University of Central Missouri welcomes its Assistant General Counsel

The University of Central Missouri announces a recent hire within the Office of the General Counsel (OGC). On July 5, Holly Weiss joined the OGC as Assistant General Counsel. In her new position, Weiss provides advice to individuals acting on behalf of the university on a full array of legal issues involving higher education, such as contracts, student privacy rights, free speech, open records, employment, due process, and more.

“I am extremely pleased that Holly has returned to UCM to join our legal team,” said UCM General Counsel Lindsay Chapman. “She is exceptionally qualified and brings a contemplative, steady approach to her legal advising that will be of tremendous value to the University.”

Weiss comes to UCM after serving as an associate attorney with a litigation firm in Kansas City, and earlier as a Violence Prevention Specialist at UCM prior to attending law school. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Leadership from Fort Hays State University, a Master of Science in Higher Education Student Affairs from Fort Hays, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri – Kansas City.

The UCM Office of General Counsel provides legal advice and representation for UCM on institutional legal matters.

“We focus on preventive law, including client counseling, policy development, and dispute resolution, and we also handle litigation whenever necessary,” Chapman said. “Also under our administration umbrella are the Office of Accessibility Services and the Office of Environmental Health and Safety.”

She noted that Nnamdi Nnedu, former Assistant General Counsel, recently left to assume a position with a university in Texas.