The Ombuds Blog: CU Denver Designates Ombuds as Confidential Resource for Sexual Misconduct Matters

September 17, 2015

CU Denver Designates Ombuds as Confidential Resource for Sexual Misconduct Matters

The Ombuds Office for the University of Colorado Denver, including the Anschutz medical campus, has recently been designated as a confidential resource for Title IX purposes. The Ombuds Office is one of three university resources that are confidential unless thre is "a reasonable cause to believe that the person sharing information with them is dangerous to themselves or others."

The new policy brings CU Denver's Ombuds program in line with most other universities that have clarified the role of Ombuds with respect to Title IX matters. (CU Denver Title IX Policy.)

Related posts: Ombuds Appreciate Support Following Aurora Shooting; UC Denver Hires New Ombuds; Other Ombuds Blog posts related to Title IX.

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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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Austria -- Ombudsstelle

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Russia -- омбудсмен

Spain -- ombudsman organizacional

Sweden -- studentombud

Switzerland -- ombudsmann

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September 17, 2015

CU Denver Designates Ombuds as Confidential Resource for Sexual Misconduct Matters

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