Cal Caucus Posts Agenda for 2012 Conference

The California Caucus of College and University Ombuds has posted the schedule for its 40th annual meeting in Pacific Grove, CA on November 11-14, 2012. This year's theme is "The Work of Ombuds: Reflection and Practice" and features presenters from the US and Canada.

Here's the agenda:

Sunday, November 11, 2012

1:00 - 5:00 pm  Pre-Conference Workshop: Deepening Your Ombuds Practice with Peer Case Consultation -- Jenna Brown, Lanai Greenhalgh, Mary Chavez Rudolph, Tom Sebok

5:00 - 6:00 pm  Welcome Reception

6:00 – 9:00 pm  Dinner and Welcome

Monday, November 12, 2012

7:30 - 8:15 am  Breakfast

8:30 – 8:35 am  Opening Remarks -- James Oldani and Valerie Craigwell White, Co-Conveners

8:35 - 8:45  Theme Weaver Introduction -- Jenna Brown

8:45 – 10:15   Peer Case Consultation as Self-evaluation -- Jenna Brown, Lanai Greenhalgh, Mary Chavez Rudolph, Tom Sebok

10:30 - 12:00  “On the Other Hand…”:  Canadian Ombuds Practice Models -- Carter MacDonald, Martine Conway

12:00 - 1:00 pm  Lunch

1:15 – 3:00  Enduring Conflict:  A Conversation with Bernie Mayer -- Bernard Mayer, Kerry Egdorf, Susan Neff

3:15 – 5:00  The Visitor’s Life Stage: What’s Its Role in How They Present? -- Tina Feiger

6:00 – 9:00  Dinner / Title IX and Other External Regulatory Considerations for the Ombuds Practice -- Tom A. Kosakowski

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

8:30 – 8:45 am  Conference Theme Reflection -- Jenna Brown

8:45 – 10:15 am  How to Help Visitors Use Compassion in Sorting Through Challenges -- Ari Cowen, Tony Belak 

10:30 - 12:00 pm  Optimizing Work with International and Culturally Diverse Visitors -- Valerie Craigwell White 

 

12:00 – 12:15 pm  Theme Weaver Reflection -- Jenna Brown

12:15 - 1:00 pm Lunch

1:00 – 5:00 pm  Caucus and small group discussions

6:00 – 7:00 pm  Dinner

7:30 – 9:00 pm  Gift Exchange

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

7:30 – 8:45 am  Breakfast

8:45 – 9:45 am  Just a Taste: The Ombuds Sampler

• You Are Only as Good as Your Last Case:  Staying Relevant and Valuable to the Organization -- J. Michael Chennault
• The Ombuds Role in Campus Unrest and Protest -- Andrew Larratt-Smith 
• “Getting to Know You…”: The Latest on Regional Ombuds Groups -- Kerry Egdorf
• The Process of Bullying: Changing our Dialogue to Assist Intervening Managers -- Sue Theiss

9:45-10:15 am  Conference Theme Reflection -- Jenna Brown

10:30-11:30 am  CCCUO Planning Group Meeting

11:30 – 12:30 pm  CCCUO Business Meeting 

(Cal Caucus.)