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Updates from the UNLV Ombuds Office

  • UNLV Ombuds Office 2022 Annual Report Released
    Feb. 3, 2023
    UNLV Ombuds Office 2022 Annual Report Released
      It’s with deep satisfaction that I unveil the annual report charting the progress of UNLV’s Ombuds Office in calendar 2022. Before you read the entire report, you may want to look at a few of its highlights, as well as my thoughts on what they mean. The annual report gives me and Ombuds Office Program Manager Tifara Rachal a chance to reflect on the work we have done and what we would…
  • Involvement Fair: Outreach with an Unexpected Benefit
    Jan. 26, 2023
    Involvement Fair: Outreach with an Unexpected Benefit
      This has been a busy season at the Ombuds Office. I had originally planned to publish a post discussing the release of our 2022 annual report (indeed, it is mostly written), but due to a high level of volume of visitors and other work over the past week, the report isn’t ready to be released just yet. So instead, I would like to take a few minutes to share our experiences at the…
  • Leading by Listening: A Big Band Jazz Odyssey
    Jan. 10, 2023
    Leading by Listening: A Big Band Jazz Odyssey
      Over the past few weeks, I have been prepping a new Honors seminar about jazz history, which has let me become more acquainted with music that I have long adored. It also offered me some insights that I can deploy in my day job as Ombuds, via the opportunity to critically consider differing styles of leadership and collaboration by bandleaders. Given the Ombuds Office’s emphasis on…
  • Reviewing Your Year: Wrapping Up, Looking Ahead
    Dec. 22, 2022
    Reviewing Your Year: Wrapping Up, Looking Ahead
      The semester is over. All of the students who were going to walk across the stage at Winter 2022 Commencement have done it and started their next chapter. The days are short, but just getting longer. All this means one thing: We are about to say goodbye to 2022. In the past few years, there has been an upswing in app-driven reflecting on what you accomplished or consumed over the past 12…
  • Why, What, How: Three Questions We Need to Answer about Culture Change
    Dec. 12, 2022
    Why, What, How: Three Questions We Need to Answer about Culture Change
      As we hurtle toward the end of the semester, people are busy, but I would like to take a moment to share something that should be timely. My most recent post, on how Mary Rowe’s concept of microaffirmations might have a place in shifting culture, generated more interest than anything I have written in this space yet. It’s just anecdotal, but people all over campus have let me know that…
  • Changing Our Culture, One Step at a Time
    Nov. 28, 2022
    Changing Our Culture, One Step at a Time
      Lately, I have been speaking with many folks on campus about our culture and how to change it for the better. I alluded to this in my last post, which posited that the grass isn’t necessarily greener anywhere else. Wherever you might end up, you will likely face obstacles to your happiness. And here, at least you don’t have to worry about being snowed in during the winter, so for most of…
  • Is the Grass Really Greener?
    Nov. 15, 2022
    Is the Grass Really Greener?
      As part of my drive to be the best ombuds for UNLV that I can (and, I won’t deny it, because they are extremely interesting people), I’ve cultivated as many opportunities as I can to speak with ombuds at other colleges, laboratories, and universities. I’m writing about this today because I spent time last week at my first in-person gathering of ombuds. Getting to relate with my peers…
  • Just Released! Ombuds Office 2022 Third Quarterly Report
    Oct. 31, 2022
    Just Released! Ombuds Office 2022 Third Quarterly Report
      Last week, the Ombuds Office released its third quarterly report, which contains a wealth of information about the work the office has been doing in recent months. The most basic question the report answers is, “Is the office getting used?” The response is a definitive “yes.” From July 1 to September 30, 2022, the Ombuds had 137 contacts, or meetings, with 94 unique visitors. Year to…
  • Why Not the Visit the Ombuds?
    Oct. 24, 2022
    Why Not the Visit the Ombuds?
      Ombuds Week, which UNLV celebrated two weeks ago, provided many opportunities for members of the campus community to engage with the Ombuds Office. Whether it was at our Difficult Conversations roleplay workshop or with our Escape Room, students, faculty, and staff got to learn more about healthy ways to resolve conflict. They also got to see that the office and its resources are open to…
  • Why Ombuds Day Matters
    Oct. 10, 2022
    Why Ombuds Day Matters
      Every day, it seems, is somebody or something’s day. Wednesday, October 12, 2002, for example, is recognized simultaneously as World Arthritis Day, National Vermont Day, National Savings Day, National Gumbo Day, National Farmer’s Day, and National Freethought day—a real boon for the Vermont farmer who speaks their mind, has a taste for Cajun cuisine, suffers from joint pain, and is…
  • Ombuds Week is Nearly Here
    Sep. 27, 2022
    Ombuds Week is Nearly Here
      Each year, the ombuds profession celebrates Ombuds Day on the second Thursday of October. Intended to educate and raise awareness about the nature of ombuds work, the day is commonly marked by events like lunch-and-learns, workshops, and seminars. At UNLV, our desire to raise awareness is so great that we have planned an entire week of activities that are free, open to the public, and…
  • The Working Better Together Series Is Happening This Fall
    Sep. 19, 2022
    The Working Better Together Series Is Happening This Fall
      This fall, UNLV is offering a large number of professional development workshops for employees, and the Ombuds Office is happy to take part in the Human Resources Professional Development program (HRPD). Our six-part Working Better Together series highlights conflict resolution tips and techniques, with spots remaining in many classes. Each 90-minute workshop is highly interactive. In…

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