The Ombuds Blog: Jackson College Selects Student Ombuds

December 15, 2022

Jackson College Selects Student Ombuds

Victoria Snyder has been appointed the Student Resolution Advocate, an Organizational Ombuds for the students at the community college in Jackson County, Michigan. Snyder is the mayor of Albion, a city about 20 miles to the east of Jackson. As the Ombuds, she will provide services to about 6,000 students across four campuses. Meanwhile, as mayor, she also is working to improve town-gown relations with Albion College.

Snyder has worked in higher education for over two decades, with positions in multicultural affairs, institutional advancement, and admissions. She graduated from Albion College and earned a Master's degree at Western Michigan University. (Albion Pleiad.)

Related posts: Non-Conforming Job Postings: Jackson Community College and Ashford University [2008]; Jackson Community College Names First Ombuds; Profile of Jackson Community College's New Ombuds; Job Posting.

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Organizational Ombuds

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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December 15, 2022

Jackson College Selects Student Ombuds

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