The Ombuds Blog: Faculty Ombuds at Washington University in St. Louis Posts Office Charter

March 24, 2014

Faculty Ombuds at Washington University in St. Louis Posts Office Charter

The new website for the WUSTL Faculty Ombuds includes and Office Charter. The document includes a mission and principles of practice that conform to IOA Standards. Notably, the section on confidentiality includes no exceptions that deviate from IOA best practices. Therefore, visitors to the office may safely discuss, "any concerns about the university’s compliance with laws, regulations or policies; or any questionable practices at the university"

Linda Nicholson has been the Ombuds for faculty at WUSTL's Danforth Campus since September 2012.

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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.

Some other variants include:

Austria -- Ombudsstelle

Brazil -- Ouvidor

Croatia -- pravobranitelji

France -- médiateur/defénseur

Germany -- Ombudspersonen

Italy -- difensore

Netherlands -- ombudspersoon

Norway -- ombudet

Poland -- Rzecznik

Portugal -- provedor

Russia -- омбудсмен

Spain -- ombudsman organizacional

Sweden -- studentombud

Switzerland -- ombudsmann

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March 24, 2014

Faculty Ombuds at Washington University in St. Louis Posts Office Charter

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