The Ombuds Blog: Ombuds to Headline 2013 Summer Institute on Conflict Management in Higher Education

March 22, 2013

Ombuds to Headline 2013 Summer Institute on Conflict Management in Higher Education

The annual conference hosted by the Consortium on Negotiation and Conflict Resolution will feature workshops taught by Donna Douglass Williams and Jenna Brown. Douglass Williams, Director of the Ombuds Program at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, will co-teach "Advance Mediation" on June 11-12. Brown, the Ombuds at the University of Denver, will teach "Building, Restoring and Sustaining Trust in the Workplace" on June 13-14.

The event takes place at the historic and luxurious Jekyll Island Club Hotel in Georgia. (CNCR 2013 Brochure.)

Related posts: Summer Institute on Conflict Management in Higher Ed [2010] Will Feature Ombuds; MD Anderson Cancer Center Hires Ombuds Office Director; University of Denver Hosts Panel of Ombuds.

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Organizational Ombuds serve as a confidential, independent, neutral and informal dispute resolution resource for a specific entity. They are accessible to a defined population and can advocate for fairness. These unique characteristics distinguish Organizational Ombuds from Classical Ombuds, mediators, arbitrators, and other alternative dispute resolution professionals. The term "Ombuds" is shorthand for "Ombudsman," "Ombudsperson" and "Ombuds Officer," which also are used widely.

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March 22, 2013

Ombuds to Headline 2013 Summer Institute on Conflict Management in Higher Education

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