Cal Caucus Opens Registration for 2019 Meeting

The California Caucus of College and University Ombuds has opened registration for its 46th annual conference set for November 10-13, 2019 at the Asolimar Conference Grounds in Pacific Grove. The theme for the caucus is "Reflection: Power, Privilege and Identity in the Ombuds World." To accommodate the recent growth in demand, organizers have moved the event from the Kiln Room to the Fred Farr Forum, which accommodates about 25% more people.

The co-convenors this year are Marcia Gee Riley (University of California Berkeley) and Emma Phan (University of Washington). Here is the agenda for the plenary-only event:

Sunday, November 10, 2019

• Conference registration

• Welcome Reception

• Conference Kick-Off Dinner

• Welcome
  Marcia Gee Riley and Emma Phan, Co-Conveners

Monday, November 11, 2019

• Opening Remarks

• Reflection: Using the Self-Box to Understand our Public and Private Selves
  Presenter: Jon Lee

• Politics, partisanship, and radical empathy in Ombuds practice
  Presenter: Brent Epperson

• When Empathy Is Hard; Advanced Skills for Ombuds
  Presenter: Mary-Beth Stevens

• Lunch

• Speaking Truth to Power
  Presenter: Hector Escalante

• Ombuds Power Disruption
  Presenter: Mark Patterson

• Where do we go from here? Beginning to reflect on microaggression, safe spaces, diversity, and the Ombuds Office
  Presenter: Emma Phan

• Daily Debrief

• Group Roundtable Facilitated by Co-conveners

• Dinner

• Guest Speaker/Interactive Programing
  Guest speaker yet to be confirmed. The objective of the guest speaker session will be to learn techniques on how to have conversations about diversity, race, and identity in one-on-one, small group, and large group settings and to have those modeled for/with us so they may be techniques we apply when working with one another and bring back to our offices for the organizations we serve.

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

• Guest Speaker/Workshop
  Guest speaker yet to be confirmed. The objective of the guest speaker session will be to learn techniques on how to have conversations about diversity, race, and identity in one-on-one, small group, and large group settings and to have those modeled for/with us so they may be techniques we apply when working with one another and bring back to our offices for the organizations we serve.

• Lunch

• Caucus and Small Group Discussions
  This session provides time for self- and small group reflection, and for networking with colleagues. Groups form around shared interests in a topic and/or activity. Possible discussion topics include: Future of Tech and Ombudsing, Contract Ombuds, Self-Care, Confidentiality. Possible activities include: State Park Ranger Guided Tour, Aquarium. This is also a time for personal reflection or debriefing of the workshops experienced so far. Sign-up sheets and additional will be posted at the back of the room.

• Dinner

• Gift Exchange
  This Cal Caucus tradition provides an entertaining way to learn more about your colleagues. Bring a wrapped gift (to keep it a surprise) that represents a passion or interest in your life. Maximum $25.

Wednesday, November 13, 2018

• Behind Closed Doors: Tools For Skill Modeling in the Context of Intake
  Presenter: Kimberly Jackson-Davidson

• Can This Mentorship Be Saved
  Presenters: Jan Morse & Jenna Brown

• Institutional Betrayal and the Role of Ombuds
  Presenters: Shirley Nakata & Richard Hart

• Cal Caucus Debrief and Planning Meeting – Roundtable Debriefs

• Annual Meeting of the Members of the California Caucus of College and University Ombuds (Voting for Board of Directors & Treasurer’s Report) All attendees encouraged to attend!

• Annual Board of Directors Meeting

(Cal Caucus.)

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