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Gabel told trustees the university's response includes one‑on‑one advocacy with federal and state elected officials and agency leaders, coordinated action with peer institutions through national organizations, litigation or amicus briefs where appropriate, and public communications. She described national and campus communications efforts: at the national level the Association of American Universities is circulating a campaign called \"Breakthroughs,\" and on campus Pitt has launched a \"Research Matters\" toolkit to help faculty, students and staff explain the impact of their work.

\"We've launched an effort called PIVOT, which is emerging out of the Pitt research concierge program,\" Gabel said, describing it as a way to expand partnerships with state, local, corporate and philanthropic sources and to optimize alternative funding beyond federal research dollars. She said PIVOT is intended to \"enhance and support our faculty and make sure that we're optimizing alternative sources of funding\" while preserving federal research where possible.

Gabel also briefed trustees on the Joint Associations Group (JAG), a working group of research universities and national organizations seated to discuss alternative models for federal research funding. She noted that Rob Rutenbar was selected to participate in that group. Trustees and administrators said preliminary drafts and proposals are already circulating within that forum.

Trustees asked for and received a description of contingency planning should federally negotiated indirect cost recovery change materially. Administrators described operational steps — sharing facilities and cores, reclassifying some costs from indirect to direct where appropriate, and targeted reserve use — intended to smooth impacts on principal investigators, research staff and facilities. CFO Duane Pinckney characterized indirect costs as \"real costs\" the university incurs for utilities, lab maintenance, IT, compliance and other campuswide services that support research.

Gabel also updated the board on other federal policy developments affecting students and athletics. She summarized a recent court‑approved settlement in a case the transcript called the \"house case\" against the NCAA and said the settlement permits revenue sharing with student‑athletes up to a cap for the current year; trustees asked athletic administrators whether name, image and likeness developments complicate academic commitments for student‑athletes. Athletic staff told trustees they remain committed to keeping student‑athletes \"students first.\"","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Public Meeting of the Board of Trustees: 7.11.2025","oneSentenceSummary","Chancellor Joan Gabel told trustees the university is pursuing advocacy, litigation support, PR campaigns and a new PIVOT effort to diversify research funding amid federal policy changes and emerging proposals affecting research support.","taxTitle","University of Pittsburgh, Other State Agencies, Organizations, Executive, Pennsylvania","taxId",36755,"location","Pennsylvania","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6173739,"Board creates standing Well‑Being committee and approves trustee and UPMC director elections",406,1338000,1744000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5378328-874f9fcc75ceec9c57cf6a21956fcfca&start=1338&end=1744","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5378328-874f9fcc75ceec9c57cf6a21956fcfca/thumbnail_1338000.jpg","/articles/6173739/Pennsylvania/Board-creates-standing-WellBeing-committee-and-approves-trustee-and-UPMC-director-elections","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6173739-43d90334310bf34ba269b75f768958a8/orig.mp4?Expires=1771214186&Signature=H8ELCYC4eU-uWokeoOCazbs9kCwCtPtY~cdXAEVKmxDWqhxbNT6tT7KyrYBmQX6dPH~fAmrS4CnMogLk86c5LN1MiIZDfA6SP-tRJoPGj4~y-t~k59rlKCHr1zDvq5X28rjKHb7rDq6xOJD2JgS4AgUHoFqEpUsfiIlu5ehNUjfXRLvdzidnF9PBH906YJ0p89VRb2hk5qejns-aj-2BE8Nix1tv-fuLJ5miPNyO5lXcNK3oHpmn3xZalv6HvjUEg0KkpWyp9S61VF5HLs34LY~VmyTVOyyZ4VLXBG-jtlT7wXNIjPtFZ-KRLqfNQ42Ze-VKSoH0cAHrl6GD3XEBIg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The University of Pittsburgh Board of Trustees on July 11 adopted changes to the board's standing committees, creating a new standing Well‑Being committee and approving a package of trustee and university director elections recommended by the governance, nominating and trusteeship committee.

Peter Varaschetti, chair of the governance, nominating and trusteeship committee, told the board the committee recommended updating committee composition \"to better align with the university's strategic plan and lead to the more effective conduct of the board's oversight responsibilities.\" The board voted to adopt the Well‑Being committee charter, which the committee said will \"provide general oversight and guidance to the university's efforts to remain a welcoming university, an employer of choice, and an organization for which people will maintain a lifelong connection.\"

The committee also moved to transition certain special trustees to term trustees and recommended the election of Jeffrey D. Marcek as a term trustee effective July 11, 2025; the board approved that election by voice vote. The governance committee recommended reelection of Louis R. Sistello, Vaughn S. Claggett and James P. Covert, and the election of Peter C. Barschetti as university directors on the UPMC board; the full board approved those actions during the meeting. One trustee recorded an abstention on the UPMC resolution.

Committee chair Varaschetti said the new Well‑Being committee is intended to increase board attention on the university community's welfare — students, faculty, staff and alumni — and to provide oversight as the university implements the newly announced Office of Institutional Engagement and Well‑Being. The committee characterizes that office as an evolution of prior equity and compliance functions and said it will be led by Clyde Wilson Pickett, who will direct civil rights compliance, Title IX and ADA accessibility work previously handled by the former Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.

