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 Q3 2025/26 ending March 31, 2026

 

1. Case Management

Cases and Inquiries:

                            12          Total Cases Initiated

                              2           Inquiry Only (inquiries outside scope of Ombuds Office or generally                                                                        exploring)

 

Cases Initiated by Classification:

                               2         Leadership (e.g., President’s Office, Provost, VPs, Deans)

                               2         Faculty  

                               5         Union Staff

                               3         Non-Union Staff

                               0         Student Staff

 

Visitor Interactions:

                            16          Meetings

                              1          Group Facilitated Conversation

                            46          Email Streams

 

Case Status: 

                             2           Open

                           11          Closed (includes some initiated in prior quarter)

 

             

1. 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.)

 

14          Partnership/Collaboration/Information Gathering Meetings and Communications (e.g., HR (2), GC Office (1), President’s Office (3), Ethics Office (1), EM (2), OEOIC (1), Academic Affairs/Provost/Deans (2), Student Affairs (2), URM (1), etc.)

             

22          Projects/Consultations/CE (e.g., Quarterly Reporting (1), Case Research (4), General Research (4) Trainings and Development Consultations w/ HR (2), Dignity Project (4), University Video Trainings (5), Management/Leadership Training (3), Strategic Plan Committee Mtgs (2), etc.)