Workshops and Information
INFORMATION SESSIONS AND WORKSHOPS
The Ombuds Officer hosts information sessions on working with the Ombuds Office as well as workshops on conflict resolution principles, theories and skills, and mediation.
Thanks to all who attended our listening series for Episodes 1-6 of Cultivating Dignity, to the leadership at various levels who have used these materials to help promote an ethic of care, and to the production staff who assisted in their production.
The Ombuds Office is pleased to announce that these episodes, with their respective user guides, are now available to all employees through the Continuing Education pictorial link found on the Ombuds Office Main page.
Please be sure to check back for details about upcoming sessions planned for the 2026-2027 academic year.
OMBUDS OFFICE REPORTING
Ombuds Office Most Recent Quarterly Data Report: Keeping the Community Informed!
Quarterly Report Fiscal Q4 2025/26 ending June 30, 2026
- Case Management
Cases and Inquiries:
12* Total Cases Initiated
1 Inquiry Only (inquiries outside scope of Ombuds Office or generally exploring)
Cases Initiated by Classification:
0 Leadership (e.g., President’s Office, Provost, VPs, Deans)
1 Faculty
8 * Union Staff
5 Non-Union Staff
0 Student Staff
* One case was initiated by 2 staff members
Visitor Interactions:
15 Meetings
0 Group Facilitated Conversation
42 Email Streams
Case Status:
0 Open
14 Closed (includes some initiated in prior quarter)
2. Engagement Activities
4 Introductory and Outreach Communication and Meetings (e.g., Cultivating Dignity Listening Sessions (2), “Meet the Ombuds” sessions or communications (1), introductory or return meetings with workgroups by request, etc.) (1)
12 Partnership/Collaboration/Information Gathering Meetings and Communications (e.g., HR (2), GC Office (2), President’s Office (1), VPs (3), Academic Affairs/Provost/Deans (3), URM (2), etc.)
16 Projects/Consultations/CE (e.g., Quarterly Reporting (1), Case Research (2), General Research (2) Trainings and Development Consultations w/ HR (1), Dignity Project (3), Strategic Plan Committee Mtgs (7), etc.)
Issued July 6, 2026