The governance changes and elections were presented as part of an effort to align board oversight with the university's strategic priorities and recent administrative changes. The actions passed on voice votes after motion and second, with routine roll call not requested in the public meeting.","The board voted to create a standing Well‑Being committee, updated the composition of its eight standing committees, and approved the election of a term trustee and several university directors to the UPMC board.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6173744,"University of Pittsburgh board approves $3.2 billion operating budget, 2.5% pay pool",1585,1788000,3373000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5378328-874f9fcc75ceec9c57cf6a21956fcfca&start=1788&end=3373","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5378328-874f9fcc75ceec9c57cf6a21956fcfca/thumbnail_1788000.jpg","/articles/6173744/Pennsylvania/University-of-Pittsburgh-board-approves-32-billion-operating-budget-25-pay-pool","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6173744-50346785b530c81894567a5d2ede7ba1/orig.mp4?Expires=1771214186&Signature=i39S1UFYNVbmr9ch~63sfvGweqHB0o7LN8KLUA2umPNZfwWVuy3wihyR5GYggfeWvCy5YOWNd9JYw94rYkeHzLOm2jND7zoiFs53P4o7qnoBztWeBfAwZRp7vEqgKKxOUBM4p9hXXVqMfz~~pYjfzp3ZQEdXZb8nfCrVbNLSt~v~sCS-wyDqXom3nf6Sll2HfrOXTU2dLfly1l4xvsN0pRQa~qZE6EiHnYSmWoKSBVyHqe6zcb62PcoG9CVh35C7A0N-Ic297PP2ZxjTHdSV~M9ESmqzTqe8t7jjMgaO4VoxV5Y25viit4mAR9GYbbtKO6bnjeWJNOdCiHoMshSVjw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The University of Pittsburgh Board of Trustees on July 11 approved a $3.2 billion operating budget and a $267 million capital budget for fiscal year 2026, funding priorities that trustees and university leaders said balance fiscal discipline with investments in students, research and facilities. The board recorded the action by voice vote with no recorded oppositions or abstentions.

Board finance chair Jack Tague, presenting the recommendation, said the committee was \"recommending a balanced budget.\" Chancellor Joan Gabel and Chief Financial Officer Duane Pinckney described the budget's main elements and contingency planning before the full board vote.

The budget documents the university's priorities and assumptions: a projected research base of $1.2 billion for FY26; nearly $315 million in institutional financial aid; modest tuition increases of 2% for in‑state undergraduate and graduate students and 4% for out‑of‑state undergraduates and graduates; a 1% increase at regional campuses after two years of flat tuition; a 2.5% salary increase pool for unionized and nonunionized faculty and staff; and a $267 million capital budget focused on preserving campus infrastructure and completing projects already underway. Pinckney summarized the proposal in a single sentence: \"The University of Pittsburgh's proposed operating budget for fiscal year 20 26 is $3,200,000,000.\"

Trustees pressed university leaders on planning for potential reductions in federally recovered indirect costs for research. Pinckney and other presenters described contingency measures that include sharing laboratory space and core facilities, exploring ways to move some compensation to direct charges on grants where appropriate, using reserves in a targeted fashion to avoid abrupt programmatic disruptions, and pursuing alternative funding sources. Pinckney told the board these indirect costs are \"real costs\" the university incurs — utilities, lab maintenance, IT support, compliance and other campuswide services — and said the institution is planning now to mitigate potential funding changes.

The budget also reflects services and student life adjustments tied to a larger incoming class: housing rates on the Pittsburgh campus will rise by about 6.7% on average, meal plans by about 4%, and mandatory fees will increase in areas such as transportation, wellness and technology. University leaders said they have been signing block leases and adjusting on‑campus room configurations to accommodate a record volume of applications and an expected large first‑year class.

Officials described a shift from a hiring freeze to a controlled hiring process: while the university will still carefully review vacancies, leaders said they will approve strategic hires needed to support enrollment and mission priorities. Pinckney said responsibility centers will reallocate resources where possible and that human resources will coordinate enterprisewide oversight of hiring.

The board approved the FY26 operating and capital budgets following discussion and a motion from the floor. Trustees and administrators portrayed the plan as a mix of \"belt tightening\" and targeted investment designed to protect academic quality, support student success and sustain research capacity while the university navigates demographic and federal funding headwinds.

Looking forward, trustees said the finance committee will continue to monitor developments around federal research funding and other external risks and that administration will report back to the committee and full board as contingencies evolve.","The University of Pittsburgh Board of Trustees approved a $3.2 billion fiscal year 2026 operating budget and a $267 million capital plan, including modest tuition increases, a 2.5% salary pool and nearly $315 million in student financial aid.","actionData","errors"]

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Chancellor outlines national advocacy, PIVOT initiative and contingency planning for research funding shifts

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University of Pittsburgh board approves $3.2 billion operating budget, 2.5% pay pool