2016 Cal Caucus Registration Opens

The California Caucus of College and University Ombuds has posted the details for its 43nd annual meeting at Asilomar, a calming rustic conference center on the ocean, in Pacific Grove. Taking place on November 13-16, 2016, the event draws Ombuds from beyond California and the higher education sector with its casual and intimate tradition.

Sunday, November 13, 2016

Welcome Reception

Conference Kick-off Dinner

Session: Discover Your Secret Superpower: Learning How to Ombuds to Your Strengths, Tom Kosakowski and Donna Louden

Monday, November 14, 2016

Breakfast

Opening Remarks

Welcome: Carter MacDonald

Session: What a Piece of Work is Ombuds!, David Arnot Rasch

Session: Ombuds Up! Owning Our Power, Karen R. Peterson

Session: Conflict Paradoxes and Ombuds Casework, Jenna Brown, Jan Morse, and Jim Wohl

Lunch

Session: Century Campus Activism: The Ombuds as a Crisis Manager?, Angela E. Dash and Katherine Greenwood

Session: Sexual Assault, Violence & Harassment on U.S. & Canadian Campuses, Carter MacDonald, Marcia G. Riley and Natalie Sharpe

Session: The Role of Intercultural Communication in Managing Student Conflict, Jill E. Rudd and Conchita Franco Serri

Guest Speaker and CCCUO Recognitions and Awards Location

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Breakfast

Announcements

Session: Introduction to Student Development Theory and its Relevance to Ombuds Practice, Jay Solman and Emma Williams

Session: Putting Fair Policy Entrepreneurship into Practice: The Restorative  Practices Initiative (RPI) at the University of Alberta, Marc Johnson, Natalie Sharpe, and Brent Epperson

Session: Peer-to-Peer Case Studies, Katherine Greenwood and Patricia Ponce

Group Photo Location

Caucus and Small Group Discussions

Gift Exchange

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Breakfast

Session: A Peer Ombuds Model, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Ombuds

Session: Ombuds in Higher Education: Then & Now, International Ombuds, presented by Jenna Brown

Session: Procedural Rhetoric, Thomas Griffin

Session: From “but” to “and”: The Paradox of Ombuds Principles & Practices, Jenna Brown

Brown Bag Lunch

Cal Caucus Debrief and Planning Meeting

Cal Caucus Annual Business Meeting

Board of Directors Meeting

Registration for the caucus is now open and the early-bird deadline has been extended until September 30th. (CalCaucus 2016.)

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