
Compliance Officer
ºù«ÍÞÊÓÆµof Nebraska Omaha
drewnielsen@unomaha.edu
(402) 554-3715
Please note that Nebraska law does not require that you send a public records request only to the individuals listed above, but the listed individuals will ensure a timely response to your request.
The ºù«ÍÞÊÓÆµof Nebraska records retention schedules may be found at the following link: /offices-policies/policies.
Please contact the Office of the General Counsel at 402-472-1201 if you have questions regarding public records requests, confidentiality and privacy of records, records retention, and information technology matters.
DISCLAIMERThe information presented on this website is for informational purposes only and nothing on this website should be construed or relied upon as legal advice. The Office of the General Counsel should be consulted regarding the specific facts and circumstances associated with any legal matter.