Profile of Georgia Tech Staff Ombuds

Last year, the Georgia Institute of Technology consolidated its faculty, staff and graduate student Ombuds programs. The faculty/staff newsletter recently profiled John Schultz, who serves classified university staff. Schultz started as an employee relations coordinator at GT in June of 1998 and moved into the Ombuds Office in January 2006. He came into the position with five years of experience as an ombudsman at Rockwell International’s Tactical Systems Division. Schultz said that the GT Ombuds Office handled about 165 cases from June 2008 through August 2009, mostly staff-related. In addition to his work as an Ombuds, Schultz is a court-appointed mediator and serves as a member of the University System of Georgia chancellor’s advisory group for all alternative dispute resolution issues. (The Whistle.)

Related posts: Georgia Tech Consolidates Ombuds Offices; New Website for Consolidated Ombuds at Georgia Tech.

Job Re-Posting: Georgia Institute of Technology

The public research university in Atlanta has reopened its search for its next Ombudsperson. The position has been renamed from 'Ombudsman' and the salary range increased. Georgia Tech consolidated its faculty, staff, and graduate student Ombuds programs in 2009, but it appears that all have been defunct since early 2012. The full-time, hybrid position will single-handedly serve a total population of about 38,000, including faculty, staff, and students.

Job Posting: Georgia Institute of Technology

The public research university in Atlanta has opened a search for its next Ombudsman. (Georgia Tech consolidated its faculty, staff, and graduate student Ombuds programs in 2009, but it appears that all have been defunct since early 2012.) The full-time, hybrid position will single-handedly serve a total population of about 38,000, including faculty, staff, and students. 

New Website for Consolidated Ombuds at Georgia Tech

The Ombuds Program at Georgia Tech unveiled its new website yesterday, culminating a year-long initiative to bring align faculty, staff and graduate student Ombuds under the Office of the Provost. One unusual feature of the website is that the Ombuds provide personal, home or cell numbers. (GT Ombuds Program.)

Prior post: Georgia Tech Consolidates Ombuds Offices.

Ombuds Offices Shine Near Atlanta

As Ombuds gather in Atlanta next week for the annual IOA conference, it's worth pointing out the many Ombuds offices within half a day's drive.  

Georgia Institute of Technology Selects Ombuds

The public research university in Atlanta has appointed Dona Yarbrough as its next Ombudsperson. She will reopen an office that has been shuttered since 2012. As the Ombuds, Yarbrough will serve about 38,000 faculty, staff, and students. Yarbrough comes to the position from Auburn University, where she has been the Associate Ombuds since November 2023.

Georgia Tech Consolidates Ombuds Offices

Georgia Institute of Technology has combined the three Ombuds Offices which previously served faculty, staff and graduate student separately. Under the new structure, the Ombuds office will report to the Institute president through the Office of the Provost. Engineering Professor Emeritus Narl Davidson and Physics Professor Emeritus Ed Thomas are the faculty ombuds; Engineering Professor William (Russ) Callen is the graduate student ombuds; and John Schultz is the classified staff ombuds. Renovations are under way to provide a centralized office. (The Whistle.)

Palo Alto University Names First Ombuds

The San Francisco-Bay area school of psychology has appointed Rev. Byron Bland as its first University Chaplain and Ombuds. According to a university press release, "Drawing from his lifelong experiences as a minister and peace and conflict mediator, the Reverend will serve the University community’s religious, spiritual, moral and ethical needs." The university enrolls about 600 undergraduate and graduate students.

The Ombuds Year in Review: 2011 (Part III)

Here are the top three Ombuds stories of 2011.

More Ombuds Offices Create Facebook Pages

Organizational Ombuds in higher education are following their constituents into social media and establishing Facebook pages to boost awareness and to diversify the ways of offering resources.